LETTER TO HONORABLE LUCIEN NEDZI FROM GEORGE BUSH

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00467A002400040012-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: May 18, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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Honorable Lucien Nedzi, Chairman
Special Subcommittee on Intelligence
Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
OLC 76-1408/7
18 May 1976
On 16 April 1976 I advised you we would be publishing our analysis
of Soviet ruble outlays for defense programs and would make it available
to you as soon as it was completed. We have now completed that analysis
and I am forwarding copies of the classified and unclassified versions
herewith.
I believe the study speaks for itself. I would only point
out that the analysis does not indicate that the Soviets have any
more weapons or manpower than previously estimated, but rather that
the cost of these defense programs is greater than we originally had
estimated.
We would be happy to discuss this matter further with you
at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Geor,' e Bush
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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16 April 1976
Honorable Melvin Price, Chairman
Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
As you may be aware, CIA has been working for some time
on new estimates of trends in the ruble costs of Soviet defense
programs. This is to inform you that our work is progressing
well and that we expect to publish the results some time in
the first two weeks of May. I am sure you will be interested in
this publication and I will see to it that you get one of the first
copies.
Sincerely,
Geor'e Bush
Director
Identical Memos sent to:
John C. Stennis, Chairman John Sparkman, Chairman
Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E. Morgan, Chairman George H. Mahon, Chairman
International Relations Committee Appropriations Committee (House)
Senate Appropriations C qXnxnj
John L. McClellan, Chairman
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