RESPONSE TO A WHITE HOUSE INQUIRY

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

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CIA-RDP80M00165A002200140008-8

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December 15, 2016

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January 30, 2004

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January 12, 1977

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Approved For lease 2004/03/11: CIA-RDP80M0016 O0220014 .9-r ie aes 12 JAra 1J77 MEMORANDUM FOR: EA/DCI FROM DDO/EUR SUBJECT Response to a White House Inquiry 1. TheDirectorate for Operations has no evidence sugges.ting.that the Soviet Government is-seeking to-test the incoming U.S. Administration through actions in Gervany. Judging from past- patterns, the East German actions in Berli_ -have been approved by Soviet authorities.- We have no clandestine information on their background, but plausible explanations are not hard to find in the present state of relations between the Soviets and the East Germans on one side-and the West Germans on the other, a subject on which we have clandestine reporting. We judge that any broader international. motives on the Soviet part are less likely to concern relations with the U.S. than-plans for coming developmeints in MBFR and/or CSCE. 2. Attached i~_; a message we have sent to our field offices suggesting questions for intelligence collectior. Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP8.0M00165AO02200140008-8 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO02200140008-8 Next 5 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP80M00165AO02200140008-8