I- INit R OFFICE ROUTING SLIP OF FICE OF THE CHAIRMAN Joint Chiefs of Staff FROM THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT VJ -§-e Info Name ---------- --·-- 01 LTG PusTAY 03 CoR McLAuRIN 04 MR Gooo 01 B CoL WoLCOTT 01 C CAPT 01 D CoL DuFFIELD 01 E CoL SMITH G • FLYNN eclassified -------- ----------1 Appeal# 01 F' ·IGC17-069A CoL M1LLER _----- ----------r ase# MW Ot FA LTc KAsTL 4606 Date 2 - 1 3-2017 01 Fa CoR KJos 1---- -----------1 01 G MAJ WHEELER 01 H CoL AaEL 05 LTc PEAY 05A CAPT 06 LTc F1NKEL fv w 2sl f Mcf - L lO 6PT sq l FLYNN - ---- lh- Oo0 I J ri 4 - c sc -s 79 01-c__ Af'fc41- M D 211-001 ·• ' · '· - ' CONTROL NUMBER DOCUMENT PROCESS ING RECORD 2331 DATE RECEIVED RETURN TO DOCUMENT --TOP SECRE-Y-24 OFFICE CHAIRMAN JCS··ROOM EHii THE PENTAGON IDENTIF ICATION DJSM 1478-79 SUi JECT IVORY ITEM Exercise eclassified Appeal# rGC17-0691' Ca se# N' J 34606 Date 12-13-2017 Decii1 U E025x5 JS OSD APPEAL E025x6 • Date 23 AUQ 79 by the Joint Staff IAW JS 5227 01 Vii -- · THE ABOVE' pESCRIBED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS OF'FICE --- DOCUMENT WILL BE Ll'¥i7ED TO INDIVIDUALS INDICATED BELO ' TO I x3 t l NAME CHAIRMAN JCS '· · ' ' DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 5 ADMINISTRATIVE 03 THE -CHAIRMAN t e _ V ' -- of -- ACTION REQUESTED - RELEASE MESSAGE 2 With this package J3 seeks your approval of the fir t part in a two part approach toward improving IVORY ITEM exercises Spec ifi ca 11 y J3 recommends rel ease of the message at RED s i gna 1 which would seek comment and recommendations from the CINCs on a new IVORY ITEM a missile warning scenario· -- called IVORY ITEM KILO asses·sment exercise stoooinq short of anv reference to 1 p 01 ASSISTANT f A 1 AIR FORCE MBR 01B ·• I CHAIRMANS STAFF GRO P 01 NAVY MBR ' 25 August 1979 EXECUTIVE ASSIST - T cj i REMARKS ·- oo ·· THE ASSISTANT TO SUBJECT DOCUMENT INITIAL CHAIRMANS STAF'F' GRO JP l i CIRCULATION OF THIS THE DOCUMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFl '£ FOR RECORD PRIOR TO DISPATCH TO ANOTHER OFFICE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THIS FORM WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM £4 Ana- 7Q DATE OF D CUMENT lff · CHAIRMANS STAFF' GROUi MARINE MBR 010 CHAIRMANS STAF'F GROUP ARMY MBR LEGAL ADVISOR ANO · UtF LEGISLATIVE ASST OtG SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OtH 05 r ' MARINE AIDE r- il'r ' a Let players 1i sten in while threat assessment c rnf erence is in progress worker bees·@ NORAD NMCC 1 CINCs may be mildly interested OR ' I - ·•' ' OSA I f ✓ 1 - 1' fYO I - ' ' ARMY AIDE PROTOCO L - P 2 Should put into plain language keep it simple for the _pl ayers 1 see suggested changes - P 3 Scenario 11 A11 does not involve SLBMs - Could give CJCS 2 choices ' ' SPECIAL ASSISTANT ' OtE f'i°_ ' 3 I recommend that you release the message at RED signal -- a slightly edited version of the J3 product A the same time work wi 11 continue to refine the scenarios You should understand that J3 is also at work on the second oart of this IVORY ITEM imorovement oroqram -- nn I 4 Recommendation release message at RED s i gna 1 a••fep SfeREf 35459Appeal Num MDR17-001 v FLY V -G · ' Ac r l'l _ R LFASER 11ME - t 01 ' iv· -- £- · i· i ·· I • '-'j 'I •BOOK ··-·- - - - - I · · C • J•·'C 'IO 5 CENTER ONI Y i - - Ipp 17 ___ OFQQ _L • · c INFO j ACT I_ TTBB DAT -1 IME I MOit __ ____ J _ _ _ _ _ • ----- ·-· --- --·----1 7 JCS WASHINGTO I E1C CJ CS ·to ' I CINCAD PETEi' S 1 ' Af8 CO CINCLANT NORfOLK VA 1 USCINCEUR 1 1 I •HNGEN GE CINCPAC HOi' OU flU HI ·l 'l ii 1 I CINCSAC OF fUH AfB NE 'c f- '6---P- S E € R E T SPECAT EXCLUSIVE fc R GEN HILL ADM TR-AIN GEN ROGERS ADM WEISNER AND GEN ELLIS FROM GEN JONES CJCS SENDS 111 j· 1 1 DELIVER DURING NORMAL DUTY HOURS SUBJ 1- IVORY ITEM EXERCISE U TS AN AD DITl ONAL IVORY ITEM £ X£RCISE IS PROPOSED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND COMMENT ITS GOAi_ tlOULD BE TO ENHANCE OUR DAY ' r - 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-Y SPECIAL · 1 Rue flONS PH·ONF -- - - - Ul 7 sE u Tv f gw·11S£CRE DATE REPLACESDDFORM173 1JUL68 WHICH' IILLBEUSED TIME GROUP ' PAGE ·- DRAFTER OR RELEASER TIM j• PF ECEDE IICE ACT LMF - You'··-•N WITH ---------· - - ··---- ---· '•·- A p f6 k MONTH YR AUG 79 MESSAGE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS ·i' ··- -- ' I' NOTICE BASIS BEFORE ENTERING THE NO JoTICE ·-· PHASE 1 FO l iViE5SAGf CENTER COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY TTBB I BQ OK I CIC DATE-TIME pp '···- 1103 083 CLASS INFO ' ··- REVIEW 25 AUG 1999· '- i NNNN REASON 5200 1R PAR 2-301 5 I I _J DRAFTER TYPED NAME TITLE OFFICE sy BOL P1- o - ii tl Df' '1 ' SPEC1AL fi lSl RUC i iO S o TYPED NAME TITLE OFFICt ' SYMBOL AND PHONE ' · VI ' '0 ISIGNATURE ---------- · ' ·- · ' J' 'J 1 DEC 70 1 C OCR ti f' REPLACES DO FOR 7 • JUL 6a h - 1c ·'Ill L FlL USED 7 OJts· SU AMARY s·HEET FOR USE BY ORIGINATING DIRECTORATE CLASSIFICATION TO CJCS TOP SECRET THRU THOR HANSON OPJS SUSPENSE DATE OJSM NO a ' l t 7i-7J1 ADMIRA DJS VICE DIRECTOR T S DJSM DATE 2 3 AUG 1979 SUBJECT ACTION 'APPROVAL IVORY ITEM Exercise U OTHER SIGNATURE INFORMATION X X REMARKS 1 Attached message informs CINCs of proposed additional IVORY ITEM Exercise to enhance realism and allow participation by all possible real world players and invites their comments 2 Existing IVORY ITEM simulation scenes with a different alphanumeric designator would be used to identify the exercise Specific simulation scenes for this type of·exercise can be pre ared as required • 3 Subsequent to your app_roval we will prepare an in house d emonstr a tion for you in accordance with attached sequence TAB A • ·4 At TAB B is a copy of the limited exercise scripted elements necessary to initiate the conference 5 At TAB C is a sample list of questions for use by senior confer e if desired E025x5 JS OSD APPEAL- ················ ······· E025x6 7 ········-····························· ·•················ a •·············•·· ············· ········· Request your approval and release of the message u ACTION OFFICER G J Smith Col USAF StratOpsDiv J-3 78508 COORDINATION APPROVAL OFFICE J-3 N ' l • _ • l ft Q EXTENSION i I ' PREPARATION 22 Aug 79 JCS FORM NO JULY 72 9 EXTENSION NAME I JU ·DATE OF OFFICE I T PEI l E O 12958 A MENDE D SEC 3 3 ' ·-1 • re J ' EM1 TEO 7t ll'tr-''1 DATE q I l l '1 M AS VI TOP SECRET PLAN FOR DEMONSTRATIDN··or FREE' PLAY··rvDRY 'ITEM 'KILb STEP I ATTACHED SCENARIO KILO FOR FREE PLAY BE DEMONSTRATED TO J-3 IN NMCC ECR - INTERNAL JOINT STAFF PARTICIPATION - ROLE PLAYING BY STAFF WITH J-3 ACTING AS NCA E025x5 JS APPEAL TOP SECRET TOP · SEERET DRAFT 20 AUGUST 79 EXERCISE ·rvORY''lTEM KILO BACKGROUND - THIS IS ATACTICAL WARNING ATTACK ASSESSMENT EXERCISE DESIGNED TO EXERCISE JCS EMERGENCY CONFERENCE PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE AVEHICLE FOR TRAINING IN THE USE OF WARNING SYSTEM DATA MAXIMUM EMPHASIS IS ON FREE PLAY FROM DYNAMIC SIMULATION DISPLAYS AS OPPOSED TO SCRIPTED INPUTS NORAD C NADIAN OFFICERS MAY PARTICIPAT IN THIS EXERCISE CLASSIFIED BY CJCS DATE FOR REYlEW Is l MAY 1999 EXTENDED BY· CJCS REASON 5L00 l-R PARA 2-30lc TOP SECRET TOP SECRET DRAFT 20 AUGUST 79 EXERClsi · ·1vORY- lTEM Kllb PRIOR TO EXERCISE START ASECURE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONVENED DDO NMCC INFORM SENIOR CONFEREE ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE IN CONFERENCE E025x5 JS APPEAL E025x8 TOP 3ECRET 2 TOP SECRET DRAFT 20 AUGUST 79 EXERCISE·fVORY··rTEM··KrLO E025x5 JS APPEAL E025x8 ··• ······ ···············• ··- ······· TOP SECRET ··- ·········· TOP SECRE·T DRAFT 20 AUGUST 79 E025x5 JS OSD APPEAL ······· E025x8 ·······················•················•· TOP SECRET DRAFT 20 AUGUST 79 EXERCiSE IVORY TTEM KI LO E025x5 JS APPEAL E025x8 ················· EXERCISE TERMINATION TOP SECRET 5 I 'I Of SECR T E025x5 JS OSD APPEAL E025x8 TO ' SECRr Yi' 1 ' ·- ' -· - 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