33 EC IETI If 02 serum THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF t -- wnsummou DC 20301 Jr 29 December 1981 CM 1127-81 FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Subject Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 U l ef rou are invited to participate in Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 a 5-day command post exercise that will be conducted 1-5 March 1982 It is designed to exercise 05D OJCS the Services partici- pating Federal departments and agencies and unified and specified commands in pre- and trans-nuclear attack procedures The concept and objectives of the exercise are specified in Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 JCS EXPLAN 0021 which has been provided to your office 2 preparation for the exercise you are invited to a senior players briefing that will be conducted on Wednesday 24 Februar 1982 in the Emergency Conference Room of the National Military Command Center The senior players' briefing will set the stage for Exercise IVY LEAGUE and will cover exercise objectives the pre-exercise scenario key events and the analysis effort required to assess exercise objective attainment 3 ii You are also invited to participate in Exercise PETITE LEAGUE that will be conducted on Saturday 27 February 1982 from 0930 to 1230 hours This will be a 3-hour seminar for senior decisionmakers in the Emergency Conference Room of the National Military Command Center Exercise PETITE LEAGUE will provide a forum to discuss nuclear related decisions in periods of rising tension and general war 4 dET The politico military nature of the issues regarding the use of nuclear weapons in Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 and its companion seminar PETITE LEAGUE indicate a need for participation by senior decisionmakers from the Department of Defense and from other Federal departments and agencies Appropriate personnel from your office are also invited to participate in all three events 5 Request a memorandum similar to the enclosure be sent to the officials indicated inviting them to participate we DAVID c JONES General USAF Chairman Joint Chiefsof Staff Enclosure CLASSIFIED BY CHAIRMAN JCS Entire-r151 run now DRAFT ENCLOSURE MEMORANDUM FOR Secretary of State Secretary of Transportation Subject Participation in Exercise IVY LEAGUE 82 ALPHA L the period 1-5 March 1982 It will be conducted in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Exercise REX 82 ALPHJ The exercise will involve the Department of Defense as well as Federal civil departments and agencies having a role in general and nuclear war and the wide range of preparations decisions an actions leading to each Included will be play in the areas of mobilization continuity of government military assistance to civ authorities military support to civil defense and civil military logistic plans policies and procedures to be used during nuclear attack 2 In preparation for the exercise you are invited to particip in a senior player's briefing that will be conducted on Wednesday 24 February 1932 in the Emergency Conference Room of the National Military Command Center The senior players' briefing will set the stage for Exercise IVY LEAGUE and will cover exercise objectives the pre-exercise scenario key events and the analysis effort required to assess exercise objective attainment CLA IFIED BY DIRseToaTii-3 DE LASSIFY ON 15 OCT 37 BRAFT Wm-n 3 Just prior to Exercise IVY 82 ALPHA a 3-hour roundtable discussion Exercise PETITE LEAGUE will be conducted in the Emergency Conference Room of the National Military Command Center from 0930 to 1230 on Saturday 27 February 1982 The roundtable discussion will enhance Exercise IVY LEAGUE by providing a pre-exercise forum to discuss nuclear related decisions in periods of rising tension and general war Your participation in Exercise PETITE LEAGUE is invited 4 U I urge you to block yourcalendars now to permit your participation in both Exercises IVY LEAGUE 82 ALPHA and PETITE LEAGUE as well as the senior players' briefing 91 33 2 Enclosure mug-n - 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