OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN u f t i i CM-387-90 111• JOIN I' t'Hlt fs I ' WASHINOTQM D C aNIMOO 23 May 1990 - HBMORANDUM FOR THE UNDERSF CR rARY OF STATE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS • •1 ubject l 'l I ' - · '1cW' Furtber to our earlier conversati n tix-m Y m qqot Q 11ii4a Jrtr QU gY lti•t uiite'ina· Q i c YP P Ql - t Qt ·- l 'l ip While there is a ne d for helicopter support to the · '-ndean countries all the evidence we have developed in our·- qetection and monitoring-effort is that interdiction of the drugs flowing to· the United States 1 9h l tJJ 9 l a __ t I Jg_l ies _ ____ 11roff For t ose reason1 •1rlf o v -- o J o -•- il pe _beliC pters -- - • tr i I l I I· · - US Counternarcotlcs Strategy for Mexico U f·or use by the 1 r Northern ' 'bc lrder· '1lesponae 'Force lb P Ul d ha-ve-t be » tt it1'eff iiiliS%ity1 rankir 9 above the Andean· countries e f To provide the helicopters to Mexico recommend that the ··• ·· 5'resident declare that an iftiiJ°P iicy -ii _t1l'a ti·on sisti in Mexico · hat threatens the national secu ity interests of the United • • tates and diceet emer9ency drawdown of DOD goods and services • ·· 'nder provisions of Section S0§ s UJ of the F ig -- a•sistan e • '-ct Further recommeiid tbe P i esi 4J - Jt e e ion 614 of J he Ac V _ r ' A B 8 » meeting we need to move forward as soon as possible with the ttezican helicopter support The Army has confirmed tbet nine liellcopters associated spare parts and training will be ••ila le for Mezico fRf' --· 4 As regards the provision of additional helicopters to other countries for counternarcotics the Army is currently 4etermining the total number of UH•lH aircraft and associated uppoct that it can provide in the near term This information - • · ill be provided to the Deputies c mmittee at their meeting early - ' ' - • I •I llf I • •• • • • • u • • · i'· - week · -- --_ i M- ff u Miii Mi a m •- •· • lil iff fflM • I ________ ____ ' CJ f opies to Assistant Secretary ot l efense International Security Affairs Department of Defense Coordinator for Drug Enforcement Policy · • i and Support tECLASSIFIED BY AUTHORITY OF -CQNflflEtfflAt -Ghs1U •• bv VCJCS I a211 Deelas11fi i S- q 'f f - foJ -· 1 111 1 - - -- - -- - -·· · - _ · •· -· ··· · · ····--DATE -· - CASE