THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
National
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Director for National Foreign Assessmen
Robert C. Ames
National Intelligence Officer for Hear East and South Asia SCC Meeting ofSecurity Framework"
/ 1. Action Requested: None; for your information. (U)
2. Background: This was the fiftheries of SCC -eetings on the Security Framework for the Persian Gulf/Indian Ocean area. The Duncan Trip Report and Pakistan were postponed untilarch when the next SCC on the Security Framework will be held.
In this rear basingi
Arabia. W'
issues were discussed in and internal security for
Brown outlined the requirement for rear basingpointing out that the facilities we had obtained to date In Oman,Kenya are only partial solutions because they will only be useful
in initial phases of deployment. ustained operation we will require more extensive facilities to handle staging, maintenance and repair. There are two basic solutions: get the Saudis to overbuild their facilities and/or secure facilities in Egypt. Both of these approaches present political problems to us and the countries involved, but the Egyptian option presents fewer. Facilities at Ras Banyas and Berenice could be improved to meet our needs. The Sinai bases could be consideredoD and State willaper on this option and CIA will assess the options presented.
DCI Introduced the Saudi program by noting that it isget the Saudis to talk about their Internal security problems in any
meaningful way. Because of thi
hasroblem of itspresented a
m.to-meet our perception of the Saudi, requirements.
ie program was received without comment.
it was noted, however, that we must consider thpo.be empjoved in
rown briefly
6. ast minute item on supplying TOH's to Oman was added. The President was disturbed when'he read of the unhaoDiness of the Omanis on the long lead time for the TOH's. Brown said the TOW's would be withdrawn. Forces to supply the Omanis. The Omanis will get the TOH'stwo segments by the endfggk
7- ThiJ)ext "leeting on the Security Framework will be held onarch.
Robert C. Ames
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