9 I U • tfL t u•·•- s --- --- ' · · · ' 01 PP NO - TTTT · - --· - - -- --· ·- ·- - ------- JCS WASHINGTON DC ACJCS J CINCAD PETERSON AFB CO 4'--6--P EC R f SPECAT EXCLUSIVE G FOR GENERAL HILL FROM GENERAL ROGERS SUBJ EXERCISE IVORY ITEM U REFS A- CINCAD 0823112 MAR 78 8- CJCS 2718462 OCT 77- 1- APPRECIATE LOGIC OF YOUR REQUEST HOWEVER PRESIDENTIAL GUIDANCE LIMITING CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND MONITORS PER PARA 6 REF 8 PREVAILS- - - - RESTRICTION OF THESE SENSITIVE EXERCISE DISCUSSIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO THEIR ULTIMATE PURPOSE2 ALSO SECDEF AND WHITE HOUSE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IN CONVENING SECURE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE THIRTY MINUTE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN BUILDING AND NCOC IS WITHIN DELAY INTERVAL WHICH AY BE EXPECTED AND IS ACCEPTED BY ALL CONCERNED- CJCS DJS J3 • • • • 4• - ---- COL A-8- RENSHAW USAF OCJCS CSG X71480 D 1 0 DECLASSIFIED BV JOINT STAFF D ATE SEP 2 8 2000 AC JCS -- IT 8' p1 ------ I J -·· DEC IU't d 1 A f 'ir - 3 0 CR · CL c - - ti -i Th1 O '--G 1 1 DECLASSII 'JED Authority I Z 1 i · -- • ·- --· - - - - - - - - - - • • • -- -- - - _ - - ·_ fL lUI' tSLLitLI - ___________ ______ ____ - - - f I ---- ___ _ - - - ·toe·-- sEcff6r · _ _-__ --- · - --- ' ···· · · s - · - - • 2' 3 ·_ ' - • · j • •• • IVORY ITEM WAS DESIGNED AS NQ-NOTICE EXERCISE WHEN PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF AN EXERCISE IS AVAILABLE AND ADVANCED NOTIFICATION IS AUTHORIZED YOU OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WILL ' 8 E NOTIFIED AS IN PAST ·'tt II Fi 6i 4 R JH XGDS-3 • 8 j NNNN t l _· 1 • ' j -- __ ·- - ·- _ t • -- • • - TOP SEC R ' ' -Dicwswm1f N Authority - - - - - - - · - · ________ - --- _- · · __ _ I _ _ · 72 W ' GM ·· -L-··_ 1 - 1 I l D DOCUMENT • • G DAT E i --------- RECEIVED 15 Mar 78 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN MEMO TO 15 Ma r 78 s Joint Chiefs of Staff I ri Jl1 a -t i E IVE D I N THI S O F FICE CI RCU LAT ION OF T H I S OW THE D OCU ME N T WI LL B E RETURNED T O T HE A NOTHER O F FICE O R O T HER DISPOSITION rr $- _ _ _-JQ _ r R EMARKS 15 March 1978 i QUESTED - SIGN MESSAGE L · ses response to General Hill turns down his request for akers during IVORY ITEM d 0 minute travel time to NORAD erations Center is within erval expected s that IVORY ITEM is a no- notice but that CINCAD wi l l be advised ori·zed ovided no rationa l e for eption to Presidential guidance xtension phones or speakers as been advi sed that up to Y could occur during vulnerds from Monday through Friday reach secure telephones ACJCS sign less austere v e rsion I • COLONE HAW DEC lASSIFIED BY JOINT '3TAF DATI SEP 2 8_ tDOO -- - DECLASSll'IED Authority _ - - - II 72 I li ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 ll - t I U 9 ' Lil J- J l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -r o- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 4- T R O L N' 'U M B_E_R_ _ _ _ __ EGISTER OF PERSONNEL HANDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT 839 DATE RECEIVED 15 Mar 78 OFFICE CHAIRMAN JCS ROOM ZE865 THE PENTAGON COPY NUMBER DOCUMENT NUMBER 15 Mar 78 O w encls DJSM-448-78 SUBJECT Exercise IVORY ITEM U · THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS O FFI CE CIRCULATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS INDI CATED BELOW THE D OCUMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR RECORD PRIOR TO D ISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THIS FORM W I LL NOT BE REMOVED FROM SUBJECT DOCUMENT TO NAME INITIAL CHAIRMAN JCS 00 EXECUTIVE oz THE ASSISTANT TO 01 THE CHAIRMAN 15 March 1978 s- ADMINISTRAT I VE 04 ASSISTANT I CHA IRMANS STAFF GROUP AIR FORCE MBR 01B REMARKS f 1 ACTION REQUESTED - SIGN MESSAGE 2 J-3 proposes response to General Hill CINCAD which turns down his request for extension speakers during IVORY ITEM exercises and CHA 1-RMANS STAFF GROUP Advises 30 minute travel time to NORAD Combat Operations Center is within delay interval expected Reiterates that IVORY ITEM is a no-notice exercise but that CINCAD will be advised when authori•zed o c N AVY MBR C HAIRMANS STAFF GROUP MAR I NE MBR It CHA I RMANS STAFF GROUP ARMY MBR 01E LEGAL ADVISOR AND LEGISLATIVE ASST 01F 3 CINCAD provided - no rationale for providing exception to Presidential guidance re tricting extension phones or speake rs White House has b e en advised that up to on our de ay could occur during vulner abil ity periods from Monday through Friday as conferees reach secure telephones SPECIAL ASS ISTANT SPEECHES 01G MARINE AIDE 05 AR M Y A IO E 06 4 Recommend ACJCS sign l e ss austere version at YELLOW Ta b COLONE HAW DEC r---t--- - - - - ---1----- - -d SSIFIED BY JOINT STAF SEP 2 8 7000 - - -DEc LASSI ffIED- ------ --------- --- 1 Authority N t 7 ------- l ls R - OJCS SUMMARY SHEET FOR USE BY ORIGIHATIHG DIRECTORATE CLASSIFICATIOH TO nuP Acting CJCS THRU l3M st1 ttc 1 ' 5 25 l 5 MAR 1978 1978 ODJS SUSPENSE DATE DJSM HO '1 1 - t DJS DJSM DATE 1 5 MAR 1978 A I I I I I FIM ACTIOH Vice Admiral USN SUBJECT I fJl C Joint St aff Exercise IVORY APPROVAL SIGNATURE xx xx IN FORMATION OTHER REMARKS 1 • CINCAD message at TAB B requests future IVORY ITEM e x ercises at a That CINCAD participate inCenter NCOC Travel time from the NORAD Combat Operations 30 minutes appro x imately i s the Chidlaw Building to NCOC attachment made to the secure telephone b To have a Loudspeaker NCOC command post Located in the battle staff area of the situations that That the NMCC keep CINCAD advised of any usual recognizing than Likely may indicate an exercise is more on a no-notice e xercises these that the intent is to conduct basis C• a proposed 2 CM - 1670-77 dated 20 Oct 77 which provided the IVORY ITEM following tasking SECDEF response to White House C • TAB e x ercise of 6 Oct 77 is at were 3 Current procedures for the conduct of Exercise IVORY ITEM TAB D • at promulgated by CJCS sends message COORDINATION APPROVAL ACTIOH OFFIC ER C A STEWART LTC USA EA DIV J-3 45110 OFFICE J-3 NAME EXTENSION NAME OFFICE EXTEN SION o · 4 L # DAT E OF PR EPARATI ON 13 Ma r 78 JCS F ORM N O JU LY 72 9 -- DECLASSD'fED- Authority - - O TOP SECRET 4 There have been four IVORY ITEM exercises conducted to date Three were no-notice For the scheduled exercise on 28 Jan 78 J-3 was authorized to make advanced notification to CINCs or their representatives 5 A proposed response to CINCAD is at TAB A 6 Recommend Acting CJCS approve and sign the message at TAB A 2 TOP SESRET TTTT pp DC ACTING CINCAD PETERSON A T 9 P S E e 0 co R E T ROGERS SPECAT FOR GENERAL SUBJ EXERCISE IVORY ITEM CU REFS A CJCS SENDS 2718462 77 B CINCAD MESSAGE 082 MAR 78 1 CU SUMMARY LISHED CURRENT PROCEDURES FOR REF EXERCISE IVORY ITEM REQUESTS EXCEPTIONS TO PROCEDURES PROMULGATED BY REF A MESSAGE RESPONDS TO REF B END SUMMARY HOUSE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE COULD 2 --E-S -SECDEF BE DELAY IN THE SECURE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE FOR EXERCISE IVORY IT BUILDING AND THIRTY MINUTE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN CHIDLAW WITHIN DELAY INTERVAL WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED AND ACCEPTED BY ALL CONCERNED 3 • - TS REF A WHICH LIMITS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND PARA MONITORS REF ECTS PRESIDENTIAL GUIDANCE RT LTC USA 110 13 MAR 78 BERNA D Wa ROGERS GENERAL USA ACTIN CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF TCP 5 EC -DiciAsSIF IElf if Authority 7 1 11i 'f6f' SECREI -NOTICE EXERCISE WHEN 4 - IVORY ITEM WAS DESIGNED AS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF AN EXERCISE VAILABLE AND ADVANCED NOTIFICATION IS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE NOTIFIED AS IN THE PAST REGARDS XGDS-3 08 NNNN 8 p Se CR E T r-j DEci AsSIJ lEJf Authority - _ ll-3 l --11