No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-12-37-6-1-1 ------ - ____ ·1·-· CONFIDENTIAL THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON D C 20301 3 AUG 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT Luncheon with the JCS on S August Topics you might want to raise with the Chiefs to draw them out are the following Foreign Policy • Panama Canal ·negotiations • U S objectives • • • state of play national security consider-ations •·'PRC Taiwan ••• U S objectives ••• overall Western Pacific context • • • relation to US-Soviet competition • • Middle East prospects for peacefu 1 settlement of boundaries • • • potent i a 1 for conflict • iatu-re and outcome of possible·eonflicts•in the Persian Gulf • Implications of N Korea 1 s· declaration of 11mi1itary zone out to 50 miles ••• effect on us• reeonnai ssance • • warning of attack ••• Law of the Sea context • Naval·force deployments •• how many carriers do we need forward • • • where • • • _asymmetry between US and Sovi_et deployments in Paci fie • t1i 1 i tary Strategy and Force Structure - B--1 Cruise Mis5i le decision status of Congressional actrnn • • • now to proceed with ac e1eratioo' of cruise missile programs •• · SALT imp1 ications esp test ranges ••• maintenance of an FB-111 production capability · ·command ·control and·Management · _ _ No-Notice Exercising of rapid•reactic m •fc rces • • - book-in Fiand first test yet to be run · _ __ •·· · · - · # -· ···· • · Missile ·Attack ·conferencing IVORY ITEM exe rci ses • · '- ·· - l i ' it' led b•' Sec D f ·· · · · _ i _ - 'l 'Ui ' ' • 0 cr r - - •L DECL' tlTTf -rr•r 'C'-' · ---- - r- 652 · - ------------------------ Exi i i G E O w ' · 1 L l SSIFY otL l ill tc_ J ----- • ·· · · ·· •··• - · ··•···· - - - - ENTIA ·· -- · -· - ·-- - · -' No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 fl c 1 ·• No Objection To Declassifica_ tion in Full 2 11 1 J P- ' 37 _6_- 1-1 · _· - m nee n ti rttml'M tr'ritXO· CDNFJDEUTiAl 2 I think the JCS are likely to bring up several items if you encourage them to speak out on their concerns Foreign Pol icy • Drawdown of ground combat·forces in Korea •• phasing • • • compensatory for ce changes ••• transfer of equipment • • • future exercises ·Military Strategy and ·Force ·Structure • PRM-10 approach and findings ••• limitations •• follow-on efforts • • • the need for national strategy and clear general guidance ••• nav 1 force planning · · • SALT • • • prospects for agreements • • • extension of interim _agree ment • • • long-term US objectives • · ICBM force ·p Janning ••- • vulnerabi 1 ity of MM force • • • a mobile MM 111 • · • M-X progress• bas i_ng concepts ·command· ·s ·contto1 and ·Management • ·unionization • • • DOD directive • • • status of legislation dealing with grievances and perceived 11erosion of benefits · • •Mic -o-management • •• by Congress as ·wen as by 0MB and OSD • • • the fact that the individual Services have very 1itt1e say· in how they carry out their missions - -- No Ob1ectT6n To-De-classif1eatfon 111 Full 2013 11 15 NLC-12-37-6-1-1 ·1 l