USC/FAR MEETING, 25 JULY 1973

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 27, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
27 July 1973
SUBJECT : USC/FAR Meeting, 25 July 1973
The following are the major items concerning
yesterday's plenary meeting:
1. The Third USC/FAR Consolidated Research
Plan (CRP) for FY-1974-1975 was approved, in draft,
by the attending representatives of Member and Ob-
server Agencies (see attached list). This means
that the external research plans of the participating
Member Agencies, for the next two years, have been
surveyed, the results collated, and the area and
functional emphasis of these plans, clearly defined.
USC/FAR Executive Secretary, E. Raymond Platig, noted
that this year, CIA became the first (and only) Ob-
server Agency to make a contribution to the CRP.
However, since CIA's contribution is classified
(confidential), it cannot be included in the forth-
coming publication of the Third CRP. He said he
hoped that next year, CIA might find it possible to
submit external research data in an unclassified sub-
mission, for publication in the Fourth CRP. (He
mentioned phone conversations with you regarding this.)
2. General agreement on new "Objectivesnin
the CRP:
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a. To assess the state of external research
on countries in the Near East and South Asia. (TheiX,
is concern over the fact that USC/FAR Member Agencies
now plan to spend less than half of the amount for
external research that was indicated in the Second
CRP (FY-7304). The USC/FAR Consultative Group on
Near East and South Asia will examine.)
b. To look at emerging international societies
(multinational public and private institutions), as
well as areas of interdependence among nations and
various transnational phenomena. (TheOLis interest
in examining the less strategic, but increasing pre-
valent international relationships: tourism, multi-
national corporations, ecological associations, etc.
The International Political-Social Relations Consul-
tative Group.)
c. Assist ACDA in assessing priority research
needs in the field of arms control. (ACDA has had
serious budgetary cuts, and it is felt that USC/FAR
might alleviate this by providing inter-agency con-
currence to ACDA proposals for funding.)
3. Other matters:
a. The DOD representative stressed that nota-
tion should be made in the Third Plan that figures
provided for FY-75 are not to be considered firm, but
only projected. All agreed that the current rather
chilly fiscal climate made this advisable.
b. Mr. Cline encouraged -- and DOD endorsed
other Observer Agencies to make known, as fully as
possible, their Agencies' external research plans in
the future. He was delighted that CIA had made a
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contribution (classified), and encouraged the National
Science Foundation representative to attempt, in essay
form, to discuss the priorities of their funding pro-
gram -- this for distribution to other Agencies, and
possibly even inclusion in the next CRP.
c. The SEW Representative stressed the possible
valliae of surveying the USC/FAR Member and Observer
Agencies regarding the utility of external research
products: are they used; why or why not, etc? Mr. Cline
---not very enthusiastic -- said that the HEW Represen-
tative could consider and develop a specific proposal
for this, if he so desired.
d. Mr. Cline also mentioned that significant
6rt-asnaTe?ierinE-6t2ADP assistance and adVice was being pro-
vided to ilIKUSC/FAR Current Inventory of Government
Sponsored E ternal Research. Hopefully, this assist-
ance should make this a moretuseable and efficient
Reference Aid in the future.
e. Mr. Cline distributed copies of the attached
"Memorandum for the Chairman, USC" and "Foreward."
Any comments should be phoned to Mr. Platig by COB
Friday, 27 July. I have none.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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I passed on your regrets to
Mr. Cline after the meeting -- he said
he preferred to have me come anyway --
ha! By the way, he entered the meeting
room carrying a leatherette briefcase
stamped WATERGATE--Confidential File.
The case was covered with holes.
Chuckle . . .
27 July 1973
(DATE)
FORM NO. 10 I REPLACES FORM 10-101
1 AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
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