LETTER TO THE HONORABLE PAUL C. WARNKE FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

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• Publication Date: June 29, 1977
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Washington. 0. C 20505
The Honorable Paul C. Warnke
Director, United States Arms Control
. and Disarmament Agency
Washington, D. C. 20451
Dear Mr. Warnke:
29 JUN "971
On the basis of discussions between members of your staff and
mine, I am aware that you have some concern as to whether the
Congress should be provided impact statements on certain intel-
ligence systems in response to P. L. 94-141.
I am interested in being as cooperative as possible in this field,
but review of this public law and its legislative history indicate that
Congress had no intention of covering intelligence systems, even
though I recognize that whether we do or do not have particular intel-
ligence capabilities can have a direct impact on arms control negotia-
tions and monitoring.
Rather than getting the Intelligence Community involved in the
preparation of impact statements, I suggest the following:
a. As Chairman of the NSC Policy Review Committee
(Intelligence), I will ensure that during the annual budget
review of the National Foreign Intelligence Program,
conscious effort will be made to identify any proposed
changes in intelligence capabilities which might have a
positive or negative impact on either the arms control
negotiation environment or on the monitoring of agreed
arms control measures.
b. Any such changes in intelligence capabilities will be
reported to your office, along with an Intelligence Community
assessment of the possible impact of such on arms control
and disarmament policy and negotiations.
c. If, on the basis of this report from me, you consider
that any additional action is required, such as some report
to the Congress, our staffs can work out the necessary
follow-on.
Yours sincerely,
V 1?Pj
STANSFIELD TURNER
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UNITOSTATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAF AMENT AGENCY
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
July 14, 1977
Dear Admiral Turner:
Thank you for your letter of June 29, 1977,
to Mr. Warnke with regard to including intelligence
programs in the arms control impact analyses under-
taken pursuant to PL 94-141.
Your offer to provide ACDA with information on,
and analyses of changes in intelligence capabilities
which might impact on the arms control negotiating
environment or on monitoring agreed measures is most
wd:lcome. I have asked Brigadier General John Ralph
of, my staff to coordinate the establishment of an
appropriate liaison with your staff to facilitate the
transmittal of this information.
In addition, as you may know, both House and
Senate have amended the ACDA FY 1978 authorization
bill to require the Director of ACDA to report to
Congress on the verifiability of arms control pro-
posals and of existing agreements. General Ralph will
explore with your staff what procedures should be
established if such an amendment becomes law.
Sincerely,
Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
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UNIT STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAk AMENT AGENCY
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
July 14, 1977
Dear Admiral Turner:
Thank you for your letter of June 29, 1977,
to Mr. Warnke with regard to including intelligence
programs in the arms control impact analyses under-
taken pursuant to PL 94-141.
Your offer to provide ACDA with information on,
and analyses of changes in intelligence capabilities
which might impact on the arms control negotiating
environment or on monitoring agreed measures is most
..wdlcome. I have asked Brigadier General John Ralph
of. my staff to coordinate the establishment of an
appropriate liaison with your staff to facilitate the
transmittal of this information.
In addition, as you may know, both House and
Senate have amended the ACDA FY 1978 authorization
bill to require the Director of ACDA to report to
Congress on the verifiability of arms control pro-
posals and of existing agreements. General Ralph will
explore with your staff what procedures should be
established if such an amendment becomes law.
Sincerely,
Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
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ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
SEC. 146. Title III of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22
U.S.C. 2571--2575) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing:
"ARMS CONTROL IMPACT INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
"SEc. 36. (a) In order to assist the Director in the performance of
his duties with respect to arms control and disarmament policy and
negotiations, any Government agency preparing any legislative or
budgetary proposal for-
"(I) any program of research, development, testing, engineer-
ing, construction. deployment, or modernization with 'respect to
nuclear armaments, nuclear implements of war, military facili-
ties or military vehicles designed or intended primarily for the
delivery of nuclear weapons.
"(2) any program of research, development, testing, engineer-
ing, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to
armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities,
having-
"(A) an estimated total program cost in excess of $2150,000,-
000, or
"(B) an estimated annual program cost in excess of
$50,000.00. or
"(3) any other program involving weapons systems or tech
nology which such Government agency or the Director believes
may have a significant impact. on arms control and disarmarilznt
policy or ne_,otiatioins.
Shall. on a continuing basis, provide the Director with full and timely
access to detailed iiifornration, in accordance with the procedures
established pur:511:01t t', section .35 of this Act, with respect to the
nature. scope. and purl,o=e of such proposal.
"(b) (1) The I)iirctor, as, he deem` appropriate, shall assess and
analyze each program de-cribed in subsection (a) with respect to its
impact on arras control and disau?niament policy and negotiations,
and shall advise and make reconimemlations, on the basis of such
assessment. and analysis. to the National Security Council, the offico
of :1fanarc'ment and Budget, and the Government agency proposing
such program.
"(2) Any request to the Congress for authorization or appropria-
tions for-
' "(A) any program described in subsection (a) (1) or (2). or
(B) any program described in subsection (a) (3) and found
by the National Security Council. on the basis of the advice and
recommendations received from the Director, to have a sigiliiicant
impact. on awns control and disarmament policy or negotiations,
shall include a complete statement analyzing the impact of such pro-
gram on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations.
"(3) Upon the request. of the Coinnrittee on Arnied Services of the
Senate or the IIouse of Representatives. the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate or the Ilrnise of Representatives, the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate. or the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives or the Joint Committee on
Atomic Enerrgy, the. Director shall, after informing the Secretary of
State, advise such committee on the arms control and disarmament
implications of any program with respect to which a statement has
been submitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (2).
"(c) No court shall have any jurisdiction under any law to compel
the performance of any requirement of this section or to review the
adequacy of the performance of any such requirement on the part of
any Government agency (including the Agency and the Director),".
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Washington. D. C.20505
2 9 JUN 1977
The Honorable Paul C. Warnke
Director, United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency
Washington, D. C. 20451
Dear Mr. Warnke:
On the basis of discussions between members of your staff and
mine, I am aware that you have some concern as to whether the
Congress should be provided impact statements on .certain intel-
ligence systems in response to P. L. 94-141.
I am interested in being as cooperative as possible in this field,
but review of this public law and its legislative history indicate that
Congress had no intention of covering intelligence systems, even
though I recognize that whether we do or do not have particular intel-
ligence capabilities can have a direct impact on arms control negotia-
tions and monitoring.
Rather than getting the Intelligence Community involved in the
preparation of impact statements, I suggest the following:
a. As Chairman of the NSC Policy Review Committee
(Intelligence), I will ensure that during the annual budget
review of the National Foreign Intelligence Program,
conscious effort will be made to identify any proposed
changes in intelligence capabilities which might have a
positive or negative impact on either the arms control
negotiation environment or on the monitoring of agreed
arms control measures.
b. Any such changes in intelligence capabilities will be
reported to your office, along with an Intelligence Community
assessment of the possible impact of such on arms control
and disarmament policy and negotiations.
c. If, on the basis of this report from me, you consider
that any additional action is required, such as some report
to the Congress, our staffs can work out the necessary
follow-on.
STANSFIELD TU NER
cc: Dr. Brzezinski 1 .Lr i r"ic-D
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 THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
The Honorable aul C. Warnke
Director, Unit States Arms Control
and Disarmamen Agency
Washington, D.C. 20451
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the basis of this report from me,
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DCI/IC-77-0823
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM John N. McMahon
Acting Deputy to the DCI for the
Intelligence Community
SUBJECT : The Possibility of ACDA "Impact Statements"
Concerning Intelligence Projects
1. Action Requested: Your signature on the attached letter to the
Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
2. Background:
a. Public Law 94-141, "Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1975," requires that the ACDA Director provide the
Congress with "impact statements" concerning legislative and
budgetary proposals he believes "may have a significant impact
on arms control and disarmament policy or negotiations." The
focus is primarily on systems for the delivery of nuclear weapons,
but the statute also covers "any other program involving Weapons
systems or technologies."
b. Attached (Tab A) is a copy of the 7 June. memorandum on
"Arms Control Impact Statements" that Mr. Warnke sent Dr. Brzezinski
and in which he seeks help in improving the impact statements.
Dr.. Warnke starts out by stating:
"Congressional dissatisfaction with the Arms Control
Impact Statements submitted for FY 77 and 78 is now a
matter of public record. A recent Congressional Research
Service (CRS) report elaborates on the quality and intensity.
of Congressional unhappiness with past performance and
suggests ways to improve the product."
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c. The Intelligence Community has not heretofore been involved
in the ACDA impact statements, but in his 7 June memorandum Mr. Warnke
includes this comment:
"The selection issue also raises sensitive questions
about categories of coverage, e.g., should there be impact
statements on the intelligence systems, and, if so, how can
compartmentalized data be efficiently collected, analyzed
and the impact statements promulgated (largely unclassified)
as Congress apparently desires."
d. In the final paragraph of his memorandum, however, Mr. Warnke
proposes a conference with Dr. Brzezinski and DoD and ERDA representatives,
with no mention of intelligence representation.
e. On the same day Mr. Warnke sent his memorandum to Dr. Brzezinski,
on ACDA initiative, two ACDA staffers (Robert E. Morrison, Chief,
Intelligence Staff, and Raymond Firehock, Foreign Affairs Officer,
Weapons Evaluation and Control Bureau) met with IC Staff representatives
to discuss whether or how arms control impact statements could be
developed in connection with budget decisions on intelligence systems.
No commitments were made, other than that ICS would get back with the
ACDA staff after the matter had been considered.
f. It was learned during the discussion, however, that the
possibility of Intelligence Community participation in the impact
statement program was discussed in low-key last year by ACDA Director
Ikle and General Scowcroft, and the decision then was not to raise
the matter with the DCI.
g. The 414-page Congressional Research Service report of April
1977, "Analysis of Arms Control Impact Statements Submitted in
Connection with the Fiscal Year 1978 Budget Request," prepared for
the Senate Foreign Relations and House International Relations
Committees, mentions the possible inclusion of intelligence systems
only in passing.
(1) The report notes (page 3) that "weapons systems...for
early warning and for reconnaissance and surveillance" can have
a significant impact on arms control agreements, but there is
question whether some of these systems "should be strictly
considered as intended for military or war purposes" and therefore
covered by the present legislation.
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(2) "Programs for launching of surveillance satellites"
are cited (page 5) as an example that "certain important
defense or non-defense programs which do not fall directly
within the categories of 'armaments, implements or war or
military facilities' as described in the law, do or could
have significant arms control impact."
h. Because of some uncertainty as to whether the present law
really intended to include provision for impact statements on intelli-
gence capabilities that could have an impact on the arms control
situation, and because of the difficulties that would be involved in
discussing intelligence capabilities in unclassified impact statements,
it is proposed you seek to keep the Intelligence Community out of
the ACDA impact statement effort.
i. At Tab B is a letter which it is proposed you send to Mr. Warnke,
copy to Dr. Brzezinski. The letter notes you are aware of Mr. Warnke's
concern regarding the adequacy of impact statements and that you wish
to be helpful, short of becoming involved in the preparation of impact
statements themselves. The letter advises that the potential impact
on arms control matters of any proposed changes in intelligence
capabilities will be assessed by the PRC(I) during the annual NFIP
budget reviews and ACDA will be advised when projects of such a nature
are identified.
John N. McMahon
Attachments:
as stated
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Distribution:
Orig. - Adsee.
1 - DCI
1 - ER
1 - Acting D/DCI/IC
1 - OPEI/PAIDI I
1 - PEI/PID u
3 - ES/ICS
1 - IC Registry
1 - OLC
SA-D/DCI/IC
(9 June 1977)
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reference was sent to SA/DCI on 22 June.
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