LETTER TO JOHN N. MCMAHON FROM MARTIN HURWITZ

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: November 29, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable John N. McMahon
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
2 9 NOV 1985
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Thank you for recent participation in y intellligence conference on
28 October. You, Al Burkhalter, and together provided the new
military intelligence chiefs and DIA leadership invaluable insight into the
challenges facing them. Your perspectives proved particularly useful when
compared and contrasted with those of David Chu and Charlie Hawkins.
I appreciate the time you took to make the conference a success.
Sincerely,
Director, 9DIP Staff
Director, IC Staff
Director, PBS, IC Staff
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-6111
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Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
29NOVi985
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Thank you for your presentation on the CIA at the military intelligence
conference on 29 October. Your overview and perspectives were informative and
cast just right for the new miliitary intelligence chiefs and DIA leadership.
They were especially complimentary of your presentation.
I appreciate the time you took to make the conference a success.
Sincerely,
Director, DIP Staff
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-6111
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General Defense
Intelligence Program
S-308/D-GDIP
Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Ex cutivO Registry
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(S) This confirms my invitation to you to give a CIAP overview and program
perspectives at a military intelligence conference on 29
October. The conference will introduce the new Service intelligence chiefs
and flag-rank DIA leadership to national foreign intelligence concepts and
programs. The agenda is attached.
(S) Dress will be casual. A helicopter is scheduled to take you to the
conference, leaving the Pentagon helipad at 0745. The return flight will
get you back to the Pentagon by about 1415. If bad weather keeps us from
flying, we will switch to the director's conference room in the Defense
Intelligence Analysis Center. We'll stay as close as possible to the
original agenda.
(U) My points of contact are
secure 960-8112).
(694-5043 or
(S) This memorandum is classified as a counterterrorist measure and to
2 Enclosures
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2. 1 Agenda
1T'DIA/GDIP Staff
Director, Staff
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
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NFIP OVERVIEW CONFERENCE AGENDA
28-29 OCTOBER 1985
Monday, 28 Ocotober
Assemble in DIA Director's Conference Room (3E-267); see attached
0945-1000 Admin Remarks
1000-1200 NFIP Overview &
DCI Perspectives
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1400 ASD(C31) Role
1400-1500 OSD Perspectives
1500-1600 NIESP Overview and Perspectives
1600-1800 GDIP Overview and Perspectives
1800-1900 Cocktails/Cash Bar
1900- Dinner
Honorable John N. McMahon;
VADM E. A. Burkhalter, Jr.; and
Mr. Charles A. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. David S. C. Chu
Tuesday, 29 October
0700-0800 Breakfast
0800-0900 CCP Overview and Perspectives
0900-1000 FCIP " " "
1000-1100 CIAP
1100-1200
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Congressional Staffers Panel
1500-1600 Program Perspectives
Mr. Bernard McMahon and
Mr. Keith Hall of the SSCI;
HPSCI staff to be determined
LTG James A. Williams, USA (Ret)
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BIOGRAPHY
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS
Lieutenant General Leonard H. Perroots is the Director, Defense
Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
General Perroots was born April 24, 1933, in Morgantown, West
Virginia, where he graduated from St. Francis High School in 1950. He
received a bachelor of science degree in history from West Virginia
University in 1955 and a master's degree in international affairs from
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in 1975. The general
completed Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in
1960; Strategic Intelligence School in 1961; and the National War
College at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., in 1975; all as a
distinguished graduate.
He received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training
Corps program at West Virginia University and entered active duty in May
1955 as a squadron intelligence officer for the 95th Fighter-Interceptor
Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. General Perroots was then
assigned to the 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Goose Air Base,
Labrador. In February 1959 he transferred to the Combined Services
Support Program at Stead Air Force Base, Nevada, and attended Squadron
Officer School from August until December 1960.
General Perroots returned to Stead Air Force Base where he was
selected as chief of the Combined Services Support Program. From May
1962 to May 1965, he was assigned to Headquarters Alaskan Air Command at
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as chief, Operational Intelligence and
Training Branch, Office of the Director of Intelligence.
In May 1965 General Perroots transferred to Air Force headquarters
as chief of the Current Intelligence and Briefing Branch, Directorate of
Estimates, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence. In
June 1969 he was assigned as chief, Combat Analysis Division,
Directorate of Targets, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Intelligence at Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base,
Republic of Vietnam.
After returning to the United States in August 1970, he was again
assigned to the Air Staff as chief of the Operational Intelligence
Division. During this period General Perroots' tour of duty was
interrupted by special projects directed by the Air Force chief of staff
and Joint Chiefs of Staff in support of Linebacker II bombing operations
in Southeast Asia and fact finding requirements associated with the
Middle East war. His Air Staff duties included briefing the White House
Staff, congressional committees, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff. In
September 1975, General Perroots was assigned to the Tactical Air
Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, as the director of
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operational intelligence and in February 1978 became deputy chief of
staff for intelligence. In September 1980 he was assigned as deputy
chief of staff for intelligence, Headquarters United States Air Forces in
Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In May 1985, General Perroots
became the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence at Headquarters Air
Force and the commander of the Air Force Intelligence Service.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished
Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star
Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with one
oak leaf cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon and Republic of
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm.
He was promoted to Lieutenant General October 1, 1985, with date of
rank October 1, 1985.
General Perroots is married to the former Mary Slavensky of
Morgantown, West Virginia. They have five children: Sharon, Leonard
Jr., Steven, Barbara, and John.
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General Defense
Intelligence Program
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Honorable John N. McMahon
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
halter, and
cto er. The conference will introduce the new Service intelligence chiefs
and flag-rank DIA leadership to national foreign intelligence concepts and
programs. The agenda is attached.
(U) You lead-off the conference with two hours for NFIP overview and DCI
perspectives. You may split time and topics among you as you think best.
It will be important for the military newcomers to understand how the DCI
sees his Community role and relationships with Defense. We would be
pleased if you all would stay for lunch with the conferees.
(S) This confirms staff arrangements for you, Al Burk
to speak at a military intelligence conference
(U) Dress will be casual. If bad weather keeps us from flying, we will
switch to the director's conference room in the Defense Intelligence
Analysis Center. We'll stay as close as possible to the original agenda.
(U) My points of contact are
secure 960-8112).
(694-5043 or
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Enclosure
Agenda (S)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
Director, GDI Staff
cc:
VADM E. A. Burkhalter, Jr., Director, IC Staff
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