BRIEFING CONGRESS ON SALT PREPARATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00972A000100530019-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1997
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: July 9, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
JUL 9 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY
Subject: Briefing Congress on SALT Preparations
The beginning, on July 8, of detailed discussions with
the North Atlantic Council of our SALT preparations suggests
that we should start now to plan our discussions of SALT
with Congressional leaders. The attached paper presents
three possible scenarios, but does not cover the substance
of the presentation, some of which will depend on decisions
yet to be made. The paper points out the difficulties we
may encounter in briefing Congress on this complicated
matter, and particularly in explaining the treatment of
MIRVs and ABMs on which there are such divergent and strongly
held Congressional views. Having in mind the complexity and
sensitivity of the subject, I strongly recommend that the
presentation be made at the White House in a two-step arrange-
ment, along the lines of Plan I in the paper.
Bill Macomber saw the paper in draft and concurred
generally. If you agree with the paper, I believe it would
be appropriate to forward it to the White House. A memo
is also attached for that purpose.
State Dept. review completed
Gerard Smith
Attachments:
1. Plans for Briefing
Con~,ress on SALT.
2. Memo from S/S to
White House.
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