JOINT LOGISTICAL PLANNING PROJECT: SENATOR BAKER PREPARED TO SUPPORT?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001503870013-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 12, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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TAGS: MASS, MARK, JO, US
Sut3JECT: JOINT LOGISTICAL PLANNING PROJECT; SENATOR
BAKER PREPARED TO SUPPORT?
REF: AMMAN 3148
1. S - ENTIRE TEXT,
2, I rrAD A LONG TALK THIS MORNING (APRIL 12) WITH
CRAM MONTGOMERY, SENATOR BAKER'S SENIOR FUREIGN
POLICY AIDE, JN THE PROBLEMS THE JLF PROJECT HAS
EjiCUUN1'tREU UN THE HILL.
3. IT IS MONTGOMERY'S ASSESSMENT THAT TnE PROGRAM
CAN SE SAVEU dY A COONUINATEO ADMINISTRATION EFFORT.
WITH THE t XCEPTION OF SEVERAL, SENATORS gHUSt OPPOSITION
IS HELL KNUAN, MONTGOMERY THINKS THE LEVEL OF
OPPUSITION TO TriE PROJECT IS NOT NEARLY SU STRONG AS I
HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE. HE ASSERTS MOST SENATORS
wHO AFE APPRISED OF THE PROJECT RUULD OFFER THEIR
SUPPORT IF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WUULO MAKE IT
CLEAR TrIS 15 A PROGRAM DEEMED CL.AHLY TO St IN
THE NATIONAL 1NJ'Ei EST. THAT MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN
GuT ACROSS fo DATE, ALCORUING TU MONTGOMEriY.
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4. AS FOR SENATOR BAKERS OWN VOTE, MONTGOMERY
(PLEASE PPUTtCT) IS CtRTAIN THAT IF ThE SECRETARY
WILL PERSONALLY PUT THE ARM ON RIM, HE TILL GQ
WITH THE AUMXI ISTRATIUNI 11ONTGQM.RY SAYS SI"NATUR
S TEVENS GUT TO 6Aw EK AT A "8A) tIOMENT, " AMy) BAKtR ? S
SUPPORT OF STEVENS POSITION ON THIS SUBJECT IS NOT
AT ALL FIRM.
5. FOR THAT MATTER, MUNTGQMERY ALSO IS CERTAIN
THAT STEVrNS CAN BE PERSUADED TO THE CAUSE. BUT THAT
WILL TAKE MORE UF AN EFFORT FROM NOT ONLY STATE AND
DEFENSE, BUT THE AHITE PIOUSt AS WELL.
6. PLEASE CAREFULLY PR TE MNTGgi~FRY
SOURCE OF THIS IUFORMA 0N.
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