REQUEST TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN WORKING CONFERENCE

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• Document Release Date: April 22, 2008
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• Publication Date: March 16, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence
VIA: Director, Office of Global Issues
Chief, International Security Issues Division
Chief, Weapons Proliferation Branch
International Security Issues Division
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SUBJECT: Request to Attend and Participate in
Working Conference
1. I request permission to participate in a working
conference at The Fletcher School; invitation and confernce
agenda is attached.
2. The Conference is scheduled for 12 and 13 April 1984.
3. None of the comments I will make in the discussion
periods will be classified.
4. I will be identified as an Agency 0111
employee but will append the standard disclaimer indicating that
the views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the
Agency.,
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I have reviewed the attached invitation and approve
participation by
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SUBJECT: Request to Participate in Working Conference
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TUFTS UNIVERSITY
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Administered with the cooperation of Harvard University
February 28, 1984
Global Assessment
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
On April 12 and 13, The Fletcher School will serve as host for a working
conference on development and national security in countries of the Third World.
Seventy governmental, academic, and business participants from throughout the
United States will consider the topics shown on the attached agenda. We would
very much like you to join us, and to participate in the discussion of these
topics.
A preliminary workshop on this subject, about two years ago, helped to
identify questions about the consequences and the causes of the trend --
persisting for more than a decade, now, among the smaller and poorer developing
countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia -- toward increased national
security expenditures, higher force levels, and more sophisticated defense
systems. Since that time, a number of academic colleagues have conducted
studies to clarify these questions, and they have prepared papers for the
conference which we would like to share with you.
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There remain, however, rather different viewpoints on the origins of
these trends, on the reasons which underlie the increasing provision for
national security in developing countries, and on the likelihood that these
trends will (and can) persist in the coming decade. These differences extend to
judgements about policy options and their consequences. By inviting exploration
of the perspectives in the academic, governmental, and business communities on
these topics we seek common ground for projecting the likely character of the
national security and developmental efforts of these countries in the balance of
the 1980s.
We will benefit from your participation in this exploration. Please let
us know if you will be able to join us. As the conference begins early on April
12, you may wish to arrive in Boston on the 11th. If you need assistance in
making hotel reservations, we will be pleased to help; the most convenient
hotels are those in Cambridge.
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
617 628-7010
Cable: FLETCHER
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DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN COUNTRIES OF THE THIRD WORLD
DISCUSSION TOPICS
I. PROVISION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: STATUS AND
TRENDS
a. The measurement of national security effort and "defense
burden"
b. Trends in the 1970s; status at beginning of the 1980s
c. Military expenditures and military capability; is there a
qualitative trend in weapons systems introduced in the
Third World?
d. Findings from study of regional powers in developing areas
e. Are past trends likely to persist in the 1980s?
II. CONSEQUENCES: HOW ARE THESE TRENDS RELATED TO OTHER NATIONAL
OBJECTIVES?
a. Hoc is increased national security provision related to
economic growth performance?
b. How is increased national security provision related to
attainment of welfare and other national objectives?
III. HOW CAN WE ACCOUNT FOR THE TRENDS?
a. Counteracting e::Larr.al threats; insuring iatf.r::al security
b. Relation to military government and to the military in
politics
c. Relation to international arms trade, arms transfer's, and
military assistance
d. Relation to trends in the evolution of bureaucratic
decision-making: how are national security decisions
made in developing countries?
IV. ARE THERE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE 1980s?
a. Regional collective security arrangements; peace-keeping
b. Disarmament and arms limitation agreements; Zones of Peace
c. Political instruments for conflict resolution
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