AGENDA FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING GROUP (NSPG) MEETING: RESPONSE TO ESCALATION IN THE GULF WAR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86M00886R000400040009-8
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 17, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. CHARLES HILL
Executive Secretary
The Department of State
COLONEL JOHN H. STANFORD
Executive Secretary
The Department of Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
BRIGADIER GENERAL GEORGE A. JOULWAN
Executive Assistant to the Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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SUBJECT: Agenda for the National Security Planning Group
(NSPG) Meeting: Response to Escalation in the
Gulf War (TS)
Attached. is an agenda for the meeting of the NSPG this afternoon
4''"' from 1:.30-2:00 pj.m. in the white House Situation Room. (S)
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NATIONAL, SECURITY PLANNING GROUP (NSPG) MEETING
White House Situation Room
Thursday, May 17, 1984
1:30-2:00 p.m.
AGENDA
I. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . Robert McFarlane
II. DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES--ARAB EXPECTATIONS
OFU.S. SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Shultz
MILITARY RESPONSES TO IRANIAN ATTACKS
ON GULF ARAB SHIPPPING. . . . . . . . . . Secretary Taft
GEN Kelley
Possible escalation scenarios if U.S.
provides direct assistance
Utility of U.S. tacair deployments to
Saudi-Arabia
Role cif AWACs and possible need for U.S.
tanker support
Vulnerability of U.S. forces and
instalilations to Iranian reprisals
NEXT STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All
Public diplomacy to quiet oil market
Pros End cons of U.S. statement supporting
plannEld Saudi/GCC statements to deter
regarding possible UK
initi4itive in UN.
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