NIC ACTIVITY REPORT, 28 JUNE - 4 JULY 1985

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2010
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• Publication Date: July 5, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
NIC #03382-85
5 July 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Herbert E. Meyer
Vice Chairman, National Intelligence Council
SUBJECT: NIC Activity Report, 28 June - 4 July 1985
I. DCI/DDCI-Assigned Tasks
NIO/Counterterrorism/Narcotics (Charles Allen), A/NIO/Narcotics
C/DO/CPN, and C/DO/LA met with the DDCI to discuss
intelligence collection programs on narcotics trafficking in Latin
NIO/Economics (David Low) represented the DCI at an Economic Policy
Council Meeting to review Japanese trade issues and the question of US
participation in the Common Fund.
NIO/Latin America (Robert Vickers) prepared material for
Ambassador Vernon Walters.
NIO/USSR (Fritz Ermarth) participated in a DCI briefing for
Secretary Shultz on the Soviet leadership.
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III. Of Interest This Week
NIO at Large (Hal Ford) filled in for VC/NIC Herbert Meyer during
the latter's absence.
NIO/Africa (Fred Wettering) met privately with and chaired a
briefing for the US Ambassador to South Africa; met with Frank Shafer,
the Regional Minerals Attache for Southern Africa, with OGI and ALA
analysts; and met with the new Charge of the Embassy in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
Assistant NIO/Africa) attended a debriefing of the US
Ambassador to Liberia.
Acting NIO at Large (David Low), with A/NIO/AL
met with Ambassador Negroponte, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Bureau, during a
courtesy call to discuss Community work on current nuclear proliferation
issues.
A/NIO/ALI Imet with DO officers to discuss
proliferation-related llection issues, and attended a meeting with
State Department officials involved in recent nuclear discussions in
Beijing.
NIO/Counterterrorism/Narcotics (Charles Allen) met with NSC staff
member John Grimes to discuss counterterrorism research and development
activities; met with Gen. J. Thomas, USA Ret., OSD, to review proposed
Secretary of Defense responses to Congressional questions regarding USG
counterterrorism programs and capabilities; met with Prof. David Farnham
of George Washington University to review a proposed GWU course on
terrorism; with Director OIA, met with NSC staff members LTC Oliver
North, Ken deGraffenreid, and Vincent Cannistraro to provide information
on Lebanon, Syria, Libya, and Iran in connection with the TWA 847
hijacking; and with A/NIO/Narcotics met with Chief and
Deputy Chief, DO/LA, to discuss proposed narcotics collection activities
in Latin America; met with Nicholas Schowengerdt, Director
NNBIS/Washington, to exchange views on intelligence collection
priorities in Latin America and the role of the Community in supporting
efforts to counter narcotics trafficking; with officers from the DO, met
with Assistant Secretary Thomas, Deputy Assistant Secretary Taylor,
Ambassador-Designate to Colombia Gillespie, and other State and senior
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DEA officials to discuss intelligence collection operations in Latin
America; and met with Brad Cates of the Justice Department to discuss
legislation relating to the seizure of assets from narcotics traffickers.
Assistant NIO/Narcotic
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briefed the Mid-Career
Course on Community perspectives of international drug trafficking and
initiatives to counter the threat.
A/NIO/CT
attended a working group meeting at the Vice
President's office to further discuss the scope, agenda, and
organization of the Vice President's Task Force on Counterterrorism.
NIO/East Asia (Carl Ford) met with NSC staff member Gaston Sigur to
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with Edward Merrow of Rand to discuss China; ana met witn
Wienstain, Director of the Center for Democracy, to discuss the Center's
activities in Asia.
Assistant NI0/East I met with) I a
Westinghouse executive who directed a recent US/Japan industry-to-
industry symposium on defense technology sharing under the auspices of
the DoD Policy Advisory Committee.
NIO/Economics (David Low
met with David Luft of Ambassador Middendorf's
office to discuss a proposed White House conference on internationa
private enterprise.
NIO/Europe (Col. George Kolt) coordinated comments on a State
Department status report to the President on Berlin Air Corridors;
coordinated formal CIA non-concurrence on a State Department draft of
the NSSD: discussed SDI developments with John
Hawes, Deputy Director of the State Department Political Military
Bureau; met with NSC staff member Jack Matlock;
Assistant NIO/Europe met with the Deputy Director
of the State Department Eastern Europe Bureau and a new desk officer for
Yugoslavia to discuss recent developments; led CIA representation at an
IG on Malta and discussed the requirements review schedule with a new
officer of the HUMINT Committee Resources Group for East Europe.
Chief/FDIA Staff attended CIA/State-sponsored
unclassified conference on Contemporary Soviet Propaganda and
Disinformation at Airlie House.
Assistant NIO/FDIA briefed Richard Buzzelli, chief
of the Navy's Damage Assessment Task orce Staff (for the Walker case),
on the Integrated Damage Assessment.
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NIO/Latin America (Robert Vickers) attended the ALA-sponsored
conference on The Nicaragua Insurgency: Prospects and Key Issues; met
with D/ALA to discuss Latin America; with A/NIO/LA
discussed evidence of MIG-21s in Nicaragua with officers of the Navy
Intelligence Operations Center and DDI analysts; met with a State
Department Political/Military officer en route to Honduras;
NIO/NESA (Graham Fuller) spoke at a DDI-sponsored off-site
conference; met with the new DCM/Damascus; separately discussed regional
affairs with Bill Kirby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Middle
East Negotiations, and Robert Pelletreau, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State/NEA; and met with a businessman who has commercial ties to several
Middle East countries.
NIO/S&T (Julian Nall) hosted a meeting of NIC and DDI officers with
Dr. Robert Thorn, Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory to
discuss SDI technologies; with A-NIO/S&T met with
Ambassador John Negroponte, Director-Designate State/OEA to discuss the
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Science Attache program; and traveled to New York to meet w
Technology Surprise Working Group,
NIO/SP (Lawrence Gershwin) separately briefed the key findings of
NIE 11-3/8-84/85 to T. K. Jones, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces), members of his staff, and Peter
Lennon, staff member of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
Mr. Gershwin also briefed Deputy Secretary of State Whitehead on Soviet
strategic force developments.
Assistant NIO/USSR
SOVA seminar on perspectives of Soviet leadership changes.
attended a
NIO/Warning (John Bird) participated in a crisis management seminar
at the Naval War College.
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SUBJECT: NIC Activity Report, 28 June - 4 July 1985
VC/NIC:HM:ba (5 July 85)
1 - DC I
1 - DDCI
1 - SA/IA
1 - ER
1 - C/NIC
1 - VC/NIC
1 - Each NIO
1 - NIC/AG
1 - EO/NIC
1 - PO/NIC
1 - SRP
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