THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BELIEVES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IS INADEQUATELY STAFFED TO MEET ONGOING NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00420R000501160004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: MISC

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The Intelligence Community believes that the Department of
late is inadequately staffed to meet ongotag national security
re.uirements.for political and economic reporting. we have
l'ruvttied the Department with a list of countries where we feel
4n augmentation of political or economic staffing 1s needed to
meet national foreign affairs information and analysts
requirements. Those recommendations were used in preparing the
Department's FY 1984 Reporting and Analysis Supplemental.
If the Department of State does not receive an augmentation
of resources to meet these nationtal reporting and analysis
needs, it may be r4ecessary for otker elements of the
Intelligence Community to engage its officers in overt
lie ion and reporting, a function that is more appropriately
anJ effiLiently performed by the Foreign Service. Apart from
the misuse of specially trained personnel, substituting CIA for
State reporting is more costly and increases the risk of
exposure and political embarrassment.
1 believe that it is in the national interest that the
State Department, which provides more than half of all foreign
affairs information available to the U.S. Government. have
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adequate resources to meet the ever-growing demands in this
critical activity. I hope that you will take into
consideration my strong support of the Department's efforts is
rehuildtng its reporting and analysis strength when you
consider the Department of State's FY 1984 Supplemental Request
All) its FY 198S budget.
William J. Casey
kt: The Honorable Paul Laialt -
Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
Senate Appropriations Committee
The Honorable George O'Brien
House Appropriations Committee
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