ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR ADDRESS OF THE 5TH ANNUAL ASPEN JOURNALISTS CONFERENCE

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• Publication Date: May 16, 1988
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16 May 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: William M. Baker
Director, Public Affairs Office
SUBJECT: Arrangements for your Address of the
5th Annual Aspen Journalists Conference
1. This is background information for your remarks to the 5th Annual
Aspen Journalists Conference cosponsored by the US Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency (ACDA) on Tuesday, 17 May from 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. at the Wye
Plantation on Maryland's Eastern Shore. (See map opposite.) Phone:
[phone]. and I will meet you at Wye and
remain throughout the program. Since you would have to wait an hour between
your presentation and lunch, we declined the invitation.
2. Arrangements: -You are asked to be-at the Aspen Institute for
Humanistic Studies (AIHS) at the Wye plantation at 9:30 a.m. where you will be
met by Director of Public Affairs for ACDA Sigmund "Sig" Cohen and escorted to
the Drawing Room for your panel discussion. You will be introduced at
9:45 a.m. by ACDA Director General William F. Burns. (See biographies
opposite.) The suggested format is for you to speak for 10 minutes on "Trends
in Soviet Leadership" and Dr. Dimitri Simes from the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace will speak 10 minutes on "Soviet Security Policy." A
55-minute informal question and answer period will-follow. Your section of
the conference is scheduled to adjourn at 11:00 a.m.
The meeting is for background only, not for attribution, but the
journalists can use thoughts presented to sustain their theses. DCI Security
will tape your remarks for the Agency's historical files. A table will be
available for the speakers. Since the group and the room are small, a
microphone will not be necessary.
You can expect an audience of 27 journalists representing the leading
newspapers and networks. (See list of attendees opposite.)
3. Background: The US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency has
cosponsored this conference with the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies
for the past four years. This year's event is scheduled on the eve of the
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Moscow - Summit',--: As in the past, the Conference will provide some of
Washington's most respected journalists, most of whom will cover the Summit,
an in-depth briefing on a range of arms control and national security issues.
'Prior to your address General Burns Will give opening remarks at 9:30 a.m. and
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Charles Thomas follows your segment of the
conference. Other conference speakers will include General Colin Powell,
Congressman Henry Hyde, and Ambassador Ron Lehman,-AssiStant Secretary Of
Defense. (See opposite for complete conference agenda.)
The Aspen Institute was founded in 1949 and has a budget of $6,000,000.
The Institute organizes seminars, workshops, and conferences to bring together
business, educational, and cultural leaders from the United States and abroad
to discuss issues and initiate action on human, social, and other vital
problems in our society and the world. (See opposite for background
information.)
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UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENC
WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
Dear Bob,
April 28, 1988
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We are delighted that you can take part in a panel discussion
entitled "Perspectives on the Soviet Union" on Tuesday
morning, May 17, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Wye
Plantation on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Dimitri Simes will
share this panel with you. As discussed with
of your Public Affairs Office, we would like you to
concentrate on "Trends in Soviet Leadership," and how they
affect the foreign policy process. Dr. Sixties will discuss
Soviet security policy and its impact on the arms control
process, be it in START, SDI, nuclear testing, chemical or
conventional arms. Your remarks should run about ten minutes
maximum and can be either off-the-record or on background, as
you wish.
By way of background, the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency has cosponsored, with the Aspen Institute for
Humanistic Studies, these journalists conferences for the past
four years.
This year's event is scheduled for May 17-18 on the eve of the
Moscow Summit. As in the past, it will provide some of
Washington's most respected journalists, most of whom will
cover the Summit, in-depth treatment on a range of arms
control and national security issues.
As you can imagine, the success of previous conferences stems
from the authority of the senior officials and private experts
who participate, plus the informality of the sessions.
Enclosed is a copy of the latest agenda for this year's
event. My Public Affairs Office will be in contact with you
concerning the details of this speaking engagement.
Many thanks for agreeing to take part in what we expect will
be a highlight of our public affairs activities.
Sincerely,
Wiliam F. Burns
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Mr. Robert Gates
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
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Tentative Agenda for the 1988 Aspen Journalists Conference
May 17 - 18, 1988
Tuesday, May 17.:
9-:20 - 9:45 Opening Remarks and Welcome - Director -
William F. Burns
9.:45 - 1.1:00 am: Perspectives on the Soviet Union
Trends in Soviet Leadership - Robert Gates
Trends in Soviet Security Policy - Dimitri Simes
11:00 - 11:15 am: Break
11:15 12:30 pm: Alliance Security in the Post-INF Era
Political Directions - Charles Thomas
The East-West Conventional Balance -
(This presentation will examine key aspects of
the East-West Balance and how conventional
force reductions can improve that balance.)
Weapons Technology and the Future - Gen. Donn
Starry, (ret.). Vice President, Ford Aerospace
Corp. (This presentation will focus on the next
generation of weaponry that we can expect will
affect the conduct of battlefield operations.)
12:30 -
1:00 pm:
Lunch
1:00 -
2:00 pm:
Luncheon Address - The US Military Response
Gen. Robert T. Herres, Vice Chairman, JCS
2:00 -
3:00 pm:
Status report on SDI - Dr-. Dean Judd, Chief
Science Advisor, SDIO, and Steve Maaranen, ACDA
3:00 -
3:15 pm:
Break
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4:15 pm:
Implementing INF on Both Sides - BG Lejoie
(requested)
4:15 -
5:30 pm:
Status Reports on Major Arms Control
Negotiation. - Amb.. Edward Rowny - Moderator
START - Robert Linhard (requested)
CW - Lynn Hansen
Nuclear Testing Robert Barker
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5:30 - 7:00 pm: Down Time
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Dinner
8:00 - 9:30 p Dinner Address:
Congressional Perspectives on Arms Control in the Post-INF
-Wednesday,
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May 18:
Two Members of Congress (to be announced)
9:00
- 10:00
am:
Proliferation - Taming all the Genies
Dr. Kathleen Bailey, Director, Bureau of
Nuclear Weapons Control, ACDA
10:00
- 10:15
am:
Break
10:15
- 11:15
noon: Next Steps in the Arms Control Pro-
cess
Walt Slocombe - Ted Warner
11:15
- 12:15
pm:
"The Reagan Arms Control Legacy - Looking
Back.., and Forward" - Amb. Paul Nitze
12:15
- 1:15
pm
Lunch and Luncheon Address: "On the Eve
of the Moscow Summit - What to look for
and not look for" Lt. Gen. Colin Powell
1:30
pm:
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