DCI BRIEFING OF HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE - 7 MARCH 1966

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• Publication Date: March 8, 1966
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
8 March 1966
SUBJECT: DCI Briefing of House Armed Services Committee -
7 March 1966
1. The Director appeared before the full House Armed Services
Committee for a general worldwide briefing. Present from the Committee
were:
Philip J. Philbin
F. Edward Hebert
Melvin Price
Porter Hardy, Jr.
Charles E. Bennett
James A. Byrne
Samuel S. Stratton
Otis G. Pike
Richard H. Ichord
Alton Lennon
William J. Randall
Charles H. Wilson
Jed Johnson, Jr.
Rodney M. Love
Floyd V. Hicks
Hervey G. Machen
Speedy O. Long
E. S. Johnny Walker
William H. Bates
Leslie C. Arends
Alvin E. O'Konski
William G. Bray
Charles E. Chamberlain
Alexander Pirnie
Durward G. Hall
Donald D. Clancy
Robert T. Stafford
Richard S. Schweiker
Present from the staff were:
John R. Blandford, Chief Counsel
Philip W. Kelleher, Counsel
Frank M. Slatinshek, Counsel
William H. Cook, Counsel
Earl J. Morgan
Ralph Marshall
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Prior to the hearing, there was a technical sweep and there was
monitoring during the hearing. A transcript was taken and special
security arrangements were made so that Agency personnel had
supervision of stenotype notes, typewriter ribbons, carbons,
transcripts, etc. , and the transcripts and all such materials were
returned to the Agency. The morning session lasted from 10:00
until about 12:15 p. m. The afternoon session began at 2:00 p. m.
and ran until approximately 5:15 p. m.
2. The Director covered in detail Communist China, Soviet
Russia and touched on the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Ghana.
He followed the prepared briefing almost verbatim. There were
numerous questions and obviously the Committee was interested
and felt they were getting the type of information they needed. There
are two action items:
(a) to supply for the record the number of Soviet troops
in the satellite countries; and
(b) to furnish details on the performance and characteristics
of the Soviet MI-6 helicopters.
3. The Director received many laudatory comments on the
content and presentation in this session. Mr. Philbin,who was acting
as Chairman for Mr. Rivers, in particular was most complimentary
to the Director both from the Chair and in personal conversation with
the Director.
4. There were several questions which began to touch on Agency
matters and as soon as the Director began his answer referring to
sources and methods, privilege, etc. , Mr. Philbin, in the Chair, stated
that these were the rules and the questions were immediately dropped.
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7 March 1966
DCI BRIEFING FOR
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
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COMMUNIST CHINA: (28 minutes)
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Gen. Military Posture/
Leadership %/
Foreign Policy./
jo:c4 Economy
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12
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SOUTH VIETNAM:
33
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NORTH VIETNAM: ~1 ` 3G
DRV-1 15
:00
THE SOVIET UNION: (One hour, 25 min)
SOVIET LEADERSHIP ' 35~ SOVINT-1 9:
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SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY
FORNPOL-1 16
:00
East-West Relations
1
Non-Aligned Nations
6
Sino-Soviet Dispute
10
THE SOVIET ECONOMY
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Introduction
Rate of Growth
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1
Defense Spending
4
Agriculture
6
Foreign Trade
8
Aid Program
11
Military Aid
14
Outlook
15
SOVIET MILITARY POSTURE
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Introduction
1
Strategic Strike Forces
4
Soviet Defenses
19
Gen. Purpose Forces
26
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Space A cptivity 37 38:30
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 0 DR-1 17:30
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Non-Aligned Nations 6
Sino-Soviet Dispute 10
COMMUNIST CHINA
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Advanced Weapons
1
Gen.Military Posture
6
Leadership
12
Foreign Polic~r
16B
Economy
19G
11:30
4:00
10:30
2:00
33:00
DRV-1
15:00
DR-1
17:30
SOUTH VIETNAM:
3 NORTH VIETNAM:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Current Situation 1 ( 6:30 min)
Review of Last April 7 (11:00 min)
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THE SOVIET UNION: (One hour, 25 min) delivd
delivery,
Outlook 15
SOVIET MILITARY POSTURE in minutes:
SMIL-1
Introduction 1
Strategic Strike Forces 4
Soviet Defenses 19
Gen.Purpose Forces 26
Nuclear Program 34
Space Activity 37 38:30
THE SOVIET ECONOMY ECON-1
Introduction i
Rate of Grawth 1
Defense Spending 4
Agriculture 6
Foreign Trade 8
Aid Program 11
Military Aid 14
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SOVIET-l
9:00
FORNPOL-1
16:00
SOVIET LEADERSHIP
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SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY
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