Date

Apr 20, 1982

Description

When Protocol I came up for signature in 1977, the Joint Chiefs supported it, but they had yet to undertake the “full military review” that would be necessary for taking a position on ratification. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Fred Iklé requested the Chiefs to move up their timetable for completing the review to the end of July, but Joint Staff director James Dalton indicated that was not possible. In the attached telegram, the Joint Chiefs directed the uniformed services and top military commands to complete the initial review for presentation to the Chiefs by 17 September 1982.

Source

CIA FOIA Website

Document published in following posting(s):

Humanitarian Law of War: The U.S.-NATO Review of Additional Protocol I, 1978-1986

Sep 21, 2023

Memorandum, Lt. General James E. Dalton, Director, Joint Staff, to Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, “JCS Review of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Convention,” 20 April 1982, with Routing Memo and Telegram Attached, Confidential