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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 7, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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Attached are the previous Hardy briefings, ]. May 68,
Europe---(actually, keyed to itinerary of Subcommittee's
travels)-- and 9 October 1967, SEA.
You will note that the top classification for this
subcommittee is TOP SECRET (no exotics.)
There is a little ritual minuet that goes into the
beginning to the effect that "Gentlemen, you have asked
me about US commitments in Area X; U.S. commitments I
can't tell you about, but I can tell you about the prob-
lems of the countries with which we have commitments, and
the nature and extent of the Communist or other threat in
the area where we have these commitments.
Thereby, the Subcommittee, which has a charter to look
into U.S. forces, plans, commitments in the light of our
obligations and responsibilities in Vietnam, manages to
get substantive briefings on other world areas.
Inasmuch as this is to be a "written briefing," it seems to z
me it would be easier both for you and for the subcommittee
to write the papers in memo form, not in Briefing Format.
Briefing Notice of April* 18 gives the background and
ground rules of this subcommittee a bit more fully.(attached)
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BRIEFING NOTICE
1. DCI is tentatively scheduled to testify for
two hours, on or about 30 April, before the special
Hardy Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Com-
mittee, on possible threats to the U.S., possible in-
volvement of U.S. force, or possible invocation of
U.S. commitments, in the areas generally described as
"Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Near East, Middle
East, and Scandinavia."
2. Chairman Rivers established the Hardy Subcom
last fall, under Rep. Porter Hardy of Virginia, to
conduct "a full and thorough inquiry into... the status
of plans, including contingency plans, for achieving a
military victory in SEA, the ability of our armed forces
to simultaneously meet present commitments in SEA, as
well as treaty obligations, including the availability
of military equipment and present and projected force
levels."
3. On 9 October DCI briefed the Hardy Subcom on
Communist China, North and South Vietnam, Laos, Thailand,
Cambodia, North and South Korea, Japan, Nationalist China,
Indonesia, Hong Kong and British presence, Burma, and
India.
4. The scope of the inquiry has now been greatly
extended geographically by the rationale that the extent
of U.S. commitment in Vietnam has a direct impact on and i
interreaction with U.S. commitments and interests on a
global basis. Accordingly the Hardy Subcom has asked for
the same type of briefing DCI gave them on SEA, to cover
EE, S ai , the Soviet naval presence in the Mediterranean,
Greece-Turke C rus, Ara -Israe i, bran, an ScandinT' a"v`ia;
A detailed outline is attached . It may be expanded after
Legislative Counsel has checked it out with the subcommittee
staff early next week.
5. DCI's terms of reference, of course, will be foreign--
not U.S.--capabilities, intentions, objectives, etc., estab-
lishing a background for the Hardy Subcom inquiry into U.S.
policies, commitments, capabilities which will subsequently
be addressed primarily to DOD and State. His line of ap-
proach, depending on the country involved, will be the
possibilities of U.S. involvement, or the potential enemy
threat in the event of U.S. involvement---i.e., mainly the
flap potential country by country, strengths, and any U.S.
base problems.
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Content and Mechanics:
6. Classification is limited to TOP SECRET----but the
"fortifie Top Secret"--as in the NIE s, make use of
Codeword and other sensitive info as long as you don't
specify details and facts which obviously could have come
only from such sensitive sources and methods..
7. This briefing is not a primer, but a sitrep and
prospects roundup at a fairly high level of sophistica-
tion. All but two of the Hardy Subcom members are also
members of the Armed Services (Rivers) CIA Subcommittee,
and Chairman Rivers and the ranking minority member,
Representative Bates, will be sitting in as ex officio
members.
8. Timing, etc. Contributions must reach Presentation
Staff by close of business Tuesday, 23 April, to permit
processing a book of this size(120 to 140 pages) in time
to submit to DCI for review at oob Friday; Revisions and
updates can be made over the 27/28 April week-end, and the
exact date of briefing is still open.
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Porty Hardy, jr., Chairman
Charles A. Halleck F. Edward Hebert
Samuel S. Stratton
William H. Bates, ex officio Chairman Rivers, ex officio
William Dickinson
Staff :
Reddan, John T., Counsel
Martineau, David L.
Garcia, Lebre R.
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Remarks: Attached is the letter from Chairman
Hardy requesting briefing on Rio and ANZUS
Pacts. As you know, we have indicated to Hardy
and the Committee Counsel, John Reddan, our'
preference for an oral briefing but apparently
circumstances are such that they cannot get the
Committee together prior to their proposed trip.
Thus, we may as well get started on a written I.
version. As soon as we get a better idea of the.
deadline, we will let you know, but I understanld
the Committee will of be departing before.;the;.:. 1I
1st of November . " at h e ' real, : ':
urgency.
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