IMPLICATIONS OF AN OIL PRICE DECLINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R001000060005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Content Type: MEMO

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,1 Len tnteiiis,-ence Ay rcy
FOR: I'h.? honorable George P. Shultz
The Secre Lary of State
JBTh:CT . Implications of an Oil Price Decline
I believe ;ou will find the attached intelligence
assessment on the implications of a possible oil price
decline worth reading. The report points out that a
decline could have a substantial positive impact on
the global economy. An oil price decline, however,
will Viso bring with is a number of potentially serious
feedbacks that can be avoided if we recognize the risks
beforehand.
Will iam J. Casey
Director of Central intelligence
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