PREPARATIONS FOR 19 JULY AND LATER PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFINGS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: July 14, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Central In
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lligence
FROM
: Presidential Briefing Coor
di
nator
SUBJECT
: Preparation for 19 July an
Briefings
d
Later Presidential
1. Attached are packages on the following topics:
A. Soviet Air Defense. This has been revised based on
your outline. There are still several loose ends.
B. Terrorism. This has been broadened to cover all
terrorism.
C. Soviet/Cuban Options in Southern Africa. This will be
the topic of your Tuesday, 18 July, meeting with the
NIOs. I have invited DDO, NSA3, DIA and State/INR people
to attend. Unless otherwise directed I ill cdntinue
this practice for appropriate subjects. JAL.
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D. Law of the Sea. This is a filler item.
2. In. addition to Terrorism and Soviet Air Defense the following
topics are being followed for your use on Wednesday,-19-40y
A. Congressional Reaction to Presidential Initiative on
Leak Prevention. OLC will prepare a short summary.
OLC is assembling the data you requested and
will advise you if there are any loose ends to be tied
up with the President.
Violence. DDO will provide short statements on these
topics.
Potential for Future
3. To close the books on the Tuesday, 11 July, briefing the
following points are relevant:
A. Your statements on Jamaica's economic slide and the
GDP graphic were correct.
B. Your statement on II was right.
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Your memorandum for the record did not indicate that the
and Soviet Propaganda topics were covered;
them." In light of the above do yoi want to pursue
regional economic organization. Then we should dissuade
since he wants to explore the methodologies used, k
verifications done, etc. If you prefer not to pursue
this matter in such a populous forum I will nominate
another topic for this meeting.
C. Who do you want to brief the President when you are gone
which I think is 21-31 July and 7-13 August? b2 P'le QDC
D. The ASEAN foreign ministers will meet here 3-4 August.
When I asked, "Should we brief on ASEAN?" ANIO/EAP 25X1A
answered, "Only if policymakers think ASEAN is a significant
future I have the following questions.
A. Should I move PRC-VN Relations from 15 August to 26 July?
B. At the NIO/NP's request I have scheduled an NIO meeting
on the North Korean Military Situation for 16 August
Unless you indicate otherwise I will assume they were,h
4. My tentative briefing schedule is attached. In looking to the
briefing on ASEAN6
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TENTATIVE MAJOR TOPIC PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Backup Material
Week of to DCI on:
17 July
25X1A
US/USSR Arms Transfer
Comparison
24 July PRC-Vietnam Relations
31 July Moves Toward Western
European Unity
7 August International Narcotics
14 August PRC Foreign Economic
Policy
Brezhnev & the Politburo
21 August Afghanistan
Free World Fiber Optical
Comm.
DCI/NFAC
Meeting On:
Options in
Southern Africa
(none)
Arms Transfer
Around-the-table
with NIOs
North Korea
Mil. Situation
Brezhnev & the
Politburo
Presidential
Briefing on:
Nuclear Terrorist Threats
Soviet Air Defense
Law of the Sea
25X1A
Options in Southern Africa
Arms Transfer and
PRC-Vietnam Relations
European Unity
25X1A
International Narcotics
Role of Evacuation in Soviet
Civil Defense
25X1A
Filler material is or will be available on the following topics:
- Soviet
-Thailand
-Monitoring Arms Control Agreements
-Soviet Microelectronics
-Nuclear Power in the LDCs
25X1A
Note that this schedule is tentative. It will be revised weekly and major changes may
take place from week to week.
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