BRIEFING FOR HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST ON THE SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M01152R000500620025-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: January 24, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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24 January 1985
SUBJECT: Briefing for House Foreign Affairs Committee,
Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East on
the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
1. On 24 January 1985 at 1000 hours in room 2200,
Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Europe
and the Middle East was briefed on the Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe. Security was present and a transcript was
taken. The briefing was
2. Present from the Subcommittee were:
Lee H. Hamilton (D., IN), Chairman
Larry Smith (D., FL)
Harry M. Reid (D., NV)
Ed Zschau (R., CA)
3. Present from the Subcommittee staff were:
Michael Van Dusen, Staff Director
Christopher Kojm
Everett Bierman, Minority Staff Director
Richard Garron
Director, Office of Soviet Analysis/DI
Chief, East European Division,
Office of European Analysis/DI
Chief, Policy Analysis Division,
Office of Soviet Analysis/DI
Chief, Soviet Economy Division
Office of Soviet Analysis
Deputy Chief, Liaison Division, OLL
5. Mr. MacEachin an presented overviews of
their respective areas, text attached. Each Member was also
given a package of graphics to accompany the briefing,
copies attached. The atmosphere was cordial and the Members
were attentive and actively engaged in questioning. The
briefing lasted about two hours, with the question and
answer period consuming well over half of the time.
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9. There is no follow-up from the briefing. Mr. Van
Dusen, the Subcommittee Staff Director, subsequently
informed me that Chairman Hamilton had commented that he
found the briefing unusually useful. He said, "Lee really
d a lot." T nn1-c that ciir.h A r-nmmant from --taff i.--
highly unusual
Dep
Chief, Liaison Division
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