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...foreign policy, he flatly opposes covert action by the CIA, though he does not mind "having spies in the Kremlin, in the P.L.O., and in the Portuguese army. We need a professional CIA and we should give back its dignity." He admires Pat Moynihan's tough approach to the Third World. He would focus foreign policy on a "few geographical areas that are important to our national interest and not get involved in brushfire wars." He advocates substantial cuts in the defense budget and wants a "lean and efficient" military...
...African policy, in the aftermath of Angola, has been called nonpolicy. The U.S., with no diplomatic options after the Portuguese withdrawal, could only try - and fail - to match Soviet aid with covert help to two Angolan factions...
Carter does not want to break up the CIA or curtail covert operations. But he pledges to deal harshly with any illegal activities. "I will know what is going on and if there is wrongdoing, I will find out about it. I will tell the American people about it and I will see to it that those responsible are punished...
...Place. His reorganization makes clear who is in charge of intelligence: the President, who will not be able to plead ignorance of a covert operation. Overall policy, said Ford, will rest in "only one place": the National Security Council, whose members are the President, the Vice President...
Less Casual. The 40 Committee, which approves covert operations, will be upgraded and renamed the Operations Advisory Group. It will include the Secretaries of State and Defense instead of their deputies. The Director of Central Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will also belong. The President's assistant for national security affairs-now Brent Scowcroft -will continue as chairman. Attorney General Edward Levi and Budget Director James Lynn will attend meetings as observers. The Attorney General will be responsible for prosecuting any criminal abuses that arise in the course of an agency's operations...