STATUS REPORT ON CIPC PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES--SEPTEMBER 1985

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• Publication Date: October 15, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C 20505
Critical Intelligence Problems Committee
DCI/ICS 85-3832
15 October 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members, Critical Intelligence Problems Committee
VIA: Eloise R. Page 16 OCT 1985
Lxecutive Secretary
SUBJECT: Status Report on CIPC Projects and Activities--September 1985
1. CIPC Meeting: At its monthly meeting on 23 September, the CIPC
approved the Soviet Ballistic Missile Defense Follow-up Report subiect to
The issue has only been resolved as of this writina. and the
2. The committee also was provided a status report on the progress of the
narcotics collection strategy for
3. During the month, the new Vice Chairman, Mr. Stephen Block, State
Department, continued to make courtesy calls on the CIPC members. In
addition, Steve has made a number of courtesy calls on other senior
Intelligence Community officials.
4. Narcotics Intelligence: Work is nearin letion on the drafting of
a narcotics collection strategy for com You will recall that
the NIO/Narcotics requested that the CIPC take the initiative on this issue.
All aspects of the collection environment in both countries have been examined
in depth by the Narcotics Working Group, and some general conclusions have
been reached. They are:
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5. Soviet Mobile Missile Study: Final Intelligence Community
coordination of the Mobile Missile Study has been completed. The study was
forwarded to the DCI on 4 October for his review with the recommendation that
the study be tabled at a future NFIC meetin for its review and-approval
to DCI promulgation.
7. Critical Intelligence Needs: The CIPC staff is researching the topics
identified by the CIPC members as potential critical intelligence problems.
The staff is preparing a brief discussion paper on each recommended topic that
will define the problem, document work that has already been done or is being
done on the subject, and outline the scope of a possible study. These staff
papers will be provided to the committee members for discussion at the
November CIPC meeting.
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SUBJECT: Status Report on CIPC Projects and Activities--September 1985
Distribution: DCI/ICS 85-3832
1 - Kerr CIA
1 - DIA
1 - Rich/NSA
1 - McNeil/State
1 - Studeman/Navy
1 - Bissell/Air Force
1 - Weinstein/Army
1 - Long/Treasury
1 - DuHadway/FBI
1 - Breth/Marines
1 - Boykin/Energy
1 - C/CIPC
1 - D/PPS
1 - D/PBS
1 - C/COMIREX
1 - C/SIGINT
1 - C/HUMINT
1 - C/IHC
1 - C/FIPC
1 - CIPC Subj.
1 - CIPC Chrono
1 - ICS Registry
DCI/ICS/CIPC (15 Oct 85)
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