MINUTES OF THE 176TH NFIB MEETING, 26 JUNE 1985, 1400 HOURS

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• Publication Date: July 22, 1985
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22 July 1985
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the 176th NFIB Meeting, 26 June 1985, 1400 Hours
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The DCI observed that he considered the estimate a fine piece of work, but
he is determined that its dissemination be carefully controlled. Mr. Nall
assured the DCI that all phases of the work and the proposed distribution of
the estimate had been thoroughly coordinated with appropriate US officials.
Mr. Magruder, representing Navy Intelligence, asked whether DIA, which
handles the dissemination of estimates for the Defense Department, would get
the usual number of copies. It would be important for research, development,
testing, and evaluation consumers in the Washington area to have access to the
document for its operational implications. The Navy would, of course, handle
dissemination in any way the DCI wishes, even if this means circulating but
one copy around to the appropriate Navy readers. BGen Fletcher, representing
DIA, reported that the number of copies supplied DIA would drop from 47 to
less than a dozen.
Mr. Gates noted that limiting the distribution in this way is in
implementation of the OCI's earlier instruction, followed up by a memorandum
from Mr. Gates, to prune the distribution of particularly sensitive papers
within the Intelligence Community and to hold the distribution to policymakers
to a maximum of a couple of dozen. While the estimate had been reviewed by
the appropriate persons it may have been reviewed
principally from a technica perspective, and perhaps not with a full
appreciation for the sensitivty of putting all this information together in
one document.
The DCI stated that it is entirely appropriate for the Intelligence
Community to prepare an estimate such as this in response to a request, in
this case from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he wishes it to be
handled like the other very sensitive papers the Community produces. At the
same time, he thinks that in this case the Secretary of Defense should have a
voice in who gets it. He thus instructed General Fletcher to provide Mr. Nall
with a list of the proposed dissemination of the paper within DoD, and the DCI
would then consult on the entire distribution list with Secretary Weinberger.
Mr. Thorne stated that he had one additional matter to raise before
leaving consideration of the estimate. The estimate is exceptionally well
done, but it has a very special focus. Even more interesting and useful would
The DCI reacted to Mr. Thorne's suggestion positively by agreeing that
including for the strategic balance. He
reported a he has been encoura in the NIO for General Purpose Forces to
consider the implications vulnerability of the
Soviet's conventional military weaponry and capabilities.
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Mr. Hill, representing the Under Secretary of the Air Force, seconded the
DCI's views, adding that the Soviets are 10 to 15 years behind the US in
developing similar technology because they lack adequate data processing
capabilities. The DDCI, complimenting the quality of the estimate, took Mr.
Hill's point, noting that it is a consequence of the Soviet's brute force
approach to military problems.
The DCI thereupon approved the estimate.
3. Miscellanea
The DCI noted that additional international outrages continue to occur in
the wake of the hijacking of the TWA airliner and the Lebanese Shiite's
seizing a number of its passengers as hostages. He wishes to alert the
principals that these matters are receiving daily attention at the White
House; sentiment is growing that these multiple acts are not unconnected, that
the Sandinista, North Koreans, Syrians, and Libyans may be consorting, and
that the Soviets have been aware. Sentiment is also growing that the US will
have to respond. The Intelligence organizations, the DCI continued, should
bring current their assessments of the perpetrators' vulnerabilities and how
all these acts fit together, and they should hold themselves ready to perform
the tasking and targeting that may be required.
 General Fletcher noted the relationship of Mr. Boykin's concerns to the
request recently considered by the Board from the Commander of the US
Readiness Command. The General counselled that the answers Mr. Boykin seeks
will be difficult to develop because of their very nature; they will not leap
out. The DCI asked for a status report on our response to REDCOM and was
assured that it is being developed as originally planned.
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Mr. William J. Casey, Chairman
Mr. John N. McMahon, Vice Chairman
Mr. Robert M. Gates, Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence
Agency
Mr. C. Thomas Thorne, Acting for Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Brigadier General Edward N. Fletcher, Army, Acting for Director, Defense
Intelligence Agency
Major General Thomas Flynn, Army, Acting for Director, National Security
Agency
Mr. Jimmie D. Hill, Acting for Under Secretary of the Air Force
Mr. Douglas Mulholland, Special Assistant to the Secretary (National Security),
Department of Treasury
Mr. Charles V. Boykin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence, Department
of Energy
Mr. Phillip Parker, Acting for Assistant Director, Intelligence Division,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Clarke Magruder, Acting for Director of Naval Intelligence
Brigadier General James Shufelt, Army, Acting for Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence
Colonel Charles G. Shankland, Air Force, Acting for Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence
Brigadier General Frank Breth, USMC, Director of Intelligence
Those Attending
Acting Vice Chairman
National Int
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Mr. u ian Nall, National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology
Miss Eloi , Deputy Director, Intelligence Community Staff
OALA/DDI
h, USAF, Analytic Group, National Intelligence Council
National Intelligence Officer for Africa
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