RE-DRAFT FY 1976 KEY INTELLIGENCE QUESTIONS

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RE-DRAFT FY 1976 KEY INTELLIGENCE QUESTIONS
Substantive Objective
Provide accurate, timely and relevant information and as-
sessments of Chinese internal and external policies and capa-
bilities with respect to the United States, its allies, the
USSR,t.Southeast Asia mac
Key Intelligence Questions
China Internal Politics and Forei~n_Policy
31. What major trends and changes are likely in Chinese
foreign a- policies relating to the US and the USSR?
3 2. W4+4rl- Mats a ' M 7_ W
ow are the in-
ternal stresses and re-lationshlp-s within the central leader-
ship and at tie key regional levels-likely to affect Ghn.a!
main lines of''foreign economic and military polic '? Sh,Tatd WI
Mao and/or Chou die, how are these policies likely to be
affected by the succession process?
33. Is-- -e-~ing xi_ to attain--z-
Third World 1 and trimental
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34. How is Peking carrying out its objectivesktowards
Thailand, Korea, the former states of Indo-China and Japan? --'
35. Will Peking be able to maintain its economic develop-
ment and to what extent will it Cdepend on the West to support
its economy? gJ
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Chinese Military Capabilities
36. What is the present status of China's nuclearnC capa-
b ", 0 ~, ilitie s ?k / ,',
the types and locations of delivery vehicles,
the, numbers and typesIof weapons in stockpile and weapons
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37. What progress are the Chinese making toward acquiring
missile capabilities against the US and against theaUSSR ~west of the Urals 74'4 is Ji r ill ~1 )-1M*..' vli- `'- fi ~'` y,^ tiv" .
38. What will be Chinese tactics against and negotiating
position on Taiwan? What will Taiwan's policies (particularly
military) be towards Pekin
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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
NIO No. 1468-75
Office of the Director
23 June 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Richard Solomon, NSC
Mr. Richard L. Williams, State/INR
Col.,Alfred E. Spry, DIA/Chief, China Branch
25X1A IA/DDI
NSA/B Group
Mr. William Morrell, Treasury
SUBJECT: Proposed China Key Intelligence Questions
for FY 1976
Attached are Drafts of China Key Intelligence Questions
(KIQs) proposed for FY 1976. I have also attached for your
use a copy of FY 75 KIQs. I would appreciate any written or
verbal comments you may have on these and rather than have a
meeting I would rather we deal with this matter on a bilateral
basis. We will, of course, have a meeting if it becomes
25X1A
National( Intelligence Offic r
for China
Attachment:
Draft KIQs FY 1976.
KIQs FY 1975
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SUBJECT: Proposed China Key Intelligence Questions
for FY 1976
(7813/9123) 23 June 1975
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