WE TELL RUSSIA TOO MUCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100090037-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: March 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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T'XLL RUSSIA Too 1Ckt
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say that we tell Russia too much I am merely stating a facts
t critic,.
I make the state
to secire from evert
to our national aecur
--to got i.nfortion
eratic form of government, our free press
antal or public information.
o as to
show how easy it is for the Soviet
a In our country important information dangerous
In contrast it is difficult--vezyy,. very difficult
rem behind the iron Curtains
cation to this problem is offered by ; others are perhaps better
qualified to solve the serious problem. I am not advoca'
censorship,
either at the source or W self-consorehip, during a time of peace. I only
pose the problem.
information is available to the Soviet from United States of
perioc
emi-officisi governmental sources, the press, radio,
s and other non-governmental sources--and a great deal o
information
de public as part of our democratic way of life
injures the national defense plans of our country.
Maybe responsible public information media and governmental source
will be able to offer a democratic solution. Our people met be inform
but how do we help in this proper information function and yet keep our
potential enemy from being as well informed as our own citizens of our
capabilities industrially, militarily, tinanoially-'and morally?
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in intel
gressi
mplete picture of our military situation,
on our free press and radio and from. Con-
seen proof of my belief that an American without any tray ining
including for each of the major military services, its organiuaation, strength
in being and authorized, training, weapons, equipment, and special projects
out of t2
or development stage,
Congressional hearings, particularly by appropriations coI2udttees, and
reports in the press and radio,, make it possible to learn the numbers of and
locations of our overseas bases,, naval, air, army; the exact location here
and abroad of each major element of the Army, Navy, Air Force,, and. Marines;
one, estimates of capabilities, name and biographies of our senior
ant developments in weapons, electronics, technological
research results, current and potential capacity of our transportation
systems, production facilities--and the thinking of our people, whether
united or divided by anyone or anything that might endanger our security as
a nation,
into detail and nets publication after publication, a
government
and semi-official governmental sources that make it
eW for a behind-thee-iron Curtain power to gat information about America
from overt sources, but let me give these small examples--which kree kno i
to our potential enemies.
From our Government Printing office one may
a publication that contains basic information 0
reading military orders that are published
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army, navy, air force magazines, information may be secured as to locations
and movements of unite and. officers, developments in weapons, equipment, atc.,a,
and chafes in organization so that t1 "Al -nac" may be kept edited
up to date. If one is interested in APO's--Arry post offices overseas to serve
c military units std to such A pl s--one can purchase from a
civilian publisher "The Air Officers G i.de" which lists APO$$.
Should one ream giant o ke i up to da=te, a stbacription to "Stars and
edition, will keep Oise informed of
o manders and. training, etc., of their areas. These are
semi-official service newspapers. There are also the privately owned "Arty
Times," "Air Force Times," "Navy TimCs," etc., which contain detailed military
information, some of which may be useful to P. potential eneir.
There are domestic news magazines that publish much information, gossip
and rumor, on an phases of the AM, 'Nam, Air Farce, and Marines.
metropolitan newspapers carry articles and columns by specialists on military
financial, labor, industrial matters that contain much information, usually
specialized, and very useful to behind-the-iron-Curtain countries. This
information is usually accurate, often is based on interviews with high
governmental sources--and this poses the problems should information be
published, even though it comes from a respormible governmental source, when
it is apparent to the press tha
Of value to a Potential end? `sat
is the responsibility of the press--the moral and patriotic responsibility
-in such an instance?
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To start securing a lot of accurate data on our Navy, one should secure
an official Naval publication, "Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet.
This publication lists all the vessels in the Navy, with the present status
ach vessel, and it also contains considerable information about aircraft.
It is possible to approxi.nate the locations of squadrons as well as details
of construction and other matters regarding naval ships.
however, provide the. fullest, most accurate
d information. Exact figures on personnel? ships,, aircraft,
syrolls, are available, and irbere hearings are suspended to go "off the
record,"
ad at that time permit inferences that may often be more
correct than incorrect..
me issued by high governmental officials and by members of the
congress who witness certain non-public demonstrations or testa offer an
interested reader or listener most valuable data and information for use by
a potential enemy of the United States.
I could give specific and detailed results of what '$leaks" and public
information officially issued have added to the Soviet's knowledge of ouzo
strength-but to do so would also be playing the Soviet gave, which I won't
do--
the tynited States teen and I'm terribly security conscious and
holly and fully for our democratic way of life, even with
rs that I have outlined here.
too much; and by R.usei.a. I wan tb
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