LETTER TO MR. WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM MARVIN L. STONE

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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: November 5, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. WilliFim E. Colby
Director
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Washington, D. C. 20505
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The massive flow of information pouring in to Washingt n
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requires William Colby, as Director of Intelligence, to m Eke
constant evaluations of fresh global developments bearing
on U.S. interests.
The following, in his own words, is the appraisal Mr.
Colby gave the editors of "U.S.News & World Report" of
tensions around the world, what they mean, what they could
lead to and the possible impact on the superpowers.
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Strategic balance: U.S. vs. Russia. "The Soviets are
mbarking on deployment of new missile systems that obvio
fwi1l increase their strategic power considerably.
"But we do not see that in the foreseeable future they
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aill have dominanee-flyer us. We have both reached the poi
here we can destroy each other and the rest of the world,
nd they know it.
You ask if the transfer of American technology to the
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alentr6ular ~y-taent one very interesting thing
s to compare the Soviet military work in space with the
oviet civilian work in space. There is an obvious quali-
ative difference between the two. The military work is
,uch, much better."
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Soviets is a matter of concern.
"We know that military a
very high priority
'n Soviet decision-making. We have procedures that put
limitations onethings of direct military value. And they
have a problem of adaptingtechnology which of
oi-ng-thfngs7works because of the competitive system. Tha
wet(
"The Soviets are, of course, az'behind us technologica ly.
s a problem they've got to do some adjusting to.
But 'hey are able to challenge us in arms competition by taking
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Detente: Why Soviets want it. "There are three main
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reasons for Soviet interest in promoting detente with the
United States.
"First, they obviously want to prevent the kind of hors
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reasons for Soviet interest in. promoting detente with the
United States.
"First, they obviously want to prevent the kind of.hor en-
dous confrontation that is possible in this age of super
eapons. The i a of a miry exchange between us is
just so incredible now that eeefnthey realize that something
has to be done to avoid it.
11 secondly, they k insist that they be recognized as of
of the world's two superpowers and get the status that
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