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BRIEFING OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORLD WIDE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
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OLC 78-0505
31 January 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of House Appropriations Defense Subcommitee
on World Wide Intelligence Matters
25X1 1. On 26 January at 10:00 a. m . the Defense. Subcommittee
of the House Appropriations Committee convened to continue the
briefing begun the previous day on current intelligence around the
world. A sweep of the room (H 1.40) was conducted by CIA security,
the briefing was electronically monitored, and security was provided
for the transcript notes. The hearing ran from 10:00 a. m, until
12:15 and from 2:00 p.m. until 4:15.
25X1 2. =Subcommittee Members present for all or part of the
briefing were: Chairman George H. Mahon (D., Tex.), Representatives
Robert L. F. Sikes (D., Fla.),, Joseph P. Addabbo (D., N.Y.), John J.
McFall (D., Calif.), John J. Flynt, Jr. (D., Ga.), Bill D. Burlison
(D., Mo.), Jack Edwards (R., Ala.) and J. Kenneth Robinson (R., Va.).
25X1 3. =Staff members present for all or part of the hearing were:
Ralph Preston, Charles Snodgrass, Peter Murphy, Derek Vander Schaaf,
John M. Garrity and Charles Murphy.
25X1 4. The witnesses were as is indicated on the attached
witness list. The subjects covered included balance of Warsaw Pact-
NATO forces, the Soviet military budget, the political and military
situation in the horn of Africa, the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli
military balance, the Sino-Soviet dispute, Chinese foreign policy and
the Chinese economy.
25X1 5. Subcommittee Members' questions reflected their hope to
use the in ormation being provided to help them arrive at FY 1979 Defense
budget decisions. The questioning, w
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