LETTER TO LT. GEN. MARSHALL S. CARTER, U.S. ARMY FROM JOHN A. BROSS

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CIA-RDP80B01138A000100040027-1
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September 5, 2003
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September 25, 1967
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Approved For Release 2003/10/02 :CIA-RDP80B01138A000100040027-1 25 September 1gb7 Lt. Cxen. Marshall S. Carter, U. S. Army Director, National Security Agency Fort; George G. Meade, Maryland, 20755 Dear Pat: I firmly support the vi?ws which you expressed in your letter tv m.e an 1.1 September 19b7. More explicitly, I am convinced that we nnuat eventually accomplish an overall evaluation of multipurpose collectors and their contributions to our national intelligence objectives. Furthermore, your ccsm.ments concerning the limftatione and hazards of e`raluating a collection system with respect to its contribution to a sng:te intelligence problem can be firxniy based in fact. However, I thini: you will agree that we can accomplish the overall evaluation in several consistent and carefully taken steps. We consider the evaluation of the collection systems used on the Soviet ICBM threat to be the fir at step toward a capability for evaluation of the overall threat. You indicated in your letter that we should not attempt to merge independent evaluation and make dollars statements covering syaterns which have two or more intelligence goals. I think that you have mistaken our objective, we da not intend to disregard or make decisions without regard to the multipurpose nature of collection systems. The Approved For Release 2003/10/02 :CIA-RDP80B01138A000100040027-1 Approved For RwFease 2003/10/02 :CIA-RDP80B01138A000100040027-1 irtteniian of this study is to describe tha effectiveness of pertinent systems as they are applied against an isolated goal, given limited resources, we should be able to better apply these resources to mare fully accomplish the specific goal. We have chosen the ICBM problem ae one goal and we intend to make concluaiona which simply describe a coll:ector's contribution to that specific Baal, The next step could be th+ Soviet ABlvi ar the Ground Forces. Ida not believe that we will bt able to recamxnend the elimination of a multipurpose collector simply because of its marginal contribution to the ICBM problem. However, we sxray be able to direct improvement or elimination of certain pure collectors of lirxlited utility.. As you suggested in your letter, our representatives have discussed the course of action which should be taken regarding this study. I am not p