REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT NSC ACTIVITIES, 20 SEPTEMBER - 1 OCTOBER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R001403250006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 1, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEL KI I
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM SA/DCI/IA
SUBJECT Review of Significant NSC Activities,
20 September - 1 October
1. I am sorry that I will be unable to greet you upon
your return, but trust that your travels and encounters were
worthwhile. I look forward to reading your trip report.
(By the way, mentioned to me in passing several 25X1
weeks ago that your previous trip reports have been quite a
hit at the White House.)
2. You will be receiving several packages and hopefully
a few moments with John McMahon on Tuesday afternoon in
an effort to brief you quickly on the highlights of what
has transpired during your absence. Harry Rowen will provide
the results of the NIC's efforts to re-prioritize the schedule
of estimates, per your request through me. is 25X1
pulling together reports from each of your Deputies covering
significant developments during the past two weeks. Joe,
I am sure, will have additional materials for you.
3. This folder contains summaries of John's participation
in NSC activities. There were no meetings with Shultz or
Weinberger because of schedules and lack of significant. agenda
items. He did meet twice with Clark. I have included memos
for the record from those meetings. In addition, John attended
the following meetings:
-- NSC on Pipeline. This was a discussion of Shultz's
plans to consult with our Allies to move the
Alliance back onto a positive track. Exceptions
for certain companies were discussed in this
context.
- SIG on Space. This was the first meeting on space
to set up a mechanism for implementing our
National Space Policy. You will see an effort by
John and others to keep the SIG's focus on major
policy issues rather than programmatic ones.
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- Lebanon Steering Group. The purpose of this
meeting was to review where we go next in
promoting US policy (Phase II). The reinfiltration
of PLO fighters into Lebanon is of obvious con-
cern (see summary of the evidence).
-- Latin America. At the same NSC meeting above,
Secretary Regan painted a grim picture of the
international financial situation. He handed out
a Treasury analysis of the status of Latin American
countries. (Tab G)
4. The following meetings currently are scheduled for
next week:
-- Clark, Wednesday 6 October
-- Lebanon Steering Group, Thursday 7 October
tentative- will go plus?)
-- Weinberger, Friday 8 October
- Dam, Friday 8 October
Siultz is out of town until 12 October)
Dewey reports that no more meetings on Central America are
likely to be scheduled until the following week. Meanwhile,
a single-copy NSDD will be hand-carried by the NSC Staff to
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NSPG principals for concurrence in the near future. The NSC
has requested that all copies of the earlier draft (Tab D)
should be destroyed. I saved it only for your information.
also reports that the White House will be issuing
shortly a Terms of Reference for a complete review of all
NSDDs on Central America, including the new one. The intent
appears to be to ensure that we are on the right track and
to find out who is doing what. You may be asked to produce
a SNIE in support of the review.
5. Other Issues.
-- The IIM on Soviet ABM Developments is shaping up.
Larry is shooting for a -1-2-October NFIB. John Z
informed Clark. 13
is planning to send you a note
requesting that you sensitize the NFIB Principals
to the need to pay close attention to the
possibility of SS-20's showing up in Cuba.
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1.
Meetings with Clark, 22 E 29 September
Tab A
2.
NSC Meeting on the Pipeline, 22 September
Tab B
3.
SIG Meeting on Space, 23 September
Tab C
4.
NSPG on Central America, 24 September
Tab D
5.
Lebanon Steering Group Meeting, 27 September
Tab E
6.
SIG-IEP Meeting on Poland, 28 September
Tab F
7.
NSC Meeting on Poland and Latin America,
30 September
Tab G
8.
MEMCON Shultz/Gromyko Meeting, 28 September
Tab H
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