PROGRESS REPORT ON PRM 30 - TERRORISM

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2004
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• Publication Date: June 29, 1977
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FROM : Cord Meyer, Jr., SA/DDCI
SUBJECT : Progress Report on PRM 30 - Terrorism
1. I attach the revised terms of. reference for PRM 30 agreed
to by the working group on 29 June. I also attach the revised work
schedule.
2. I have informed Colonel Odom that
will be the CIA representative on subgroup 3 and, as chairman ot that
subgroup, he will be responsible for seeing to it that the necessary
work gets done to meet the revised schedule. I have also informed
Colonel Odom that I am the CIA representative on the Conmiittee on
Organization but that in my absence on vacation from 1-15 July
Iwill be acting for me.
3. During my absence an auestior5 regarding the PPM 30 should
be addressed tol His room number is GB 0704 and his
telephone numbers ar
Cord Meyer,
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REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PRM 30
L The President has directed that the SCC review our policy and
procedure for dealing with terrorism at the NSC and interdepart-
mental level. In order to answer the questions raised by the
PRM, the Working Group on Terrorism will organize into two
committees: one to address capabilities and policy, one to
address organization. The committees will produce options
papers for the Working Group by July Z. The Working Group
will review these papers and combine them into a final report by
August 1.
II. The following is a breakdown of the committee structure and
tasking:
Committee on Policy and Capability
Subgroup P/C-l
Chairman: State
Composition: State, Justice/FBI, FAA, DOD/JCS, DOT,
Treasury/Secret Service
Issue: Whether there should be an explicit olicy for negotiating.
with terrorists and, if so, recommendations for alterna-
tive policies and the level at which the policy should be
set.
Should there be a single USG policy for dealing with
all types of terrorist incidents or should there be
separate but parallel policies tailored to fit the differing
circumstances of international and domestic incidents?
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CONSIDERATION
If an explicit policy or policies are desirable what
options are available?
Should there be any public dissemination of an approved
policy or policies?
Subgroup P/C-2
Chairman: Justice/FBI
Composition: ERDA, DOD/JCS, State, Justice/FBI,
DOT/FAA, Treasury/ Secret Service, ACDA
Is sue: The adequacy of current USG capabilities for dealing
with a spectrum of terrorist threats.
For consideration:
Assessment of current capabilities, noting problem
areas with recommendations for developing additional
capabilities (and the costs and benefits involved) in the
following areas:
Legal/Law Enforcement
Economic
Diplomatic
Military
Subgroup P/C-3
Chairman: CIA
Composition: CIA, DOD/JCS, Justice/FBI, Treasury, State,
ERDA., DOT/USCG
Issue: Collection and dissemination of intelligence on
terrorist activities.
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Assessment of costs and benefits of recommenda-
tions to improve:
Collection
-- Information Management and Control
-- Analysis
-- Legal problems and restrictions in
EO 11905, FOIA, Privacy Act
Committee on Organization
Chairman: NSC
Composition: State, Justice/FBI, DOD/FAA, CIA, DOD/JCS,
Treasury/Secret Service/U.S. toms Service/
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Is sue: (1) Further clarification of lines of authority and
jurisdiction for handling terrorist incidents:
The problem of overlapping jurisdictions in domestic-
international incidents.
-- The implications of a lead agency concept.
-- The feasibility of memoranda of understanding between
State and domestic agencies?
The feasibility of memoranda of understanding between the
USG and other countries.
Issue: (2) Whether an ongoing intera 2en group should continue
to exist.
If an interagency group should continue to exist, what should
be its:
-- Functions
-- Size; Membership
-- Chairmanship
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Links between interagency group and the SCC, and other
agencies.
Issue: (3) Level of required secretariat support.
For consideration:
-- Functions
-- Size
-- Location (in which agency?)
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REVISED WORK SCHEDULE FOR PRM 30
June 17 Initial meeting of Working Group;
organization and Terms of Reference
June 29 Working Group meets-'to discuss Terms
of Reference
July 1 . Committees begin work
July 22
July 26 - Aug 1
Organization options/issues/recommendation
papers due to NSC
Working Group reconvenes to discuss and
revise papers
Mid-August SCC meeting on terrorism policy and organization
recommended by Working Group
President reviews SCC recommendations
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