SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, HEARING ON RATIFICATION OF THE THRESHOLD TEST BAN TREATY AND THE PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS TREATY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00017R000100010004-9
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 16, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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December 31, 1986
The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Acting Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Gates:
I very much welcomed the President's commitment last
October to make ratification of the Threshold Test Ban and
Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaties "a first order of business"
in the new Congress and to work with the Congress in drafting a
reservation. Pursuant to the President's decision, I told
Senator Byrd of my own intention to give ratification the
highest priority among Committee on Foreign Relations activities
at the outset of the 100th Congress, and he expressed his desire
to have the Committee report the resolution of ratification at
the earliest practicable date in order to allovy..;.Senate
consideration before the end of January.
I have scheduled hearings on the" treaties for January 13
and 15, with markup anticipated on January' 20. The Committee
would appreciate receiving at the first hearing testimony by you
or your designee, as well as other appropriate Administration
officials, in support of ratification and further steps to
constrain and ultimately end nuclear testing. The hearing will
begin at 10 a'.m. in the Committee's hearing room, SD-419.
I would like to invite the Agency to present testimony to
the Committee in closed session at 2:30 p.m.,-January 13, in
Room S-407, the Capitol. Your representatives should address
the ability of the intelligence community to monitor Soviet
compliance with the treaties at present and with the
verification-related measures which would be required upon entry
into force and with the additional verification measures now
being contemplated. In addition, your representatives should
address the issue of how improvements in siesmology and other
national technical means of verification have improved our
ability to monitor the occurrence of Soviet nuclear explosions
at designated test sites and at other locations, as well as our
ability to estimate the yields of explosions down to the lowest
levels.
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If your staff has questions about your testimony or the
hearings, George W. Ashworth of the Cammittee staff, who is
coordinating the hearings for me, is?available at 224-6790.
Thank you for your help. I look forward with pleasure to
working with you on this and other issues related to our
national security.
With every good wish.
Ever sincerely,.
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