LETTER TO ADMIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER FROM DANIEL K. INOUYE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002300040043-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: January 24, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

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DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, N.Y. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
ROBERT C. BYRD. W. VA., EX OFFICIO PURSUANT TO S. RES, 400. 04TH CONGRESS)
HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.. EX OFFICIO
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
EARL D. EISENHOWER, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C.
January 24, 1978
IN REPLY PLEASE f
REFER TO Q~~ 1,1 `i
Dear Admiral Turner:
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
will be addressing a broad range of complex substan-
tive and resource intelligence issues. To assist us
in this difficult task, a broad appraisal of the
Intelligence Community -- its strengths and weaknesses
would be most helpful.
Accordingly, it is requested that you provide
the Committee a substantive briefing which focuses
on the following:
-- An evaluation of the Community's per-
formance during the past year, high-
lighting major substantive accomplish-
ments;
Key U.S. decisionmakers' needs which
are or will impose new or increased
demands on intelligence;
Gaps or limitations in our current
capabilities to respond to these
needs; and
The implications of these factors
on the scope and thrust of i.ntelli--
gence over the next five years.
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Admiral Stansfield Turner
January 24, 1978
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The annual worldwide round-up briefing normally
provided to the Congress is not entirely appropriate
to the Committee's needs in this case. We would like
to focus on your assessment of the Community's past
performance, and the implications of U.S. foreign pol-
icy objectives on the Intelligence Community's ability
to respond to policymakers' substantive needs in the
future.
If possible, we would like this presentation be-
fore commencing the annual budget authorization process,
to enable us to better relate performance and substan-
tive needs to resource requirements.
We would appreciate it if your staff could be
in contact with the Staff Director to arrange for a
mutually convenient time.
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