PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TOPICS FOR 11 JULY AND LATER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 28, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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28 June 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM . Acting Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT . Presidential Briefing Topics for 11 July and Later
1. The following topics were covered at the 27 June Presidential
Briefing in addition to some administrative and operational matters:
B. Covert Communications
C. Soviet Economy
D. Soviet Forced Labor
E. Soviet Strategic Planning & SALT
2. There will be no Presidential Briefing during the week of
3 July.
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and tentative
briefing dates, if known, are shown:
A. Monitoring Arms Control Agreements (PBC)
B. PRC-Vietnam Relations (NIO/EAP)
C. Korean Military Update (NIO/EAP-OSR)
D. Role of Evacuation in Soviet Civil Defense (OSR)
E. Thailand (NIO/EAP) 11 July
F. Bonn Economic Summit (NIO/PE) 11 July
G. FRG-USSR Relations (NIO/WE)
H. Soviet/Cuban Options in Southern Africa (NIO/AF)
I. US-USSR Technical Collection Comparison 1 August
(NITC-OWI)
J. Elections to European Parliament (NIO/WE)
K. Soviet Air Defense Systems (OWI) 1 August
L. US-USSR Arms Transfer Comparison (QER)
M. Sino-Soviet Relations (NIO/CH-NIO/USSR) 11 July
N. Nuclear Terrorist Threats (NIO/NP) 18 July
0. Law of the Sea (OGCR)
P. Jamaica (ORPA-OER)
4. The following topics have been proposed as possible future
topics for Presidential Briefings. These topics have not yet been
approved by D/NFAC. After D/NFAC approval of the topic, the responsible
officer will be asked to provide an outline for the DCI's approval.
Preparation of the draft briefing starts after the outline is approved.
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Submarine Detection and racing
PRC Foreign Economic Policy
Soviet Nuclear Power Program--Changes, Intentions
Soviet Missile Development Complex--Key to Arms Buildup
Cuba: A Major Expansion of Manpower Resources in the
Offing (1977-78) - Proposed as filler
5. Basic preparation work has been completed on the following
briefings. They are being held awaiting an appropriate opportunity to
use them. Then the responsible officer will be contacted by the PBC for
a last-minute review and update of the briefing. Responsible officers
are requested to inform the PBC if these topics are to be treated in the
PDB, NID or other intelligence publication so that the briefings can be
canceled or modified as appropriate.
A. Law of the Sea (OGCR)
B.
C. Soviet Microelectronics: Civilian & Military Use (OSI-OER)
D. Soviet ECCM (OWI)
E. Caribbean-Mexican Illegal Migration (OER)
F. Nuclear Power in the LDCs (OER)
G. Jamaica (ORPA-OER)
6. The following topics have been dropped from the list of active
topics for the reasons indicated:
A. Chinese Plans to Increase Science and Technology
Capability. "Nuggets" or mini-briefs will no longer
be listed; this memorandum will address major topics
only.
B. Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--A Soviet and US Comparison.
Higher priority topics will preclude this being covered.
7. The D/ORPA, D/OCR and NIOs NP, NESA and LA will be requested to
submit briefing topic nominations for use in August during the week of
10 July.
8. A tentative schedule for major topic preparation is attached.
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