103. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Inderfurth) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)1

SUBJECT

  • [text not declassified]

We received the attached CIA proposal2 on Monday.3 It was staffed to Henze who has distributed it to SCC principals. Stan Turner may want to discuss this on Wednesday,4 hence I am providing it to you for your information.

[7½ lines not declassified]

I suggest, by the way, that if this assistance is to be provided, it should be done quickly. Months of delay, [less than 1 line not declassified] could prove harmful. [2½ lines not declassified] My hunch is that there isn’t, but we should explore this.

  1. Source: National Security Council, Carter Administration Intelligence Files, Box I–025, Egypt 3 Feb. 1977–16 Aug. 1979. Secret.
  2. Attached but not printed.
  3. October 23.
  4. October 25.