LETTER TO CHARLES E. ALLEN FROM ALBIN G. WHEELER

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 18, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
Visitors' Bureau
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20319-6000
Mr. Charles E. Allen
National Intelligence Officer
for Warning
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
JAN 1 8 1988
Dear Mr.._ Allen:
We are pleased to confirm the informal arrangements made by Lieutenant
Colonel Scott A. Willey, USAF, of our faculty, and extend an invitation for
to visit the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and
address the Class of 1989. The lecture titled "Competitive Mobilization" is
scheduled from 10:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, 20 April 1989.
A copy of the scope of the session, an information sheet for our guest
lecturers, a map, and a parking permit are enclosed.
What we wish to give the students is an overview of what capabilities the
Soviets possess for mobilization, how they use these capabilities as an
element of national power, and how we can use this knowledge to our advantage
in a crisis situation. The classified briefing presented to the
OSD Mbbilization and Deployment Steering Group late last year was viewed by
three of our faculty members; they all feel it is exactly what we need for
this session.
We would appreciate it if could provide a copy of his
biographical sketch to the ICAF Visitors' Bureau.
Colonel Willey (475-1812/1772) is available to offer any additional
information you may desire and to coordinate administrative
details.
We look forward to
Enclosures
visit.
Albin G. Wheeler
Major General, U.S. Army
Commandant
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COMPETITIVE MOBILIZATION
(Lecture) (L)
1. PURPOSE:
Describes Soviet mobilization capabilities and activities and the Soviet use of
mobilization as an element of military power.
2. RELATIONSHIP TO THE COURSE:
Provides an assessment of the Soviet mobilization posture in comparison to U.S.
policies and activities and indicates ways in which the U.S. might deal with this
Soviet capability.
3. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
o Be able to understand Soviet mobilization planning and practices.
o Be able to compare these with U.S. and Allied activities.
4. SPEAKER: TBD
(Classified lecture)
5. ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:
O Are there significant differences in the way the U.S. and the Soviet Union
view the mobilization process and its potential as a national security tool?
o Does mobilization appear more important for the West than the Soviet Bloc?
O What advantages can the West gain over the Soviet Bloc by using the process
of mobilization? What problems might constrain our ability to reap these
advantages?
6. REQUIRED READINGS:
John Yurechko, "Soviet Reinforcement and Mobilization Issues,"
NATO/VVarsaw Pact Force Mobilization, National Defense University, 1988.
(Separate Issue)
Jeffrey Simon, "NATO and Warsaw Pact Institutional Developments,"
"NATO/Warsaw Pact Force Mobilization, National Defense University, 1988.
(Separate Issue)
7. SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS:
Soviet Military Power: An Assessment of the Threat, 1988, Washington D.C.,
USGPO. (Reserve Shelf ICAF Library)
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington, D.C.
Information for Guest Lecturers
1. General:
a. Location: Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, S.W.
b. Arrival: Approximately 15 minutes prior to presentation. Your
faculty sponsor will meet you in the foyer unless he
has arranged to meet you elsewhere earlier.
2. Format:
Time Allocation:
Presentation: 30-40 minutes
Break: 15 minutes (coffee with selected students)
Questions: 35-45 minutes (moderated by your faculty sponsor
or student introducer)
Student interest seems greatest during the give and take of questions
and answers. It is suggested, therefore, that you limit your formal remarks to
40 minutes or less with the remaining time after the break devoted to questions
and answers.
3. Nonattribution Policy:
a. Presentations by guest speakers/seminar panelists/elective course
panelists, including renowned public officials and scholars, constitute an
important part of the curricula of the National Defense University. So that
these guests, as well as faculty and other University officials, may speak
candidly, the University offers its assurance that their presentations at the
Industrial College of the Armed Forces, The National War College, and before
other University-sponsored audiences will be held in strict confidence. This
assurance is based on a policy of nonattribution.which is morally binding on
all who attend. Nothing the speaker says will be attributed to him directly
or indirectly in the presence of anyone who was not authorized to attend the
lecture. This policy is not intended to preclude reference by students and
faculty within the academic environment to opinions and views expressed by
speakers. However, the nonattribution policy precludes citing attributed
views and opinions of one speaker while questioning other speakers who appear
subsequently.
b. Specifically, the nonattribution policy provides that:
. (1) Classified information gained during these presentations may
be cited only in accordance with rules applicable to its classification.
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Additionally, without the speaker's consent, neither the speaker nor the
University or the Colleges may be identified as the originator or source of
the information.
(2) Unclassified information gained during lectures, briefings, panels
and discussion seminars may be used freely within the academic environment.
However, neither the speaker nor the University or the Colleges may be identified
as the originator of the information without the speaker's consent.
4. Audience:
a. The student body totals 223. The 179 officer students in the rank of
Colonel/Captain, Lieutenant Colonel/Commander represent all Services. Our
military students are not required to wear their uniforms. There are 44 civilian
students of comparable grade equivalency from the Department of Defense and other
departments and agencies within the federal government. Approximately 75 percent
of the studentspossess graduate-level degrees on arrival at-the College. In
addition, as many as 10 International Fellows from Allied countries may be in
attendance. These individuals usually possess similar backgrounds and are
frequently General Officers.
b. Members of the staff and faculty also attend. It is our custom to permit
the attendance of visitors from federal government departments and agencies,
unless you prefer otherwise. This privilege is normally restricted to personnel
in the grades of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander or-GS'-14 and above. Visitors are
not extended the privilege of taking notes or asking questions.
5. Baruch Auditorium: The theater-type auditorium is air-conditioned, sound-
proofed and has a modern public address system. A lectern is located on the
platform from which signals can be given to the projectionist in the control
center above the rear of the auditorium.
6. Visual Aids: The auditorium is equipped for the showing of the usual types
of visual aids--16mm motion pictures, slides, transparencies, panels, easel
displays and blackboard, if required. The slide projectors accommodate 2" x 2"
slides. Lettering on-slides should not be smallerthan 1/20" in height. The
vugraph projectors accommodate 10" x 10" vugraphs.
7. Lodging and Transportation: There are no housing accommodations for
transient visitors at Fort McNair. On request,. your faculty sponsor will make
hotel reservations, at the speaker's expense, and make arrangements for trans-
portation from the place of lodging to the College and return.
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