DS&T WEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR 3 AUGUST 1984

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August 3, 1984
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Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 1vr ainiv:1 3 August 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Executive Director FROM: R. E. Hineman Deputy Director for Science and Technology SUBJECT: DS$T Weekly Activities for 3 August 1984 Of Special Interest This Week The American Embassy in Moscow, in an immediate-precedence cable on 31 July, requested a videotape of a Moscow TV program monitored by FBIS London Bureau. The 26 July program was a feature on violence in America explicitly connected to the security situation at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. In addition to forwarding a copy to the Embassy, London Bureau sent the videotape to FBIS Headquarters to meet a request by the Operations Center. at Okinawa Bureau, FBIS has monitored ransmission of the Asiavision news exchange carrying satellite video from Iran, Indonesia, China, Japan, and South Korea. 225X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 ? The Voice of America Europe Division requested that FBIS provide a daily rundown of East European media comment on the Olympics. FBIS Headquarters has instructed field bureaus to file all such monitored comment directly to VOA/Washington. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 SECRET DDI-04487-84 3 August 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Robert M. Gates Deputy Director for Intelligence DDI Activity Report 30 July - 3 August DCI/DDCI Assigned Tasks OGI provided talking points on state support for terrorism, Italian terr orism. and Italian efforts to control drug trafficking and provided hiiacki s to DCI OSWR is working with NIO/SP in drafting a response to Secretary of Defense Weinberger's expressed concerns about the inadequacy of intelligence on Soviet nuclear weapons and his suggestions for partially rectifying the situation. Of Special Interest This Week ALA prepared typescripts for Vice President Bush on Ecuador and for Under Secretary of State Armacost on Cuban policy toward the US. ALA prepared responses to questions by Senator Moynihan on Nicaragua and briefed SSCI Staffer Peter Sullivan on the methodology used in determining the level of arms resupply to Salvadoran guerrillas. NESA briefed Senator John Glenn on the Pakistan nuclear issue. SECRET CL BY Signer nVr:t. OADR Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 SECRETI SOVA provided staff support to ACIS for a US policy paper on Space Talks. SOVA briefed Senator Patrick Leahy on the explosion at the Naval Missile Storage facility at Severomorsk. Looking Ahead OGI, along with DO/CTG, will be briefing PFIAB on the Agency Counterterrorism Program. OSWR will brief Office of Technology Assessment staffers on current and future Soviet antisatellite capabilities. Briefings There were 11 briefings at all levels on the Hill this past Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 The Director of Central Intelligence Washington, D.C. 20505 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 NIC# 04497-84 National Intelligence Council 3 August 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Harold P. Ford, Acting Vice Chairman National Intelligence Council SUBJECT: NIC Activity Report, 30 July - 3 August 1984 1. DCI/DDCI-Assigned Tasks NIO at Large (Hal Ford) prepared a revised draft of the NIC Strategic Outlook for the DCI's review with the assistance of tie NIOs. NIO/Latin America (Robert Vickers) visited a Central American country. II. Interagency Papers A/NIO/GPF and NIC/AG officer coordinated extensive DIA/DE and SUVA revisions to the draft or NIE 11-6-84: Soviet Global Reach for representatives' coordination meetings next week. also met with NFIB representatives for discussions on Nit 1-15-84: Naval Strategy and Programs Through the 1990s and methods of treating the hypothesis that the Soviets are emphasizing study of protracted conventional warfighting options. NIO/S&T (Julian Nall) and A/NIO/S&T met with a member of the STAP and also the External Review Panel of NIE 11- I2-85: Soviet Military Technology and Research and Development, for discussion on the draft Concept Paper and Terms o Reference of the estimate; and with SRP panel member and OSWR analyst met with o discuss NIE 11-7-85: The Future o Soviet Sciences. Acting NIO/Europe completed post-NFIB coordination on NIE 29.3-64: e UUt100K Cyprus. 1 All portions of this memo are CL BY Signer 25X1 classified SECRETO DECL UAUK 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 SECRE NI0/USSR (Fritz Ermarth) chaired coordination meetings on SNIE 11- 9-84: Soviet Policy Toward the US in 1984. III. Of Interest This Week NIO at Large (Hal Ford) filled in as Acting VC/NIC in the absence of Herbert Meyer. NIO/AL (David Low), NIO/S&T (Julian Nall), and D/OSWR met with the Science Counselor of the US Embassy/Paris; with A/NIO/AL attended a meeting at the State Department on the Pakistan nuclear issue; briefed Congressional staffers Tom Blau and Bill Barnds on proliferation matters; briefed Senator Glenn and his staff on Pakistan's nuclear program; and lunched with Dr. Lewis Dunn, Deputy Director of ACDA, to discuss nuclear proliferation issues. NI0/Africa (Montgomery Rogers) attended a briefing for a DIA officer who will be acting Defense Attache at the Embassy in Chad; briefed the Ambassador to the Congo; attended a briefing for the DCM/Nairobi; and briefed DDO officers on the functions of Stations abroad. NI0/Counterterrorism (David Whipple) and A/NIO/CT terrorism problems, issues and with DDO and DDI office 7 procedures with SNIO/CT ~and his ment and separatel briefed a er is return from an one of the members of the Incident Response Team. NIO/East Asia (David Gries) presented a Community briefing at an IG on the Philippines, also attended by a CIA officer; and discussed the role of the NIC with DDO/EOD officers. A/NIO/EA Participated in a debriefing of the attended an interagency Coordinating Group meeting on NSDD 50/70, US/Japanese Space Cooperation and Assistance Policy; and met with Assistant Under Secretary of Defense Sullivan to discuss defense industrial cooperation with Asian countries. NIO/Economics (Maurice Ernst) attended a SIG-IEP on Extraterritoriality with EURA analyst Land with A/NIO/E nd OGI analysts, met wit Special Assistant , to discuss Commerce Department concerns about the adequacy of industrial capacities to meet mobilization requirements in wartime, with specific emphasis on machine tools. A/NIO/FDIA briefed Minority SSCI Staff Director Peter Sullivan on the "unexpurgated" volumes of the Integrated Damage Assessment. A/NIO/GPF served on the "Politburo" during the second week of the three-week protracted conventional Global War Game-84 at the Naval War College. c rDCTI Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 SECRET A/NI0/GPF h lattended the 24th Annual Soviet Navy Day "Red Tie" luncheon. NI0/Narcotics (David Gries) gave a Community briefing on Nicaraguan involvement in narcotics to SSCI staff members, who were also briefed by a DDO officer; attended a meeting of the NNBIS Coordinating Board; and presented Community findings on Cuban narcotics activity to Senator DeConcini, at his request. A/NI0/Narcotics representing the Community, attended a DCID 1/2 Committee meeting to review Caribbean Basin narcotics collection priorities. NI0/NESA (Graham Fuller) met with a Wilson Center specialist to discuss Soviet policy in the Middle East; attended an IG meeting on India/Pakistan; and met with a George Washington University scholar to discuss Iran/Soviet/Central Asian issues. NIO/SP (Lawrence Gershwin) met with BG C. N. Wood, Deputy Director for the National Strategic Target List, JSTPS, to discuss current Soviet strategic force developments and Soviet facilities for wartime leadership; with A/NI0/FDIA and CRES/FICG officer attended a breakfast meeting with Senator Wallop to discuss Community efforts in Soviet denial and deception; briefed Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Dam on evidence and assessments of Soviet- directed energy weapons developments; with NI0/USSR (Fritz Ermarth) attended a DoD Strategic Review Group meeting chaired by Fred Ikle to discuss a study of strategic force developments and policies over the next 20 years, and, with A/NI0/SP , met with the study. NI0/S&T (Julian Nall) and A/NI0/S&T met with Jay Keyworth, the President's Science Advisor, Frank Press, President of the National Academy of Sciences, and National Science Foundation President, Ed Knapp, to reach agreement on topics for the study of worldwide science sponsored by Dr. Keyworth at NIC request; and separately met with Dr. Keyworth to discuss developments in Free World advanced technology. A/NI0/S&T briefed the staff of the CNO Executive Panel on Soviet military technology and R&D and plans for NIE 11-12-85. SECRETI Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 SECRE SUBJECT: NIC Activity Report, 30 July - 3 August 1984 AVC/NIC:HM:Ikm (3 Aug 84) Distribution: 1 - DCI 1 - DDCI 1 - SA/IA 1 - ER 1 - C/NIC 1 - VC/NIC (Meyer) 1 - Each NIO 1 - NIC/AG 1 - E0/NIC 1 - PO/NIC 1 - SRP SECRE Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Utj fit I 3 August 1984 DCI Weekly Office of the Inspector General The final inspection report of the Office of SIGINT Operations was forwarded to the Executive Director today. Early next week we will be forwarding the final inspection reports on ALA/DDI,~ and IMS/DDO. The only remaining inspection report from our last four-month cycle is the survey of FND/OC. We anticipate receiving OC's comments on our draft within the next two weeks. Current inspections of EUR/DDO, ORD/DDS&T, DND/OC, and CPAS/DDI are proceeding on schedule. The inspection of SE/DDO got underway this week and our draft report on the review of the EOD Processing was forwarded to the Director of Personnel for comment last week. All portions of this document are classified SECRET RPRFT Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 -- Comptroller Meetings for the months of August and September have been scheduled for Wednesday, 22 August and Friday, 14 September to review our FY 1984 financial position in the last two months. FY 1986 -- Revised budget estimates have been received from the directorates on Wednesday, 1 August. We will be developing the FY 1986 budget submission to both OMB and the IC Staff through August and early September and plan to forward our data on 17 September. Reserve Release Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 6'' 3 August 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence FROM: Director, Office of Legislative Liaison SUBJECT: Weekly Report Items of Interest 1. FY 85 Intelligence Authorization Bill H.R 5399 passed the House on 2 August 1984 by a vote of 294 to 118. It includes the Boland Amendment prohibiting use of any funds in FY 1985 to support military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua. There was sharp debate on this issue before passage. 2. FOIA Bill H.R. 5164, our bill was voted out of the House Government Operations Committee on 31 July 1984 with only one dissenting vote by Representative Ted. Weiss (D., NY). We expect the bill to come up for a House vote the week of 10 September 1984. 3. Independent National Archives H.R. 3987, a bill to establish an independent National Archives and Record Service was passed by the House 2 August 1984. Prior to passage Representative. Jack Brooks (D., TX), presented a package of amendments including one which protects these records from unauthorized access and these amendments were adopted in the bill. 4. Computer Fraud H.R. 5616 making Computer Fraud a Federal Crime passed the House on 24 July 1984. We have given the staff of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate language which will protect intelligence equities in this bill. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Staff are fully informed. We are also explaining our position to staff of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime who voted out the bill without knowing of our concern. Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Congressional briefings this past week. - Senator Patrick J. Leahy'(D., VT), on Sevoromorsk explosion. By SOVA analysts. - Senator Malcolm Wallop (R., WY), on Soviet deception. By Senator John Glenn (D., OH), on Pakistani nuclear program. By Low and DI officers. Senator Dennis DeConcini (D., AZ), on Cuban narcotics connection. Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0 1984 vvurium I IAA DCI WEEKLY PIIRI Tr AFFAIRS (1FFTCF Cord Meyer advises that Sen. Baker is serious about pressing for a joint Congressional oversight committee, that Sen. Moynihan is opposed, and that Rep. Hyde is very much in favor of the initiative and is working hard in support of it. Cord also says Dick Helms is actively supporting the concept. Academic Relations and Presentations While we are little in the news these days, interest in the Agency is nonetheless unusually high. The number of requests we received in July 1984 for the DCI and DDCI to speak to various groups almost doubled in number those received in July 1983. We have assisted the Office of Personnel and the Directorate of Intelligence in developing their new recruitment brochures. These new handouts are a credit to the Agency, as well as OP and the DI which produced them. As a followup to the presentation given by last week to the ASTRA (U.S. Air staff), officers, the colonel in charge of the program has requested an expanded briefing program for the next group of about 30 officers which arrives in the Fall. We will accommodate them. there for ten years, is about to complete eight months as a Scholar-in-Residence with the Office of Research and Development, DS&T. He initiated contact on 2 August to express his great satisfaction with the experience, to provide a copy of a monograph (in classified and unclassified versions) he has written about the experience, and to suggest some ways in which the Agency might enhance its contacts with academia. His monograph has been submitted to "Studies in Intelligence" for possible publication. Approved For Release 2008/09/19: CIA-RDP86M00886R002700020004-0