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1CHANGED TO AFFIRM THE DESIRE FOR REPORTS OF THIS NATURE WHICH ' BEAR ON THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS REQUIRE i THE PROCEDURE WILL NOT NEGATIVE REPORTS 'I CJCS DJS J3 ' CNO CSAF CSA CMC R · K FARRELL LCDR USN SIOP SECT NWSB 79053 30 NOVEMBER 1977 • • I ' TOP ECRE P' ' • · - Au lwrity l J '2 S J ---t FlyC S - 'A -A Dt te -1· _ c -1 Ci l CC DJUPl II C it l--11-QD_S_ f_ _1_·•_ _ • ' t _ ti'J 'O -f f-9 IN IV O ' ITEM EXERCISES INPUTS REGARDING REGIONAL HOSTILITIES WILLTijE PROVIDED IN SCENARIO SCRIPTS GDS 87 WARM REGARDS - _ t G I t I I 1 l 2 l l l 1 t ' •- ' 1 71 - - ' ' • · ------ r- - - · ' ·•-·- -- -- -·-- ---- -- - -· - I s- - - · - it - - -r -_rn - ·-·· ·--· i ' j l I li l ' - t Ir - · • ·- -u r i a i • r · · - - -rn--- -_- -_ _ • · ' L'1- Tr t z · ' i _ • · - - - - - - · - - ··- - ______j - I __ rt li P 7TY C -- '-i1i- tC IICl J 'J E • I - '¼P SECRE-r -- - - - - - - _ _ _ - • _ _ - _ Lo _'3' • __- • _- C • _ __ • - · 1•1 L C v 'I '' - ·• l J 1 i i J · • - - - - - f ·· - · - --- - - - - yCS -1 iAM Dr c 7 I - - '· L utl11 1rity l__g-z s 1 _1- _al ----- 1'1'l C-O NT ' 'R O_L_N _ U_M_S_E_R_ _ _ __ j ' n-EROF PERSONN N IN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT DATE RECEIVED 13 Dec 77 CLASSIFICATI ON OFFICE CHAIRMAN JCS ROOM ZEIIS I THE PENTAGON inep Secret DATE OF DOCUMEN COPV NUMBER DOCUMENT NUMBER 4202 13 Dec 77 DJSM 2143-77 SUBJECT IVORY ITEM Exercises · THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS Ol 'FICE CIRCULATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS I NDICATED BELOW THE DOCUMENT WILi BE RETURNED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR RECORD PRIOR TO DISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THIS FORM WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM SUBJECT DOCUMENT TO NAME INITIAi oo CHAIRMAN JCS 4 J EXECUTIVE 02 -s - - - t--' __--t -- THE ASSISTANT TO REMARKS 13 December 1977 1 ACTION REQUESTED - SIGN MESSAGE ---- -----------2 J-3 has clarified message to nuclear CINCs to indicate that negative reports on I 01 THE CHAIRMAN ADMINISTRATIVE 04 ASSISTANT - ------ - -- - - i - - --tarea hostilities will not be required in the CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP forthcoming change to JCS Emergency Action AIR l' ORCE MBR OIB --- - -- -- --4- cJ ---1Procedures For IVORY ITEM Exercises CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP scenario scripts will include such inputs # 01c NAVY MBR CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP 010 MARINE MBR f CHAIRMANS STAFF' GROUP 0IE ARMY MBR LEGAL ADVISOR AND LEGISLATIVE ASST 3 Recommend CJCS sign NI 0IF COLONEL RENSHAW SPECIAL ASSISTANT SPEECHES 0IG MARINE AIDE 05 ARMY AIDE 06 DECLASSIFIEDBY JOINT STAFF DATE A SEP 28 200 0 I I 4cs CLASSIFICATIOH - ZJJil aESRB ll J3M 2476 1977 PHILl S 1 1 ftal% C$e ert- ·- 'ce l irector • _ 0 1 t · _ Staff 13 DEC 1'117 ODJS SUSPENSE DATE DJSM HO THRU DJS FOR USE BY ORIGINATIHG DIRECTORATE t 3-77 DJSM DATE 2w ACTIOH SUBJECT APPROVAL OTHER SIGNATURE INFORMATION IVORY ITEM Exercises X REMARKS 1 Facing Draft message responds to your tasking following the 28 November 1977 White House meeting 2 The message has been changed to further clarify the anticipated Missile Attack Conference procedure It now emphasizes that negative reports are not desired ACTION OFFICER R K FARRELL OFFICE LCDR USN J-3 SIOP Sect NWSB x79053 DATE OF PREPARATION COORDIHATIOH AP PROV AL - NAME - EXTENSION OFFICE EXTENSION NAME -175 ¼ 13 Dec 77 JCS FORM NO JULY 72 9 I t --- ------- - - - - - Autl1l1ri '-_Vll'- RyCS --l'iA -A Dt te I t r' J-1- al vAIP I -Pe ea q alJiatf ti mess a jj eA 11e sp0n es to y 0 lQ ta isl dl g 8' 1N0•vefnf et lL 97 1m n e ·a o s·e -me-e tt ag €'1 U N tR x • a R oir 10 ·- -· j'f¼ r 1 lllrOR SN · SID P See NW l'S 91 i $J· 'I l A Dlf ' - t - N M --· - · - 6GU Ul ' fll dh W ll@w 'iftts _ e ' Utlwncy q C J '- J I I J-I- 0 j RyC S -lliA -A Dc te CHA IRM1110 il 7i T 111 1- OF STAFF ROUTING SLIP -- 11 I - _ - - TO DIRECTOR JOIHT STAFF DtRECTOR J-5 SECRETARY JCS DAS DIRECTOR J-2 SAGA ao v DIRECTOR J-3 or RECTOR J-4' ' - x --- _ - -- -· 1-- I -ADV ACTION COPY - -- ACTION COPY - - - - - - PREPARATION OF REPLY X APPROPRIATE ACTION _ ·• - - ·FOR • - I - - - --- I INFORMATION COPY - -- - - - - IHfORMATIOH AND RETURH r -- - - ' -- - - DATA OH WHICH TO BASE A REPLY REPLY DIRECT COPY TO CJCS ' THIS IS AN · - RIMARKS - Ji 1 A II t - - Reference J-3M-2430-77 dated 6 Dec 77 subject •i - IVORY ITEM E ercises reference forwarded · a message for release to the CINCs Gen Brown did not release the message but asked the following question I'm not sure this will be understood-is each to make a negative report or speak only when there is an affirmative report to make ' Please provide an answer o Gen Brown's question · The 6 AMOS C GOOD Administrative Assistant i I - SUSPEHSI D A j 1 ' _ 7 7 rOUTl O A i I ' CJCSS Ti09 7 '- - - j ' I • • ' I• I - • -- J • ·