TALKING POINTS ON DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL

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• Publication Date: September 11, 1978
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TALKING POINTS ON DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
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-Concern for academic standards and environment of Defense Intelligence
School.
-Seems that either Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright
Patterson or USNPGS, Monterey, would provide a proper home.
-You may want look at it from your point of view. I'll ask Air Force
to look from theirs.
-I have no strong preference being primarily interested in improving
a school that supports Intelligence Community.
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DIA review(s) completed.
Attached are some backup papers. The talking points are designed to
avoid any possibility of construing your action as proposing a Navy
takeover of a DIA equity, an interpretation some interested parties
might want to put on your raising of such an issue with SECNAV.
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29 August 1978
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligene
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SUBJECT . Defense Intelligence School Relocation
1. Conversation with Pat Parker on 28 August 1978-
- I passed on the essence of our conversation enroute to Dallas',
i.e., issue now on Brown's desk; DIA is only present
influence on. decision; NPGS and Dayton still viable alternatives;
generally up. to services to put forward their cases now.,
- He appreciated the "heads up" and will act on it immediately.
He plans on USNPGS originating and forwarding a strong
bid for DIS collocation at Monterey. He expects channels
to be sympathetic '(e.g. Bill Perry).
- He feels there are. three. options:
1) USN Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA,
- Major advantages:
Base of quality in a serious academic environment
Depth research capability
Major disadvantage: isolation.
This could be.overcome if DIS
closely tied,to NPGS which Parker feels
it would have,to be. Tight links must
be established to create a first class
program..
2) Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson, Dayton, Ohio
Major advantage: strong technological' orientation
- Major disadvantage: less academic than NPGS,
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more hands-on applied systems environment;,
entrenched interests; whole organization
is part of the problem vice part of the'
solution.
Langley: inherent problems with part-time
staffs tapping into DC community. Faculty
bound to consider research secondary, too
close to operations to be otherwise. -
(He. recognizes. the political problems
inherent in this alternative).
Whether relocated to Monterey or Dayton, Parker feels
there must be ,a Washington tie in the form of a small
amount of office space (about. 10 offices) closely tied
to IC (preferably at Langley or where faculty
can come to do research and students can come. during,
critical phases of their program.. No permanent on-site
staff, just empty, available space.
o You have taken collocation idea about as
far as you can with Brown directly.
o Further -influence on the decision must
come from the Navy or the Air Force presenting
a strong case for.NPGS and/o'r..AFIT. .
o Time and DoD sensitivity precludes our being
able to sell' idea at working level and.expect
that we can keep it on track up to decision level.
Therefore:
Alternative ._A: Surface and sell relocation of
DIS to NPG idea directly to Claytor/Woolsey
when you meet with them 14 September.
Alternative E3: Seek genuine exploration of
both the NI'GS and AFIT (Wright-Patterson) alternatives:
Speak to Claytor/Woolsey as above. Same time.
(or with concurrence of Claytor/Woolsey) speak
directly to, Lew Allen. Put all cards on table,
i.e., DIS not very good academically now - any
honest man recognizes; improvement to benefit
of whole IC; Wright-Patterson and NPGS both
acceptable alternatives (both grant degrees,
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civilian academic ties; both away from Wash.,D.C.)
Tell him Navy putting forth case for NPGS;
suggest AF do same for Wright Patterson.
Alternative C: Either A or B above plus move
to scuttle DIS's.bid for separate degree granting
authority. with the Congress, thereby narrowing
DIA's options'to Monterey or Wright-Patterson
as their only means of picking.up a degree:.
o The Masters Degree program legislation.was
coordinated and approved by OSD, JCS, HEW
and OMB. It died in 1976. .'OMB has just
cleared similar legislation for transmission
to Congress. Prognosis:. very poor, running
out of time. The process will all have to
start again in*the next,session.
o The obvious low priority of-the bill and the valid
argument that it is redundant, open to Congress
..:the path of least resistance - no action.
The bill was introduced by Melvin Price (D, I11J),
Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, and
Bob Wilson (R, CA).
o Best place to scuttle would probably be to present
collocation case to Bob Wilson (one of the bill's
sponsors) who, coming-from southern California,
might look favorably on moving DIS.out there, and
Les Aspin for obvious reasons.
3; Recommendation Go with Alternatives A and C. NPGS in the'
form of Pat Parker is already working on the Navy's case.
I think that if you could sell-Claytor/Woolsey (Alt. A) and
at the same time talk to Wilson/Aspin (Alt. C), you would
indirectly bring strong pressure to bear on DoD to at least)
seriously consider Monterey-and Dayton. .
Very respectfully,
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OLC 78-4029
29 August 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Acting Legislative Counsel
Defense Intelligence School Awarding the
Degree of Master of Science of Strategic
Intelligence Legislation
1. In regard to your call, a bill to authorize the Commandant of
the Defense Intelligence School to award the degree of Master of Science
of Strategic Intelligence was introduced in the previous (94th) Congress
by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House Armed
Services Committee. It is my understanding that OMB has recently
cleared for transmittal to the 95th Congress similar legislation. We
are obtaining a copy of the draft bill.
2. It is further understood that a sponsor to introduce the
legislation has not yet been lined up but doing so would not be a
formidable problem. What will be a problem, however, is getting
any action on klrre-legislation of this nature this late in the Congress.
This means the whole process will have to be reinstituted for the 96th
Congress when it convenes in 1979. However, we will be on the lookout
against the slim possibility that the legislation might be attached as a
rider to other active legislation which will be acted upon before the
95th Congress adjourns.
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