FY 75 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01500R000200120027-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: October 25, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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FY 75 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT
NSA & DIA Declassification/Release
Instructions on File 25 October 1974
WARSAW PACT -- NATO BALANCE
KIQ 26: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Warsaw
Pact forces for theatre war?
I . COMMUNITY COLLECTION AND PRODUCTION STRATEGY
A. The effort with regard to this KIQ will be
concentrated on providing a good estimate of
the combat effectiveness of Warsaw Pact
ground forces and tactical aviation in Eastern
Europe and also on non-Soviet national air defense
forces there -- and on Pact perceptions of NATO
strengths and weaknesses.
II. AGENCIES WORKING ON THIS KIQ
25X1X4 A. Collection.
25X1 D1 a
& NSA 25X3
25X1 D1 a
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B. Production. The primary Community output will
be in the US MC-161 position paper/NIE 11-14
effort. DIA, CIA and Will be the principal 25X1D
participants under the aegis of the NIO. NSA
NOTE: Readiness, mobilization and reinforcement
are considered in KIQ 27; logistics in KIQ 28.
III. COMMENTS OF THE NIO/CF
The greatest evident deficiency at the outset of work
on this KIQ is the insufficient number of analysts
assigned at CIA and DIA to work in this area in the
short term because of the demands for MBFR support.
Although generally speaking, adequate amounts of
information are collected. There are some areas
where some additional effort is needed.
More useful data can probably be provided by:
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25X1X4 & NSA 25X3
It does not seem profitable to reduce the presen
level of analytic effort devoted to MBFR, but if
the Intelligence Community is to provide the support
required by Secretary Schlesinger in his attempts to
optimize NATO conventional force structure', more
analytic effort will be required for this and
KIQs 27 and 28.
In addition.to a shortage of analysts, there is a
need for improved analytic methodologies to support
assessments of Warsaw Pact strengths and. weaknesses
in relation to current NATO and future posture.
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