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WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)
FORM OF
DOCUMENT
CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
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For: HAK
5/14/73
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Memo
FILE LOCATION
NSC H-Giles Box H-200 Folder 2
RESTRICTION CODES
(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA 14029 (1-98)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED
This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.
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STATEMENT OF DIFENSE
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
DJSM-855-73
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
23 May 1973
THE JOINT STAFF
MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
THRU: THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
(INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS)
FROB
Subject: NSSM 182
You are advised of the following appointments for
carrying out the staff responsibilities of the Organization
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OJCS) with respect to the
study directed by the subject National Security Study
Memorandum:
a. OJCS Representative: Keith L. Christensen,
Brigadier General, USAF, Chief, Europe-Middle East-
Africa Division, Plans and Policy Directorate, telephone
OX5-6585.
b. OJCS Action Officer Point of Contact: Ernest C.
Connelley, Jr., Captain, USN, Middle East-Africa-CENTO
Branch, Europe-Middle East-Africa Division, telephone
OX7-0255.
my Colladay
MARTIN G. COLLADAY
Major General, USAF
Vice Director
Joint Staff
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DOCUMENT CONTROL RECORD
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A RESTRICTED DOCUMENT OR CASE FILE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM
THIS FILE FOLDER. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM REMOVED
AND THE REASON FOR ITS REMOVAL, CONSULT DOCUMENT ENTRY
NUMBER /
ON EITHER THE DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD
(GSA FORM 7292 OR NA FORM 1421) OR NARA WITHDRAWAL SHEET
(GSA FORM 7122) LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THIS FILE FOLDER.
A sanitized copy substituted for an original item which
Contains information restricted under the Privacy Act.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NLN FORM 101 (revised 6-85)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED
This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.
7302068
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
TOP SECRET (with attachment)
May 9, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR MRS. DAVIS
JEANNE:
The attached NSSM is satisfactory to the
Secretaries of State and Defense. I suggest
it be issued with a date of May 10, 1973 and
released late in the afternoon tomorrow.
nda
RTKennedy
Attachment
NSSM - Implication for
US Policy etc.
TOP SECRET (with attachment)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED
document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declas
MEMORANDUM
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
(add-on)
TOP SECRET (GDS)
ACTION
May 2, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. KISSINGER
FROM:
RICHARD T. KENNEDY
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SUBJECT:
Proposed NSSM on the Implications of Soviet
Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near
East, Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia
You asked that the draft NSSM be revised to more specifically indicate
why we were tying the areas of the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East,
and South Asia together in the study. We revised the NSSM to accomplish
this but in a way which would not prejudge the study itself. We also have
made the NSSM more specific by identifying certain specific Soviet actions
in these areas as illustrative of those which should be assessed.
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Hal Sonnenfeldt and Hal Saunders concur.
RECOMMENDATION:
That you approve the NSSM at Tab A.
TOP SECRET (GDS)
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED
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MEMORANDUM
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TOP SECRET (GDS)
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April 13, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. KISSINGER
FROM:
RICHARD T. KENNEDY new
SUBJECT:
Proposed NSSM on the Implications of
Soviet Strategy in the Eastern Mediter-
ranean, Near East, Arabian Peninsula,
and South Asia
You asked for a NSSM to examine Soviet strategy and objectives in the
areas extending from Turkey to the sub-continent and their implications
for U.S. strategy and policies in these areas. The attached draft would
request such a study.
We have already forwarded to you a companion piece to this study to
examine the implications for U.S. policy of the situation in the Horn of
Africa. That study would include consideration of Soviet objectives and
involvement in that area.
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Hal Sonnenfeldt and Hal Saunders concur in the attached draft.
RECOMMENDATION:
That you approve the attached draft which I will then take up with Ted
Eliot in the usual way.
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
TOP SECRET
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National Security Study Memorandum
TO:
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT:
Implication for U.S. Policy of Probable Lines of Soviet
Strategy and Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near
East, Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia
The President has noted that a number of leaders of friendly countries
in the Near East and South Asia have the view that the Soviet Union is
intensifying its diplomatic, economic and military activity throughout
these areas. He has directed a study of the implications for U.S.
policy of probable lines of Soviet strategy, policy and actions in the
Eastern Mediterranean, the Near East, the Arabian Peninsula and
the Persian Gulf, and South Asia.
The study should include:
-- Identification and assessment of Soviet strategic interests and
objectives in these areas and the ensuing lines of policy and
actions which the Soviets are likely to pursue over the next
five years.
Interests, objectives and policies which may be common to
more than one of the specific areas included in this study
or which may reflect strategic concerns extending beyond
these areas should be identified and assessed.
The extent to which Soviet policies and actions in any or all
of these areas may be designed to support its policies toward
or posture vis-a-vis the People's Republic of China or
Western Europe should be assessed.
-- Assessment of basic U.S. interests and objectives in these
areas identifying how they may be affected by Soviet interests,
objectives, policies and actions.
TOP SECRET
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-- Assessment of the implications of political, economic and
security factors and trends in these areas as they may affect
the interests, objectives, and policies of either the United
States or the USSR or both.
In assessing Soviet lines of policy and actions, the study should consider
but not be limited to the following:
Sontinued economic and military assistance and political support
for Egypt.
-- Military assistance to and political support for Iraq, Syria, and
South Yemen.
-- Military presence, including basing arrangements, in the areas
of the study.
-- Support for subversive and radical groups and movements throughout
the areas of the study.
- - Economic and political support for India.
-- - - Economic and political relations with Iran, Kuwait and other states
in the Persian Gulf.
Based upon these assessments, the study should discuss the strategy and
policy options open to the U.S. to protect and advance U.S. interests.
This study should be conducted by an NSC Ad Hoc Group to be chaired by
the representative of the Secretary of State and to include representatives
of the addressees and the NSC Staff. The study should be submitted by
June 15, 1973. Reproduced for consider at the Richard Nixon by Presidentiald the Library Senior DECLASSIFIED. Review
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
TOP SECRET
National Security Study Memorandum
TO:
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Implication for U.S. Policy of Probable Lines of Soviet
Strategy and Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near
East, Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia
The President has directed a study of the implications for U.S. policy
of probable lines of Soviet strategy, policy and actions in the Eastern
Mediterranean, the Near East the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian
Gulf, and South Asia.
The study should include:
-- Identification and assessment of Soviet strategic interests and
objectives in these areas and the ensuing lines of policy and
actions which the Soviets are likely to pursue over the next
five years. Interests, objectives and policies which may be
common to more than one of the specific areas included in this
study or which may reflect strategic concerns extending beyond
these areas should be identified and assessed.
- Assessment of basic U.S. interests and objectives in these
areas identifying how they may be affected by Soviet interests,
objectives, policies and actions.
Assessment of the implications of political, economic and
security factors and trends in these areas as they may affect
the interests, objectives, and policies of either the United
States or the USSR or both.
Based upon these assessments, the study should discuss the strategy and
policy options open to the U.S. to protect and advance U.S. interests.
TOP SECRET
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TOP SECRET
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This study should be conducted by an NSC Ad Hoc Group to be chaired
by the representative of the Secretary of State and to include repre-
sentatives of the addressees and the NSC Staff. The study should be
submitted by June 15, 1973, for consideration by the NSC Senior Review
Group.
Henry A. Kissinger
CC: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
TOP SECRET
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