NIC ACTIVITY REPORT, 16 - 22 AUGUST 1985

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• Publication Date: August 23, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council=
NIC #04239-85
23 August 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Herbert E. Meyer
Vice Ch airman, National Intelligence Counci
NIC Activity Report, 16 - 22 August 1985
SUBJECT:
I, DCI/DDCI-Assi ned Tasks
re ared talking points for the DCI on
NIO/Africa (Fred Wettering) P P ro osed NSDD on
the South Africa situation and revised comments on a p P
Southern Africa. with NIO/LA (Robert
NIO/Counterterror7sm Narcotics Charles Allen ,
prepared talking points for the DCI
Vickers), and A/NIO/C i e.
on the terrorist threat in prep ared talking points
Assistant NIO/Counterterrorism
l terrorism.
for the DCI on internationa
m Narcotics
Special Assistant/NIO/Counterterror~s
dum for the DDCI on year-end resource requirements for
prepared a memoran
technical support to counterterrorism.
ast Asia (Carl Ford) prepared a memorandum foa USePresidential
NIO/E artment initiative on sending
reactionstooManila to speak with President Marcos.
emissary ..MOnared talking points
Assistant NIO/Ebstdlasia
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for the DDCI on Cam
prep ared a memorandum for
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Assistant NIO/Economics
the DCI on a possible further dec ine in oviet oil expo Dints for the
prepared talking P tanning
Assistant NIO/USSR
on Soviet attitudes toward Gorbachev and also on Sovie P
DDCI
for Geneva.
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III . Of Interest Thi s Week
NIO/Af rica (Fred Wettering) met separately with Natale Bellocchi, US
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Ambassador-Designate to Botswana, and with James Bull
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Ambassador to Burundi; and chaired a HUMINT Committee mee
Acting Assistant NIO/Africa of ALA/AF joined the NIC
staff replacing who was reassigned to ALA.
NIO at Large (Hal Ford) attended a meeting of the NSC's
International Broadcasting Committee to discuss the expansion of VOA and
Radio Free Europe services; and met with the Director of VOA and Radio
Marti to hear George Gaither discuss polling questions concerning Radio
Marti audiences in Cuba.
Assistant NIO At Large/CBW responded to a query from
Dr. Robert O'Connell of ACDA regar re ease of intelligence
information,
with a DI officer, reviewe a reques m
Firehock of ACDA on recent chemical shipments to Iraq; met with Gary
Crocker of State/INR to discuss a position paper on CW and toxin uses
since 1982 and methods of disseminating the information; discussed with
Dave Lambert of State/P-M the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the CW
Arms Control Working Group and modifications to delegations guidance for
a September session in Brussel
and attended a three-day off -site
con erence os e y CIA and USAIA/FSTC on current CW issues, CW
proliferation, and strategies to address critical CW intelligence
problems.
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NIO/Counterterrorism/Narcotics (Charles Allen) spoke to the
state/M/CTP-sponsored Anti-terrorism Cooperation Progra
ion at CIA
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and with DC/DO/CPN, hosted the afternoon sess
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' 1 Assistant NIO/Counterterrorism/Narcotics
received a brie Ong r
System Terminal (NMIST) and set up a subsequent discussion of NMIST's
relationship to CIA's Incident Response Team.
Assistant NIO/Narcotics met with the ADDO to discuss
current DO reporting on narcotics; and with OGC officers, to discuss a
forthcoming OGC study to be done on hehalf of OGI concerning Mexican
laws that may pertain to drug control; with DI and DO officers,
discussed the current drug threat from Latin America and the Caribbean
at an NNBIS interdiction planning session chaired by the Vice
President's Chief of Staff, and also at a follow-on meeting chaired by
the NNBIS Chief of Staff; with DI and DO officers, attended an
International Narcotics Intelligence Coordination meeting at State
chaired by the Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Matters.
NIO/East Asia (Carl Ford) met with Ambassador-Designate to China,
Winston Lord; and met with Frederick Brown of the Majority Staff, Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, to discuss his two-hour meeting with
President Marcos.
Assistant NIO/East met with John Scott (State
Department, Japan Desk) and Tom Martin (State Department, Economic and
Business Affairs) to discuss Asian trade and energy issues.
Assistant NIO/Economics met with the Strategic
Materials Study Group to prepare Congressional testimony in support of
the Pofficers~to discussnresearch on~oilfproductionoand~Soviet/East with
SOVA
European relations.
Assistant NIO/Europe discussed Embassy Poland
reporting problems with Brady Barry, IN roduction Evaluation Staff;
attended an NSC working group on Military Liaison Missions in East
Germany; drafted a memorandum to the DDI on completion of an IG review
of US policy drafted a response to an ISP/OSD request for
liminar CIA views regarding an exchange of military intelligence
chaired a meeting for NSC officer Douglas Doan and
experts from TTAC and EURA on Swiss technology transfer issues;
coordinated inputs to a CRES response to questions from Oeputy Assistant
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Secretary of Defense Perle on an October 1984 Security Risk Assessment
llection
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and Bugg ns to CRES for a list o
Burghardt of the NSC staff _ _-_ _ ___..-^ ,.,...,.eM.,,.,,,
priority reductions
NIO/FDIA (H. F.=Hutchinson, Jr.) met with Community representatives
on estimative,projects; with NIO/S&T (Julian Nall), met with the Special
Assistant to the Secretary of Energy on issues of classifying the work
of the National Laboratories and the counterintelli nce and securitymet
problems related to their SDI work; with A/NIO/FDIA
with SSCI staff members Battaglia and Levine to discuss FDIA
responsibilities and current subjects.
C/FDIA Staff attended a three-day symposium on
Physical and Electronic Secure y in Philadelphia.
Assistant NIO/GPF attended "Operation Pontonier,"
a demonstration of river crossing, boat assault and movement of armoured
vehicles across water, at the US Army Engineering School at Fort Belvoir.
NIO/Latin America (Robert Vickers) met with William Walker, the new
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central America? met with Ray
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future political/military trends; and with DI/ALA, provided talking
points to Oliver North of the NSC staff on Nicaraguan support for the
Salvadoran insurgency.
NIO/NESA (Graham Fuller) met with a political analyst for EXXON in
New York to discuss oil and Middle East policy issues; met with the
Middle East political analyst for Bankers Trust in New York to discuss
regional developments; met with Middle East Director, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State to discuss regional
affairs; met with the Brookings Institute Senior Middle East analyst to
discuss the peace process; met with a Baltimore Hebrew College
specialist on Soviet-Middle East and security affairs; and met with the
US Ambassador to Oman.
contributions to US intelligence and national security,
NIO/S&T (Julian Nall) briefed the CT Development Course on S&T and
with D/OSWR me r. n o Deputy Direc or o
National Science oundation, and Dr. Richard Nicholson, Staff Director
of the National Science Foundation to discuss an assessment of world
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programs.n conventional warfare; and with NI0/FDIA (H. F': Hutchinson,:
t ent of `Energy to discuss
sciences, s onsored i?jr. NSF; with~.NIO/GPF (MGen Stephen Nichols) Viand .
A/NIO/GPF met with Dr. James Tegnelia,; Assistant,..
,~ ntional Initiatives to discuss ~'
;Jr. )?.met with Col. -Ed Badolato, Depar m
dures at the weapons labs.
~;poss~ble Changes in the securi~y proce
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consulted with Rand Soviet specialists on military
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~doctr~ne and arms control; and attended a White House Coordinai ionGroup
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~ games at the Naval War Co ege, ~
sponsorship oflthe US Marine Corps.
decisionmaking calendar for the n~~ szarr. _
~NIO/Warning (John Bird) participated in serninar discussions and; :war
Ne ort Rhode Isl-and under the'
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i staff to discuss Genevawpreparatton+~um}tpwt~ndooreoaredaa Sofviette/I;NR
~rneetng~ on Suiit planning.
IV.f Future Activities
~ ;Organization to present a r g .. f
i'SDI activities. i
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Scientist and lAct~ng .Deputy Direc or o
b ief in on ~ 29 August ,on the highl i~ghts ;tof ,US
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NIO/S&T (Julian, a
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has 1 arranged for Dr Gerold Yonas, 'Chief
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Herbert E. Meyer
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SUBJECT: NIC Activi~y.:_Report, 16 - 22 August 1985
VC/NIC:tM:ba (23 Aug 85)
1 -DCI~.
1 - DDCI
1 - EXDIR
1 - SA/IA
1 - ER
1 - C/NIC
1 - VC/NIC
~ - Each NIO
~ - NIC/AG
1 - EO/NIC
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~ - SRP
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