SIG MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN POLITICAL STRATEGY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 3:00 P.M.

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: October 17, 1985
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SECRET
Senior Interagency Group. No. 50
TO: OVP - Mr. Donald P. Gregg
NSC - Mr. William Martin
AID - Mr. Richard Meyer
CIA -
DOD - COL David Brown
JCS - MAJ Michael Emerson
USIA - Mr. C. William LaSalle
85-2540/5
SUBJECT: SIG Meeting on Afghanistan Political Strategy
Friday, October 18, 3:00 p.m.
The SIG Meeting on Afghanistan has been rescheduled for
Friday, October 18, 3:00 p.m., in Room 7219 at the Department of
State. Under Secretary Armacost will chair the meeting. A
revised agenda is attached. Attendance will be Principal plus one.
Please telephone the names of agency representatives to Sheila
Lopez, 632-5804 by cob October 17.
J4-j
Nicholas Platt
Executive Secretary
Agenda.
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AFGHANISTAN SIG, OCTOBER 1i, 1985
AGENDA
1. Perspectives on the War's Sixth Summer (CIA)
2. 40th UNGA Diplomatic Iniatives/Alliance Delegation's Visit:
A. Scheduling Alliance Activities. (State/NEA)
B. Public Diplomacy Activities in N.Y. and Washington
(State - USIA)
C. Diplomatic Strategy Inside the U.N.: Walters Speech,
3rd and 4th Committees (State/IO)
3. Afghanistan Public Diplomacy:
A. Status Report on $500,000 Authorization for Afghanistan
Public Diplomacy (USIA)
Project (DOD)
4. Response to President Zia's Letter to President Reagan
(State - NEA)
5. Cross Border Humanitarian Assistance:
A. Short-term (State/P)
B. McCollum Amendment (DOD)
C. Long-term (AID)
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SUBJECT . Inter-Agency Meeting
Type of Meeting SIG
Date Friday, 18 October 1985
Time 1500
Place Room 7219 State Department
Chaired By Michael Armacost
Attendees D,P2'! +< 1
Subject/Agenda Afghanistan - This meeting is a rescheduling
of the cancelled 9 Oct meeting - Agenda is
Papers Expected
Info Received
DCI
DDCI
ExDir
DDO
DDI
VC/NIC
SA/IA
VES
SDO/CPAS
essentially the same but with some revision.
Revised agenda will be sent out today.
By Wednesday 16 Oct
1230, 15 Oct 85, per Sheila, State Dept.
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7 October 1985
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SUBJECT Inter-Agency Meeting
Type of `leeting
Date
Time
Place
Chaired By
Attendees
Subject/Agenda
Papers Expected
Info Received
Distribution:
DCI
DDC I
ExDir
DDO
DDI
VC/NIC
/S4/ IA
/1.5
`ADO/CPAS
SIG Meek
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Wednesday, 9 Octob 1985
1400
Michael Armacost
DDI and DC/NE/DO (per DDCI)
Afghanistan -- based on telecon with
Charlie Dunbar, tentative agenda includes CIA
intel assessment; report on cross-border activity;
approval of UN strategy; consideration of USIA
report on public diplomacy initiatives;
draft reply of letter to President Zia.
Sheila Lopez, State Dept., 7 Oct.
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Room 7219 State Department
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October 7, 1985
2540/4
Senior
Interagency Group.
No. 50
OVP
- Mr.
Donild P. Gregg
NSC
- Mr.
William Martin
AID
- Mr.
Richard Meyer
CIA
DOD
- COL
David Brown
JCS
- MAJ
Michael Emerson
USIA
- Mr.
C. William LaSalle
SUBJECT: SIG Meeting on Afghanistan Political Strategy
Wednesday, October 9, 2:00 p.m.
Under Secretary Armacost will chair a Senior Interagency Group
meeting on Afghanistan Political Strategy on Wednesday, October 9,
2:00 p.m. in Room 7219 at the Department of State. An agenda for
the meeting is attached. Attendance will be Principal plus one.
Please telephone the names of agency representatives to Sheila
Lopez, 632-5804 by cob October 7.
Nicholas PlJt
Executive Secretary
Agenda.
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AFGHANISTAN SIG, OCTOBER 9, 1985
Agenda
1. Perspectives on the War's Sixth Summer (CIA)
2. 40th UNGA Diplomatic Initiatives/Alliance Delegation's
Visit:
A. Scheduling of Alliance Activities (State - NEA)
B. Public Diplomacy Activities (State/USIA)
C. Diplomatic Strategy inside the U.N. (State - I0):
3. Afghanistan Public Diplomacy:
A. Status Report on 9500,000 Authorization for Afghanistan
Public Diplomacy (USIA)
B. DOD
Project (DOD)
4. Response to President Zia's Letter to President Reagan
(State - NEA)
5. Cross Border Humanitarian Assistance:
A. Short-term (State - P)
B. McCollum Amendment (DOD)
C. Long-term (AID)
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