DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S OPENING BANQUET AND ADDRESS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CASPAR WEINBERGER OF THE LOW-INTENSITY WARFARE CONFERENCE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R000502180001-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 13, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
PAO 85-0682
13 January 1986
FROM: George V. Lauder
Director, Public Affairs Office
SUBJECT: Defense Department's Opening Banquet and Address
by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger of the
"Low-Intensity Warfare Conference
1. You have accepted an invitation to attend the reception (6:00 p.m.)
and opening banquet (7:00 p.m.) of the "Low-Intensity Warfare" Conference
sponsored by the Department of Defense at the National Defense University,
Fort McNair on Tuesday, 14 January. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger is
giving the opening address "U.S. Militakry 'Power in Low-Intensity. Warfare" at
8:00 p.m. Adjournment will be at 9:15"p. m. You will be met by PrinCtpal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Noel
Koch [COOK] in the Ballroom at Fort McNair's Officers' Club where the
reception and banquet will be held. A business suit is the appropriate dress
for the evening. Secretary Weinberger will be on your left and Representative
Earl Hutto (D FL), a member of the Committee on Armed Services, will be on
your right. (See attachment for biography of Rep. Hutto.) Tte "following will
be seated at the head table:
The Hon. Caspar Weinberger
The Hon. William J. Casey
Rep. Earl Hutto
Dr. Fred Ikle [EE-KLAY]
John Marsh
Sir Robert Thompson (UK)
Secretary of Defense
Director of Central Intelligence
(D FL) First District
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Secretary of the Army
Retired Author, Former British Secretary
for Defense and Internal Security
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SUBJECT: Defense Department's Opening Banquet and Address
by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger of the
"Low-Intensity Warfare" Conference
Judge Abraham Sofear Special envoy for President to Israel
Noel Koch Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Defense for International Security
and African Affairs
Gen. Paul F. Gorman (USA, Ret) Member, President's Blue Ribbon
Professor Eugene V. Rostow Author and Scholar
2. Attendees: Approximately 170 high level government, military, and
civilian experts on counterterrorism, special operations, and related military
given a
attached banquet.
list of subjects the will
for Listo of foreign nationals.)
attendees. (See the
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3. Press: Representatives of TV, radio, and the writing press will be
present. Reporters and editors of NEWSWEEK, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, TIME,
WASHINGTON POST, ARMED FORCES JOURNAL.and'NEW YORK TIME.S.-Will attend the
dinner.
3. Background: The idea of the conference is to raise the awareness in
Congress and the public about the importance of "small-scale" warfare in many
regions where the Soviets or their surrogates support one side. Department of
Defense is engaged in an effort to revitalize their Special Operations
Forces. Closely related to this effort is an attempt to addre% the more
likely forms of conflict at the lower end of the conflict spectrum. The
Conference will explore the ramifications of low-intensity warfare and the
problems of responding to it. George Shultz will give the luncheon talk;
Jeane Kirkpatrick agreed to talk on the Soviet role. Ted Koppel will chair a
panel on U.S. domestic aspects. (See attached agenda.)
George V. Lauder
Attachments
As Stated
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