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  • of Staff and higher authority turn for an immediate review of the situation and for advice as to the available courses of action in time of emergency. The Deputy Director for Operations (NMCC), a General/flag rank officer, and the NMCC maintain an around
  • Folder, "NSAM # 277: Review of our Procedures for Anticipating Foreign Crises, 1/30/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2
  • National Security Action Memorandums
  • .................. AID Johnson State ............... ......................... McConnell, White House Staff USAF .............. John T. McNaughton ............... Earle G. Wheeler ................... Action BGen Edwin F. Black, USA Joseph -Col J. Mr. P
  • (Black), Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Brown), Peoples' Republic of China (Yellow), and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Red). A Control Group (White) represented other countries, fate, nature, and internal dissidents. This documentation consists
  • purposefully to challenge planners.and decision-makers. The Blue planners in SIGMAII-65 felt additional constraints in that the first move started from the actual current situation. Their initial game strategy and actions were necessarily influenced
  • GSA FORM 7122 i(REV. 5•82) Ruth: Col. Bowman said that no action is necessary on this and, since I already received two copies I I'm returning this for your junk heap (whoops, files, I mean). Kay NOFRN THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C
  • and a single control element. Each game will include a United States (Blue) and Soviet (Red) team which will be divided into senior and action-level components. Control will represent third nations, treaty organizations, fate, nature and other influencing
  • . ....... COMMENTARY . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 ·- • 11 . .111 . . iv ...... . . . . . . .. A-1 THRUA-15 B-1 TERUB-10 REVI.:.---W ANDDISCUSSION· Senior Discussion Action Discussion ?ARTICIPANTS. ~.A?S . . . . . DISTRIBUTION
  • Requirements secret //2c chart action secret //3a letter /f4a report teams and control MU I-68 I/Sa letter /16a report /f7a memo /f7b report /!Ba memo //8b report _ _, nu.•-.. ftU.::JLUW -secret~ lf9a memo LLUUl (U) - I'-/,/~ to Walt Rostow
  • .............. Summary of BETA.I ............ Summary of BETAII ......... Conclusion ............... A-1 A-2 A-8 A-15 thru. thru thru A-2 A-7 A-15 thru A-19 thru thru B-3 B-29 Senior Critique . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 • thru Action-level Critique .......... C
  • . return, by the US to a "Fortress America f, philo­ sophy. This could lead to a shift away from reliance on US protection and is likely to induce non­ nuclear nations to initiate nuclear programs. Deployment of ABMsystems by both the US and USSR might
  • 24 Pre-Game Briefins 1000 - Control 26 25 Move I 0930-1730 ~rHnn level,£ ~00-.1~3 \... seniors 27 ---~ '28 0930-1600 Control Meeting ir- ., MAY 1967 1 3 2 4 5 Move II .0930-1730 action level 8 10 0930-1600 Control Meeting 11 12 17
  • •0930-· 15.30 0930-1600 Control Action Level Plc1.yer Tea.ms Team 1400-1530 Senior Policy Te111r.s 1530 - Team Capt::1.inprepares Move MessE..ge -·22·· 21 20 23 19 1030-l~OO 1030-1600 0530-1530 0930-1530 Action Level Cont1~01 Action Level Control Player
  • . ' THE WHITE HOUSE WASHl!':GTON January 30, .&.964 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSffJfO E.O. 123'""6. )er. . ) _. NlJ 9)-)7( B, ()fj - 1\1 '\.R --r--:--· ' · W.f-' . ., A. D-w· ~ . J ~ NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. 277
  • National Security Action Memorandums
  • developed by "action level" teams. The exact format of each game varies according to the special requirements that may be posed, but in general, FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY A-1 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY these are "desk" or "manual" type games in which teams meet
  • of action is not likely to prove successful. The attendance at this meeting will be much more limited than at the last Senior Review. They are presently saving a place ~for ~ Authority By~'_., you. DECLASSIFIED '-.) %5"-tt/-3 N~ l ' • . H-1~D