# 							Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)                        

Thursday, February 20, 1997, 5:00 am

Official Transcript

## Moderator

Mike Hathaway

Chief of Staff

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

## Witnesses

His Excellency Ambassador R. James Woolsey

Former Director of Central Intelligence

Michael Guhin

Deputy Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs

U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA)

Louis Fisher

Senior Specialist

Congressional Research Service

This briefing focused on the topics of European security and NATO enlargement, specifically in terms of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Elements of the treaty that remained especially important, including the goal of avoiding destabilizing concentrations of forces in Europe and the goal of creating greater transparency and promoting information exchange among governments in Europe, were discussed.

Witnesses testifying at this briefing spoke to the need for amendments and changes to the CFE, but maintained the relevance of the treaty to international security. Different strategies for making these changes related to Russian pressure and NATO involvement were presented. 

## Relevant Issues

Confidence and Security Building MeasuresMilitary Aspects of Security

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