QUESTION FROM PROXMIRE HEARINGS--GNP GROWTH OF SOVIET UNION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001700070063-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: July 5, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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5 JUL 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Economic Research
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Question from Proxmire Hearings-
GNP Growth of Soviet Union
A good and interesting question that I was asked during the recent
Proxmire briefings was at what level of percentage growth of GNP will
the Soviet Union be in some kind of difficulty? In short, can we
possibly project if they get down to 1% growth of GNP, will they have
to cut off petroleum supplies to the Eastern Europeans? What other
unpalatable actions are likely if the rate of GNP growth drops? I
wonder if we could explore this a little?
STAN IELD TURNER
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