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 BRIEFING FOR TDY PERSONNEL

SLIDE #1 ARMISH-MAAG LOGO
 * (U) GOOD (MORNING)(AFTERNOON) GENTLEMEN. I AM ______ SINCE YOUR STAY IN IRAN WILL BE BRIEF, WE HAVE DESIGNED A BRIEFING WHICH WILL GIVE YOU A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION HERE, WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL ASSIST YOU IN PREFORMING YOUR MISSION

SLIDE #2 BRIEFING OUTLINE
 * (C) INTRODUCTION: THIS RESUME BEGINS WITH A CONSIDERATION OF U.S. NATIONAL INTERESTS AT STAKE IN IRAN. IT CONTINUES WITH A BIT OF STAGE SETTING BY WEIGHING THE IMPLICATIONS OF IRAN'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BY EXAMINING THE PRINCIPAL PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY, SINCE THEY HELP TO EXPLAIN IRAN;S DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS AND DEFENSE POSTURE. WE WILL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT IRAN'S SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR RELIGION, AND COMMENT BRIEFLY ON A FEW IMPORTANT CULTURAL FACTORS. THIS SERVES AS A PRELUDE TO A STATEMENT OF THE EXTERNAL THREAT AS IT IS PERCEIVED BY IRAN AND THE STRATEGY THAT THE SHAH HAS DEVISED TO COUNTERACT THIS THREAT. AN ANALYSIS OF IRAN'S DEFENSE DECISION-MAKING APPARATUS IS THEN INCLUDED AND FOLLOWED BY A SUMMARY OF THE STRENGTH, DISPOSITION, AND EXPANSION PLANS OF THE THREE MILITARY SERVICES. NEXT, THE REVIEW OUTLINES THE U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OPERATING IN SUPPORT OF THE IRANIAN FORCES AND COVERS IN DETAIL IT'S TWO PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS: ARMISH-MAAG, THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE ADVISORY GROUP, AND TAFT, THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FIELD TEAMS.

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