LETTER TO CASPAR W. WEINBERGER FROM LEE H. HAMILTON - BOB STUMP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00066R000900010020-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: April 22, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear m.r. Secretary:
The Permanent Select Col ,,ittee on Intelligence is in the early stages of
r,.arkup of the Fiscal Year 1987 Intelligence Authorization Bill.
Although no budget resolution target for Defense has yet been set, it
appears that a target reduction of about 10 percent may be imposed by the
House Budcet Cor:nittee. As you know, over 95 percent of the PT'IP budget is
contained within the DoD budget. Therefore, reductions of the intelligence
budcet are not reductions to the federal budget, but rather tradeoffs within
the defense budcet. There is no firm requirement that we reduce the
intellicer,ce budcet in proportion to DoD overall, but our Armed Services
Cc.--.:tree colleacues cjite rightly expect us to do so. 1-7-ehave met this
cb-~Ecti:-e in previous years.
We believe that the :,TIP can be reduced by sol portion of the 10 percent
target without unacceptable degradation, but find that the bulk of such a
larce reduction could have a very significant impact on capabilities. The
!TIP is particularly sensitive to reductions because of the substantial
funding for ecuip:-,ent purchased in very small quantities. Therefore, we
question whether a full share of reductions, calculated on a proportional
basis, should bee taken from the NFIP, or whether some portion should be
reduced else here in Defense to preserve irruortant h'FIP programs.
ate recognize that this is a very difficult question. Moreover, we fully
understand that you intend to resist any reductions to the Defense budget.
Nonetheless, we believe that your consideration of the relative priority of
the !F:- TP is irr ortant and would be very helpful to this Corrvnittee and the
Services Co.:/ittee before significant legislative actions are taken.
"e look forward to receiving your views.
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