PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TOPICS FOR 2 MAY AND LATER

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 26, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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S E C R E T
26 April 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Acting Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 2 May and Later
1. The 25 April Presidential Briefing covered the following in
addition to some administrative and operational matters:
A. SIGINT Briefing (NSA)
B. Soviet ICBM Readiness and Launch on Warning Capability
2. The following topics are nominated for the 2 May Presidential
Briefing:
A. Prospects for the International Oil Market
B. President's Quarterly Report
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and tentative
dates, if known, are shown:
A. Soviet Compliance with New US Fishing
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Regulations (OER)
South African Nuclear Program (NIO/NP) 6 June
Covert Communications (OTS)
Monitoring a CW Ban (OSI)
NIE 11-4-78 (NIO/USSR)
Soviet Forced Labor (OGCR)
H. Political Ferment in Nicaragua (NIO/LA) 30 May
I. Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--
A Soviet and US Comparison (OWI)
J. Greek-Turkish Relations (NIO/WE) 9 May
K. Prospects for China after the National
Peoples Congress (NIO/CH) 23 May
L. Military Lessons Learned About Performance
of Soviet and Cuban Forces from the
Somali-Ethiopian Campaign (NIO/AF:OSR) 16 May
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M. Egypt's Water Problems and Use of Computer
Simulation Model to Assess Future Alter-
native Water Management Strategies (OGCR)
N. Soviet Actions to Cope with Their Economic
Difficulties (OER) Late June
0. Soviet Ship Deployments (NOSIC) 9 May
P. Soviet Air Defense Systems (OWI) 23 May
Q. Protected Villages in Rhodesia (OGCR)
R. Soviet Computer Technology (OWI:OER)
S. Prospects for Law of the Sea After LOS-3
(OGCR)
T. Soviet Performance During the Cosmos 954
Event (OWI)
U. Cuban Developments (ORPA)
V. Five-Power Conference on Africa (ORPA)
W. Pakistan (NIO/NESA)
X. Nuclear Power in the LDCs (OER)
Y. Southern Africa: Rhodesia vs.
Guerrillas (NIO/AF)
Z. Chile - Authoritarianism vs. Democracy (ORPA)
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.
A. Soviet Policy in Africa
B. FRG-USSR Relations
C. Illegal Immigration from Mexico and the Caribbean
D. Philippine Opposition
E. Portugal
F. Prospects of Nuclear Terrorist Threats from Abroad
G. Chad
H. Panama - Situation after the Treaties
I. Narcotics in Latin America
5. The following briefing topics have been dropped from the list
of active topics for the reasons indicated:
A. Overview of Trends in the African Sahel Belt. Superseded
by other developments.
B. Chile (DDO). Already covered.
C. Zambia & Kaunda. Better covered in PDB.
6. The D/OER, D/OSI and NIOs CF, SS and AF are requested to submit
topics for use in early JUne by COB Tuesday, 2 May. The D/OGCR, D/OWI
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and NIOs SP, USSR and EAP will be requested to nominate topics for use
in mid-June the following week.
7. A tentative schedule for major topic preparation is attached.
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TENTATIVE MAJOR TOPIC PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Week of
Backup Material
to DCI on:
DCI/NFAC Presidential
Meeting on: Briefing on:
24 April
Greece & Turkey
Soviet Ship Deployments
International .SIGINT (NSA)
Oil Market
1 May
Military Lessons of
Around-the-table Int
ernational Oil Market
Soviet & Cuban Involve-
with NIOs Del
iver President's Quar
terly
ment in the Horn*
R
eport
8 May
China
Military Lessons Gre
ek-Turkish Relations
of Soviet & Sov
iet Ship Deployments
Cuban Involve-
ment in the Horn*
15 May
Nicaraguan. Politics
Mil
itary Lessons of Sovi
et &
Soviet Air Defenses
C
uban Involvement in t
he
Southeast Asia
H
orn*
22 May
South African Nuclear
SE Asia Chi
na
Program
Sov
iet Air Defenses
29 May
South African Nic
aragua
Nuclear Program
Filler material will be available on the following topics:
-Soviet Forced Labor
-Covert Communications
-Monitoring a CW Ban
5X1A -Estimating SLBM Effectiveness
-Protected Villages in Rhodesia
-Soviet Fishing in North Atlantic Waters
*Alternate topic: Prospects for Law of the Sea After LOS-3.
Note that this schedule is tentative. It will be revised weekly and major changes
may take place from week to week.
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26 April 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Acting Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 2 May and Later
1. The 25 April Presidential Briefing covered the following in
addition to some administrative and operational matters:
A. SIGINT Briefing (NSA)
B. Soviet ICBM Readiness and Launch on Warning Capability
2. The following topics are nominated for the 2 May Presidential
Briefing:
A. Prospects for the International Oil Market
B. President's Quarterly Report
C. Soviet Compliance with New US Fishing Regulations
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and tentative
dates, if known, are shown:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
South African Nuclear Program (NIO/NP)
Covert Communications (OTS)
Monitoring a CW Ban (OSI)
NIE 11-4-78 (NIO/USSR)
Soviet Forced Labor (OGCR)
6 June
F.
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G.
Political Ferment in Nicaragua (NIO/LA)
30 May
H.
I.
J.
K.
Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--
A Soviet and US Comparison (OWI)
Greek-Turkish Relations (NIO/WE)
Prospects for China after the National
Peoples Congress (NIO/CH)
Military Lessons Learned About Performance
of Soviet and Cuban Forces from the
Somali-Ethiopian Campaign (NIO/AF:OSR)
9 May
23 May
16 May
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L. Egypt's Water Problems and Use of Computer
Simulation Model to Assess Future Alter-
native Water Management Strategies (OGCR)
M. Soviet Actions to Cope with Their Economic
Difficulties (OER) Late June
N. Soviet Ship Deployments (NOSIC) 9 May
0. Soviet Air Defense Systems (DWI) 23 May
P. Protected Villages in Rhodesia (OGCR)
Q. Soviet Computer Technology (OWI:OER)
R. Prospects for Law of the Sea After LOS-3
(OGCR)
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.
A. Soviet Policy in Africa
B. Soviet Performance During the Cosmos 954 Event
C. Cuban Developments
D. FRG-USSR Relations
E. Chile (DDO)
F. Five-Power Conference on Africa
G. Illegal Immigration from Mexico and the Caribbean
H. Pakistan
I. Zambia & Kaunda
J. Philippine Opposition
K. Nuclear Power in the LDCs
L. Portugal
M. Prospects of Nuclear Terrorist Threats from Abroad
N. Southern Africa: Rhodesia vs. Guerrillas
0. Chad
P. Panama Situation after the Treaties
Q. Narcotics in Latin America
R. Chile - Authoritarianism vs. Democracy
5. The following briefing topic has been dropped from the list of
active topics for the reason indicated:
A. Overview of Trends in the African Sahel Belt. Superseded
by other developments.
6. The D/OER, D/OSI and NIOs CF, SS and AF are requested to submit
topics for use in early June by COB Tuesday, 2 May. The D/OGCR, D/OWI,
and NIOs SP, USSR and EAP will be requested to nominate topics for use
in mid-June the following week.
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7. A tentative schedule for major topic preparation is attached.
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TENTATIVE MAJOR TOPIC PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Backup Material DCI/NFAC
Week of to DCI on: Meeting on;
24 April Greece & Turkey International
Soviet Ship Deployments Oil Market
Presidential
Briefing on:
SIGINT (NSA)
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1 May Southern Africa with a Around-the-table International Oil Market
Focus on President with NIOs Deliver President's Quarterly
Kaunda's 17 May Visit Report
Military Lessons of
Soviet & Cuban Involve-
ment in the Horn*
8 May China
15 May Nicaraguan Politics
Soviet Air Defenses
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa Greek-Turkish Relations
with a Focus on Soviet Ship Deployments
President
Kaunda's 17 May
Visit
Southern Africa with a Focus
on President Kaunda's 17 May
Visit
Military Lessons of Soviet &
Cuban Involvement in the
Horn*
22 May South African Nuclear SE Asia China
Program Soviet Air Defenses
29 May NIE 11-4-78 South African Nicaragua
Nuclear Program s
Filler material will be available on the following topics:
-Soviet Forced Labor
-Covert Communications
-Monitoring a CW Ban
AI
-Estimating SLBM Effectiveness
-Protected Villages in Rhodesia
-Soviet Fishing in North Atlantic Waters
*Alternate topic: Prospects for Law of the Sea After LOS-3 .
Note that this schedule is tentative. It will be revised weekly and major changes
may take place from week to week.
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