RELEASE OF FINDINGS ON RUBLE DEFENSE COSTS

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• Publication Date: May 12, 1976
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2. The schedule:
Thursday, May 13
11:30 Briefing for the DCI, Mr. Knoche and DCI's office
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM : Edward W. Proctor
Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT : Release of Findings on Ruble Defense Costs
1. 1 propose we release our findings on ruble costs of
the Soviet defense program in two increments beginning with
briefings for senior Executive Branch officials this week. Both
classified and unclassified printed versions would be released on
Tuesday, May 18.
3:00 Briefing for Messrs. Ellsworth., Pentagon
Marshall, and Latimer
Afternoon Alerting Oversight Committees that
material will be delivered to them
on Tuesday. (No substance to be
provided on May 13.)
Friday, May 14
11:00 Briefing for Messrs. Scowcroft, NSC Offices
Hyland, and NSC Staff
3:00 Briefing for Secretary Rumsfeld
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20505
10 MAY 1976
It. Gen. E. F. Tighe, Jr.
Acting Director.
Defense Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20301
Dear Gene:
After reading your letter of 30 April concerning our
work on ruble costs of Soviet defense programs, Mr. Bush asked
me to respond and to tell you that he is pleased to learn about
the cooperation and discussions between CIA and DIA on this
matter.
I have told Mr. Bush about our phone conversation of
last week on this subject and about the briefings we are
arranging for the Secretary of Defense and others in the De-
partment. I have assured him that our forthcoming report will
have a strong statement about the interim nature of the results
presented and the need for further study.
As I told you on the phone, we will give a preliminary
copy of the report to your representatives on the CIA/DIA Military
Costing Review Board.
Sincerely,
Edward W. Proctor
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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Tuesday, May 18
Afternoon Distribution of both secret and unclassified
versions to:
House Armed Services
House Appropriations
House International Relations
Senate Armed Services
Senate Appropriations
Senate Foreign Relations
Joint Economic Committee (Senator Proxmire)
Congressional Budget Office
We should provide Representative Aspin with
the unclassified version only and direct him
to the House Armed Services Committee if he
wishes to see the classified version.
3. The House Armed Services Committee may wish to re-
lease the unclassified version to the press. This was done with
the dollar paper and caused no problem. There should be none
with this one.
4. I will see that Angus Thuermer has copies of the unclas-
sified version to use in response to press queries Tuesday afternoon.
We also can arrange to provide a background briefing to interested
reporters upon their request. I would prefer that such a briefing
not be billed as a press conference and that we set a time when the
briefer will be available and invite those who express an interest to
attend if they wish.
5. We are putting the unclassified version into the Document
xp
E edJting Project of the LA)ra.ry o Cong: es s, C~'Cich will erv ce
non-governmental entities interested in obtaining copies.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
`'JASH 1 NGTON, D.C. 20505
Honorable William Proxmire, Chairman
Subcommittee on Priorities and
Economy in Government
Joint Economic Committee
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
In my testimony before your Subcommittee last
year, I noted that CIA was still working on the
estimate of trends in the ruble costs of Soviet
defense programs. This is to inform you that our
work is progressing well and that we e pect to.
publish the results some time in the first two
weeks of May. Because of your interest in this
topic, you will receive a copy of the report as
soon thereafter as possible.
Sincerely,
Deputy. Director for Intelligence
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TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON,D.C. 20505
Honorable Edmund S. Muskie, Chairman
Senate Committee on the Budge-
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
In my briefing of your Committee on 4 March,--
.I noted that CIA was still working on the estimate
of trends in the ruble costs of Soviet defense
programs. This is to inform you that our work is
progressing well and that we expect to publish
the results some time in the first two weeks of
May. Because of your Committee's interest in
this topic, you will receive a copy of the report
as soon thereafter as possible.
Sincerely,
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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Attached for your information are copies of
letters I have,isent to two Senators about the timing
of our long-awaited report on Soviet defense
expenditures in rubles. Other people interested
in the subject in both houses will also be informed.
.Ir. Bush asked me to do this. By informing
these people well in advance, he hopes to avoid
the charge that the timing of .the publication is
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.Date 12 April 1976
J M FOR: Mr. Andrew Marshall
= Director of Net Assessment
Department of Defense
Attached for your information are copies of
letters I have sent to two Senators about the timing
of our long-awaited report on Soviet defense
expenditures in rubles. Other people interested
in the subject in both houses will also be informed.
Mr. Bush asked me to do this. By informing
these people well in advance, he hopes to avoid
the charge that the timing of the publication is
in some way associated with any currently unforeseen
budgetary or political events which may occur at
the time of publication.
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award W. Proctor
Deputy Director for Intelligence
12 April 1976
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MEMORANJ?.M FOR: Lt. General Eugene Tighe, Jr. (USAF)
Acting Director, Defense Intelligence
Agency
attached for .your information are copies of
letters I have sent to two Senators about the timing
of our long-awaited report on Soviet defense
expenditures in rubles. Other people interested
in the sub4ect in both houses will also be inIfjrried.
dir.. Bush asked me to do this. By informing
Inese people well in advance,-. he hopes to avoid
the. charge that the timing of the publication is in
some way associated with any currently unforeseen
budgetary or political events which r_iay occur at
the time of publication.
TI NTL
Edward W. Proctor
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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