f e 0 THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 2 3 MAY 1977 WASHINGTON D C 20301 CM-1438-77 2 1 MAY 1977 NEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF OF STAFF U S ARMY - 'lCHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 3 y CHIEF OF STAFF U S AIR FORCE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS t Subject Exercise IVORY ITEM U 1 -tT •As a follow-on to the Command Conference Test conducted by the Secretary of Defense on 10 May the first IVORY ITEM Exercise conducted 12 May met the objective of familiarizing the participants with the purpose of the missile attack conference and the NORAD threat assessment function 2 U Some observations concerning the exercise follow · The quality of the secure conference can be degraded by speakers or extension phones which are off hook The overall time required to conduct the exercise can be reduced by combining the two preamble conferences The problems involved in secure conferencing are recognized but we will endeavor to reduce that time to the absolute minimum --l I -- l J 3 -f€'r To streamline future IVORY ITEM exercises the Deputy Director for Operations DDO-NMCC will convene a nonsecure conference of addressees or their Vice or Operations Deputy and the nuclear Commanders in Chief under the provisions of Volume IV EAP-JCS Addressees or their alternates will be included only if available at an NMCC direct line emergency telephone The following preamble will be used THIS IS THE COMMAND CENTER WITH AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM PREAMBLE FLASH TEST CALL PLACE YOUR CO t-1MA1 JDER OR CHIEF OR HIS DESIGNATED ALTERNATE ON THE LINE IMMEDIATELY OIB• t 0 I '1 10 l J S • '7 1 I - J _ J 'tJcy 1 - of 6 copies D rsm F 1 o M µ Classified by Chairman JCS EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E O 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 3 DECLASSIFY ON 31 DEC 2007 8fla F1eo 1NTsrAFF 't- tb· -1 e---I res S cAJ DC rT'F- -t 4- - - -- - 1 VJ jog- 77 o UTIO v i ' - i cJ ll7'17 77t - - l 71 A -TAG tf le cl J 7s- 91 call will be conducted of conferees in conjunction verification of the IVORY ITEM NUMBER i e the secure telephone number at which each conferee can be contacted for the impending IVORY ITE 1 Conference and the estimated time required to reach that location The NMCC will then release the conference by stating S'L NDBY FOR AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM CONFERENCE IN XX MINUTES • COMM Z ND CENTER OUT 11 4 -fG The nonsecure conference will e followed by a secure telephone conference of all participants at the specified time The secure conference will be convened using the following preamble THIS IS THE COM vlAND CENTER WITH AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM FLASH TEST CALL repeated at least four times 5 U Conferees should be placed on the line immediately upon hearing FLASH TEST CALL and remain silent until a roll call is conducted of the Washington principals and the CINCs At this time use of speakers and extension telephones must be discontinued Following the roll call the individual initiating the exercise will be added to the conference 6 --fSt The next exercise may involve a brief threat scenario to be presented by CINCNORAD ADCOM The scenario portion of the conference will terminate at the point at which recommendations would be formulated 7 U Following questions and discussion the conference will be terminated by the initiator 8 U The vulnerability period for no-notice IVORY ITEM Exercises continues daily during Washington duty hours 1200 - 2100Z • 9 U Addressees are requested to acknowledge receipt of these instructions to the DDO-NMCC secure 2600 Sgd GEORGE S BROWN GEORGES BROWN General USAF Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Reference CM-1431-77 5 May 1977 Exercise IVORY ITEM 2 ' or 1 vl c 1 -- _ - 1 - 'I i' · DECLASSIFIED Slc R _A -D _e i-1- C Autlwrity l I i __ TOP SECRET1 3 CS WASH DC CINCAD PETERSON AFB CO CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NE CINCLANT NORFOLK VA CINCPAC HONOLULU HI USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GERMANY DISTR CJCS DJS J3 N Q 8 P 3 EC RE- - SPECAT EXCLUSIVE FOR GENERAL JAMES GENERAL DOUGHERTY ADMIRAL KIDD ADMIRAL WEISNER GENERAL HAIG GENERAL HUYSER FROM GENERAL BROWN CJCS SENDS DELIVERY DURING WAKING HOURS ONLY SUBJ EXERCISE IVORY ITEM CU REF CJCS SENDS 0520092 MAY 7 J 1 CT s-t- r AS FOLLOW-ON TO I COMMAND CONFERENCE TEST CONDUCTED BY 1 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON 10 MAY OBJECTIVE OF FAMILIARIZING CONDUCTED 12 MAY MET WITH FIRST IVORY ITEM EXERCISE PARTICIPANTS MISSILE ATTACK CONFERENCE AND PURPOSE OF NORAD THREAT ASSESSMENT FUNCTION J 2 CU EXERCISE FOLLOW OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING QUALITY OF SECURE CONFERENCE CAN BE DEGRADED BY SPEAKERS OR OVERALL TIME REQUIRED TO EXTENSION PHONES WHICH ARE OFF HOOK CONDUCT CONFERENCES EXERCISE CAN BE REDUCED BY COMBINING · TWO PREAMBLE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN SECURE CONFERENCING ARE TIME TO RECOGNIZED BUT EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO REDUCE CLASSIFIED BY CJCS C A STEWART LTC USA EA DIVISION J3 xsq514 I -TOP SECRET a CHf3' S G S BROWN ca a aw - - OF STAFF -- · •' DECLASSI FIED Auth 1rity l Z 5 R ' 4 _D e 1-1-C f BSOLUTE MINIMUM J 3 -t-e ' TO STREAMLINE FUTURE IVORY ITEM EXERCISES FOR OPERATIONS DDO-NMCC WILL CONVENE NONSECURE CONFERENCE OF ADDRESSEES OR THEIR DESIGNATED ALTERNATE UNDER JCS AND VOLUME IV EAP OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROVISIONS OF i WASHINGTON PRINCIPALS USING FOLLOWING PREAMBLE THIS IS THE COMMAND CENTER WITH AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM PREAMBLE FLASH TEST CALL PLACE YOUR COMMANDER OR CHIEF OR HIS DESIGNATED ALTERNATE ON THE LINE IMMEDIATELY A ROLL CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED OF CONFEREES IN CONJUNCTION WITH VERIFICATION OF ' IVORY ITEM NUMBER I E SECURE TELEPHONE NUMBER AT WHICH EACH CONFEREE CAN BE CONTACTED FOR Ci I IVORY ITEM CONFERENCE AND LOCATION ' IMPENDING 'ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO REACH THAT t CONFERENCE BY STATING NMCC WILL THEN RELEASE STANDBY FOR AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM CONFERENCE IN XX MINUTES COMMAND CENTER OUT J - e-t- I NONSECURE CONFERENCE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE OF ALL PARTICIPANTS AT SECURE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONVENED USING THIS IS CALL SECURE · SPECIFIED TIME ' FOLLOWING PREAMBLE COMMAND CENTER WITH AN EXERCISE IVORY ITEM FLASH TEST REPEATED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES J I rop· SEeRET - ---------------- TOP SECRET3 S U CONFEREES SHOULD BE PLACED ON j LINE IMMEDIATELY UPON HEARING FLASH TEST CALL AND REMAIN SILENT UNTIL WASHINGTON PRINCIPALS AND CONDUCTED OF 3 1 ROLL CINCS CALL IS AT THIS TIME USE OF SPEAKERS AND EXTENSION TELEPHONES MUST BE DISCONTINUED FOLLOWING ROLL CALL BE ADDED TO J b INDIVIDUAL INITIATING EXERCISE WILL ' CONFERENCE NEXT EXERCISE MAY INVOLVE BE PRESENTED BY CINCNORAD ADCOM CONFERENCE WILL TERMINATE AT BRIEF THREAT SCENARIO TO · SCENARIO PORTION OF poINT AT WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE FORMULATED J 7 U FOR CINCAD SCENARIO WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN APPROVED J 8 U FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION 1ERMINATEO BY CONFERENCE WILL BE INITIATOR J q_ U VULNERABILITY PERIOD FOR NO-NOTICE IVORY ITEM EXERCISE CONTINUES DAILY DURING WASHINGTON DUTY HOURS 1200 - 21002 J 10 U ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO WARM REGARDS XGDS-3 f DDO-NMCC SECURE 2b00 DEC'LASSl l 'IED Aut1Mity 1 Ls· 1 _ -- RyCS -l'iA fiA Di te J _ - a J--------1 --- NDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT Ol l ICE CHAI l'tMAH Jc• ROOM IIEIIS THI l ENTAGON • ER COl V NUM prig w encls 18 May 77 IVORY ITEM U THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN flECEI VIED IN THIS Ol P'ICE •I IRCULATION OF THIS OC UMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS INDICATED BELOW THI DOCUMENT WILC BE RETURNIED TO THE DMI NI •TRATIVE OP'l ICE P'OR l'tll CORD 191UOl't TO 01 aPATCH TO NOTHIER OP'P'lca OR OTHIER 0 1 SPOSITION HI• P'ORM WILL NOT • IE l'tlCMOVICD l IIOM SUBJECT DOCUMENT TO 7 I HITIA AM CHAIRMAN JCS 00 ltXECUTIVIE 01 IEMARKB 19 May 1977 1-- - - -- - - -- -- ------11• ACTION REQUESTED - SIGN MEMO APPROVE THIE Aa•I • TANT TO MESSAGE AND SCENARIO o 2 J-3 proposes memo to Service Chiefs on - --- - - - - - -- -- -----tExercise IVORY ITEM to improve and streamline procedures for future exercises Message CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP AIR FORCE MBA - ---- - - - -- 01B - --- -1to nuclear CINCs would · forward same informatio ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I t r ' s THE C HAI IIMAN 04 CHAIRMANS S T AFF GROUP 0IC MBR 11----1--NAVY - - --- - - -- ------13· Proposed scenario would define an attack CHAIRMAN sTAFF GRouP of over 250 simulated ICBMs enroute against 010 MARINE MBR US targets including the Washington area • 1--1--- - - - -- - ---1 ---- DDO would read the major SIOP alternative C HA IRMA NS •TAFF ca111ouP ARMv MBR o1E responses and senior conferee would terminate 1 -- 1- -a -ca_A_L _ A_0_v _ 1so _ R_ A_N_0- - - ----tthe scenario portion of the conference Upon LEG1sLAT1va AssT 01F approval scenario would be provided to •PEc1AL As• •sTANT - ---1 CINCNORAD and NMCC for use in next e x ercise SPICECHES 0IG 4 Recommend CJCS sign memo and message slightly revised to remove confusing last ·-- - - - - - ------tclause of first paragraph original version Al'tMV AIDE 06 at BROWN tab You may wish to discuss 1- i ---- - - --- _- ---1scenario with SECDEF prior to release to NMCC and CINCNORAD MARINE AIDE OS REPROOUCEDATTHENATIONALARCHNES l J ' AutlM11 t__ Ii f 'L S l 'IE Ry i AV _ Di e j I' ·- -- ------ J L j r CLASSIFICATION - - __ J j FOR USE BY ORIGIHATIHG DIRECTORATE s Vloe Director Joint Staff ODJS SUSPENSE DATE 10' --71 DJSMDATE 'l 77 SUBJECT r' 18 MAY 1977 Q1B 110 2 617 DJSM HO · l ee ----- £1 l o - · OJCS SUMMARY SHEET ' 1 ··J t CTIOH APPROVAL Exercise IVORY ITEM U OTHER SIGNATURE INFORMATION t 1 l J REMARKS 1 C Several lessons were learned from Exercise IVORY ITEM initiated by the Secretary of Defense on 12 May 1977 a Conferees should be instructed that the use of speakers or extension phones degrade the quality of conferences I b The preamble conferences of Washington principals and CINCs to announce the impending secure conference should be combined into a single conference c The Secretary of Defense indicated his desire to monitor the nonsecure conference of Washington principals and CINCs being convened to determine time required to establish the conference 2 U At Tabs A and B respectively are a proposed memorandum to the Service Chiefs and a proposed message to the nuclear CINCs which informs them of the facts stated in paragraphs a and b Classified by CJCS EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 3 DECLASSIFY ON DECEMBER 31 2007 WITHOUT ATTACHMENT nR T- C TFV ACTION OFFICER C A STEWART LTC USA EA Div J-3 X59514 bcb ' lJ nP ' M'R F 11 l qR1 COORDINATION AP PROVAL OFFICE NAME EXTENSION OFFICE NAME EXTENSION J-3 ' DATE OF PREPARATION 13 May 1977 ' - ·- -- - - _ ____ DECLASSIFIED Autlwrity 'l_ t Z Sl - By 1'4ARA Di te _j- - cq TOP SECRET- - tct- At to 4 Tab C is a proposed scenario for the next Exercise IVORY If approved the scenario will be provided to CINCNORAD anc NMCC for use in the next exercise U Recommend the CJCS a Approve and sign the memo at Tab A b Approve the message for release at Tab B c Approve the proposed Exercise IVORY ITEM Scenario at Tab c for release to CINCNORAD and the Deputy Director for Operations NMCC fl 5 U Without attachments this memorandum is CONFIDENTIAL • r 2