CIA TO SEEK OUT STRATEGIC BALANCE CONSULTANTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400400042-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: August 17, 1977
• Content Type: OPEN

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CIA TO SEEK OUT STFIATEGIC BALANCE CONSULTANTS
CIA director Stausfield Turner says he is planning to create a group of consultants to
work with the agency .on assessments of force estimates such as the strategic balance
between the Soviet Union. and the United States.
He said the CIA would look at a particular estimate and the agency will call from the
group of consultants "the right mix of people to join in the estimate, "
Turner said the use of the consultants would not be on a full-time basis, but rather
would be., used at.the beginning of an exercise, following it through and critiquing as the
CIA proceeded.
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He said he did not think an "ideologically structured" Team A-Team B approach Is a
good idea. "I would not reject it entirely, but I think it is something upon which I would
look with suspicion. " The reference was to the controversy that developed over the
"Team B" review of last year's National Intelligence Estimates of Soviet strategic
capabilities.
Turner denied the assertion that, because of the Team B assessment, the "so-called
hard liners won the day and forced the CIA to re-evaluate its opinions about Soviet military
strength. "
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