SOVIET ATTEMPTS TO INTIMIDATE WESTERN LEADERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001001570032-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: March 23, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
Chairman, National Intelligence Council
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Soviet Attempts to Intimidate Western Leaders
Following up on our discussions a couple of months ago 4rith Andy Marshall
on the subject of Soviet attempts to intimidate Western leaders, there are a
number of current incidents which should be evaluated. I have in mind the
following:
-- Andropov's threats to Hussein in Moscow. See~~ memcon on
-- Threats brought to Ankara on Soviet targetting of Turkish-US
co-located supply depots in Turkey. Demand of Soviet emissary to see General
Evron when Foreign Minister rejected threats. Report on these conversations
came in week before last.
-- Threat issued in response to Nakasone's comment to expand Japanese
defense effort and statements about Japan being an unsinkable aircraft carrier.
-- Threat of analogous deployment.
-- Other threatening gestures in Europe to go with efforts to influence
German elections.
- Overtures to Spain of,a carrot and stick nature in relation to
Spain's corning into NATO.
-- Soviet Foreign Minister's pressure on Pakistan Ambassador in Moscow--
"l,~hy is Pakistan waging war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan?"
- In addition, some of the active measures we have observed, i.e.,
forgery of Reagan letters to the King of Spain and others, can be broadly
characterized as intimidation.
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William J. Casey
cc: Andrew Marshall, D/Net Assessmeht/DoD
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