WEEKLY REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING 8 FEBRUARY 1985

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 TOP SECRET 11 February 1985 Weekly Report Directorate of Administration -- The Agency's first Security Protective Officers training class graduated 25X1 from an 8-week training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. The class received the highest average scores of any FLETC class to date. -- Contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign now total isl -lover the Agency's 1985 goal. -- On 1 February, an applicant direct mail program began when resume forms were sent to 0 graduate students who are majors in subjects of interest to the Agency. Field recruitment offices will review the applications and screen persons selected for consideration. If this program proves productive, we will be able to contact up to students by mail by April. TOP SCUT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 I Vii' .)E L,Kr. 1 2bA] National Intelligence Council -- Meetings were held to coordinate on the following interagency papers: draft fast-track SNIE 78-85: Sudan: Short-Term Prospects for the Nimeiri Regime; draft of a Memorandum to Holders SNIE 12.7-83: Romania: The Outlook for Ceausescu; draft fast-track SNIE 36.5-85: Qadhafi's.Global Reach. -- The NFIB approved NIE 7-85: The Outlook for Sudden Political Change in Key Non-Communist Developing Countries. -- NIO at Large (David Low) completed the IIM: Warsaw Pact: Assessment of the Threat Potential of Selected Toxins. u "I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 TOP SECRET -- NIOs began work on SNIE 30/2-85: Libya, Syria, and Iran: Radical Entente and fast-track SNIE 11-16-85: Moscow'.s Political Objectives in Arms Control, 1985. Office of Legislative Liaison -- At the request of Bud McFarlane, C/ACIS/DDI, briefed SSCI Chairman Durenberger on 4 February, HAC Defense Subcommittee Chairman Addabbo and Ranking Minority Member McDade on 6 February, and SAC Defense Subcommittee Chairman Stevens on 7 February, regarding the data denial issue relating to arms control. Key staff also attended. will be briefing SSCI Vice Chairman Leahy, HPSCI Chairman Hamilton and 25X1 Ranking Minority Member Stump as soon as possible. -- Omnibus Intelligence and Security Improvement Act - HPSCI Ranking Minority Member Stump introduced legislation on 8 February that would, among other things, criminalize unauthorized disclosure of classified information, regulate the use of the polygraph and prepublication review in the Government while preserving their use within the Intelligence Community, and allow the Government to naturalize certain aliens admitted to the U.S. because of their critical contributions to the security of the United States. The Republicans may attempt to add these amendments and certain other technical amendments contained in the Stump bill to our Intelligence Authorization Bill when it is considered by the HPSCI this spring. -- On Tuesday, 19 February, at 9:00 a.m., Larry Gershwin, NIO/SP, will brief the SASC on Soviet strategic developments and trends. -- On Tuesday, 19 February, at 4:30 p.m., D/OLL will brief Senator McConnell and an SSCI staffer on the CIA. TOP SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 TOP Stl.Kr I Upcoming Calendar DDCI out of city through 14 February. 13 February - NFIB Meeting (DCI) 14 February - Meeting with Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (DCI) 15 February - Breakfast with Secretary of Defense (DCI) TOP SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 DDA 85-0060/5 8 February 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Harry E. Fitzwater Deputy Director for Administration SUBJECT: Weekly Report for Period Ending 8 February 1985 1. Progress reports on tasks assigned by the DCI/DDCI: None. 2. Items/events of interest: a. On 1 February, the Agency's first Security Protective Officers training class graduated from an 8-week training course held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. The DDA delivered the keynote address to the graduating class. It was reported that this class, containing the Security Protective Officers, received the highest average scores of any FLETC graduating class to date. f. Contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign now total This isl lover the Agency's 1985 goal of Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 ')r-V-I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 SECRET 25X1 g. On 1 February, the first phase of an applicant direct mail program was implemented and resume'forms were sent to graduate students who are majors in subjects of interest to the Agency. Student responses will be sent to our field recruitment offices where they will be reviewed and screened, and those selected for consideration will be handled in the same way as other applicants. If this program proves productive, we will contact up to students by mail by April. h. Representatives of the Office of Personnel visited the Pentagon to revitalize a program launched in the spring of 1983 to obtain information on officers about to leave the military service who are potential Career Trainee applicants. The Office of the Secretary of Defense considers the agreement still in force and has solicited our comments on the criteria originally furnished. A letter is currently being drafted by our Pentagon contact to the services requesting their renewed cooperation. i. On 4 February, representatives of the Office of Information Services and the CIA Historian met with the Archivist of the United States and personnel from the National Archives and Records Service (NARS). The meeting was to plan for a systematic review program for CIA records of historical interest. The names of seven eminent historians throughout the United States were listed and three will be selected to come to Washington in March to discuss the proposed program. A report on this subject is due to Congress by 1 June 1985. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 S E C R E T m. During the reporting period, a representative from the Office of Data Procesing, Consolidated SAFE Project Office, presented a SAFE briefing to Mr. Robert Surrette, a new member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 3. Significant activities anticipated during the coming week: Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Iq Next 8 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 DDI-00712-85 8 February 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Robert M. Gates Deputy Director for Intelligence SUBJECT: DDI Activity Report 4 - 8 February 1985 DCI/DDCI Assigned Tasks ALA prepared a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran tactical update requested by the DCI. OEA updated information on events in Southeast Asia for a support cable for the DDCI. OGI prepared materials on world famine and refugees for use in a forthcoming speech by the DCI. OGI prepared a paper for the DCI on the consolidation of 25X1 power by Marxist-Leninist regimes. OGI prepared a short paper for the DCI on the economic and strategic concerns of an oil price decline. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 ShXRET NESA met with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Armacost to discuss arms transfers to the Middle East. NESA briefed Ambassador Dunbar on the Afghanistan insurgency. OGI provided a typescript to State Department's Assistant Secretary, Richard Burt, on the current wave of European terrorism. OSWR briefed Ambassador Ellis on Soviet SDI efforts. Looking Ahead NESA will brief a senior staff member of the NSC on the current security situation in Sri Lanka on 13 February. Briefings There were 6 briefings on the Hill this past week. 2 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 SECRET The Director of Central Intelligence Washington, D.C. 20505 National Intelligence Council NIC #00709-85 8 February 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Herbert E. Meyer Vice Chairman, National Intelligence Council SUBJECT: NIC Activity Report, 4 - 8 February 1985 I. DCI/DDCI-Assigned Tasks NIO/Africa (Fred Wettering) briefed the DCI on Angola and Mozambique, and prepared talking points for the DCI's use at a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Crocker. NIO at Large (Hal Ford) prepared a revised DCI Worldwide Briefing for a return visit to the Senate Armed Services Committee and prepared a draft NIC Threat Outlook, with the assistance of the NIOs. National Intelligence Officers Fritz Ermarth (USSR), Graham Fuller (NESA), Lawrence Gershwin (SP), David Low (at Large), Henry Tessandori (GPF), Julian Nall (S&T), Robert Vickers (LA), and Charles Allen (CT) participated in the DCI's Worldwide Briefing of the Senate Armed Services Committee. NIO/Europe (Col. George Kolt) prepared talking points on Greek/Turkish relations for the DCI's use at meetings with Ambassador Strausz-Hupe and Mr. McFarlane. Assistant NIO/Latin America) I prepared a central American update for the DCI's use at meetings with Secretary Weinberger and Mr. McFarlane. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 NIO/USSR (Fritz Ermarth) prepared two memoranda for the DCI on Chernenko. Assistant NIO/USSR( (prepared a memorandum for the 25X1 DCI on "Intelligence Community External Research on Soviet Society and Economy." Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 III. Of Interest This Week NIO/Africa (Fred Wettering) met with US Ambassador to Cameroon, and with A/NIO/Africa met with the Ambassador to Seychelles. NIO at Large (Hal Ford) prepared a memorandum for C/NIC commenting on a State Department sponsored plan for briefing Congressional leaders on Radio Marti, briefed a group of visiting Defense Intelligence college students on the role of the NIOs; and conferred with OGI and OSWR officers on various questions concerning intelligence and international communications problems. NIO at Large (David Low), with C/ACIS, met with ACDA Director Kenneth Adelman and other senior ACDA officials to discuss worldwide CW proliferation; attended a meeting chaired by ACIS to discuss the response to the Quayle Amendment on Community programs to monitor compliance with the 1972 BW Convention and the 1925 Geneva Protocol; and attended a meeting of the DCI's CW/Toxin Use Committee. A/NIO/ALI Imet with Dr. Thomas Welch, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical Matters, and his assistant to help the DOD in its briefings to Congress on CW modernization; met with NSA officials to discuss work on NIE 11/17-85: "Soviet Chemical and Biological Warfare Program"; and with A/NIO/GPF and of the NIC/AG, met with DIA officials to discuss Soviet doctrine for employment of CBW. Assistant NIO at Largel lattended a meeting of the Nonproliferation Working Group of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee. NIO/Counterterrorism, Narcotics (Charles Allen) and Assistant NIOs (Narcotics) and (Counterterrorism) visited NSA for discussions with Deputy Director Robert Rich and to pay a courtesy call on the Directors for Operations and Research and Development; attended DD/S&T arranged briefings by ORD, OSO, OTS, and NPIC; discussed terrorism and station collection efforts with with visited OIA to discuss imagery support and collection problems on narcotics and terrorism, and met with the JCS Joint Commission on DOD Support for International Drug Interdiction to discuss Community narcotics initiatives and collection gaps. Acting NIO/Economics (David Low) with A/NIO/Economics met with OALA analysts to discuss the economic and political condition of the major Latin American debtor countries; with other NIOs, met with Hans Heymann to discuss various projects to 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 discussed current conditions in the oil market with and traveled to New York City to discuss the LDC debt situation with bankers and economists. Assistant NIO/Economics consultant discussed stockpiling with NIO/Europe (Col. George Kolt) attended an SDI briefing for the French Foreign minister at the State Department; and with Assistant NIO/Europe discussed developments in Eastern Europe with NSC staff member Paula Dobriansky. also attended a meeting of the Malta NSSD at the State Department. Assistant NIO/FDIAI (prepared background material for C/SECOM, for a presentation before the HPSCI regarding the damage resulting from unauthorized open-source disclosures, particularly concerning US technical-intelligence collection systems. Acting NIO/GPF and Assistant NIO/GPF met with the Strategy Concepts Development Center of the National Defense University to discuss Soviet global reach and land discussed events in Central America with NSC staff member Constantine Menges. Assistant NIO/LAl lbriefed the Mid-career Course on the estimates process. Assistant NIO/LAl (began duty with the NIC on detail from DIA following a year as a member of the NSC Crisis Management Planning Staff. NIO/NESA (Graham Fuller) met with two businessmen involved in the Middle East oil market and Soviet trade, and addressed the DIA Senior Seminar on Middle East Affairs. NIO/SP (Lawrence Gershwin) met with Ambassadors Kampelman, Gutman, 25X1 and Nitze, and ACDA officer Henry Cooper to discuss Soviet INF developments and the Soviet space program; attended a meeting at OSD Net Assessment with Andrew Marshall, LtGen Odom, and T. K. Jones regarding Soviet capabilities to deploy ABM-capable SAM systems; and held meetings with Community analysts to discuss SS-19 ICBM accuracy and future ICBMs being developed by the Soviets. 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 NIO/S&T (Julian Nall) briefed the CT course; met with Al Trivelpiece, Director of Research for the Department of Energy; and with Associate NIO/S&T met with James McCreary, the Defense Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs and R&D, and SIGINT National Intelligence Officer for S&T, to discuss science and technology production. Associate NIO/S&TI lattended a meeting of the Naval Intelligence Informal Consulting Panel in San Diego. NIO/Warning (John Bird) visited Adm. MacDonald, CINCLANT, and Commodore Sel Brooks, CINCLANT J-2, for discussions of warning and support to military commanders; NIO/USSR (Fritz Ermarth) attended a session of the Conference on US/Soviet Relations hosted by the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at the Wye Plantation; and with A/NIO/USSR hosted a seminar of Soviet consultants. Assistant NIO/USSRI I attended an NSA briefing on The Impact of Non-military Needs on Military Programs." 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Iq Next 2 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 ,. C%: ..ML II OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER WEEKLY REPORT FOR THE DCI 8 February 1985 1986 -- The FY 1986 Congressional Budget Justification book was distributed this week. The Covert Action Annex will follow next week. The SSCI has tentatively scheduled their hearing on the regular program for 27 February and on covert action for 5 March. The HPSCI has tentatively scheduled their hearing on the regular program for 19 March. -- The Comptroller will meet with the Deputy Directors on 12 February to review new initiatives for 1987. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 8 February 1985 OLL: 85-0354 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Director, Office of Legislative Liaison SUBJECT: Weekly Report Items of Interest 1. Briefings on Arms Control Issue At the request of Bud McFarlane, C/ACIS/DDI, has briefed SSCI Chairman Durenberger on 4 February, HAC Defense Subcommittee Chairman Addabbo and Ranking Minority Member McDade on 6 February, and SAC Defense Subcommittee Chairman Stevens on 7 February, regarding the data denial issue relating to arms control. Key staff also attended. will be briefing SSCI Vice Chairman Leahy, and HPSCI Chairman Hamilton and Ranking Minority Member Stump as soon as possible. 2. SSCI Hearing on Arms Control On Tuesday, 5 February, C/ACIS/DDI, attended the SSCI Arms Control hearing at the invitation of Presidential Advisor Paul Nitze. 3. Conclusion of SASC Worldwide Briefing On Tuesday, 5 February, you and eight NIOs concluded the SASC Worldwide Briefing. 4. Briefing of SSCI Member Cohen On Wednesday, 6 February, DO representatives briefed Senator Cohen and an SSCI staffer on terrorism 5. Meeting with Senator Nunn On Wednesday, 6 February, D/OLL and an OLL representative met with Senator Nunn and a staffer of the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations, regarding input to Subcommittee hearing on personnel security. SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 T S E 6. Briefing of new HPSCI Members On Thursday, 7 February, DD/ICS, Chairman/SECOM, an OGC representative, and DD/OLL briefed new HPSCI Members on the damage caused by leaks. 7. Meeting with HPSCI Member Hyde On Frida , 8 February, at the request of Representative Hyde, will meet with him on an as yet unnamed subject. 25X1 8. Omnibus Intelligence and Security Improvement Act HPSCI Ranking Minority Member Stump introduced legislation today that would, among other things, criminalize unauthorized disclosure of classified information, regulate the use of the polygraph and prepublication review in the Government while preserving their use within the Intelligence Community, and allow the Government to naturalize certain aliens admitted to the U.S. because of their critical contributions to the security of the United States. The Republicans may attempt to add these amendments and certain other technical amendments contained in the Stump bill to our Intelligence Authorization Bill when it is considered by the HPSCI this spring. 9. Senator Proxmire's Inquiry re Government Vehicle Use In a conversation with Senator Proxmire's staff, it was confirmed that Senator Proxmire was fully satisfied with the Agency's 17 January response concerning Agency Government vehicle use, and agreed that Section 8 of the CIA Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403j) authorized home-to-office transportation for the DCI and DDCI. The staffer stated that this 17 January letter thus adequately resolved Senator Proxmire's inquiries concerning the Agency's use of Government vehicles. 1. Briefing of SASC on Soviet Strategic Development On Tuesday, 19 February, at 9:00 Larry Gershwin, NIO/SP, will brief the SASC on Soviet strategic developments and trends. 2. Briefing of SSCI Member Mitch McConnell On Tuesday, 19 February, at 4:30 D/OLL will brief Senator McConnell and an SSCI staffer on the CIAO SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 SECRET 3. FY86 Budget Overview Briefings On Thursday, 21 February, you, ICS, and D/OLL will brief the SSCI Subcommittee on Budget on the FY86 National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP) Budget. On Thursday, 21 February, at 9:00 you, ICS, DDI, and D/OLL will brief HPSCI Members on the NFIP. 4. Worldwide Briefing On Tuesday, 26 February, at 10:00 you are scheduled to brief the HAC Defense Subcommittee. Charles A. Briggs C [i Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/23: CIA-RDP87M00539R003004880009-7