MEMO TO RICHARD M. HELMS FROM HENRY A. KISSINGER

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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2010
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M.,EOYANDUM FOR RICHARD L. HELMS
FROM: Henry A. Kissinger
1 understand that CIA,
has been involved recently 'la Analyses of 40tision-making
processes within Soviet political and araai;litary org*zaiaations.
Analysts, of this kind cau be of great in orts ce to our policy
review The President has often expressed his interest is
careful aseasa w, est.'s of Soviet reactions to the courses of
action I wants to consi at. Au maderstaudi" of how Soviet
organ tion opera*. how they are atafftad, and how tkey
interact with one another in the bureaucratic bargaining
process should be of great value on issue* such as:
1. Possible Soviet reaspo; er to different strAtegic
arms control agr.e nlient.s.
Z. Soviet reactions to U. S. strategic force d.ploy
3. 1aapllcaatica s for the U.S. and its AIU*o o,
the way
the Soviet military posture is designed and deployed,
4. Implication for the U. S. of Soviet rosearchp develop
Mont and test programs.
1 would like to do a thin 1 can to eneaurag* and support
analyst* along there .i*r.s. Members of my a awtaf will be
glad to 4 *cuus the matter further with your staff if that would
be helpful.
1 would appreciate rsceivriug frorr, you as soon as possible
a paper which: (1) ouatli"s w bat we now know about Soviet
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bureaucratic decision making, (Z) discusses any work now underway.
au4 (3) lays out a plan of work to deepen our understanding of this
process. I would of course wont to have your recommendations as
to whether further work in this area would be Justified is light of
the factors raeutio fed above and the likely payGffs.
LLynn/3-25-69
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