LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89T01399R000100110004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: MISC

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LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT
Objective:
Stabilize Situation Without Introduction of US Armed Forces
Premise:
Host Country's Struggle; They Must Fight It; We Will Provide That
Which They Cannot Provide for Themselves, Primarily Intelligence
UNCLASSIFIED
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LIC INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
Goal: Develop Operational Intelligence Capability to Drive Friendly
Operations and Support Stabilization Efforts
UNCLASSIFIED
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"To Fight the Guerrilla, One must Know Him"
- A Day in the Life of a Guerrilla ........
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LIC INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY
Buy Time for Host Country
- Time used for training and equipping
- Work toward self sufficiency
Security Assistance/Intelligence Connection
- Both must be driven by policy guidance
- National policy represents commitment
Effort must involve National, Theater, and Country Team Participation
- DoD, CIA, and State cooperation is mandatory
UNCLASSIFIED
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CENTRAL AMERICA
Case Study for Intelligence in Low-Intensity Conflict
UNCLASSIFIED
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CENTRAL AMERICA
Two-Target Problem
- El Salvador Insurgency
- Militarization of Nicaragua
Emphasis on El Salvador
- Blunt Arrow
- CAJIT
- Election Support
- "Smoking Gun" Surge
UNCLASSIFIED
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EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE
JN
L AMERICA
Prompted by Two-Fold Threat
- Insurgency in El Salvador
- U00%ju 1 t i .A ii VVouia (uiae uvei alii l iUi, t
- Concept For a Theater Intelligence System Submitted
to JCS October 1982
UNCLASSIFIED
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THEATER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM
Geared to Operational Intelligence Support
- Responsive to US Policy Objectives
- Assists Regional Allies
- Shift from Passive to Active Role
System Involves
- Intelligence Collection
- Tactical Analysis and Dissemination
- Secure Communications
- Intelligence Sharing
- Regional Training
UNCLASSIFIED
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INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION
Drives Theater Intelligence System
Instrument Through Which USCINCSO Acts on Behalf of
US National Interests
- Provides Intelligence for National Decisionmaking/
Tactical Consumption
- Expresses US Resolve
- Source for Intelligence Sharing and Regional
Cooperation
UNCLASSIFIED
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THEATER COLLECTION PROGRAM
Plan of Ongoing Collection Objectives and Strategies
Required to Meet National Security Needs in LATAM
- Identifies Gaps/Weaknesses and Resources Needed
Game Plan for
- Assisting Regional Friends; Insuring Stability
- Depicting Nicaraguan Militarization
- Monitoring Cuban/Soviet Bloc Involvement
- Supporting Counterdrug Operations
Basis for Resource Planning and Programming
UNCLASSIFIED
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NATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE THEATER COMMANDER
RESOURCE ACQUISITION
SUBSTANTIVE INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE POLICY FOCUS
UNCLASSIFIED
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RESOURCE ACQUISITION
COLLECTION GAPS DRIVE QUICK FIXES
? 7-Eleven Recce
? Marines, Tents, and SIGINT Requirements
? Patchwork Communications
LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
? DRB Recce Strategy
? Remoted SIGINT
? National/Theater Connectivity
UNCLASSIFIED
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SUBSTANTIVE INTELLIGENCE
INABILITY TO SUPPORT
CAJIT AND THE WHIZ KIDS
REBUILDING OF A COMMAND
TRANSITION OF OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
? Tactical Analytical Team
? RICS and Changing Roles
UNCLASSIFIED
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INTELLIGENCE POLICY FOCUS
- NEED FOR DIRECTION
? Implement Intelligence Policy
? Drive Resource Decisions
? Ensure Coordination
- CARIBBEAN BASIN INTELLIGENCE STEERING GROUP
? Charged by DCI and CJCS
? Washington Forum for UNCINCSO
- AN EXAMPLE FOR WORLDWIDE LIC APPLICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
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LESSONS LEARNED
Aggressive Intelligence
- Deters Guerrilla; Eventually Put Him on Defensive
- Bought Time for ESAF; Crucial for Self Sufficiency
Force Presence Factor
- Visible Expression of US Resolve
- Put Nicaragua on the Defensive; Affected Export of Insurgencies
Value of Intelligence Sharing
- Help Allies Help Themselves
- Their Fight; We Provide What They Cannot
- Eventual Partnership
UNCLASSIFIED
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