LETTER TO THE HONORABLE RICHARD HELMS FROM J. W. FULBRIGHT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000100150025-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: July 10, 1970
• Content Type: LETTER

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RA'.:: Ch UItCH, IDAHO J H SHI.RMAN COOPER, KY. I
'JART SYMINGTON, MO. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, DEL.
.IIOMAS J. DODD, CONN. JACOB K. JAVIYS, N.Y.
LAIHORNE FELL, R.I.
MLE W. MCGEE, WYO.'
CARL MARCY, CHIEF OF STAFF
ARTHUR M. KUHL, CHIEF CLERK
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The Honorable Richard Helms
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Helms:
In the next few weeks, the Committee will be
discussing the Soviet strategic threat in various
classified Executive Sessions. To supplement the
testimony you have given the Committee, I would
appreciate answers to the following questions:
1. What was the rate of deployment of new SS-9
complexes in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and the first half
of 1970? In connection with your reply to this question,
can you supply the Committee with deployment curves
illustrating your answer?
2. How many starts have there been on individual
SS-9 silos since April 1970? Since August 1969? How
many starts have there been on new SS-9 complexes since
April 1970? Since August 1969? How many completions
have there been of individual SS-9 silos and of SS-9
complexes since August 1969? When was construction,
first identified on the SS-9 silos completed since
August 1969?
3. How many starts on individual SS-11 and SS-13
silos have there been since April 1970? Since August
1969? How many starts on new SS-11 and SS-13 silos
have there been since April 1970? Since August 1969?
How many completions of individual SS-l1 and SS-13
silos have there been since April 1970? Since August
1969?
k. Are there any indications that the Soviets
slowed down the deployment of SS-91s in connection
with the SALT, talks?
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Cirman
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Fulbright'a Letter
L In x?sporase to your cuery, the Caine questions cover various
aspects of Soviet and ChiCom atratogic capabilities and intentions, whilo
the Fulbright letter is concerned with the rate of Soviet ICBM deployment.
2. For oxamlrle Senator Case'asks about 55_9 and 33-11 deploy-
ment; Soviet intentions retarding 5S-9; our vaxitication- capabilities re
improved accuracy of SS-11, N11RV warheads for 35-9, and upgrading
Tallin to 1',.',15'M role; Y-class sub program and U.S. capabilities to
monitor Soviet subs; status of Soviet AEhf and Hen House., Soviet nuclear
straato .ic thinking, especia l r re fir-ct wtrllz,;; Soviet reaction to our
~a~iuy'A~ac~xac of Mi::i,V's; Chicom nuclear capabilities and intentions; and
VIAL 'ra estimate of the Soviet threat.
3. Fulbright asks for rate of SS-9 deployment for each year from
1966 through mid-1970, and figures on recent starts of 55-9, SS-11 and
SS-13.
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4. As far as we know ?ulbright never looked at Case's questions,
5. Copies of Case's quostionra and r"ulbriaht's ]gran