BRIEFING OF SENATOR JOHN STENNIS ON CHICOM STRATEGIC WEAPONS AND SOVIET ABM PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000100120033-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 12, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM MR THE RECCE
W as and Soviet ABM Progra
OLC 69-020
12 March 1969
SUBJECT Briefing of Senator John Stennis on CMCosr Strategic
1. This site maa oon I accompanied Mr. Bruce Clarke, Director Of
Strategic Research, and Mr. Dave Brazed ein, Director, F C, to brief
Chairman John Stennis and Mr. Ed Braswell, Chief of Staff, of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, on the above subjects.
2. In their initial briefing, Messrs. Clarks and Brandwe
of statements on these subjects prepared for the
briefing of the Defense, Subcotx_mitto, of House
subject be repeated several times while be and Mr. Braswell m;
3. Senator Stennis expressed particular interest in the scope and
pees of the ChiCoxn ICBM program as estimated by the community over the
n*xt several years, and asked that key portions of the briefing on this
explained that Ostia tes regarding ChiCom ICBM initial operational
etc., reflected community, and not merely Agency, views.
The Senator confided i
S e l debate but personally would follow the Io
this Issue.
6. In conclusion the Senator expressed his very warm (and appar tly
ppreci tiau for what be described as the best briefing on the subject
JOHN M. MAURY
Lsgislative Co sec-
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Original - Subject (via DCI)
1 - Mr. Clark
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