CIA EX-DIRECTOR WARNS OF SOVIET ARMS AIMS

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Approved For Release 2007/06/21: CIA-RDP99-00498R000100050123-3 ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH 26 January 1977 Ca ;:WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 - The'former P''. head of American intelligence says there group of reporters, Bush pointed to hinhn,- a timntae of envirat rlofenea cnpnd- mament objective" in` international relations is to ':;.relax tensions with the free world. with the West. He waid he was some- what reserved in my optimism" about Central Inte igence gency, expresse ? ''that make me feel relaxed' about the 11 ,doubt whether the Russians' "prime Russian interest in reducing tensions Geprge H. Bush, former director of the ? 11 A d Bush said he had not seen anyaigns military power. mistake it could be catastrophic." Former CIA official Lyman. Kir'kpa- trick said elsewhere yesterday that the United States must-become aware of the meaning of the Soviet buildup of a vast civil defense system to protect :`.`key elements of the population." ? ' ' "This information will be the basis of Union-"is doing more than just trying to the upcoming round, of Strategic Arms catch up with the United States in Limitations Talks and if we make a ,are they burdening the economy to that Bush said he "never heard or intelli- J xtent?'.` genre officials acting against Sorensen's Referring to recent American intelli- Bush disputed reports that members of ? gence'figures doubling earlier estimates the intelligence community had helped. of the percentage of the Soviet gross organize opposition that' led to-the .-.national' product !devoted to defense,. withdrawal of President Jimmy Carter's Bush asked. choice of Theodore C. Sorensen to. be "If tensions have been relaxed, why director of central intelligence. - F ` orces' He expressed confidence that efforts to He said the revised estimates of higher clean up had succeeded" after the-CIA Soviet spending did not necessarily mean disclosures of abuses? including spying ;concluded that the Russians-are seeking ; , - identity'of any such opponents: : superiority over United States military - nusn reiuseu ro mscuss UCUans ui ?a nomination-On inquiring into the matter, recent CIA study that is said to have he said, he was unable to learn- the and other weapons than was thought.-. a cos is ig er- he exp alne . lit t than_we thought_ ,:He-said he did not 'Gerald`R Ford; indicated interest in -numners or missues, snips ana so on, _ ',y,; presidential running mate for President h 1' d B t 'h' h Russian spending. His major worry, he stressed, concerns f` thte Russian intent that may be indicated did upon accepting the CIA appointment, Approved For Release 2007/06/21: CIA-RDP99-00498R000100050123-3 By THOMAS W. OTTENAD