LETTER OF APPRECIATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001703130021-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: January 7, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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Chief, n a y and insurgency Center
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington. DC 20505
$ 7 JAN 198L
1. Please accept my sincere appreciation for the assistance you and the country
analysts at the Instability and Insurgency Center recently provided to LTC Garrell
Sutherland and MAJ Thomas J. Kuster during their visit to the Central Intelligence
Agency on 21 December 1982.
2. As you are aware, the US Army Institute for.Military Assistance is currently
engaged in an extensive analysis of missions assigned to US Army special opera-
tions forces, to include regional force structuring.* The invaluable information
your analysts provided to LTC Sutherland and MAJ Kister made a significant contri-
bution to their regional analysis. The detailed and expert knowledge demonstrated
by your analysts speaks well of them and the Instability and Insurgency Center.
3. During the course of LTC Sutherland's discussions with your analysts, it became
apparent that the 1st Special Operations Command (1st SOCOM), the Institute for
Military Assistance, and the Instability and Insurgency Center have many common
areas of interest. In view of this, it is my desire that there be an ongoing
exchange of information in these areas to insure. an understanding of the capabili-
ties and limitations of 1st SOCOM to conduct operations at the lower end of the
spectrum of conflict. I would welcome an opportunity to acquaint you and selected
members of your staff on the missions and employment of special operations units.
A liaison visit by you and your staff, to my headquarters, would be the most
efficient and expeditious manner to accomplish this effort.
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4. If you agree such a visit would be beneficial, please contact Mr. Paul-Payne
at [phone] or AUTOVON 236-1918 to make arrangements for appropriate
briefings.
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JOSEPH C. LUTZ
Brigadier General, USA
Commandant