NIC OUTSIDE ACTIVITY HAL FORD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2009
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: March 9, 1984
• Content Type: FORM

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NIC Requester:
NIC OUTSIDE ACTIVITY
Hal Ford, NIO At Large
Date of Request: 9 March 1984
A. Identification of Event or Professional Discussion (including dates)
Conference on Soviet foreign policy. The conference will focus on Soviet
policy in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa. March 15, 1984, from
9:00 AM to 5:00 P.M.
B. Who (generally) will attend?
See attachment.
C. Foreign Attendance?
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D. Any awkward situations anticipated?
APPROVED/D4 PP?R&VE9--
arles . Waterman, Vice Chairman/NIC
FORM 879 Required: YES NO
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Information
Agency
March 5, 1984
USIA is pleased to invite you to a conference on Soviet foreign
policy.
The conference will focus on Soviet policy in the Middle East,
Afghanistan, and Africa, as described in the enclosure. It
will meet on March 15, 1984, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and will
be hosted by the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
of the Woodrow Wilson Center (Smithsonian Building, Library
Room, entry by-the east door). Lunch will be included.
Because seating is limited, attendance will be by invitation
only. Please respond as soon as possible, either by returning
the enclosed card or calling. If you cannot attend, you may
pass the invitation to someone else in your office. In that
event, please let us know who will be coming.
If you wish further information, please call Willis Brooks or
William Freeman in our Soviet and East European Research Branch
(485-7124).
Sincerely yours,
ichard E. Bissell
Director
Office of Research
Mr. Hal Ford
NIC
7E62
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC
USIA
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The United States Information Agenc
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The Kenn an Institute
Cendter for S ho ars
Woodrow Wilson International
presents a policy
Conference on Soviet Foreign
Chairman: Helmut Sonnenfeldt (Brookings Institution)
Conference 3: The middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa
March 15, 1984
Chairman: Ambassador Robert Neumann (CSIS)
9:00 The Soviet Union in the Middle East
paper: John Campbell (formerly Council on Foreign
Relations)
comment: Daniel Pipes (Harvard. University)
Karen Dawisha (Brookings Institution)
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Soviet policy in Afghanistan
paper: Melvin Goodman (CIA) of Pennsylvania)
comment: Alvin Rubinstein (University
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Prospects for Afghanistan
paper: Zalma; Khalilzad (Columbia University)
3:00 Coffee break
3:15 Soviet policy in Africa
artment of state)
cent: AlexanCheser A. dertAlexievr(Rand Corporation)
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comment:
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