TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE WARNING MEETING ON 23 APRIL 1980

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April 21, 1980
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..-...~.,..,.,~.........~.....~~.,~,,~, ~ ~a 7~'=-~ THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 21 April 1980 5X1 FROM D National Intelligence Officer for China-East Asia Pacific SUBJECT Topics to be Discussed at the Warning Meeting on 23 April 1980 Following are topics which will be discussed at our Warning Meeting scheduled for 1400 hours on 23 April: Chin a An assessment of the recent NPC standing committee meeting. Does it have implications in the warning sphere? Are the Chinese now fully locked on their current course? What weight should be given to the recent Aleksandrov article apparently holding out an olive sprig to China? Is there any significance in the return of a Chinese ambassador to I?o scow? What is the meaning of the relatively muted Soviet propaganda regarding China? What countervailing indications have developed in the past month? Any sign of change in the Chinese approach to Vietnam? Indochina: Any change in Vietnamese approach to its economic problems? How does it assess its international position at the moment? ?-dhat are Vietnamese military prospects in Kampuchea? How strong is the DK as the dry season closes? Is there a Heng Samrin government in real operation? SECRET Approved For Release 2005/03/24: CIA-RDP83B00100R000300070019-7 SECRET Approved For Rele~2005/03/24 : CIA-RDP83B00100R00~070019-7 Southeast Asia (con t) Thailand: How is Thai policy toward Kampuchea likely to evolve? Are real changes likely? How do the Vietnamese assess the prospects? What is the Chinese assessment? How strong and well-entrenched is the Prem government? South Korea Implications of Chon Tu Hwan appointment as Acting Chief, KCIS. Upswing in campus unrest. Kim Jae Kyu execution. North Korea Back to business as usual? 25X1 2 Approved For Release 2005/03/24: CIA-RDP83B00100R000300070019-7 SECRET Approved F~elease 2005/03/24: CIA-RDP83B00~000300070019-7 Distribution DD/NFA NIO/W NIO/China-EAP Chrono NIO/China-EAP File NFAC Registry NSC Coordinator ES/PB SRP NIO/NESA NIO/GPF NIO/USSR-EE NIO/PE NIO/SP NIO/LA NIO/WE SA/NP D/OCO DD/OCO D/OCR ~ D/OER D/OPA , D/OSR D/OGCR D/OIA D/OSI D/OWI NFAC/REG/RSG OER/EAP OPA/EA O/DDO/EA 'OIA/LFD OPA%EA/CH OER/EA/CH OSR/EAP Approved For Release 2005/03/24: CIA-RDP83B00100R000300070019-7 25X1 gpproved For Release 2005/03/24 :CIA-RDP83B00100R000300070019-7 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2005/03/24 :CIA-RDP83B00100R000300070019-7