ADMIRAL ANDERSON'S MEETING WITH YOU ON FEBRUARY 8

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• Publication Date: February 7, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY I~ISSTNGER
FROM: JAN LORAL ;~~~~~/
SUBJECT: Admiral Anderson's Meeting With You on February 8
Admiral Anderson, Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board (PFLAB) will meet with you an Friday, February 8.
Anderson's purpose is to highlight the PFIAB report an their review of
the U. S. and Soviet navies.
The PFIAB review was initiated at the direction of the President during_
a meeting with Admiral Anderson in October 1973. At that meeting, the
Fresident reportedly expressed concern over the adequacy of the U. S.
Navy relative to the Soviet Navy, and stated the importance of maintaining
a U. S. Navy "second to none. "
As I mentioned in my February 2 memo to you (Tab ]. ), the PFIAB report
will predictably paint a highly negative picture of the U. S. --Soviet naval
balance. This already has been indicated in Anderson's December 19
interim response to the President (Tab A) and in his January 28 letter to
General Scowcroft requesting a meeting with the President (Tab B).
Anderson probably will use the results of the FFIAB review to recommend
increased budgets for the U. S. Navy.
We share the concern that we maintain a strong and adequate Navy.
I-Iowever, it would be imprudent to provide increased resources without
a more definitive understanding of the challenges facing the Navy and the
alternatives for dealing with them.
GDS
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In this regard, I am convinced that the PFIAB review will add further
emphasis to the need for a systematic examination by Defense of the
missions involving naval forces and the contribution naval forces can
make to supporting our foreign policy. We need from Defense a
coherent statement of what naval forces do ar can da, why, and with
what payoffs, risks, and trades with other military forces. The NSC
has made a number of efforts over the past several rears to have
Defense make a rational review of the Navy's roler but Defense clearly
has failed to respond adequately. The reasons for Defense's past failures
can be traced to fundamental organizational problems within both the Navy
and the OSD.
Yn the N5C Deputies meeting a few weeks ago, you directed that we
xeenergize the Navy study (NSSM 177). To this end, and with the Navy
and OSD organizational problems in mind, we are developing a number
of alternative approaches for your consideration which will be designed
to stimulate a more productive effort by Defense on a study of the U. S.
N_ ayY. We will have these alternatives ready fax your review shortly.
RECOMMENDATION
That you indicate to Anderson that the PFIAB report will be a useful
source upon which the forthcoming Defense study can draw; and that the
PFIAB and Defense studies, in combination, can provide a foundation
upon which to consider future Navy budgets.
SECRET
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SECRET
ACTION
February 2, 1974
Admiral Anderson, Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board (PFL4B), has written the President (Tub A) expressing
concern over the tenuous U. S. -Soviet naval balance and asking for
a presidential commitment to upgrade the U. S. Navy with increased
budgets. His letter is a preview of the results of a PFIAB review
u,ndwrt~ken s.t the direction of the President.
More recently, Anderson has written General Scowcraft (Tab B)
informing him that the full PFIAB report an their review of the U. S.
and Soviet navies will be completed in a few days, repeating his concern
about the naval balance, and requesting a meeting with the President
an February 8 concerning the report.
There is nothing in Admiral Anderson's letters to justify any major
Changes in the planned FY 1975 budgets or to justify an immediate meeting
with the President. Therefore, I have enclosed at Tab C a memo
forwarding Anderson's letter to the President and recommending that
he sign a note back to Anderson which would put off a meeting until
after the President has had an opportunity to review the report.
A Related Matter
There is growing concern about the improving Soviet Navy, and this
will increase when the PFIAB forwards their predictably blealc report
this month. I believe Anderson's letters underlie the need to get a
systexr-aYic study of the missions involving naval forces and the contri-
bution naval forces can make to supporting our foreign policy.
MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM; JAN LORAL
SUBJECT: Admiral Anderson Memo, Anderson Request
for a Meeting with the President, and Navy
Study (NSSM 177) .
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Aver the past four years, the NSC has made repeated efforts to have
Defense conduct such a study, but Defense has drag ;ed its feet and
clearly has failed to respond adequs.tely. In the NSC Deputies Meeting
a few weeks ago, you directed that we get the Navy study (NSSM 177)
moving again.
In the past, there have been indications that there are organizational
problems within the Navy, as well as within OSD, which have made it
difficult to get this work done. While my first impression was simply
to force a reneti;'ed effort out of Defense, I am now convinced that the
organizational problems are real and that other approaches are needed.
To this end, we are working up a number of alternatives for your
consideration which should be more useful in stimulating a productive
effort an the part of Defense. We will have these alternatives ready
fox your review shortly.
xn the interim, we skiauld dispose of A.nderson's lettexs and his request
for a meeting with the President.
RECpM11/IENDATION
That you sign the mexna to the President at Tab C.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON ,__
PRE5II]ENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
December 19, 1973
Dear Mr. President:
At our October 4, 1973 meeting, you expressed concern for the
sustained adequacy of the U. S. Navy relative to the Soviet Navy,
particularly in the lvlediterxanean Sea, and underscored the
importance of rnairttaining our Navy "second to none." Yau directed
the Board to assess and report on the situation.
We have met with Defense and Naval principals in Washington,
fleet commanders in Europe, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean,
including a visit to the Si:~h Fleet, and have had talks with the
naval leaders of England, Italy and Germany. We will conclude
~,?r Pval,Tai:inn s,ihseauent to a firsthand appraisal of the Pacific
theater that is planned for early January and tivill be prepared to
provide you a detailed report at our February 1974 meeting.
Mx. President, I believe your concern far the adequacy of our
Navy vis a vis the Soviets is ~varranted to a far greater degree
than you envisioned on the 4th of Octabex. The recent scenario
played out in the Middle East brings into sharper focus the fact
that the issue of superiority of our naval power is in tenuous, very
uncertain, balance.
We axe presently dependent on the competence of our tactical
commanders and the "can do" spirit of a Navy stretched to its
. elastic lixzzit. We know what the Soviet Union has today and are
apprehensive for the future. To sustain a Navy capable of
ensuring our predominance as a rxt,aritiine nation in the interdepen-
dent world of the future will require, we believe, a national.
commitir~cnt under your leadership to this objective and to the
actions consequent thereto. It will impact substarxtially an the
~'Y 1975 budget as well as an budgets for the out years.
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Iwill discuss oux preliminary Findings with Jirx~ Schlesinger
and Roy Ash and look forward to reporting to you ire detail with
the concurrence of the full Board in February.
Respectfully yours,
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GefSxge W: Anderson, Jr.
Admiral, USN (Ret. )
Chairman
'The President
The White House
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
January 28, 1974
]dear Brent:
On ?February, the Board will give final consideration to the Navy
report requested by the President at our meeting with him on 4
October. He expressed a desire to discuss the report with us, and
We will be ready to do so on S February. I would appreciate your
endeavoring to arrange a meeting with him on that day.
You will recall that at the 4 October meeting, the President noted
the momentum of Soviet naval developments and expressed concern
that our own Navy was not keeping pace. He noted that the U. S.
could perhaps afford to be second on the ground and in the air, but
nvt an the sea, and directed the Board to advise him on the current
status of the Navy and the prospects for maintaining naval superiority
charge, .:3cmbers of thQ Board ~._^_~?
_in the future. Ln response to this
staff have met with naval authorities isi YY asnington, Norioik anti
Honolulu, and fleet and task force commanders in the Atlantic,
Mediterranean, and the Far East. .Additionally, we have met with
the commanders of the British, Italian, German, and Japanese
Navies to obtain their views on the Soviet naval threat.
In my interim response to the President on 19 December, I noted
that the President's concern for the adequacy of our Navy is warranted
to a far greater degree than he envisioned at the time of our October
meeting. Ire discussing the draft of our final report with individual
members, I find they share the deep concern expressed in the interim
response and unanimously recommend delivering the final report to
the President personally.
With warm regards,
Sincerely,
Gc rge^W~: :Elndersan, Jr.
Admiral, USN (Ret.) .
Chaira~nan
Maj^r (",r_ner~l I3rcnt Scowcroft r, ,-cc~rlrtn nY _ Pr'L/1TS
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