AGENCY VIEWS - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060009-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 7, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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7 APR 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Agency Views - Automatic Data Processing
Legislation
REFERENCE: Memorandum to DDCI, dated 27 March 1965,
Same Subject
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your
approval in paragraph 8.
2. The referenced memorandum recommended that you sign
a letter to Chairman Dawson, House Government Operations Committee,
setting forth the Agency's views on H. R. 4845, automatic data processing
equipment legislation. That letter cleared the Bureau of the Budget and
was presented to the Government Activities Subcommittee and discussed
with the Chairman, Congressman Jack Brooks (D., Tex.), and the Staff
Administrator, Mr. Ernest C. Baynard.
3. Congressman Brooks and Mr. Baynard were appreciative of
the position we took with respect to the DCI's responsibilities in our
letter, which, with one addition, supported the position taken by the
Department of Defense with respect to the proposed legislation. However,
they suggested we disassociate ourselves from DOD since they wished to
help us and intended to go hard on DOD.
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4. As to the question of a specific exemption for the Agency,
they are reluctant to do this because they feel it would open the door
for a flood of requests for exemptions. Further, they take the position
that a statutory exemption is not necessary because the bill provides
that the program will be run at Presidential direction and under Bureau
of the Budget policy guidance. They expect that the Executive can put
its own house in order under these provisions. Nevertheless, Mr. Baynard
offered to make specific reference to the Director's statutory responsibilities
in the Committee report accompanying the bill and said we could review
that statement in draft before the report is printed.
5. We have already discussed with the Bureau of the Budget the
possibilities of our submitting a substitute letter, and they have no
objections. Under these circumstances, it is felt that a substitute letter
would be in our best interests.
6. In the substitute letter we have recast our original position
so that it can be presented on an independent basis and not tied to DOD.
However, we still maintain that there is a potential conflict between the
Administrator's proposed authorities and responsibilities and the Director's
responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods and Agency
organization from unauthorized disclosure. The substitute letter recommends
language to assure that the Director's responsibilities are not subordinated
to those of the Administrator, GSA.
7. In addition, we are initiating action with the General Services
Administration and the Bureau of the Budget to obtain assurances for
necessary Agency exemptions from the proposed or other similar
legislation.
8. It is recommended that you approve the release of the attached
letter requesting BOB clearance of our revised report to Chairman Dawson
on H. R. 4845.
OHN S. WARNER
egislative Counsel
Attachment
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
When the Agency views on H. R. 4845, auto-
matic data processing bill, were presented to
Congressman Brooks and his staff, it was
suggested that we recede from our position, which
supported DOD's, and make our point on an
independent basis. Since this can be done without
diluting our stand, we are proposing to you a sub-
stitute letter to accomplish this. They fully
understand our position and intend to do their best
to accommodate it, and the su tit t e letter will
make it easier for th
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FORM NO. /y REPLACES FORM 10.101
1 AUG 54 IVI WHICH MAY BE USED.
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