LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM WILLIAM PROXMIRE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R000701230011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 29, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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WIILAM PROXMIRE, WIS.
ED`NAe'tD M. KENNEDY, MASS:
PAUL i SARBANES, MD.
BRUCE R BAATLETT,
EJC_-CUTIVE DIRECTOR
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JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
(CREATED PURSUANT TO SEC. 6(aj OF PUBLIC LAW 304, TBTH CONGRESS]
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June 29, 1983
Mr. William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agexicy
Washington, D.C. 20505
ROUSE OF REPRESEtITATPIES
LEE H. HAMILTON,.IND.,
VICE CHAIRMAN
GiLLIS. W. LONG, L/l
PARREN J. M(fCHELL, MD.
AUGUSTUS F. HAWY.INS, CALIF.
DAVID R. OBEY, VlIS.
JAMES H. SCHEUER, N.Y
CHAIMERS P WYLIE. OHIO
MARJORIE S. HOLT, MO,
DAN LUNGREN: CALIF.
OLYMPIA J. SNOWS, MAINE
Dear Mr. Casey:
I would like to invite you or your designate to appear before
the Joint Economic Committee's Subcommittee on Internatic>nal Trade,
Finance, and Security Economics to present assessments of` the
Soviet and Chinese economies and their prospects in our 2~nnual
hearings on "The Allocation of Resources in the Soviet. Union and
China . ?'
You will recall that either the Director of Central Intelli-
gence or his spokesman has appeared in this annual exercise each
year since 1974.
Concerning the Soviet Union, we would like to focus on
economic policy changes that have been made or are likely to be
made under the new Andropov government, and an appraisal of the
significance of these changes, as well as on economic performance
in 1982 and so far in 1983, and the prospects for the next .few
years. We would also like to have a discussion of defense alloca-
tions, including recent trends.
Concerning China, we would like. to concentrate on economic
performance in 1982 and so far in 1983, Chinese economic priorities
with respect to heavy and lighter industries, and the trend towards.
decentralization and the use of market-type economic incentives.
I would like you or your designate to provide a briefing to the
Subcommittee in early September . Thi.s_br_ief ing would be held in
closed, executive session as has ~i~e n the case'`i~the past.
Vice Chairman
Subcommittee on International Trade,
Finance, and Security Economic s
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