SSCI STAFF INTEREST IN NSSD 2/82

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01013R000300400050-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: April 29, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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D/ICS-0626-82
29 April 1982
VIA: D/ICS
DDCI
Chief, CCIS/ICS
SUBJECT: SSCI Staff Interest in NSSD 2/82
1. Action Requested: Your approval of recommendation in paragraph 7
regarding provision of information on NSSD 2/82 study progress to the cognizant
SSCI staff officer.
2. Background: On 28 April, by prior arrangement through the.Legislative
Liaison Branch, I met with Mr. Rob Simmons, SSCI Staff Director; Mr. Abe
Schuisky, Minority Staff Director counsel); and Mr. Jean Evans, SSCI Counter-
intelligence Referent. of this office and Jerry Prehn, LLB, were 25X1
also present.
3. The principal purpose of the meeting, as described by Mr. Simmons,
was to inquire about the status of the NSSD 2/82 effort which had been dis-
cussed in media reports stemming from the DDCI resignation action. Mr. Simmons
also asked that further status reports be provided to Mr. Evans, who he hoped
could establish a closer working liaison on this and other matters with this
office. Although Mr. Evans has represented 25X1
CI matters on the SSCI staff as a Member designee, he has recently been assigned
to the core staff with full-time responsibility for Community CI matters.
4. In a brief review of the NSSD 2/82 action, I summarized the scope
of the study, the structure being employed for its conduct, and the process
by which we intended to accomplish it. I avoided details of the study direc-
tive, the outline discussions, and the efforts now under way. I did emphasize
that this is responsive to NSC tasking and would be reported to the NSC. I
compared it to the "Intelligence Capabilities 1985" study in purpose and offered
my opinion that, once completed and approved, the results would probably be
a basis for discussions with the SSCI. This summarization seemed to satisfy
their general interest.
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5. Other topics of special interest to Mr. Simmons were:
a. Is the implementation of NSSD 2/82 in accordance with Admiral
Inman's views? Mr. Simmons was informed it is.
b. Is the Wall Street Journal-cited report of the completion of
the 'study on Soviet efforts to deceive U.S. technic c lection systems
true? Mr. Simmons was told~ L~ completion of 25X1
the study is anticipated for late May-early June. The study, requested
by the SSCI, will be provided to it after completion.
6. As to future status reports to be discussed with Mr. Evans,' I said
that I would seek guidance from the D/ICS and the DCI. For your consideration,
I propose the following:
a. Acknowledge mutual advantage by maintaining a working liaison
between the SSCI staff (through Mr. Evans) and this office.
b. In the course of liaison discussions, provide non-substantive
status reports on the progress of the study effort. His visits probably
will not exceed monthly intervals, so I anticipate such status reports
in June and again in July. The progress of the study (to he completed
by early July) should facilitate these status reports without a need to
go into issues of substance.
C. Continue to contemplate eventual briefing of the completed
study to the SSCI as an introduction to budget and program actions which
will result.
d. Discuss other countermeasure situations and problems as ap-
propriate.
7. Recommendation: That you approve establishment and conduct of the
liaison as outlined in paragraph 6 above. The SSCI staff believes that such
informal discussion will be mutually beneficial and will probably negate the
likelihood of extensive formal SSCI questioning.
cc:
Jerry Prehn, C/LLB
APPROVED:
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1 - Jerry Prehn, C/LLB
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