LETTER TO GARY D. LIMING FROM (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00428R000200100008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 24, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Gary D. Liming
Assistant Administrator
for Intelligence
Office of Intelligence
Drug Enforcement Administration
1405 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20537
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Dear Mr. Liming:
We are very pleased to learn that Mr. Richard Bly of your staff
will address the Midcareer Course on.Wednesday, 13 February 1985,
from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 916, Chamber of Commerce Building,
4600 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. We understand that
Mr. Rich Kobakoff and Ms. Judith Vertini, who will handle these
presentations in the future, will accompany Mr. Bly. The title of
the segment is "International Narcotics Trafficking and the US
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The following scope note will appear in the course schedule:
A major problem facing the United States--and one which
affects both domestic and foreign policy-making--is the
use and sale of narcotics. Mr. Bly will discuss the
current US policy on international narcotics traffick-
ing and enforcement effort.
To facilitate addressing our groups on a continuing basis,
would you please have the SCI accesses for all three people
permanently certified through your SSO network to CIA's Compart-
mented Information Branch, Office of Security, for passage to the
Office of Training and Education. Following receipt of this
information, we can make arrangements to give you unescorted access
during any visits to the Chamber of Commerce Building.
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Mr. Gary D. Liming
The Midcareer Course consists ofl (middle-level professional
intelligence officers from all parts of the Agency. They represent
a broad range of backgrounds and experience. The average of Agency
service for this class is about 13 years. In this particular class,
your people should know that a group of 0 students will have
been assigned a narcotics tasking problem revolving around cocaine
from Colombia. The small group will have read the following
intelligence reports:
o The International Flow of Drug Money:
Implications for US Policy
o Drug Trafficking and Processing Facilities
in Southeastern and Northern Colombia
o Colombia: Crisis on the Drug Front
o Drug-Trafficking Activity in the Bahamas
In addition, the group has a one and one-half page Background
Information sheet titled "The Latin American Cocaine Trade" prepared
by the Assistant National Intelligence Officer The
group is charged with presenting to for his evaluation
its solution to the overall question: "Where do we go from here on
Colombian cocaine?" as well as answers to these additional questions:
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We felt your people would want to know about the tasking problem in
order to answer probable student questions on the topic.
A few days before Mr. Bly's talk, the training assistant for
the course, will call your office to confirm the session
and make parking and graphic support arrangements. If you have any
questions before that time, please contact
Sincerely,
Director
of
Training and Education
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