TALKING POINTS FOR BREAKFAST WITH RAY CLINE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1970; 8:30 A.M.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-9-6-12-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: May 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: November 16, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR HENRY A, KISSINGER
FROM: Tom Latimer
SUBJECT: Talking Points for Breakfast with Ray Cline, Thursday,
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November 19, 1970; 8:30 a. in.
General Intelligence Problems
1. Ray Cline sent you a memo on 15 September 1970 suggesting
that a Special Assessments Panel be established to prepare the
"estimate of the situation" part of NSC studios. He suggested that
he, R. Jack Smith and General Bennett comprise the Panel, which
would deal directly with you.
You might mention his memo (you sent him a note thanking
him for it but you were noncommittal about his Panel
suggestion) as a way of drawing him out on any additional
thoughts he has an how the intelligence community could
be better organized to support the NSC.
In particular, you might ask for his views on the eetima
tive process.
Also his thoughts on command and control over reeconnais
aaance assets and activities.
Ask him what major problems, other than Admiral Raborn,
he found while he was head of the DDI at CIA and what might
be done to improve them now.
How much duplication of effort is there between MA, CIA
and INR and is that too much, too little, just right?
Does he have any views on the 40-Committee process... is
there enough--or any--review of what is proposed in that
forum by DDI, INR., PIA?
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The middle East Problem
2. On V October 1970 Cline sent you a copy of as briefing be
gave the NATO Council of "What Really Happened" in respect to
the Suez cease-fire violations. The memo did not, however, address
the question of why the Soviets and UAR decided on that course of
action nor did it discuss where they will go from here.
-- You might ask his opinion of whether or not the Soviets and
UAR are willing to offer Israel real guarantees for her
security.
Cuba
How much give does he think there is on the part of the
Israelis on the question of relinquishing territory?
Now have the death of Nasir and the coup in Syria affected
the soviet assessment of the situation?
-- Why did the intelligence community here have so much
trouble reaching an agreed position on the facts of the
violation and what could have been done differently to
have avoided that problem?
3. He may want to talk to you about the Soviet activity at Cien-
fuegos. Ray Cline was DDI during the 1962 Cuba missile crisis and
some views on the "understanding" which he would like to
give you.
Does he believe the Soviets would build a sub base and turn
it over to the Cubans to operate?
-- Will construction on such a base stop or should we expect
to see it continue under the guise of a Cuban project?
-- How often does he think we should schedule U-2 coverage
now--how often after the tender leaves Cuba for good?
Slaw- Soviet Affairs
4. At one poi_rsnt in his career- Ray Cline was chief of the Sino-
aoviet area at CIA
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- - How drs he see the current state of Siva-Soviet relations?
-- How worried are the Soviets over Chinese missile and nuclear
weapons development and testing? Are they worried enough
to launch a preemptive strike?
-- Does Peking want to got into the UN enough to accept the
continued presence of Nationalist China?
Would the ChiNats accept such a two-Chinas situation, or
would they pull out of UN"?
-- What are the long-term prospects for a Kuomintang-CCP
accommodation, once the G-mo and Mao are gone? (Cline
is quite close to Chiang Ching-kuo and might have a good
reading on his attitudes once his father dies. )
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