SOVIET ATTEMPTS TO INTIMIDATE WESTERN LEADERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001001570031-7
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: March 23, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANPt44 FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
Chairman, National Intelligence Council
FROM: Director of Central intelligence
SUBJECT: Soviet Attempts to Intimidate Western Leaders
Following up on our discussions a couple of months ago with randy Marshall
on the sub,Is:t of Soviet attempts co intimidate Western leaders. there are a
number of current incidents which should be evaluated. I have in mind the
following:
-- Thret:ts brought to Anka: a on Soviet eargett ing of Tur`:ish-US
co-lo~:r?ted supply depots In Turkey. Demand of Soviet e,nissary to see Gereral
Evron v.nen Foreign Minister re ect -'d threats. Repi r era these conversations
came in .wek be ore last.
me&tinr wFth ring Hussein.
-- ?',dropov's threats to Hussein in Moscow. Seel Iinemcon on
-?- Thrazt ssjc~id in response to Nakascne's comment to expand Japanese
defense effort and st tements about Japan beirg ,.in unsinkable aircraft carrier.
-- Threat of analogous deployment.
-- Other threatening gestures in Eurcpe to go with efforts to influence
German elections.
-- Overtures to Spain of a carrot and stick nature in relation to
Spain's comirg into NATO.
?- Soviet Foreig>> Minister's pressure Pakistan Ambassador in Moscow_
"Why is Paki st;:?i waging war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan?"
-- In addition, some of the active measures we have observed, i.e.,
forgery of Reagan letters to the King of Spain and others, can be broadly
ch
aracterize4 a-a intimidation.
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William J. Casey
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