I WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE THE ACTION CONVEYED IN THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM JOHN BIRD, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE FOR WARNING.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91B00776R000300020002-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2013
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• Publication Date: August 28, 1987
• Content Type: MISC

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THE DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
National Intelligence Council
28 August 1987
Director, Headquarters Air Reserve
Personnel Center
Directorate of Individual Reserve Programs
I wholeheartedly endorse the action conveyed
in the attached letter from John Bird, National
Intelligence Officer for Warning. The NIO for
Warning manages a small staff that serves as the
focal point for coordinating warning activities
of the Intelligence Community. People on John's
staff must be highly trained, self-motivated,
and ready to respond to contingency requirements,
often on very short notice.
is one whom John has
come to rely on regularly for the support necessary
to respond to intelligence requirements from senior
officials of the U.S. Government. We continue to
require the services of ; his S TAT
extension would be enthusiastically welcomed.
VIM
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Trank B. Horton, III
Major General, USAF
Chairman
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, DCA0505
National Intelligence Council
Director, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center
Directorate of Individual Reserve Programs
Denver, Colorado 80280
RE: Request for Extension of
Dear Sir,
August 28, 1987
I strongly request that the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) approve
extension in the RRPS program in which he has
performed his active duty with the National_Warnino_Staff, my primary staff
element. By working with the staff, has contributed
directly to the performance of my primary mission of providing intelligence
warning to the highest levels of our government. He has provided sound advice
on the workings of the Department of Defense's intelligence warning systems.
At the same time he has become closely familiar with how the defetilsJ,em&__
relate to and work with those of other national-level agencies.
knows how to activate and use the national warning system itself.
Additionally, he has participated fully in all aspects of warning, including
practical "hands-on" analysis of on-going crises, development of new warning
doctrine, and application of new techniques in threat analysis. In fact, he
has helped my staff develop new techniques for strategic threat analysis and
pioneered in their application to some of the most difficult warning problems
with which my office must contend.
I consider him a uniquely qualified reserve officer and a highly valuable
resource, whose contribution to national warning in the routine course of this
training program has been enormous. More importantly, his training with the
National Warning Staff affords me an augmentation capability in the event of
crisis or other condition of stress that no other officer is capable of
providing. From time to time, I have requested presence
for active duty during such conditions. He has Deen apie to respond
immediately and smoothly, primarily because of this training. His expert
knowledge of and experience in dealing with the national warning system makes
him an invaluable asset for the Air Force and a credit to his service.
Siucerel
John . Bird
National Intelligence Officer for Warning
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