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ID-79-50 1 (1979-08-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazqj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 A c0 u, t L -~ ~ r- P RELEASED by e o. ..ce o' . s.... B-194206 AUGUST 27, 1979 The Honorable Barry M. Goldwater United States Senate 1111 111 Dear Senator Goldwater: 110304 In response to your letter of May 23, 1979, we have obtained updated information on the costs of the administra- tion's efforts to inform the public on the StrategicAms Limitation Talks (SALT II). In an earlier report to you (ID----24-, ach 16, 1979), we explained that the administra- tion's public information activities r1laJ44n to SALT II ov/6 were centered in the Department of Sta A' Arms Contro-I and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) and had cost about $600,000 in 1978. For the first 6 months of 1979, expenditures were about $624,000, thus bringing the administration's overall costs for SALT II public affairs activities to about $1.2 million for the 18-month period,/ Enclosures I and II provide a detailed breakdown of costs. As described in our earlier report, the Department of State and ACDA use a variety of means for keeping the public informed, including furnishing officials for speaking engage- ments, arranging conferences, preparing and distributing publicationW,;,nd providing interviews and press releases for the media//Wf1 ile the nature of these activities has basically remained unchan2ged, the level at which they are carried out has increased/as discussed in enclosure III. During the 6-month period ending June 30, 1979, State Department and ACDA officials participated in over 650 speak- ing engagements before local groups and conferences in 48 States and the District of Columbia.There were 28 confer- ences and mini-conferences, cospons red by the State Department, ACDA, and local organizations. Department of Defense offi- cials spoke at four of these conferences. In recent months, the White House Office has assumed a greater role in the administration's SALT II public infor- mation efforts. /However, the White House Office could not estimate salary costs for its staff involved in these activi- ties, stating that: No records have been kept which would provide any reasonable estimate of what portion of an indi- vidual's time was spent on SALT II nd therefore, no reliable cost data can be computed. 110~'3q ID-79-50 (465420)

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