LETTER TO GEORGE KIRSCHENBAUER FROM DIANE EDWARDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90G01359R000200090008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 14, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intelligence Agency
Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence
NOTE T0: Colonel George Kirschenbauer
National Defense University
Attached per our conversation is a bio
on Fritz Ermarth -- the National Intelligence
Officer for the USSR. We apologize for this
inconvenience. Since Mr. Gates has been
named DDCI-designate, the press of business
on the Hill for the next month or so keeps
him from activities such as yours. I'm
sure you will enjoy Mr. Ermarth -- he is
quite a character.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20319 - (.~oC
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
Office of the President
Dr. Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
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At the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Defense
University conducts a Capstone course for selected general and flag
officers from all Services. Its mission is to improve student
understanding of the key elements influencing joint and combined
operations.
We accomplish this mission by means of classroom presentations and
extensive field trips in support of five general areas of instruction:
(1) the threat to the U.S. and our intelligence capabilities; (2) the
development of national security policy and military strategy; (3) the
capabilities and perspectives of our Services; (4) the perspectives of
our joint and combined commands; and (5) a wrap-up deployment/employment
decision game.
We invite you to address our Capstone general and flag officers as
part of our instruction on the threat to our country. A presentation on
the current National Intelligence Estimate concerning the Soviet Union,
to include Soviet security objectives, strategy to achieve those
objectives, and military capabilities, would be most helpful to our
officers.
Our next course will be conducted from 23 March through 17 May 1986,
and we are planning the proposed presentation for the afternoon of 24 _,
March. .A one-hour presentation followed by a 45-minute question and
answer period is appropriate. Our classroom is a Top Secret SCI
facility, and our long-standing policy of nonattribution applies. ~"3 3 C ~-
I have asked Colonel George Kirschenbauer, Director of the Capstone
program (475-1473) to serve as your point of contact. He will be glad to
provide any information or assistance required.
We hope that you will be able to par*_icipate is this important
program.
Sincerely,
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Richard D. Lawience ~`~`'~`~`~
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
President
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