US INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES IN CENTRAL AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R000500800021-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: August 21, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR
WASHINGTON
August 21, 1980
SUBJECT: US Intelligence Requirements and Resources
in Central America (TS)
The NSC has reviewed your memorandum of April 24, 1980 on the
above subject to Dr. Brzezinski, and concurs in the critical
importance of obtaining the maximum amount of high quality
intelligence from Central America in order to pursue our nation's
objectives to contribute to peaceful democratic change and to
resist both leftist subversion and rightist repression. Obviously,
it would be desirable to proceed with Option 1 and to utilize
the intelligence contributions of Options 2 and 3, as much as
feasible. But given existing budgetary constraints, we cannot
assure you the prospect of enhanced funding levels. (TS)
However, my staff has reviewed with yours the ques` lion of whether
we could obtain some of these contributions by reallocating other
resources, and we have concluded that a sharp reduction in US
intelligence resources in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, or
Colombia could be accompli.5hed without as dramatic a reduction of
our national security interests as if we did not transfer these
capabilities to Central America and the Caribbean. Specifically,
we. need a'Defense.Attache in Suriname as soon as possible. in
addition, it is much more important for us to have another Defense
Attache in El Salvador than a Naval Attache in Guatemala. If we
could do. both under the existing MODE, fine, if not, El Salvador
should obtain priority. (TS)
avid, Aaron
Deputy Assistant to the
President for National
Security Affairs
cc: The Secretary of State
The Director, Office of Management
and Budget
Director of Central Ingelligence
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DOS, NSC, DIA HAVE REVIEWED
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