ARMS CONTROL INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING, NO. 2 SSCI, SASC AND HPSCI STAFF MEMBERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: September 29, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: Arms Control Intelligence Briefing, No. 2
SSCI, SASC and HPSCI Staff Members
1. Intelligence analysts from CIA, DIA and State/INR
briefed Congressional staff members on Soviet LRINF forces and
capabilities on 30 September 1987, 1000 to 1230 hours at SNOB
219. This was the second briefing of a series to review Soviet
military strategy and capablities in preparation for arms
control treaty considerations by the Congress.
2. Congressional staff members atttending were the
following:
SSCI - Dave Holliday, George Tenet, John Despres, Ed
Levine, Jim Dykstra, Gary Sojka, Jeanne McNaughton, Regina
Genton, Mike Mattingly, Marvin Ott, and Keith Hall. Fred
Ward prepared the unofficial transcript.
3. The briefing followed the topics listed on the
attachment for each of the four briefers. Out of the
discussion, several other highlights should be mentioned.
-D/ACIS in response to a question mentioned that the
Intelligence Community would be evaluating data in an MOU
to be exchanged with the Soviets at Geneva about 9 October.
This was the first occasion in which the Congressional
staffers became aware that the US and USSR were to exchange
specific details about missile deployment in preparation
for an INF treaty.
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COIN I DENT I A L
asked the briefers to clan for a session on tip-offs
-In the course of a discussion about US capability to
collect information on Soviet military deployment, the SSCI
They would like one meeting
more details, then an additional session will be
scheduled.
aevotea ec ca y to this subject. ACIS believes that
the subject will be addressed in a briefing scheduled for
23 October or 6 November. If the Congressional staffs want
- Gary Sojka of SSCI requested raw data to
e matter with Soik-a.
The undersigned will discuss
- The Congressional staff asked for copies of the
viewgraphs used by the briefers. ACIS will review the
material and obtain clearances for passage of appropriate
material via OCA.
- John Keliher of HPSCI requested information on the
SS-23 -- the "dog missile" in the Soviet arsenal. The
briefers will incorporate this information into a future
meeting, probably on 23 October. If an off-line briefing
is needed for Keliher, it will be arranged.
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