DCI TALKING POINT LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFF-SITE CONFERENCE 12 FEBRUARY 1985

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1985
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0(: I TALKING POINTS
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFF-SITE I:OMFERENCE
I? E NRl1ARY 1985
2/1/8$
JRF
0 1 appreciate the opportunity to take a few minutes today and share my
thoOghts on the challenges that we face in our relationships with the
Current session of Congress.
0 1 stew the upcoming sets ton as doubly challenging because:
(1) There are a nunt-er of new members of the intelligence oversight
tawlttees in both houses that we need to get to know and that
we need -to familiarize with the workings of the intelligence
Community. and
(2) The p?essure to reduce the federal deficit wakes It more
Important than ever for us to describe simply but defend
vigorously our FY 1986 budget request.
members and their staffs as a new
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quickly es possible. making every effort
to provide information they need to wndorstand the basics of
Intelligence and how we do our business.. Toward that end. we have a
number of efforts under way to meet with the new members. both
Individually and in groups, and to brief them on the fundamentals of
intelligence. For example the ICS hays a 'primer' briefipg that they
are giving to members on the SSCI. and thus far it has been well
received. Also, we are meeting with a111 of the IIPSCI for a full
morning session later this month, again with the intent of providing
basic Information (terminology. program missions, etc.).
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In the first area -- the challenge presented by the large turnover In
Committee meatiership -- the key is tqi establish rapport with th
0 Clearly these sessions are useful, but: $ts. pn'ikely that they alone
will be sufficient to bring all new momUer's fully up to speed on this
complex business called intelligence. C"ispquently. we'ltast take
special care to tailor our formal budgeii testOmony to the new
members. with particular emphasis on T;iij,ici$ . lix
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(At this point it would be useful If observateons en the political envlr you could
share any personal
000tion new a ers that may be particularly the Hill. For example, supwtl or
-supportive; prospects for the an acrosswtAboard *_board b. ge
relationship between the arms control " budget freeze;
sr00ort for military (and Intelligence)nC!easess ettcc.]ow~r~s's
Ieit Problem
Iii the case of the second major chall
cogs -_ the federal dgficlt
problem -- we find our
selwft
funding inlFY 1986 for an increase in total
Over,FY 1985 funds real 9ro%th
This is a higher rate of growth than
Artois. and Is certainly well in excesseofnt,p Is requesting as a
proposals would permit. Clearly our task IMF sg that the freeze
to the Congress Is to make the case that Mt nustl fo ;h4s g
Intelligence continue. to grow and that bum tars gor thraS a
if we are to meet these challenges responsly.y growth As assent ?
Areas of particular emphasis In our FY 1986 reauett t..ri..A...
these Improved col i..r =~:-nds to exploit fully
analysis on both X11?" gxpaad in-depth
communist and non-co.nist targets;
Continued upgrades to our Intelll
global topics such as t r ~Ce capabilities against
a ,, ics tr?fficking
eady improv our iaaan source collection a
Counterintelligence capabilities. a
getter Support services to e
.~ClQn Y oiur expand
Collection an pro uc on ca~wAll{?~~. .
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The fact is that we have Scrubbed our FY 1904 oUdor harder than any in the recent 9et requegt as hhard
udget (certainly at a freeze level) tw ld bghe effects og lesser
ave
made this case in our negotiations with too. ",d now va awe ewe Amak
it on the Hill. an
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? The major difference is that the emphasis In or testimotRy on the
11111 must be on the substantive reasons for the Increase* ire are
requesting. not on the1echnTcil a r tes of fcomplex s p"" which
most members simply will not. and really should not. takip the time to
rnderstand. Points we want to drive home are:
- The Soviet target is becoming Increasingly Complex;
- Intelligence is a force mulitplier.
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rFra chTllenging to you, our
legislative liaison Professionals, than t In the recent east. But
I'^ confident that you are up to the challlen9et, and I bel 1Rve the
Conference today will help coordinate our *C 1 sties so,pe can put
Our case before the Congress most persuaiiive)y,.
I would now be happy to try to answer any qu,s~lons you,pi,ght have.
In this same vein, the staffs have urged us to be Innovatiyo In our
presentations this year, with the goal of holding the attention of
the new meniers so they will take the time to understand
the unique
aspects of Intelligence which Justify thi, budgetary growth we are
requesting. How we do that is question to still don't have all the
answers to. I would certainly appreciate any views that you might
have on this subject.
But. before I entertain your questions, let me Just say in closing
that Its going to be a difficult year
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Demands for intelligence on non-traditional targets (narcotics,
terrorism technolu t
9y ransfer, etc.) are increasing;
The` majority of the budget is to sustain funding for past
Commitments; and
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