DECLASSIFIED LUthority By 3 0 l C £'£ J_ NARA Datel f-Jl -lf CONTROL NUMBER Rf J il TER OF PERSONNEL HANDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT 1' 77 RETURN TO OFFICE CHAIRMAN JCS R OM 2EB6S THE PENTAGON copy NUMB L ocurviENT NUMBER Memo to the President fr rn DsecDe utho ri t r Duncan - 2 5723 y Alan Lipton Exercise IVORY ITEM ate 03-19-2009 THE ABOVE-DE SCRIBED DOCUMENr HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE C_IRCULATION OF THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS INDICATED BELOW THE DOCUMENT WILL BE RETl IRNED 'rO •rjE AOMI NI S•RATIVE OFFICE F OR RECORD PRIOR TQ DISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER 01 SPOSITION THIS FORM WILL NOT SE REMOVED FROM UBJECT DOCUMENT REMARKS CHAIRMAN JCS 3 EXECU'rlVE n l tJc-r- THE ASSISTANT To THE CHAIRMAN 4 A • MINlsTRA-rivE 00 7 02 OI '- l 04 --'-ii--A_s s_is_T_A_N_T_ _ ---'- i '----t CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP AIR FORCE MBR 0 B 1 MARINE MBR SHOW ' ' _ ·- ' ' •' ' Scenario was designed t h ti -- for dialogue however introd cti ln of SDBMs · wo uld greatly reduce dec sioii time_ ··· 01c o o ·s e Exercise used dif ferent me CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP ARMY MBR E025X5 OSD • CHAIRMANS S rAFF GROUP INFORMATION 1 2 DEPSECDEF has forwarded l'e ----to ZB clarifYing some aspects of the r cent iv pRY ITEM Exercise '· CHAIRMANS STAFF GROUP NAVY MBR 15 qctober 1977 DJS-info J-3-info o ia for ICBM launch rates sAc li ···· __ _ useid'- LEGAL ADVISOR ANO LEGISLATIVE A SS ____ __ to format and tr4nsrni t J ItJP ementing message 0tF -1-----11 SPECIAL ASSISTANT SPEECHES O G OS ARMY AIDE ICBM launch be i s sion wi h 06 J __ · · -- - DEPSECDEF expects a meeting with ZB in the IF- ----- ----j--- ---1-----J 1-----1near future to discuss previously suqg·ested changes ' d Jt V COLONEL RENSHAW L THJ OEPlJTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON D C 20301 - fE025X5 OSD · · ' 14 October 1977 · f 1 - -' l i i lW _ f i ' ' ' · • -' 1 ❖' N H IDENT NATI6 JuRU tFF FOR ' SUBJECT Exercise IVORY ITEM AIRS • j j l f i • gen Y lJth L e You indicated you were recent exercise went and we were tqo· We Jear ne9 a 11ot an fo' u d ome things that need follow-up i i i i k m Some points in the e' r se i el clirification 'way we conducted the exercise ' - -that i s q- soui wha t leisur ly d is cu- s ion -may tend to give the -1mp r'essiorith t tt ' 're fs time fpr di1 l g e The scenario of cours - - w s desi9hed_ thai f way As you re a a e Wme available to assiJn'il te the r equi red 5rifor liation andl make a detision in a real situaj 1on -tnay be fuit sho if pa hicularli if SWBM$ A re introduced lri that regar cl I think1 it is' important to ca l to your attention th at r ference to I CBM l_aµnch rates durin g the xerd se used diffepent t'ime base1 ines Gerie ral 11 is CINCSif1 C us d theh referenc tim -forl J to w hich must b added abqutLJ i 1 1-·to f ormat and trans Jni t try e imp 1 menting mess1age i ___T __o c J rify thi s poin and estaQ1 ish a corrunori referebce r- f I 1 -after a d ·'j5int1 is mac Ye ICBM li unch begin At tt e- e ad of 'bfth IC · · ithe_a r ___Jat ______lat 1 a A 'primarily concerned with ICBMs Jhel We are working on the changes you outlined during the exercise and look forward to meeting with you soon to discuss them Y-_' J2__ - f------------- ------o m R 11652 EXE lF' i'ION CATEGO iY__ _ _§ J_ las ified by __ z PT FROH G J i AL Dr CI l SSit C TION SCHEDULE OF · 'F t UTIVE l i ' CLASSIFY ON __ _I_ _tQ _ ig_i _____ • t8P v r0Rb J L i OFOr n • • • • •1 •·· • • • •• • • • • - •• · - • • • 2 s32 SEC D EP CONTR No• X------- --