MEETING WITH GENERALS KINGSTON AND WILSON ON 19 FEBRUARY

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: February 13, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director for Operations
Chief, Counterterrorism, Paramilitary
and Narcotics Staff
SUBJECT: Meeting with Generals Kingston and Wilson
on 19 February
1. This is to advise that General (ret.) Robert Kingston
and General (ret.) Samuel Wilson will meet with you on
19 February from 1630 to 1730 hours for a discussion on
low intensity conflict. This meeting is an outgrowth of
your interest in meeting with some top military minds to
review the progress and problems in such crisis areas as
El Salvador and the Philippines.
2. I believe this meeting with Generals Kingston and
Wilson offers an excellent opening to explore their ideas
on how the Agency might improve its efforts
There will be no formal agenda as
the session is intended to be an open forum for general
discussion purposes.
3. Attached are biographic profiles on both generals.
Attachments:
Bio profiles
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PUBUC ARMS OFFICE
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT C. KINGSTON
UNITED STATES ARMY
Robert Charles Kingston was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on
16 July 1928. He entered the US Army as an enlisted man in
November 1948. The following year he attended Officer Candidate
School at Fort Riley, Kansas, and was commissioned as a second
lieutenant of infantry on 20 December 1949.
Between 1950 and 1954, General Kingston served as platoon leader,
company executive officer, and company. commander in the 3d
Battalion, 32d Infantry in Korea. During his second tour in
Korea, he was the Commanding Officer, Far East Command Special
In 1954 and 1955, General Kingston served as Executive Officer,
Ranger Mountain Camp, Dahlonega, Georgia. From 1956 to 1959, he
served as an Airborne Infantry Company Commander and as the
Assistant Division G2 in the 82d Airborne Division. In 1960,
General Kingston completed the Command and General Staff College
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1960 and 1961, he served as the
Exchange Airborne Officer with the 16th Independent Parachute
Group, United Kingdom. During that tour, he commanded C Company,
3d Parachute (Battalion) for nine months.
In August 1961, General Kingston was assigned to the Operations
Division, Headquarters, US Army, Europe. In June 1963, he was
reassigned to the United States to the Test and Evaluation Group,
United States Army Airmobile Test Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia. He
attended the University of. Omaha in 1965 where he received his
Bachelor of Arts degree in General Education; the same year he
entered the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia,
graduating in January 1966. He was next assigned as the senior
advisor to the Vietnamese Ranger Command. Later, on the same
tour, for nine months he commanded the 1st Battalion, 35th
Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Following this command
assignment he served in the Studies and Observation Group,
Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, from March
1967 to September 1967.
(Current as of Sep 83)
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In 1967, General Kingston was assigned as Chief of General
Planning Branch, Plans and Programs Directorate, Office of the
Assistant Chief for Force Development, Headquarters, Department of
the Army. During 1968-1969, he attended the National War Cpllege,
Washington, DC. In 1969, he received.his Master of.Science-Degree
in foreign relations from George Washington University. Upon
completion of National War College studies, he assumed command of
the 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.
General Kingston returned to Vietnam in late 1969 as Commanding
Officer, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). He
commanded this brigade for six months and subsequently commanded
that division's 1st Brigade for an additional three months.
In 1970, General Kingston was assigned as the Deputy Secretary*of
the General Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff, United States
Army. In 1972, he attended the Advanced Management Program for
Executives, University of Pittsburgh. In June of 1972, General
Kingston returned to Vietnam where he was promoted to brigadier
general on 29 December 1972, and served as Deputy Commanding
General, Second Regional Assistance Command and as Deputy Senior
Advisor, II Corps and Military Region 2. On 23 January 1973,
General Kingston assumed command of the Joint Casualty Resolution
Center, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Upon his return to the United States, General Kingston assumed
duties as Assistant Division Commander, 1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas on 4 February 1974. He was promoted to major
General on 1 September 1975, backdated to 1 June 1973. He assumed
command of the US Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military
Assistance and the US Army Institute for Military Assistance, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina on 1 October 1975. On 20 June 1977, General
Kingston assumed duties as the Assistant Chief of Staff, J3,
United Nations Command, United States Forces Korea, Eighth US
Army, Seoul, Korea. General Kingston became the Chief of Staff of
the Tri-headquarters on 28 July 1977. On 1 June 1979, General
Kingston assumed command of the 2d Infantry Division, Camp Casey,
Korea. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 16 July 1981 and
assumed command of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, MacDill
Air Force Base, Florida on 17 July 1981.
On 1 January 1983, General Kingston assumed command of the United
States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
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BIOGRAPHICAL. SKETCH
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SAMUEL V. OILSOU, USA
Lieutenant Ge-tetat Samuel V. Witson was eommiseioned
a Second Lieutenant - AUS in August 7942 at the age 06 19,
having p'tev,iousty served in every entisted Rank 6kom P&ivate
to Ri6te Company Fix4L Setg eant. Upon gkaduation 6tom
In6antny OCS, he was assigned to the In6antity SehooL
as an .Lnatnucto& in SmaU unit Tactics, wokking on Buck
subjects as Scouting and PatxoLting, In6ittta.t.ion Techniques,
Raids and Awbua hes . He joined the O 6 6iee o6 Stnategi.a
Se&viees in August 1943 and subsequently votuntee.ed 6kor
that oagan.ization box duty in the China-8ukma-India Theatke
as a membek o6 the 5307th Composite Unit (Pxovisionat),
poputanty known as Me . c2Lt'a I1ataudene, wkexe he sehved
as an I-ttettigenee and ReconnaLbaance PLa.Loon Leader and
R.i6te Company Commandelt, attaining the kank o6 Captain.
LTG Wilson, then Captain, was heturned to the United
States in the 6atl os 1944 to take advantage 06 his 6,i6th
consecutive appointment to the US Mi.L.i.ta'ty Academy and was
Bent to Amhekst Cottege, Massaehueetts, bon studies in
anticipation o S ente'2ng the Academy the 6ot.towing epa.ing.
Unable to pace the phy4icat examination box West Point
becaue e o6 tempo'taky physi.cat diaabitities i-tcuk'ted as a
r,-es uUt o6 his combat e ekvice, he 'tetukned to the I n 6a-itr y
School, where his majok duties bon the next two yea&
inctuded developing and conducting a course in mi.Litaky
teadenah.ip. Vunz.ng this pe'tiod he appti.ed jolt and was given
an appointment as a Second Lieuteranti in the Regutan Army.
In August 1947, LTG uitaon was accepted in the Aa-ry's
Fokeign Anea Specialist Training P..togia-H (Russia-t) and `
enrotted as a post-graduate student in rolumbia University's
Russian Institute o6 the SehooL o6 International AjSairs.
In subsequent continuation o6 hi .4 he was sent as
a student to Europe in Octobet 1949, where he ltema.ined u-ttit
he g.:adua.ted 6Jtom the Russian P4ognam in August 1951. Study
inetuded being assigned to the State Der - ttrnent' a Diptomati.c
Pouch and Coukiex Setv.ice, which involveu ttavel thaoughout
the Iron Curtain eountties and the Soviet Union, as well
as irr countries peripheral to the USSR; SunctLoning as an
o66ieiat intertpretelt at con6etence4 in Sektin, Pot-Adam and
Vieniia; and, 4c&ving in a liaison capacity with elemeatz o6
the Soviet Armed Foncee .n East Ge.trna-ty and Eastern Austria.
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utitizatio-t touka 6oULowirg LTG (.'i Z s o;t' 6 corptetion
06 the Rua4ian Ptogham ea:b :aced a variety o S as4ignatents
a two-yeah tout ad an InteLZLgence OS6i.eer with the Akn+y
Geaekat Sta66; 6cpa.tate tou46 in the 066ice o6 the
Seeketa'ty o6 Ve6en4e and in the Executive O66ice with
the OpeIation4 Cookdinating Boated, a4 a eorttuttant on
Soviet A66aik4; and a thkee-yeat ,tour w.c.tk .the Centtat
Intetti.gtnee Agency.
Fkom July 1959 to June 1961, LTG NU4on was asei.gned
a6 the D{&eeto t o6 I nsttuetion o6 the United States Akmy
Speciat Wak6ake School, wheke he achieved 4pecial keeognit on
6ok developing and witit.Lng the US Akmy' d p.i.oneek eouk6e o6
Zn4,t-tuetion in Counteai.n4uatgent Waa6ake. Lakgely as a
,tedult o6 thi6 undektaking, he wa6 a66igned in June 1961
to the O66iee o6 the Secketaky o6 De6en6e as the Sectetaky'4
Deputy A64.id taut 6oh Special Opekat.ion4. In June 1964, he
was placed on dttait with the Agency 6oh InteknatLonal
Development and po4ted to USAID/Vi.etnam 04 A46ociate Di4ecto.t
6ok F.Letd Opekation4, a position he held bon. 20 months.
Early in 1966, he was elevated to the pooition o6 US Mi44ion
Cootd.Znatort/VZetnam and Min.L.dtek-Coun6etoz o6 the AmenZ;ean
Emba64y, 'teceivi.ng in connection with thin a46Lgnment a
Pkesidentiat Appointment to the pet6onat tank o6 MZnL ten.
Fkom Juty 1967 until Juty 1970, LTG Wilson wa6 as4ociated
with the US Akmy John F. Kennedy Centek and In4titu.te 6ork
Mi.ti.taky Assistance at Font Bragg, Noith Cakotina, in a.
van,Lety o6 cap ac.i.t Le s, including CO o j the 6th Speeiat Force6
Gkoup (Abn); Special A4aistant to the Comma}td..Lng Gene-tat,
USAJFKCENMA; Dikectok, tfiti..tany Adviaok School; A64i.4tant
Commandant, USAIIIA.
Upon phorrotion to genekat o66._cek ;tank in the 6ummet
o6 1910, he was assigned as A64istant Division Comrrandek,
92d A.ctbotne Division. The 6ottowing AammzA, in June 1971,
he was named US De sen6 a Attache to the Soviet Union and was
posted to the American Embaa&y in 1.fo4 cow. A6tek completing
.thee ttvo-yeart .tout, LTG Wit4or. wa4 te..tu-tned to tke United
Sta.tea and aaaigned to the Ve6en6e InteLU e.nee Agency a.s the
Deputy Vi4ectok 6or' C4 2mate4, and 4ub6equentty a.4 Deputy
Dikecton bon Attache A66ake. In the 6aLl 06 1974 he wa4
appointed as Deputy to the Directok 06 Cent ctL Intelligence
60k the I nteZtig enee Community, twher a he 6 etved until Liar ch 19 76
when he ketutned to DQD a6 Deputy A4Ai4ta.,tt Secneta&ty o6
De6en&e (Inte.tligenct), Re6oukce4 and Management. On t{ay 17,
1916 he a66umed his p&ezent position as Deputy Di'ectok
o6 De6cnse Intelligence and Ditectok, Desen4e Trt.te ti.gence
Agency.
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LTG Witaon is a graduate o6 the Indantty Od6ieet
Advanced Counae, the Atmy Command.and Genetat Sta6S
College, the Aik war College (where he was neeognized as
Distinguished Graduate o6 the Cta44 oS 1964), and a -tumbet
o6 note opec.iaL.Lzed training caut4ea. Hi.a decoaattone
include the Distinguished Service Croaa, Ve6enee Diati-t-
gu.t.4hed Service Medal, Anmy Distinguished Senviee Medal
with Oak Lead Ctu4ter, Natio+taL Intettigence Distinguished
Setviee Medal, CIA's Distinguished I+ttettigerce Medat,
S,itvekt Stat with Oak Lead Ctuatet, Legion o6 Meti.t with Oak
Leas CLuatet, Bronze Stmt Soh Vatoa with Oak LeaS Clu4tet,
Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leah Ctuate44, Viet-
namese Gattanttty Cto4a with Patm, and the Vietnamese National
Adminiathat.ion Medal. Son ExempLaty Service. In private LiSe,
he 4'.6 a pnoseasionat mu6ieian and a Sotmet dues-paying members
o6 the Screen Actota Guitd. He also w'tite4 as an avocation,
con.tAibuting occasional articte4 to contemponavty periodicals,
p't.imdtity magazines dealing with outdoor 4po4ta.
LTG WiL4on A.a manki.ed to the 6onmeA Franeea 8'tenda
Downing oS Columbus, Ge.otgia, and has dour children:
Samuel V., Jn. a Captain in U.S. Army Intelligence; Jaeksor. 8.,
a g4adua.te a.tudent at the Univen6ity oS North Carolina/Chapel
Hitt; Susan V. and David J.1(., pneAentty Living at the W-iteon
harm, "Windy Hilt," neat Farmu.itte, Virginia.
-- Witaon is d,eatured in beet-setting noveQ, The ',lv.audene,
by Chattt.on Ogburn, Jr. (Hatpet Btotheta, Appr~'~t 1 59.
-- Served as one od the seteenptay wtitetb, was technical
advi4ot and aa4i.6tant d.rectoa, and played a key acting
note in the W'annen 8tothena movie pnoduetiou, "M tltt's
Marauders" (1961). (This movie was fated No. 1 on the
wotLdwide t.i.a.t 06 Rtovie,a 4 howing a pro bit in 196Z.)
-- Active as a Sunday School teachcr whetevet stationed
th-toughout his military career.
-- Awarded the George Washington donor Med,,.LAward by the
Freedorn Foundation oS Valley Forge dot Sieentenn.iat
Addteaa oS 1916 (4peeelt given at Fatmvi,tte, Vi.ngLni.a,
on Juty 4, 1976).
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Sia-tek - Virginia Wit"n Vkuen is a ecte-taky to the
Pkesiden,t of Hampden-Sydney College.
-- Otdek bkothen - Ok. W4 tti.am Lockett Witeon, D.U.,
is Pas tok o j Royste& Ocookiat Church in Nokjotez,
Vginia.
-- Youngek bko-thek - John Dennio Wilson, pkom nen.t
Fai mv.itte bua ineeaman, id ownek/manager o6 Radio
Station WFLO in Fakmvi.tte, Vilt9inia.
-- Voungeat b'tothen - Dn. lames Stanton Wilson, UVM,
is ownek/opekaCon o6 Atexandkia Animat Hospital and
Annandale Ani.ma.L Hospital- in Washington, D. C. area.
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