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 CIS NO: 79-H201-32
 TITLE: Impact of Intelligence Reassessment on Withdrawal of U.S. Troops
     from Korea.
 SOURCE: Committee on Armed Services. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: ii+101 p.
 DATE: June 21, July 17, 1979
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 96-1              SUDOC: Y4.Ar5/2a:979-80/16
 ITEM NO: 1012
 LC CARD NO: 79-603856               MC ENTRY NO: 80-17332

 Committee Serial No. 96-16. Hearings before the Subcom on Investigations to
 assess revised intelligence estimates of North Korean military strength and
 implications for Administration planned phased withdrawal of U.S. ground
 forces from South Korea.
   Subcom Counsel John F. Lally participates in questioning witnesses.
   Classified material in executive sessions (p. 24-44, 88-101) has been
 deleted.
 CONTENT NOTATION: US ground forces withdrawal from South Korea,
     reassessment
 DESCRIPTORS: SUBCOM ON INVESTIGATIONS, ARMED SERVICES. HOUSE; LALLY, JOHN
     F.; KOREA, NORTH; KOREA, SOUTH; INTELLIGENCE SERVICES;
     MILITARY.STRATEGY; ARMED SERVICES

 79-H201-32 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 21, 1979 p. 4-18
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ASPIN, LES (Rep, D-Wis)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of revised U.S. intelligence
     estimates of North Korean military strength; implications of revised
     U.S. assessment for continued U.S. troop withdrawal.
 CONTENT NOTATION: US ground forces withdrawal from South Korea,
     reassessment

 79-H201-32 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 21, 1979 p. 19-44
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     THAYER, NATHANIEL (natl intelligence officer; representing Def
        Intelligence Agency (DIA), NSA, and 30 other agencies); accompanied
        by DESAULNIERS, CHARLES (DIA)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of and basis for revised U.S.
     intelligence estimates of North Korean military strength; analysis of
     North and South Korean military balance.
 CONTENT NOTATION: US ground forces withdrawal from South Korea,
     reassessment
 DESCRIPTORS: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY; DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
     NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

 79-H201-32 TESTIMONY NO: 3         July 17, 1979 p. 46-73, 85-101
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     JONES, DAVID C. (Gen.) (Chm, JCS)
     MEYER, EDWARD C. (Gen.) (Chief of Staff, Army)
     VESSEY, JOHN W., JR. (Gen.) (Vice Chief of Staff; former Cmdr in
        Chief, UN Command; former Cmdr, US Forces, South Korea)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Implications of planned phased troop withdrawal
     and North Korean military strength reassessment on political and
     military regional stability; examination of JCS recommendation to
     suspend troop withdrawals; adequacy of JCS input in Presidential
     decision process; assessment of North and South Korean military
     capabilities.
 CONTENT NOTATION: US ground forces withdrawal from South Korea,
     reassessment
 DESCRIPTORS: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF; ARMY

 79-H201-32 TESTIMONY NO: 4         July 17, 1979 p. 74-85
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HOLBROOKE, RICHARD C. (Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State
        Dept)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Issues involved in Presidential troop withdrawal
     reassessment decision process.
 CONTENT NOTATION: US ground forces withdrawal from South Korea,
     reassessment
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE