LETTER TO HELMUT SONNENFELDT (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87R00529R000200190039-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: September 2, 1980
• Content Type: LETTER

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are:,holding,at CIA :Headquarters,-in Langley on:18 September. We-.,believe
that; what kind of' relationship we : may look toward with -Europe,will.be
among the most' 'important~questions-c the' next, Administration faces. -We are
eager to learn your'perspective-on.the' various. elements that enter into
that relationship,:and,;I hope you'.will_find of.interest the issues we are
on policy, issues :.betweeii'-. the. US.: and : Western , Europe in the 1980s that we
pondering.
emphasis on European. perceptions of the. Soviet threat? We would plan to
devote the remainderof,the hour to discussion,. which I hope you will take -
sessions. .As -we discussed, might I ask you-'(along -with Dr. Stanley Hoffmann)
to lead off on the discussion-of the security dimension -- perhaps.with an
Attached?is-a summary of the questions we hope to address and.a
preliminary agenda'for:.the seminar. We' would propose to examine-the first
five main topics-:for.an hour. or so each during the morning and afternoon
part in for as long as.your- schedule allows.
As I believe 1. explained when calling you, the seminar will be-
Attended by about twenty European specialists. from the intelligence com-
munity, Department'of.State, and.NSC'Staff,'in addition to the-discussion
leaders. The''morning session,will begin at 10:00, and lunch will be served
at 12:30.' Might'I'have a note 'confirming your attendance by 8 September?
We will be-able to payyour travel costs to and from the Agency and the
usual consultant fee of $192?.72. (An accounting form is enclosed.)
Again, I am so pleased th '11 bp nar ating. Should you
have any questions, please call
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POLICT ISSUES BETWEEN THE US AND WESTERN EUROPE IN THE 1980s
18 September 1980
what-will be the dominant trends in the search for more effective
approaches to these problems: reassertion of free market prin-
ciples, social management, neo-corporativism, industrial democ-
,.racy?
-- in what. significant ways might new social (or cultural) trends
impinge on economic management: e.g., aging populations and
generational gaps, retreat from consumerism, quality of life
,movements, environmental enthusiams, etc.
-- what major divergences could appear among the Europeans as
those trends unfold, and with what consequences? might tradi-
tional social and economic idiosyncrasies gain new vigor?. how
.. would. Europeans respond?
II. The international context -- Western Europe's-global interests and.
perspectives in the next decade
-- in what ways do we see the changing currents in Europe's internal
-situation translating into fewer, more, or a different set- of
interests abroad?
-- looking both backward and forward, do the Europeans see their
evolving relationships with the rest of the free industrialized
world becoming more competitive or more cooperative, or both?
-- how do the Europeans perceive developments in the US and in
their relations with the US affecting the American dimension
in global affairs: a declining but still preeminent factor,
competitor but essential partner, recuperable-manager of the
international system, etc.?
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The-.shaping..economic and social forces:in-Europe-today and
tomorrow
will_,the organization of production,.. the sharing out of the. -
economic and.social product, and economic management have
-,the.-same overriding importance-in the-1980s that.. they acquired
n_, what..; ways: will :the dominating problems-.(inflation, low'.
growth,_.access to resources-and markets, structural obsoles-
.cence).and.the potential new advantages (better conservation,-
.:new technologies, relative . social tranquillity) look different,
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National Intelligence Council Seminar
POLICY ISSUES BETWEEN THE US AND WESTERN EUROPE IN THE 1980s
18 September 1980
10:,00-11.:15 - The.shaping economic and social forces in Europe today and
tomorrow
:Discussion leaders: Dr. Amitai Etzioni, Dr..Robert Lieber
The international context -- Western Europe's global inter-
ests and perspectives in the next decade
Discussion leaders: Dr. Andrew Pierre, Dr. George Liska
12.:30-1:45 Luncheon: Executive Dining Room
1:45-3:00 The security dimension -- alternative emphases. in West
European security policies
Discussion leaders: Dr. Stanley Hoffmann, Mr. Helmut Sonnenfeldt
3:00-4:15 Emergent political trends in Europe in the 1980s
4:15-5:30 The prospects for "Europe" -- what kind of Western Europe
the US will be dealing with in the next decade -- how
organized it will be in dealing with its own problems and
with the US
Discussion leaders: Dr. Ronald Inglehart, Dr. Peter Katzenstein
5:30-7:00 Cocktails and Dinner: Executive Dining Room
7:00-9:30 Potential areas of conflict and convergence between the US
and Western Europe
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