LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM WILLIAM J. CASEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R001103940020-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2007
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: March 25, 1982
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Diresof Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
25 March 1982
The idea you put forth at today's NSC meeting
(about civilizing the Soviets) had a similarity with
some remarks I made last Thursday to your Economic
Advisory Board which George Shultz chairs.
I talked about Soviet economic weakness, what
it might portend, and the leverage that we have to
increase or ease the pressure on the Soviets.
The last two pages suggest one notion for
implementing the possibility you suggested at today's
NSC meeting.
Respectfully yours,
William J. Casey
cc: Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
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