REQUEST FOR JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY FOR NIE 11 - 14 (WARSAW PACT FORCES FOR OPERATIONS IN EURASIA)

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2001
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• Publication Date: February 14, 1973
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SECRET
14 February 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Request of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
for NIE 11-14 (Warsaw Pact Forces for
Operations in Eurasia)
1. Several weeks ago Ed Bauser, Executive Director of the Joint
Committee, asked that NIE 11-14 be made available to the Committee
staff in connection with a study in which they were then engaged. This
Estimate (copy attached) deals with such atomic energy matters as
"Nuclear Warhead Storage in Eastern Europe, " "Nuclear War in Europe, "
"Low-Yield Tactical Nuclear Weapons, " and "Nuclear Support of Soviet
Theater Force. " I believe these sections contain sufficient information
of interest to the Committee to fall within the meaning of those provisions
of the Atomic Energy Act requiring that such material be provided the
Committee on request.
2. In the past we have regularly provided the Committee with
Estimates on the Soviet Atomic Energy Program 1\ IE 11 -2) and such
other Estimates containing atomic energy information as:
SNIE 11-10-67, US Intelligence Capabilities to Monitor
Certain Limitations on Soviet Strategic Weapons Programs
NIE 4-68, The Clandestine Introduction of Weapons of Mass
Destruction into the U.S.
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SNIE 13-10-68, Communist China's ICBM and Submarine-
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SNIE 13-8-69, Communist China's Strategic Weapons
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NIE 13-8-69, Communist China's Weapons Program for
Strategic Attack
3. Commenting on the problem John Huizenga notes that "Is
it impossible to satisfy the Joint Committee's request by excerpting the
few passages which deal with nuclear weapons? If we provide materials
going well beyond the Committee's charter-in effect acknowledge a claim
to all NIEs on military subject matter-we have little basis for refusing
the same documents to other committees. "
4. Ed Proctor comments that "Although I see no substantive
problem with complying with the request, I share Huizenga's concern that
this may open the door to requests for all military estimates. As I
understand the law, we cannot refuse the request. I feel that sending only
the nuclear parts of the estimate would cause more problems than it is
worth. "
5. My judgment is that, if pressed, we could ill-afford to refuse
the Committee's request. However, has recently told us 25X1A
unofficially that the issue may now be ea an he suggests we forget it
unless Bauser raises it again. Therefore, we plan to take no action unless
you direct otherwise, but I thought you should be aware of the above facts
in the event Bauser or some Committee member should raise them with you.
Attachment:
NIE 11-14
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