ARAB/ISRAELI MILITARY BALANCE

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CIA-RDP79M00467A000400020042-0
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December 20, 2016
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October 24, 2006
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42
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February 17, 1976
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~ffllA-RDP79M00467A 400020042- Approved For ReWe 2007 ~,: OLC 76-0395/a 17 February 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT: Arab/Israeli Military Balance . 1. Over the past several months we have provided a number of briefings on the Hill on this subject at the request of various committees and members. Subsequently, an Israeli team, including Prime Minister Rabin, provided briefings on the Hill which pointed out what they felt were inadequacies in our assessment. 2. Representative David Obey (D., Wis.), on the Appropriations Committee, has been particularly interested in our assessment, and following Rabin's presentation to the Appropriations Committee, he requested our comments on Rabin's assessment. 3 , NIO/ME, has pulled together the answers to the specific questions raised by Representative Obey. He would like to avoid further personal briefings at this juncture. It is Sam's understanding that General Scowcroft will be answering these same questions to Ambassador Dinitz. 4. Your approval is requested to provide to Representative Obey the information contained in paper and to the other committees we have briefed on this subject, including our oversight committees. We do not propose to leave the paper on the Hill. 2$X1A 7Leor a Gar29 egis alive Counsel NSC REVIEW COMPLETED, 6/26/2003 SECRET Approved For Release 2007/03/06 : CIA-RDP79M00467A000400020042-0 Approved For se 2007/03/ DP79M00467 400020042-0 OLC 76-0395/a 17 February 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence eor a Gary Legis ative Counsel SUBJECT: Arab/Israeli Military Balance 1. Over the past several months we have provided a number of briefings on the Hill on this subject at the request of various committees and members. Subsequently, an Israeli team, including Prime Minister Rabin, provided briefings on the Hill which pointed out what they felt were inadequacies in our assessment. Z. Representative David Obey (D., Wis.), on the Appropriations Committee, has been particularly interested in our assessment, and following Rabin's presentation to the Appropriations Committee, he requested our comments on Rabin's assessment. 3. NIO/ME, has pulled together the answers to the specific questions raised by Representative Obey. He would like to avoid further personal briefings at this juncture. It is Sam's understanding that General Scowcroft will be answering these same questions to Ambassador Dinitz. 4. Your approval is requested to provide to Representative Obey the information contained in I aper and to the other committees we have briefed on this subject, including our oversight committees. We do not propose to leave the paper on the Hill. Attachments Distribution: Original - Addressee it - DDCI X- ER 1-OLC OLC/11(15 Feb 76) i^- 25X1A Approved For Release 2007/03/06 : CIA-RDP79M00467A000400020042-0 THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 12 February 1976 1. Attached are a set of answers to the questions posed by Representative Obey. These are factually correct, and I have checked them for acceptability with the NSC Staff. I have not, however, reviewed them with the DCI since I thought you would. prefer to take that action yourselves. 2. I feel strongly, however, that we . National Intelligence Officers should respond to Obey, who has been friendly toward us, and especially since these answers are in effect a reply to some strong attacks by the Israelis on our analysis. I also understand that General Scowcroft will be answering these same questions to Ambassador Dinitz. 25X1 B Approved For Release 2007/03/06 : CIA-RDP79M00467A000400020042-0 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2007/03/06 : CIA-RDP79M00467A000400020042-0 c A .1e SO be a 3;eed iC C C;:Rit% e a like Armed Services ~.:r ~~en if we decide on a join-' oversight CO::Lmi 1..Lzt'~.p there 1S t a33d Fore an ~:,lations to get t} -e subs to ce of intelligence Even- a joint Lorin itty~ ~ll':.Z L 17 in My opinion, is no 't going co ~' just a few 1.eopt~. Ze flow of this ,1rfo?Ii3~3k `~\ 1 vt Do you want to co me:? Oil t is? Secretary %issi~ter. moll; it depends on what you mean CAL j,2'i"'.1. __gence will ObViM .ii?OI...XI~I Ins Secretary, I share t, o_ir frustra tior& bo and one of the iZ OS L serious ti-ii .1gs we to t t: hear, - have. w!^ief o I think t^a.t is 0_"t `e of the purposes of the who to Hpprovea i-or Kei e ZUUnUJIUb : caH-rturIUIVIUU4b[AUJW000LUU4L-U 777 Agency, and not only the final product0 In that respec- , e is designed to oversee the o~er7tionproposed, he~ proposed, of the As 1 understand it, the o'versigh't corm' t-.ee that is ~~ T, i would ease the problem perhaps concel-tr,~.___g it J E4 .Senator Nu o One thing that Co es to m ind we got a newsletter froiT? L- , of- course nobody i:3e it I probably would be advisabl but I found it very helpful. i_ iflatede { s 1\470W that has bze_ t~ n 9 #i Do you plan to interrupt the flow of intelligence IE Ar^ed Services Corxaittee while we are struggling with this legislative responsibility until we get a S01111--ion? Secretary