TALKING POINTS ON SOVIET BUDGET
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June 20, 2001
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Publication Date:
October 12, 1978
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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 -
I . 5:;~ fie ? z 0-~t~
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