NOW ROSTOW'S REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700080035-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: January 1, 2000
• Content Type: NSPR

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DEFENSE:
Now Rostvt 's Repoiiptri j
as Secret:u?y of Defense, be found the i " igr!a`Mtio al,
armod forces operatingon the hatais of L ~ertsr s "
~ ~ see'urit} pOlicit!s laid 14tf4-11'in?49!4,'3"Hi? rtiat:1E N#;tI or. E,
former Pre'clderrt Risentitivvei? and t~tl+' hstuHatirp>4 '
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then c?Irninnar, of the Joltit~'Chft+f~ rSf- ~Y' ? e; 9t't
Staff, Adm. Arthur WHjotifclyd. Me. Strztr Qr,ft aUlaot. =: a r '
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Namara promptly wrote t>t1t tt direetis e''
vicirtg the basic national sCetit tr' pnlrere,` army and Navy, Rostow learnt ttf}_At the
and nss+irrrptions, incinding lhe`issiowni .1
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e1 Nr?F ktr Rower?-jrVg
ties relating to ecrrrntor-fnmp strikeq Ind f
inftiatiotr of the use of tactical nrklear ^ nuclear aeons. vUkis Mif ,t
weapons' ;and sent it along to the )oitrt i rt1Bt~l9t31
C'biets of Staff. iOw wgl 2) , Mostoswt,MJQOtac#,)!tle(wat-
1~'lfat hr icarrtecf, in plain F;nglisla, ts'its q W ? Prv+erppta.Ve. aittack,.'Thjfq, boijpiy~
notfaint,+ less than a nep? stgtertk-nt of the ; $ 0011 (1 caeate uI er# laity Jrt:?,1
etiomy*wl t}agar,
U.S. policy on defense of itself :and Its j mind of a prosp(,c
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a fricods. The Joint Chiefs have rrescr vet "'At be mif llt roisralcsalate 1).$. ttit{tt8,1 -
agre&l on snr}'a a eolith , because the I Soi;jet and fuel Chit) c efrt. to.~ rtllfit
Array. Nas'', and Air Ptsrc,r haveneyer hk assaa~ at vulnerable .areas, A
qbeen able to get together. ` vsofId? all, ire Laos or Kor sxuglcl~,
oppy`ccl us nosy, b% eaulv~tta rtr tjptal ;uIi
But they did write a forarteen- Pa g
pa g guerrilla forces. Tlac U.S,
paper on the suhjec't, \shic?h is still pencl iai- : In land
Places, ssoulcl hr to cncyuura a freedom
tug before the National Se( m is Council. grid individual rights syithont attei ?tin
Taytr?tt.rvrl 1'uniane?nt: Its State nl !~
i)cp:artrnent crnmtc'rpart cnae:ged last to make user ether countries :ill :rlaq
triple spaced oil leg.11-size nailer, and r rlc' llta(c? ltagortrneut~ i- r? ft'
vPp4
houtad in licfrt-hlue lies to the Pentagon and tlthir`ttt eseeu-
nltser, is?as I)einfi
circial:ated it 110 yerj' top lesel of i)e `r" ugencaes for 'etnerFda}tio , end
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reconimendatioa,,, Presauna{)1q
li?nse old 5t ilie Departmew offit?i:ils for .1...:.--_-_. t,?> _
comment, months in the worts, it ' [Y: .,i e1ac. Will fare; a ttYl Mrf#hyi
was?writieu AN, Dr. N% alt 1V'hrtrnan Ros-
tnw' formerte flouse,1)efcaastowv.out-
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