LETTER TO NICHOLAS STETHEM FROM HERBERT E. HETU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00806R000200970109-3
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 109
• Publication Date: August 26, 1980
• Content Type: LETTER

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26 August 1980
Mr. Nicholas Stethem
Executi ve Di rector
The Strategic Analysis Group
31 Sackville Street
Toronto M5A 3E1, Canada
Dear Mr. Stethem:
This is in response to your letter of 13 August to
requesting an interview with Mr. Frank Carlucci, the Deputy Director
of Central Intelligence. Your radio documentary series sounds most
interesting.
However, it is a long standing policy of the Central Intelligence
Agency not to take part in or assist with projects sponsored by non-U.S.
media organizations. Mr. Carlucci therefore will not be available for
an interview during your visit to Washington.
I regret that we will be unable to provide any assistance and
wish you well as you proceed with your series. I am enclosing two
brochures which may be of some use.
Sincerely,
SI N[
Herbert E. Hetu
Director of Public Affairs
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he Strategic Analysis Group 31 Sackville Street Toronto M5A 3E1 Telephone [phone]
August 13, 1980
STAT
Coordinator or ca emic Relations
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley
Virginia 20505
USA
STAT Dear
I am currently engaged in the production of a five hour radio
documentary series for the program "Ideas", a popular academic
series produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
and in the writing of a book on Western strategy in the 1980s.
In essence, it is an attempt to look at the full spectrum of
diplomacy, from tourism to total war, and the illusions and
the realities involved in international affairs with a view
to building an effective and pragmatic strategy for the west.
One of the most important aspects of the problem involves the
mechanics of generating and executing an effective policy, and
the critical element in this area is the intelligence upon
which decisions must be based. This, as you know, leads into
a further set of problems involving the gathering, interpret-
ation, analysis, and dissemination of information, and into
the complications of large organizations and the sheer volume
of the data itself. But success here is pivotal to success
in all other aspects of foreign policy, for without accurate
and effective intelligence, that policy will be blind.
I have spoken to several people about this aspect of the
problem, and it has been suggested to me that Mr Frank Carlucci
may be the best single individual capable of talking about all
of these problems, and that the breadth of his experience is
such that he can take a wide view, encompassing both the
aspects of producer and user of such information. Therefore,
I would like to request an interview with Mr Carlucci in the
second or third week of September when I hope to be in Washington.
Ideally, I would like to tape the interview for broadcast -
he will be in such distinguished company as Lord Carrington
and, I hope, Mr Muskie - but I would understand any limitations
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which might have to be placed on this. From my own point
of view, the important thing is that his input from his
unique position have an effect on the overall content simply
because this must be a pragmatic as opposed to a purely
theoretical study.
Enclosed is a press release biography (which errs on the
side of exaggeration) for your information. If you require
anything further, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Nicholas Stethem
Executive Director
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NICHOLAS STETHEM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS GROUP
BIOGRAPHY
A graduate of College Militaire Royal de St Jean and the Royal Military
College of Canada at Kingston, Nicholas Stethem served with the Canadian
Airborne Regiment in Edmonton and Baden-Soelingen, West Germany. After
retiring with the rank of Captain in 1974, he spent two years studying,
writing and travelling, particularly in Africa, before moving to
2oronto to take up the position of Assistant, and later Associate
Editor of the Canadian Defence Quarterly.
Nicholas Stethem is now Executive Director of the Strategic Analysis
Group and is known across North America as an expert in the fields of
international and military affairs.
His- broadcasting experience included work with CTV (more than eighty
appearances on Canada AM as regular commentator on international and
military affairs: consultant, military and international affairs, to
W-5), RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL ( regular commentator./ consultant on
international and military affairs), NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (U.S.),
GLOBAL TELEVISION, CBC RADIO ( including AS IT HAPPENS, CANADAWATCH,
CROSS COUNTRY CHECK-UP, SUNDAY MORNING and others), and STANDARD
BROADCASTING.
For TV ONTARIO, Mr Stethem developed and co-presented a ten program
mini-series on international affairs for the REAL STORY public
affairs series. Audience response, both in terms of ratings and
viewer comment was unprecedented.
Mr Stethem has published feature articles in magazines as diverse as
MACLEAN'S and FOREIGN POLICY (U.S.). His commentaries have also
appeared in the daily press, including THE GLOBE AND MAIL, THE TORONTO
STAR and THE BALTIMORE SUN (U.S.). He is currently Canadian correspondent
and-writer on political/military affairs for JANE'S DEFENCE REVIEW (UK)
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In addition to his-consulting work to private and public organizations,
Mr Stethem's schedule includes numerous public speaking engagements.
In early 1980, his schedule has included the University of Lethbridge
(lectures, seminar and Chairman and Summing Up Speaker in a debate
between General William Westmoreland and Dr. William Epstein), the
University of Toronto (address to The Canadian Professors for Peace in
the Middle East), and addresses to the Association of Fellows of the
Canadian Securities Institute (Toronto), the Canadian Institute of
International Affairs (Toronto and Montreal), the Royal United Services
Institute (Kingston), The Israel Medical Association (Toronto), and
the National Conference of the Canadian Institute of International
Affairs (leading a workshop on World Security Problems and the Canadian
Response)
Nicholas Stethem is a member of the International Institute for Strategic
Studies.
The Strategic Analysis Group, which he founded in 1979, is already
widely accepted as the source of Canada's most accurate information on
international affairs. Through its consulting services, it offers
analysis of world events unhampered by political or policy constraints,
and biased only by the diverse individual viewpoints of its members
and contributors. A subscription only newsletter is scheduled to
begin later this year. Long-term plans include establishing an Institute
dedicated to improving the quality of debate on International and
military affairs in Canada.
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