MINUTES OF APRIL WASHINGTON AREA OPERATIONS-INTELLIGENCE CENTER CHIEF'S (WAOCC) CONFERENCE 24 25 26 APRIL 1984

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• Publication Date: May 2, 1984
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
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2 May 1984
FROM: David Y. McManis
National Intelligence Officer for Warning
SUBJECT: Minutes of April Washington Area Operations-
Intelligence Center Chief's (WAOCC) Conference,
24, 25, 26 April 1984
1. Our conference was held at the Alternate National Military Command
Center (ANMCC). We are grateful to Col. Leonard Andrews and his staff for
their support in making the conference a productive and successful event. The
agenda we followed is at Attachment 1. The conferees are listed at
Attachment 2.
2. Our seminar dealing with management of a nuclear terrorist incident
was greatly aided and put in perspective by the presentations of Brant Jones
and Larry Forsythe of DOE. Discussions familiarized us with new issues,
terminologies and problems that we would face in recognizing and dealing with
a nuclear terrorist incident. As a result of those interrelated discussions,
NIO/Warning will ask DOE to expand its Nuclear Terrorist Checklist
distribution and related briefings to include all members of the
Conference.
3. Our second seminar dealt with a real-world warning problem in
Europe. Discussions centered on the responsibilities, capabilities and roles
of operations and watch centers in recognizing anomalous events and developing
a coherent picture based on a flow of information between centers. Some of
the centers will review their activities in hindsight, to review procedures
and data flow. An important part of the discussion centered on the need to
provide watch standers with continuity on and sensitivity to the
political international environment necessary to recognize significant
events.
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5. The "Warning Brief" presented the NIO/Warning philosophy and emphasis
and led to a thorough-going discussion of early warning efforts. Conferees
provided excellent suggestions for expanding our emphasis in the areas of
technological warning and specially-focused warning such as against terrorist
activities. The comments about communications to decisionmakers, action by
decisionmakers and subsequent operational feedback by conferees were
especially useful.
6. General business discussion:
g. The next annual conference will be held during the second
week of January to avoid schedule conflict characteristic of the
April time period.
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7. -I believe we had a very productive and useful conference and urge you
to keep your management fully informed of our combined effort.
Attachments:
1. Agenda
2. Conferees
3. WAOCC Tasking & Actions
4. Study Excerpts
5. Working Draft
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