BRIEFING OF THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROGRAM AND BUDGET AUTHORIZATION, 20 JANUARY 1978

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: February 7, 1978
• Content Type: MFR

MENIORANDUiL FOR THE RECORD
OLC 78-0300
7 February 1978
SUBJEC".[: Briefing of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Program and-
Budget Authorization, 20 January 1978
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1> "A briefing?on intelligence requirements, tasking and program
capabilities was held in room H-405 of the Capit
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
1978 from
talon.
Present from the Subcommittee were:
Bill D. Burlison (D,, Texas), Chairman
J. Kenneth Robinson (R.,'Va.)
3. ^ Present from the Committee was.
Edward P. Boland (D., Mass.), Chairman
4. ^ Present from the Committee staff for all or part of the
briefing. included:.
Mike-O'Neil
Bernard Raimo
Jim Bush
Tom Latimer
Pat Long
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5. Present as witnesses from the Agency were:
Jim Tavlnr- Comptroller (sitting in for John F. Blake, A/DDCI)
1 -1 AD-M/NFAC
John McMahon, DDO
6. ^ Present as observers from the Agency and Community were:
uty Legislative Counsel
, Assistant Legislative Counsel
IC Staff I/
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7. 0 Following brief introductory remarks by Mr. Taylor, I 25X1
presented a briefing on intelligence production and analysis, and
Mr. John McMahon discussed collection of intelligence by the Directorate
of Operations. During the course of these presentations, the Agency
witnesses responded to questions posed by the members of- Congresspresent,and following the presentations there was a brief question and answer
period.
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8. I I By way of questions, Representative Burlison indicated particular
interest in the following areas: levying of SIGINT re uirements within the
Intelligence Comm nit .;
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resources devoted to counterintelligence; the usefulness and utilization 25X1
of information on'Soviet aircraft and aircraft engines; particular program
cryptonym designations; the role of the FBI in
information; the proposed NFAC/-Ieview Panel
by the. Agency; procedures, directives or regulations concerning - 25X1
use of the Contingency Reserve; and coordination of human collection activities
abroad..
9.1 Re~2resent ?,
following areas:
data on.Soviet aircraft and aircraft engines; particular program cryptonym 25x1
designations; the proposed NFAC/ Peview Panel; development of intelligence
collection priorities; manpower figures for the Agency; numbers of agents
and associated costs; and worldwide communications network support.
and also queried the witnesses as to their overall evaluation of the Agency's
the size of the CA staff, and use of the term "contingent capabilities," ..
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epresentative Boland-also indicated art interest in information
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concerning Soviet aircraft and aircraft engines., and in the use -of.that
information. He also indicated an interest in the Agency's CA capability,
ll.. Specific :Follow-up items include
engines;
-evaluation of the information obtained b Uie Agency
regarding the Sovie ircraft, and
-use of the information obtained by the Agency on the
above-mentioned aircraft (Is the information on engine-::
capabilities and performance provided to U.S. corporations?
What is being done with this information?);
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--provide to Representative Burlison applicable directives,
regulations or other material regarding procedures governing
Agency use of the Contingency Reserve;-and-
--provide to Representative Burlison details on covert action
activities, capabilities and budgets (presumably this would be
Provided in the materials:on..theFY_.79.budget.presentation).
1 - IC Staff
l OLC Subject
1.- OLC Chrono
1 - SA/DO/O
1 - Comptroller
1 - AD-M, NFAC
.Distribution:
1 - DDO
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sistant_. Legislative Counsel
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