DDI ACTIVITY REPORT 18-22 NOVEMBER 1985

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 22, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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DDI 05828-85
22 November 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT: DDI Activity Report 18-22 November 1985
DCI/DDCI Assigned Tasks
OEA and EURA prepared talking points for the DDCI on East
Asian and East and West European reactions to the Geneva Summit.
SOVA prepared talking points for the DCI on Soviet views of
Chinese economic reforms.
OSWR prepared notes for the DCI on the Soviet ABM threat to
the PRC and on the strategic significance of SDI to the PRC.
Policy Support
Recent SOVA studies have received favorable comments from
Defense. Secretary Weinberger requested a copy of an assessment
on Soviet computer literacy after reading a NID on the same
subject. An assessment on the Soviet weapons industry received
praise from Under Secretary of Defense Ikle who asked that parts
be declassified for public citation. Paul Berenson, Special
Assistant for Assessment, complimented SOVA's research paper on
modernization problems in the Soviet airframe industry and asked
that a Secret-level version of the paper be printed; SOVA and
CPAS are responding.
OEA met with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, James Lilley; Taiwan Affairs Director,
Mark Pratt; and John Cooper of the Heritage Foundation, to
discuss the elections in Taiwan.
NESA analysts met with Assistant Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy Planning, Michael Pillsbury to discuss insurgent
activities in Afghanistan.
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NESA met with Ambassador Nancy Ostrander, State's
Coordinator for Population Affairs, to discuss research on the
impact of population problems on political stability.
SOVA prepared talking points on the Soviet Communist Party's
draft program for Ambassador Kampelman, Chairman of the
delegation at the Geneva Arms Talks.
SOVA managers briefed UN Association officials going to
Moscow next week on the Soviet leadership and domestic policies.
OSWR briefed members of the Packard Commission on Soviet
systems analysis, military-technical forecasting, decisionmaking,
planning and development of complex systems, and possibilities
for reverse tech transfer.
OSWR's heavy briefing schedule also included the Defense
Science Board on Soviet military-technical policy, members of
USDR&E on Soviet ground weapons modernization, and Ambassador
John Negroponte (Assistant Secretary of State for Nuclear Energy
and Energy Technology Affairs) regarding the Pakistani and Indian
nuclear programs.
OGI debriefed Dr. Carlton Turner, Special Assistant to the
White House for Drug Abuse Policy, who recently traveled to drug
producing regions in Latin America.
ACIS answered questions from the Assistant Secretary of
Defense, Richard Perle regarding destructive capability of Soviet
ICBMs; responses were forwarded through DIA.
Video tapes on I the Soviet media were
completed and shown to the President prior to the Geneva Summit.
NESA analysts met with DIA officers to discuss closer
analytic cooperation on Afghanistan. Joint analytic activities
are being explored.
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Administrative and Personnel Matters
OCR and OIT held discussions with CONTEL on TV requirements
for the new and existing Headquarters buildings. Goal is to
provide TV access for every office over a secure network.
SOVA analysts lectured on Soviet policy in Africa at the
Smithsonian's President Associate Program and on Gorbachev's
Asian policy at the Kennan Institute.
OEA hosted a seminar for Korea watchers in the intelligence
and policymaking community.
Briefings on the Hill
There were 15 briefings on the Hill this past week.
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ALA briefed the Senate and House Foreign Relations
Committees on terrorism in Central America, Senator Pressler
prior to his trip to southern Africa, and SSCI staffers who will
visit Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Brazil.
EURA briefed Congressmen Hyde and Cheney of HPSCI on the
economic and political scene in France for their upcoming visit
to that country.
SOVA and OGI briefed Senator Hecht of the SSCI on Soviet
military assistance to Syria and Libya.
OSWR briefed Congressman Solarz on Soviet ICBM and 25X1
SOVA analysts discussed Soviet strategic forces with Bob Hathaway
of the Congressman's staff.
ACIS and SOVA analysts testified before the HPSCI on
intelligence support to the US/USSR Standing Consultative
Commission and on compliance issues. ACIS also met with Senator
Gore concerning strategic offensive arms control.
Robert/ . Gates
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