PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 10501

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00631R000400050002-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 12, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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MEbtQBtANI~-Uht F4R: Eacane~ive pi~ficsr, L~GI
SUII~t:CT: Proposed Ame:-daaeat of E:ecative +Qzdsz IQSt31
1. i feel there are taro basic points to consider is coasecti~ara
a-fth the proposed axaeadmeats to Esecatira Qrdar It~S01. The first
point is that the psoposal appears to ?rise oat ei a real pra-b1sm. The
present E~cecetive Qrder rsisires a 'determination that access to
cLssified defense iatormati+aa be !~- the interest of "pse~aotiaQ the
national deienss.'* 't'he Dep~ztment of State believes it iraportamt
td have certain types of reseasch involais~ classified info:matioa
performed andcr circumstsaccs which l'-l' sap ?zderly interpsstatioa
are aot coasisteat writh Rhat w~sdins. This. Atency too rmaT bade s
problems is this zesard in that it mi:ht be gaeatiea+tble to dster~ims
that tl~e book ~fithits-eir Shepasdson is prop+asin; is +rzlte on Q6S gill
;,promote the natiasal defense, ? sad this ~aai~ht mist a questio,~ as to
bin access !o materiai still classified. I do sot bcliwe we should
ar~rae wftm State tLat a ch:s~e is desirable so lend as the chanse does
sot sabstaatially iaepair oar secwrlty lsterests.
2. This bsiass aP tluie second point *rlriclr is tit in oar opiniaa
the changed yrordin~ is ao Bray lessens the i3ir+sctor? s coatzei o~rer
classified saaterial of the Agency. it is his d~ermination and his alone
whether access to sacl~ iafornsation is {a) is tt-e national intezest,
{bj inconsistent erith the oatioaal defense, and {c~ ~ritsther the persons
invol+red are txastwezR6y, IN'biie these dxster?inatiats cove: a~ broader
scope tbso the detera~iaatioas that access grill ~'psomote the. aatioasl
defense" and that the persons involved ase tzast+rostht. it scears that
the effect of the iet,axmiaatios-s is as lass defisitivs. i da oat belierre,
therefore, that wce doald validly ?bject to the el~aste ox~ the grads
that it ereskeas oar saua,+~rity control.
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3. The:e are i feMr collatsrat ~sts. It ~sy ~rs11 be that this!
eha~s or gay cue is ~ecitttve ~~ 16901 ori21 pe~cte isquirie~ .
and :eq~e~rts for iators~atio~a. This +~ aot is itse~It seem to b! i ;~
va1Ld basis tar ob se tot ectione t+y ;
.~ ~t ~. eman;+~. The asais obj
departmests s-aai a;eacies to ~' ._cban;e ase tit-fit ~rosld lesd itself
to broad aed iitferia; iaterpr s. 'i'bis a~rr~snss tM-t tl~ =sspt~si-
b1e heads of depastnaenRs aad a; qty iaterpret the de
improperly. I db ~-dt believe r+s;ula toald be wrr . on the
basis of sack sss~ptions. The iatere ~~ ~~ and a;+n+~~s
ara fairly evo~11 divided with the 1lepartraest +r!""t~w the sire
opposer, +~rhieti wrould be catalat+eut waith its position irefos~s ~ Miss
Cosamittee. Iatetosti~ly end, :,at tl~a opposite sad is ttia r~`7
see~aitY coQaciowE Atose~ic Ea+e~rglr Cairpaiissioa~. Lastllr. I not
believe are sboold ;et iavalvsd oa the ga~tos of wbotbar p,oeton
or any other lststitatiora should bsco~e a repesitarrr +rt eaicrofilsr
copies of Department of ~'tste's pr-pers which it to casks availal
throe;t~ such ti-eilltiss.
LA1K'REhtCE ~. ~ppSTOhI
Geasral C.ou~rel
lktt-File on anbjsct
cc: Director of ~siceritlr ) ~?/o att
ttsat to DCi 4Co1. Gro ae) )
OGC c~rono-no circ w~o att
subject w/o att -Security 3
OGC: LRH: j eb
Note copies fora Security and Col. Gzogan never dispatched.
Destroyed 1/13/59 and only file copies for OGC retained.
JEBoley 1/13/59
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