CONVERSATION WITH JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE STAFF RE THE MICHAEL BORETSKY ARTICLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000100020090-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: September 24, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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24 September 1970
5UBJECTa Conversation with Joint Economic Committee Staff
re the Michael Boretsky Article
1. 1 picked up from the Joint Economic Committee advance copies
of the Coxncnittee"s study on the Economic Performance and the Military
Burden in the Soviet Union. The study includes the rather controversial
paper by Michael Boreteky on The Technological Base of Soviet Military
Power, but statements are included in the forward of the study and in
the press release indicating that the studies present different interpreta-
tions of such phenomenon as Soviet defense activities due largely to the
secrecy surrounding them.
2. As suggested by Dr. Ed Allen, of OER. I offered John Stark,
Committee Executive Director, a copy of GER ?s Memorandum for the
Record on the Boretsky article. Stark thanked rue for offering this
material, but Indicated that Chairman Proxmire had given instructions
to the Committee staff not to accept any classified material. This was
the result of some rather bitter experiences with the Air Force over
the CS-A issue.
. A copy of the study and press release was sent to OER.
Deputy Legislative Counsel
Distributions
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