DRAFT MINUTES OF THE 6 JANUARY NFIB MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2006
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• Publication Date: January 6, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
NFIB-M-13
6 January 1977
FROM Walter Elder
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT Draft Minutes of the 6 January NFIB Meeting
1. The attached draft minutes of the 6 January
National Foreign Intelligence Board meeting are submitted
herewith for NFIB consideration.
NFIB ACTION REQUESTED
2. Board members are requested to advise the
Secretariat by close of business 27 January 1977 of their
approval or other views on the attached minutes.
Attachment :
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 NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
NFIB-M-13
6 January 1977
Minutes of
Thirteenth Meeting
National Foreign Intelligence Board
CIA Headquarters Building
DCI Conference Room (7D64)
on Thursday, 6 January 1977, at 1000 Hours
Director of Central Intelligence
Mr. George Bush
Presiding
I USN, Deputy to the DCI for the
Intelligence Community
Mr. E. H. Knoche, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Mr. Harold Saunders, Director of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson, USA, Director,
Defense Intelligence Agency
Lieutenant General Lew Allen, USAF, Director, National
Security Agency
Mr. William N. Morell, Jr. , Department of the Treasury
Representative to NFIB
*Major General Edward B. Giller, USAF, (Ret.), Energy
Research and Development Administration
Representative to NFIB
Mr. Vernon 1.1. Weimar, acting for Federal Bureau of
Investigation Representative to NFIB
*Attended part of meeting.
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 SERVICE OBSERVERS PRESENT
Major General Harold Aaron, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence, Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Donald P. Harvey, USN, Director of Naval
Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Major General Eugene Tighe, USAF, Assistant Chief of
Staff, Intelligence, United States Air Force
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4. Panama Developments and Prospects (NTE 84-1-76)
The Chairman, with the concurrence of the NFIB Principals,
approved the subject estimate.
5. Soviet Strategic Objectives (NIE 11-4-76)
The Chairman received the advice of the Board on the
subject estimate and approved it subject to completion of
the following procedure.
With the concurrence of the Board, the Chairman agreed
to issue one final draft of the main text next week and to
permit principals only to add, drop or amend significant
footnotes. Once these adjustments have been made, the
Chairman will issue the estimate.
The meeting adjourned at 1220 hours.
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