LETTER TO ROBERT GATES FROM JOSEPH E. ROSS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00005R001000100046-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2013
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: June 24, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Executive Secretariat --
The Deputy Director would like
copies to go to D/PAO and
D/OCA. Mr. Gates plans on
preparing his own remarks.
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The Library of Congress
June 24, 1988
Honorable Robert Gates
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Gates:
We are delighted that you will be able to join us for the CRS Member
Breakfast hosted by the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton on "Gorbachev's Reform
Program after the Soviet Party Conference" on July 14, 1988, 8:00 a.m - 9:00
a.m., in the U.S. Capitol, Room EF 100.
As you know, the Breakfast for Members of Congress will be the
concluding event of a congressional Research Service workshop sponsored by the
Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. The Committee plans to issue a report on the proceedings. The
workshop will look at the impact of the Soviet Communist Party Conference on
Gorbachev's leadership position and on Soviet domestic and foreign policy over
the next five years, and will examine the implications for the United States.
Our format at the breakfast will be for the rapporteur, Francis
Miko, to offer a very brief summation of the highlights of the workshop. We
would then ask you and our other speaker to each provide your own brief
assessment of Soviet reform after the Party Conference and implications for the
United States (10 to 15 minute), leaving time for discussion with the Members.
We are enclosing a copy of our agenda and a list of questions to be addressed
at the workshop to help you to tailor your own remarks. Could you provide a
one-page summary of your presentation?
If you have any questions about the breakfast meeting or the
workshop, please call our coordinator, Francis Miko (287-7670). We look ,
forward to seeing you on July 14. Should you have the time, we would also
welcome your participation at the workshop.
Sincerely,
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GORBACHEV REFORM PROGRAM AFTER THE 1988 PARTY CONFERENCE
A ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP
July 13, 1988
Madison Building, he Library of Congress, Dining Room A
The workshop will look at the impact of the Soviet Communist Party
Conference on Gorbachev's leadership position and on Soviet domestic and
foreign policy over the next five years, and will examine the implications for
the United States.
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome, James Billington, The Librarian of Congress
Joseph E. Ross, Director of the Congressional Research
9:15 Introduction, Francis Miko, Workshop Moderator, CRS
9:30 Gorbachev's Political Status and Program
Moderator: Stuart Goldman, Specialist in Soviet Affairs, CRS
11:00 . Break
11:15 Gorbachev's Economic Reform Program
Moderator: John Hardt, Associate Director and Senior Specialist in
Soviet Economics, CRS
12:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 Soviet Foreign and Security Policy; Implications for the United
States
Moderator: Francis T. Miko, Specialist in Soviet and East European
Affairs, CRS
3:30 Concluding Remarks
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GORBACHEV REFORM PROGRAM AFTER THE 1988 PARTY CONFERENCE
Questions to be Addressed
Gorbachev's Political Status and Program
- Are Gorbachev and his program strengthened or weakened politically by
the results of the Conference? What did he need from the Conference and what
did he get?
-What did the Conference reveal about the extent of support and oppOsition
to Gorbachev's programs?
-What is the significance of changes in personnel and the process of
delegate selection resulting from the Conference? Do the changes strengthen
.or weaken Gorbachev and his program?
- What specific aspects of his political program have been endorsed or
rejected?
-.In light of the Conference, where is Gorbachev's political reform
program likely to lead over the next five yeatls? Have the prospects for
success improved or diminished?
- What constitutes success or failure for Gorbachev in the near term and
what signposts should we be looking for?
Gorbachev's Economic Reform Program
- How did the Party Conference assess the status, needs, and prospects of
the Soviet economy?
- Is the process of economic reform likely to accelerate or slow after the
Conference?
-What early results are imperative to the success of the economic reforms?
What would be the implications of failure to achieve these results?
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-Is the success (or partial success) of Corbachev's reform program in the
U.S. interest?
Soviet Foreign and Security Policy; Implications for the United States
- How did the Party Conference address Soviet security and foreign policy
issues (directly or indirectly)?
- What are the implications of the Party Conference for the role of the
Soviet military and the resources it can expect over the next few years?
- What are the Soviet foreign policy priorities over the next five years?
- Will the Soviet role in Third World regional disputes be likely to grow
or diminish? What are the implications for Soviet policy in Europe, Asia, the
Middle East, and other regions?
- What are the implications for U.S. policy under a new Administration?
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