INTERAGENCY INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM: GRENADA: RETROSPECTIVE ON A REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C.1?-
National Intelligence Council
NFIB-13.1/212
1 December 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: National Foreign Intelligence Board Principals
FROM: Charles E. Waterman
Vice Chairman, National Intelligence Council
SUBJECT: Interagency Intelligence Memorandum: GRENADA:
RETROSPECTIVE ON A REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT
1. Pursuant to NSDD 112, dated 15 November 1983, the President has
directed the Intelligence Community to produce an in-depth, comprehensive
analysis of the data obtained from Grenada. Attached are the draft Concept
Paper and Terms of Reference for an Interagency Intelligence Memorrandum
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GRENADA: RETROSPECTIVE ON A REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT. 25X1
2. A formal coordination meeting involving the NFIB Representatives has
been scheduled for Monday, 5 December, at 1300 hours in Room 7E32, CIA
Headquarters. Please pass the name of your representative and the clearances
of those who will be attending to by COB Friday, 25X1
2 December. 25X1
3. The IIM will be prepared under the ausDices of the National
Intelligence Officer for Latin America. from the 25X1
NIC/Analytic Group will serve as the principal drafter. IA and the DDI's
Office of African and Latin American Analysis, as well as the Office of Soviet
Analysis, will make major contributions to the paper. Other Offices in the
DDI -- European Analysis, Near East and South Asia Analysis, East Asia, and
Global Issues -- have agreed to make additional inputs as appropriate. I 25X1
4. We have set the first u rter of 1984 as the target date for
completion of the IIM. 25X1
Attachments:
As stated
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Interagency Intelligence Memorandum
GRENA?A: RETROSPECTIVE ON A'REVOLUTIONARYGOVERNMENT
Concept Paper 41
The documents acquired and information obtained as a result of the
U.S. invasion of Grenada on 25 October 1983 represent a Unique resource
which is of significant potential value to U.S. national security interests.
The purpose of this Interagency Intelligence Memorandum is to exploit this
store of data fully, providing as comprehensive a view as possible of the
workings of the Grenadian government dating from 13 March 1979 when a coup
put Maurice Bishop in power to 25 October 1983 when U.S. and East Caribbean
forces landed on the island. In addition to what was already known before
the invasion, this study will draw upon captured documents; an analysis of
captured weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment; an analysis of
cryptographic systems; and the statements of Grenadian. Cuban and other
foreign personnel interviewed on the island.
Particular emphasis will be, given to answering the following questions:
--How did the New Jewel Movement and the government function;
what were the internal dynamics?
--What was the extent of popular support and how did the
government deal with domestic opposition?
---What were the functions and missions of the security forces?
--What was the extent and purpose of the military build-up in
Grenada?
--How did the Soviets, East Europeans, Cubans, Libyans, North Koreans,
Palestinians, and any other non-Grenadian Marxist/Leninist groups
obtain influence in Grenada and how did they use Grenada to export
subversion?
--How did the New Jewel Movement and the government try to discredit
the U.S. as well as governments, parties, and individuals friendly
to the United States in Europe and Central America?
--What was the nature of the Soviet and Cuban relationship with
Grenada and to what extent, if any, did their objectives differ.
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The paper will conclude with a discussion of lessons learned in Grenada,
noting in particular those areas where information obtained as a result of
the invasion necessitated a reevaluation of previous intelligence judgments,
such as the size and functions of the Cuban contingent on the island.
The memorandum will discuss how these lessons are applicable to intelligence
collection and analys neral, as well as in the specific case of
Nicaragua.
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