LETTER TO HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM STUART SYMINGTON

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 13, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable William E. Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
The attached letter from Senator Proxmire
speaks for itself.
Would you please give me your knowledge-
and thoughts re same in order that I can
answer the Senator's letter.
Sincerely,
1 J`'< Stuart' Symington
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JAMES R. GALLOWAY, CCUNLEL
The Honorable Stuart _Svmington
Acting Chairman
Armed Services Committee
Washington, D. C. 20510
Certain rumors have come to me that I think you will
agree require checking out by the CIA oversight subcommittee.
The first is the allegation that the Office of National
Estimates of CIA is being disbanded. You undoubtedly know that the
National Intelligence Estimates have been criticized by Henry Kissinger
as not being a usoFn,i
- ..ar.? . wuujcj agree, with
reference toNIE assessments- of A?frin,- - C.._ac ~~___?
.But I also think that the NIEs rQnt ?
analytical responsibilities. Apparently , is anding much of CIAs
the original recommendation
called for consolidating analytical activities within the National
Security Council instead of at CIA which would retain primarily a
covert capability.
eraus. I nave heard that
the 1971 intelligence community reorganization plan was a backup
proposal to the preferred recommendation of d' b
r ute signlficant.ly to
understanding Soviet and Chinese military capabilities. Without
such military estimates, I am afraid that budget presentations, and
military assessments will fall into the hands of the Department of
Defense and be subject to interpretive biases.
.,The second point is even more
I am not sure of the precise accuracy of these charges but
they are disturbing if only partly true. I hope that you could in-
vestigate these matters and perhaps obtain all documentation relevant
to the 1971 reorganization plan to ascertain the truth of the situat~_on.
Sincerely,
William Proxmire, i5.S.S,
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FROM: DDS}--
SUBJECT: Proxmire Letter
DATE: 16 Aug 73
The attached is for information.
Proxmire has written Symington a letter stating
that rumors abound that ONE is being disbanded
and that the 1971 intelligence community re-
organization plan contained a recommendation
to disband much of CIA's analytical respons-
ibilities. Symington has asked Colby to pre-
pare a response.
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