CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION FOR OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000100100002-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: MISC

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1. i.iature of the Sov-_et threat and Denartrmrent of Defense plans for
countermeasures.
Plans, as outlined by I)efensa officials, for organization or
reorganization of U.S. Arr.led Forces based on any new concepts
of atomic war.
3. Intelligence or plans presented to.the Congress in support of
the Service budgets (Army, Nari-, and Air Force).
4. Deports presented to the Con.;ross by high level Defense Field
Commanders (Such is Gen. i runther on "the Status of NATOI').
All information concerning tours by Congressmen or their staffs
to the Soviet Union and Srt3 _J.._i,ten. Their speeches or insertioi
in the Record concernin- tne-i.r travels often contain valuable
opinions and first hand impressio.-is on economic developr7rents and
conditions.
. All information co icernin r ir~estern e:_oort controls on shipments
to the USS%i:, European S Ltel l_-i_tes, and China.
7. All information corrcern_i_ne other Facets of East-West trade.
Major speeches blea,Ung ?)orrgressional spokesmen on subjects or
legislation involving the Corrminist Orbit. Examples are the
Kersten amendment to the Ritual Security Act, the Battle Act, or
the proposed U.S. treaty i .th Formosa.
Major speeches by -prominent international figures on subjects
related to combattirig Corirr-runism. :'or exa:ni,)le, a speech by
General I omulo of the Peril i_nn: nes on Co :imunism in Southeast Asia
and the need for a Pacific Charter was reprinted in the Congressional
,ecord.
10. Legislation that would have:; some effect on Soviet and Satellite
affairs, as ior e,xnrmIe
a. Chaney, in e i iFratio r r,uotas and regulations governing
..'astern E- ron,ean ref zf;e: s
o. ,:,hang es in the "r8ubvarsi ve Activities Control Act of
190" (IH. 9L.8:7s l; Congress, Public Law 831)
c. The NBA Act.
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11. Texts of Committee reports and investigations concerning Soviet
and Eastern European Affairs such as The Report -of the Select
Committee to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the pacts,
avidence, and Circumstances o. the Katyn Forest I'Iassacre.
(House Report ;~#2505, -32nd o ress)
12. Studies concerning Eastern urope prepared at the request of
Congressional Committees, as for example, "Tensions w1ithin
the Soviet Captive Countries, Itumaniatt. (83rd Congress,
Document 70, Part 2)
13. Information which deals with our )olicies towards and our
relations with the countries o_' all areas.
14. Texts of treaties a i agrc_:em_e its and public laws pertaining
to or affecting all areas.
15. Statements on economic and/or military aid to various areas.
16. Reports on trips abroad in ail areas.
17. Statements on diddle ?:East defense.
18. Information concernin.-,, i ATO, Z U, etc.
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