TALKING POINTS ON SOVIET BUDGET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00401R002800020055-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 27
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: October 12, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

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DCI Notes
0800, 12 Oct 78
(Soviet Defense
r^^ds Chart)
1. Gromyko proposal on military budgets not new, your response
correct - not monitorable.
Review what weal w
A. Basic reason - assume defense if nothing "hidden" in an
administered price system budget ceilings meaningless
- Want more, just lower the nominal unit cost
B. Concealment & deception potential of budgets virtually
unlimited, e.g.
- Soviet military budget is one line, about 17 billion
rubles, obviously not all
- Amount too small
- Doesn't follow tr
- Beyond - residuals -
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Are those, primarily non-govt who estimate Sov d fspepdIng
on published budget data. Assume most hardware not in
Defense account & deduce where it is - especially
suspicious residuals. /- "i~~4