APPOINTMENT OF US DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, US-USSR STANDING CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A001700070011-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 18
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 9, 1977
• Content Type: MF

SUBJECT: Appointment of US Deputy Commissioner,
US-USSR Standing Consultative Committee
MEMORANDUM FOR DR. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
THE WHITE HOUSE
The Department of State concurs with Paul
Warnke's recommendation in his memorandum of
August 19, 1977, that Rear Admiral Edward F.
Welch, Jr., USN be designated US Deputy Commis-
sioner, US-USSR Standing Consultative Commission.
September 9, 1977
R 0/,u
Peter Tarnof
Executive Secretary
cc: Secretary of Defense
Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of Central Intelligence
Approved For ase 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M00l65W17-qqQ!71V11r ~-=Y
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165A001700070011-8
 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 Approved For.ease 2004/03/26 CIA-RDP80M0016~Q001700070011-8
The Director of Central Intclli
'' L'C iW77
7,7 ? 1719
Dear Zbig:
With regard to the designation of a Deputy
Commissioner, US Component of the SALT Standing
Consultative Commission, I concur in the
recommendation of Director, ACDA, that Rear Admiral
Edward F. Welch, Jr., USN, be designated to fill
this post.
Yours,
Jet Stansfiold Turnor
STANSFIELD TURNER
The Honorable Zbigniew Brzezinski
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
a
01. - it Y
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80MOO165AO01760070011-8
 ? Approved Fo.lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M0016 001700070011-8
Distribution:
1 - Addressee
1 - DCI
1 - A/DDCI
1 - ER
1 - DDI
1 - NIO/SP
1 - SALT Support Staff
STAT Chief, SALT Support Staff:1 5Aug77)
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 :. CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 Approved Fo&lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80MOOl 0017000700j'14-11tive fie~uQ,;,
25 August 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Acting Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT: Deputy US Commissioner: SALT Standing Consultative
Commission (SCC)
1. Action Requested: Your concurrence in Director, ACDA
recommendation to the President, attached, that Rear Admiral
Edward F. Welch, Jr., JCS, be designated US SCC Deputy Commissioner.
2. Background: Since the establishment of the SCC in 1973,
the JCS has furnished the Deputy SCC Commissioner. Admiral Welch's
nomination has been occasioned by the reassignment from JCS of the
former Deputy Commissioner. Admiral Welch is new to the JCS, but
we understand that he is well qualified to serve in the capacity
for which he has been nominated.
3. Staff Action: This action has been coordinated with the
NIO/SP and Chief, SALT Support Staff.
4. Recommendation: That you sign the letter, attached, con-
curring in ACDA Director Warnke's recommendation.
Attachments:
As stated
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 WASHINGTON
Approved Fo lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M001 0017U6010Gr?8
UNITED STAT S ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAWNT AGENCY
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: Designation of a Deputy Commissioner, U.S.
Component of the SALT Standing Consultative
Commission
PDl If ' _'C 7- 77
August 19, 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT; FOR
NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
Now that Robert W. Buchheim has been named U.S. SCC
Commissioner, we also need a new Deputy Commissioner, vice
Brigadier General Serio, who withdrew from this position
incidental to his reassignment in June 1977.
In accordance with NSDM 198, and also the draft
Presidential Directive now agreed upon among the inter-
ested agencies to replace NSDM 198, the Deputy Commissioner
is to be designated by the President upon recommendation of
the Secretary of State, the. Secretary of Defense, the
Director of*the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of. Staff, and the,Director of
Central Intelligence.
I recommend that Rear Admiral Edward F. Welch; Jr..,
USN, be designated SCC Deputy Commissioner. Admiral Welch
is at present Deputy Director, International' Negotiations
Division, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs, of Staff.
Vice Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin, USN, Director, Joint
Staff, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of; Staff, has
affirmed the availability of Ad Liral Welch to participate in
the next SCC session.
By sending a copy of this memo to Secretaries Vance and
Brown, JCS Chairman Brow-,-n and DCI Turner, I a' inviting them
t e
n
sP~
to support this designation with recor~.menda
//
own addressed to you.
cc: The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
he Director of Central Intelligence
Paul C. Warnke
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 Approved Fo0lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M001V 001700070011-8
-2-
SUBJECT: Deputy US SCC Commissioner, SALT Standing Consultative
Commission (SCC)
Distribution:
1 - DCI
1 - A/DDCI
1 - ER
1 - DDI
1 - NIO/SP
1 - SALT Support Staff
TAT
Chief, SALT Support Staff
(25Aug77)
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80?M00165AO01700070011-8
 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: Designation of a Deputy Commissioner, U.S.
Component of the SALT Standing Consultative
Commission
Now that Robert W. Buchheim has been named U.S. SCC
Commissioner, we also need a new Deputy Commissioner, vice
Brigadier General Serio, who withdrew from this position
incidental to his reassignment in June 1977.
In accordance with NSDM 198, and also the draft
Presidential Directive now agreed upon among the inter-
ested agencies to replace NSDM 198, the Deputy Commissioner
is to be designated by the President upon recommendation of
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the
Director of'the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of. Staff, and the Director of
Central Intelligence.
I recommend that Rear Admiral Edward F. Welch, Jr-.,
USN, be designated SCC Deputy- Commissioner. Admiral Welch
is at present Deputy Director, International Negotiations
Division, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Vice Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin, USN, Director, Joint
Staff, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has
affirmed the availability of Admiral Welch to participate in
the next SCC session.
Approved Foftlease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M001n0017000700`-
U N IT STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DIS .. MAMENT AGENCY
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
By sending a copy of this memo to Secretaries Vance and
Brown, JCS Chairman Brown and DCI Turner, I am inviting them
to support this designation with recommendatjnspfthei
own addressed to you.
cc: The Secretary of SdRM' ,*I*
The Secretary of DefenseY
The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
,,7he Director of Central Intelligence
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 ------
-----------
ACTION INFO DATE
1
DCI
2
DDCI
3
D/DCI/IC
4
DDS&T
EXECUTIVE S
Routing Slip
D/DCI/NI
Compt
D/S
A/DCI/PA
A f prove'd' For Release 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M00161
INITIAL
 Approved For ease 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M001600170007001
E \'j r, HO115E
TH
WASHINGTON
August 6, 19 7 7
MEMORANDUM FOR:
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director, Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency
The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director of Central Intelligence
US Commissioner: US / USSR Standing
Consultative Commissioner
V
Consistent with ACDA.ts recommendation and your concurrences, the
President on August 1, 1977, designated Dr. Robert W. Buchhcim as
US Commissioner for the US - Soviet Standing Consultative
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165A001700070011-8
 Rbf s1j'9Wn4u ti24 ? r`1 h Mn
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
Routing Slip
ACTION
INFO
DATE
INITIAL
1
DCI
2
DDCI
3
D/DCI/IC
4
DDS&T
5
DDI
6
DDA
7
DDO
8
D/DCI/NI
9
GC
10
LC
11
IG
12
Compt
13
D/ Pers
14
D/S
15
DTR
16
A/DCI/PA
17
AO/ DCI
18
C/IPS
19
DCI/SS
20
21
22
t
--T
App\(g0,jor Release 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M0016
 Approved Fo lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M001 001700070011-8
July 23, 1977
F,RttevC ;' ~ ~ . ,
.MEMORANDUM FOR: Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
FROM: Cyrus Vance. C.AA1
SUBJECT: Appointment of U.S. Commissioner, U.S.-
USSR Standing Consultative Commission
I concur with Paul Warnke's recommendation in
his memorandum of July 11, 1977 that Dr. Robert W. Buchheim
be designated by the President as U.S. Commissioner on
the U.S.-USSR Standing Consultative Commission.
Dr. Buchheim's excellent credentials and his
effective service as Acting U.S.'Commissioner since
January 1977 render him eminently qualified to assume
this position.
cc: Secretary of Defense
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of Central Intelligence
UNCLASSIFIED
L
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165A001700070011-8
 OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
July 11, 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR DR. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
THE WHITE HOUSE
recommendation.
I recommend that Dr. Robert'W. Buchheim be desig-
nated by the President as U.S. Commissioner on the
US/USSR Standing Consultative Commission (SCC).
Dr. Buchheim has, since January 1977, been serving
as Acting Commissioner. In this capacity he very
'effectively advanced U.S. objectives in the SCC spring
session, March 22 through June 1, 1977, and established
a constructive working relationship with the Soviet
Commissioner. He has had substantial successful experi-
ence in managing delegations and in dealing with the
Soviets on policy and technical matters.
I am sending a copy of this recommendation to the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of
Central Intelligence to seek their concurrence in this
Recommendation:
That you approve recommending to the President the
designation of Dr. Buchheim as U.S. SCC Commissioner.
Approved Fo*lease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M00110001700070011-8
UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
WASHINGTON
Subject: U.S. Commissioner: US/USSR Standing
Consultative Commissioner
Approve Disapprove
cc: VSecretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of Central Intelligence
Concur
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 r-%r% 90A11IIAAA. AAA 7AAA 7AAAA 0
DDI-2723-7711
NIO-1793-77
2 1 JUL 1977
AT
AT
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM Deputy to the DCI for National Intelligence
Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT U.S. Commissioner: US/USSR Standing
Consultative Commission
1. Action Requested: Your concurrence in Director, ACDA
recommendation to the President that Dr. Robert Buchheim be
designated by the President as U.S. Commissioner on the US/USSR
Standing Consultative Commission.
2. Background: Former ACDA Director Ikle last August put
forward Buchheim's name for the position (Tab C). At the recom-
mendation of the DDI on September 7, 1976 (Tab B), Director Bush
informed Brent Scowcroft and Ikle that Buchheim seemed well
qualified for the position (Tab A). He has been Acting Commissioner
since January 1977.
3. f the SALT Support Staff believes Dr. Buchheim
has done a first-rate job;.F--Iserved as his:Lntelligence adviser
during one SCC session.
4. Recommendation: That you concur in ACDA Director Warnke's
recommendation.
SIGNED.
Robert R. Bowie
ST
Sayre Stevens
I
Distribution:
Orig - DCI
1 - A/DDCI I
1 - ER
2 A D/DDCI/iF elease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M 0165A001700070011-8
2 - DDI
nnnT 19 Jul 77)
Executive R aciat: 1
 STAT Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
 x.s~~-u eva as?Ce.slv-
Approved FC*Iease 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP80M00 00170007 1211-$
UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND D}SARMAME-t-ER1C~'~
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
MEMORANDUM FOR DR. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: U.S. Commissioner: US/USSR Standing
Consultative Commissioner
I recommend that Dr. Robert W. Buchheim be desi_g--
nated by the President as U.S. Commissioner on the
US/USSR Standing Consultative Commission (SCC).
Dr. Buchheim has, since January 1977, been serving
as Acting Commissioner. In this capacity he very
effectively advanced U.S. objectives in the SCC spring
session, March 22-through June 1, 1977, and established
a'constructive working relationship with the Soviet
Commissioner. He has had substantial successful experi-
ence in managing delegations and in dealing with the
Soviets.on policy and. technical matters.
.I am sending a copy -of this recommendation to the
Secretary of State, the Secretary. of Defense, the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs.of Staff, and the Director of
Central,'Intelligence to seek their. concurrence in this
Recommendation:
designation of Dr_ Buchheim as U.S. SCC Commissioner.
That you approve recommending to the-President the
Approve
cc: Secretary of State -
.Secretary of Defense
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of Central Intelligence
Approved -For. Release 2004/03/26 CIA-RDP80MO0165AOQII7b O7,001_j
 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
STAT
DATE
TRANSMITTAL SLIP 2
-J
1
7
e
uly
9
TO:.
Mr. Fvans, _Ex tive Secretary
ROOM NO.
WLDING
fl
REMARKS:
Sir, there was some confusion about
this item. FR said yesterday that wh
item left DCI's office (see last page) i
was returned to NI. They could not
locate original on which DCI initialed
I obtained copy and LDX'd to NSC this
morning (in response to request yeste
from Mr. Christopher of ACDA). Thi
closed loop and registered DCI's
approval of Mr. Warnke's recommend
In short, I believe the case is closed.
.P f
FROM : SA/DCI
ROOM NO. BUILDING
EXTENSION
I F FORM O 241 REPLACES FORM 38-8
WHICH MAY BE USED.
day
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165A001700070011-8
 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8
Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO01700070011-8