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 CIS NO: 82-J841-39
 TITLE: Allocation of Resources in the Soviet Union and China, 1981, Part 7.
 SOURCE: Committee on Economic. Joint
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: v+294 p. il.
 DATE: July 8, Oct. 15, 1981
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 97-1              SUDOC: Y4.Ec7:So8/12/981/pt.7
 ITEM NO: 1000-B; 1000-C
 LC CARD NO: 77-603633               MC ENTRY NO: 83-4100

 Continuation of annual hearings, in this volume before the Subcom on
 International Trade, Finance, and Security Economics, to assess Soviet Union
 and People's Republic of China (PRC) defense and economic sector
 developments and trends.
   Classified material has been deleted.
   Full Committee Member James Abdnor (R-SDak) participates in questioning
 witnesses on July 8.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, def and
     economic trends review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     TRADE, FINANCE, AND SECURITY ECONOMICS. JOINT; ABDNOR, JAMES; DEFENSE
     EXPENDITURES; ECONOMIC.POLICY; SOVIET UNION (Def and economic trends
     review); CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Def and economic trends review);
     AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (Soviet economic trends review)

 82-J841-39 TESTIMONY NO: 1         July 8, 1981 p. 2-200
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LARKIN, RICHARD X. (Maj. Gen.) (Dep Dir, Def Intelligence Agency)
     COLLINS, EDWARD (Vice Dir, Foreign Intelligence); accompanied by
        DOE, FRANK E., JR. (Economist, Soviet Military Aff) and CORNING,
        LLOYD N. (Chief, Energy Br)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Soviet and PRC military and
     economic resource allocation trends (illus, p. 3-40 passim), including
     Soviet weapons systems production trends; evaluation of Soviet economic
     performance during 1976-80 Five-Year Plan (tables, p. 44-50).
       Description and causes of inflationary pressures in agriculture and
     machine building sectors; potential of and outlook for Soviet energy
     production (tables, p. 85-102 passim), focusing on oil and gas
     development activities and capabilities in Western Siberia.
       Review of Soviet Five-Year Plan for 1981-85; assessment of Soviet
     military production capacity and spending plans; review of international
     strategic implications of expanding Soviet military power.
       Examination of PRC policy readjustments and retrenchments following
     poor economic performances during first part of 1976-85 Ten-Year Plan;
     description of Chinese military production capability and spending
     outlook (tables, p. 158-160).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, def and
     economic trends review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
     PLANNING (Soviet Union and People's Republic of China economic plans,
     assessment); INFLATION (Soviet agric and machinery sectors,
     inflationary pressures); PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRY (Soviet
     Siberian oil and gas dev potential); NATURAL GAS AND GAS INDUSTRY
     (Soviet Siberian oil and gas dev potential); INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND
     EQUIPMENT (Soviet machine bldg industry, inflationary pressures);
     MILITARY.STRATEGY (Soviet military power expansion, intl strategic
     implications); STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN COUNTRIES-GENERAL;
     MILITARY.WEAPONS (Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, weapons
     production trends review); ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT

 82-J841-39 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Oct. 15, 1981 p. 202-294
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ROWEN, HENRY S. (Chm, Natl Intelligence Council, CIA); accompanied by
        DIAMOND, DOUGLAS B. (Office of Soviet Analysis) and STEINER,
        JAMES (Office of Soviet Analysis)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Condition of and outlook for Soviet economy
     (graphs, tables, p. 203-247 passim), focusing on agricultural and energy
     sectors; assessment of financial benefits, particularly hard currency
     gains, resulting from foreign trade; likelihood of continued or
     increased growth in Soviet military spending (table, graph, p. 281-282).
 INSERTION: 
     -- CIA, "Assessment of the State of the Soviet Economy During 1981 and
        the First Quarter of 1982" with tables (p. 283-294).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet def and economic trends review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY;
     ENERGY.RESOURCES; FOREIGN.TRADE; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN
     COUNTRIES-GENERAL (Soviet economic trends review)