U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ACDA SOCIAL SCIENCE

ADVISORY BOARD, REPORT PERIOD: CY 1972

1. The name of the committee is the Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

2. The SSAB is a continuing committee.

3. It was established March 11, 1964; the last determination to continue it was made January 4, 1973.

4. The SSAB was established pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Director by section 41 (f) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 USC 2581).

5. The establishment is authorized by law.

6. The SSAB will terminate not later than January 3, 1975.

7. The SSAB provides advice to ACDA on how the principles, methods, and research results of the social sciences may be relevant to the arms control and disarmament field and how these sciences can be utilizza te seciet ACDA in developing its plans, programs, and policies and carrying out its mission. As requested, it may advise ACDA on any aspect of Agency functions and responsibilities. It has only advisory responsibilities.

9. The SSAB met twice during calendar year 1972, on April 4 and October 27.

10.

The names, occupations, and addresses of its current members are attached.

11. The estimated total aggregate annual cost to the United States to fund, service, supply, and maintain the SSAB is $2,800, in addition to ACDA staff support.

12. The estimated ACDA staff support for the SSAB is one-third man-year.

13. Mr. R. William Nary, the SSAB's Executive Secretary, can provide additional information. address is: His

US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 320 21st Street

Washington, D. C. 20451

His telephone number is 632-2034.

14. No information is excluded from this report

for reasons of national security.

Attachment:

List of Board Members

February 1, 1973

General Advisory Committee

on Arms Control and Disarmament

Annual Report to the Director, Office of Management and Budget

Report: CY 1972

1. Exact name of advisory committee:

2.

3.

General Advisory Committee on Arms Control
and Disarmament

Is the committee ad hoc or continuing?

The General Advisory Committee was authorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of September 26, 1961 on a continuing basis.

Establishment date:

September 26, 1961.

4. Specific establishment authority:

The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of September 26, 1961, as amended, Section 26.

The General Advisory Committee has no termination date, but is subject to the appointment of its members by the President and their confirmation by the Senate, as provided by Section 26 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of September 26, 1961.

7. Brief statement of function:

The Committee is charged by the Arms Control
and Disarmament Act of September 26, 1961 "from
time to time to advise the President, the
Secretary of State, and the Disarmament Director
respecting matters affecting arms control,
disarmament, and world peace." In addition,
President Nixon asked the Committee to examine
arms control and disarmament in the broadest
context of the nation's security and to center
its attention on basic policy matters. He laid
specific problems before it for study and advice
in connection with the Strategic Arms Limitations
Talks, and other arms control matters.

8. Title(s) and date(s) of report(s) submitted, if any:

In discharge of its functions outlined under
Question 7 above, the Committee has, from time
to time, furnished the President and its other
advisees with highly classified letters and
memoranda of an advisory nature on SALT and
some other major disarmament issues and has
met with the President, most recently on March
21, 1972.

9. Actual dates of all meetings (with a summary total as to the number of times met):

The Committee met for 10 full-day sessions in 1972 on:

January 7, 1972

February 14, 1972

March 10, 1972

March 21, 1972

April 28, 1972

June 14, 1972

July 20, 1972

September 25, 1972

October 30, 1972

December 14, 1972