BRIEFING OF THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON THE SOVIET AND CHINESE ECONOMICS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00263R000200150012-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: October 14, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 83-2242
22 September 1783
ME MOR.nLNLU11 FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of the Joint Econor:u:ic Committee on
the Soviet and Chinese economies
1. The Joint Economic Committee convened in Dirksen
Senate Office. Building Room 538 at 10:.00 on 20 September
1983 to receive testimony on the Soviet and Chin.e-se
economies.
2. Present from the Committee were:
Senator William Proxmire (D., WI), Chairman
Senator. Paul Sarbanes (D., MD)
Congressman Chalmers Wylie (R., OH)
Congressman James Scheuer (D., NY)
3. Present from the Committee Staff were:
Richard Kaufman
Charles Bradford
4. Present from CIA were:
Robert M. Gates Deputy.Director for Intelligence
Chief, Soviet Economy Division
Office of Soviet Analysis, DDI
Chief, Econometric Analysis Division
Office of Soviet Analysis, DDI
Domestic Policy Branch, China. Division.
Office of East Asian Analysis,. DDI
Former Chief, Resource Analysis Branch
Strategic Resource Division
Office of Global Issues, DDI
DDI Representative
Office of Legislative Liaison
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S. The Chairman opens, the session by welcoming the
wi tr.:..:=; -s. Mr . Gates: read a prepared statement, copy
attached, and then the floor. was opened for questions. Mr:
Proxmire dominated the questioning, but the other three
Members also participated. The discussion stayed within the
bounds of the announced topic, and questions were fielded by
all of the briefers. The session lasted two and one-quarter
hours, and was no.n-adv.rsa.rial. (C)
6. Senator Proxmire urged
that
we sanitize the
testimony. as quickly as possible.
He
was unusually
complimentary about the quality of
the
work that had been
put into preparing the testimony.
His
major focus was on
clarifying trends in Soviet defense procurement and on the
.nature of the disagreement between CIA. and DIA in this
area. The substance of the debate is contained in the
attached testimony. .
7. Action: Near the end of the briefing, Senator
Proxmire asked a number of questions on the Chinese economy,
two of which were deferred. OEAA, will
prepare a response to those questions which will be returned
with the transcript of the testimony. Mr. Wylie indicated
he might .have additional questions, but none have been
received so far.
In unrelated follow-up: Senator Sarbanes offered to
be debriefed about his..trin to the Soviet Union. This will.
be handled by.
Congressman Scheuer asked whether the DDI had done.
any general population tre nd..studies. We told him that one
was in preparation and when the paper is published--probably
in about six months--we will call it to his attention. He
also asked for a briefing on illegal immigration into the
US, especially f
such a briefing.
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