s 1 v · E cl- - • 0 t- r -• r • ·- •· O 'f ' '- ' - f i - - s·' ··i· t' •t ·o THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 'WASHINGTON D C 20301 ·cM-1736-77 ·16 December 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Subject ·Ot 3 Presidential Tasking Questions _ Tllis responds_ to the President's questions at· the ··2a November _ ' ' i i -_ 1977 discussions of 1yo 1-i 1 ld_ a o- I _ ·J · _ · - - · · FROM TIC DECLASSIFICATION 5 ' eclassified - ·•· ------·-•··--·--· -·--· ··· ··•··-· ----- • --·-----··••·-•----- ··---- - -· 1· NW# 25723 Authority 5723 By Amanda Weimer ate 02-22-2017 ----······----· · --- J - ··--·· --·-· - -- __ ½--· ·--· Docid 3 1094162 ___ J ---- ----w•---' ---••- · ------· · ••· --•----••--•-•-•· --- __ _ _ ---- °'--• Ai s•irirff·- _ __ • _· • -· ' 0 C· · ' POP CBCnE' P SBNSI'PI tB -•--•- ·•- '_ · J i IJear Mr President · • · - I· felt that our meeting on 28 November was most beneficial • · _I• '• ' I Several issue arose which ·I can now address more completely • • • others will require additional research · • # · - 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I believe we all have learned much from the recent exercises ·· _ In future about our _______________________ discussions we may want to focus more _ -- - 'V'l''t' - ' ' - • • '- _ • I · · -i 3 7 - - - - Docid 3 1094162 NW# 25723 u • • ' · · i · -'i • o _ ___E_o_2_s_x_s_J_s_-_ __- ··f _I_ _ _ _ _ _1--- TOP SECRi T-SEWSITilZE __ DECLASSIFIED Authority _ nJJ J J ND -- - ----- -- ---------- ------- - 0 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN J l 0 1- els 1 la H 1£ Dece mb er l977 MEMO TO GENERAL BROWN THROUGH Subj LT GENERAL SMITH I s Presidential Tasking Q·uestions of 28 Nov 77 1 Attached is memo for your signature and clean draft memo for the President redone per your instructions General Ellis read the contents of the Bomber Recall paragraph personally over the phone to MG O' kalley Words changed but not the substance 2 Recommend sign memo forwarding draft to SECDEF COLON ERICK i I - - - - - -- - - - - - - ------ - -------- DECLASSIFIED NW# 25723 Docid 31094162 _ _1 Ji N- - --- ' D - Authority 7 Z fOP IGRH - R mlt · __ _ - c - ----i _s_- -ICll IC z c a _ DI _ u· REGISTER OF PERSONNEL HANDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT ONTROL NUMBER· 4 77 DATE RECEIVED 12 Dec 77 RETURN TO ' ' t - - '- _ _ _ v- f ATE OF DOCUMENT COPV NUMBER DOCUMENT NUMBER - CLASS I Fl CATION OF-FICE CHAIRMAN JC i ROOM 2EB65 THE PENTAGON Undated Unnumbered DJSM I I SUBJECT l 'I I 28 Nov 77 Presidential Tasking Questions of THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED DOCUMENT· f' 1- -S BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE ·CJRCULATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE LIMITED T-0 INOIVIDUALS INDICATED BELOW THE ooc·uMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE · ADMI NI STRATI VE OFFICE FOR RECORD PRiOR TO DISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THIS FORM WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM SUBJECT DOCUMENT TO I NIT JAL NAME ciiA_IRMAN ·Jes i-2 December 1977 00 IILL EXECUTIVE 1 ··ACTION - CM · 02 THE ASSISTANT TO s 01 THE CHAIRMAN ADMINISTRATIVE 04 ASSISTANT cHAIRMANs sTAF F GRouP AIR FoRcE MBR 'JA 1 REMARKS cHAIRMANs sTAFF 010 GRo • P · o c V -- ------------ - --1 NAvv MBR CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP MARINE MBR 010 0 CHAIRMANS' STAFF GROUI d 2 J-3 proYides qraft response to President's· que ·tions at 28 November disc nsf ions on · IV9RY ITEM and CM forwards dr t _ response ·to SECJ EF for iis approval nd signa ure I believe t_pe draft response is a good one with the ex¢eption of the use of _the word excessive · at the BLUE-TAB That word presupposes the outr-nmA n-F t-ht • - 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0 'f'O ' SECRE'f 6 BHCI'l'IVE Dear Mr President I felt that our meeting on 28 November was most beneficial severa1 issues arose which I can now address more completely others will require additional research Reference Communi•cations Procedures currently exist for conducting communications checks 025x5 JS 'l'OP 6 BCRi3'i' SEHS 'i'IVE FROM CDECLASSIFICATION ------NW# 25723 Docid 31094162 c· 0 ' O BECRE'f 6 SHSI'l'IVE Dear Mr President I felt that our meeting on 28 November was most beneficial Severa1 issues arose which I can now address more completely others will require additional research Reference Communications Procedures currently exist for conducting communications checks 025x5 JS i'OP 6BCRi3'f SENS _J 'f rffl FROM CDECLASSIFICATION ------ - DECLASSIFIED NW# 25723 Docid 31094162 Autbority _a JJ N-- ___ 72 3 sE' c · IOP SECRET 0 E02Sx JS lOP SECRET NW# 25723 Docid 31094162 DECLASSI F - Authority 1-J ND 723$ - -I c· IOP SECRET - 0 °E'025x5 JS ······· ······ TOP SECRET ········ _ a • · • • 1 • •• · ___ __--___ ______ __ __ -------- ' ____ __ ' •' '·•- · •·· ' -· ·· · · · · _ - 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