SECRETARY'S COMMITTEE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00310R000200390019-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: April 22, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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OGC Subject: TRAVEL
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
DD/S 70-1655
2 2 APR 1970
SUBJECT: Secretary's Committee to Facilitate Travel
1. On 8 April 1970 three members of the Secretary's
Committee, Mr. John W. Hanes, Jr. , former Senator Leverett
Saltonstall, and Mr. John E. Upston visited me to discuss travel and
passport problems as they may affect the Agency.
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attended for DD/P. A general discussion of a number of items re-
flecting on travel was conducted for about half an hour. The first basic
question posed was whether any arrangements or agreements that could
be reached to facilitate travel whereby passports and visas might be
eliminated would have any effect upon Agency activities. A discussion
followed and it was pointed out that as far as travel of Agency personnel
was concerned we would conform to the travel documentatio
As regards our ability to follow the travels
oreign nationals ot interest to the Agency we do so partly through our
own capability and through the assistance of other foreign intelligence
services. It was stated that a passport does reflect the entry and exit
in each country of an individual in the course of travel and that this is of
value and assistance when access to that document can be obtained.
Speaking in general terms both nd I expressed the viewpoint
that freedom of travel without current documentation might reduce our
capability in monitoring the travel of certain foreign nationals, but we
felt that in one form or another we could devise other means of monitoring
which would give us an equivalent coverage. We did not see this as a
problem to the Agency.
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2. Former Senator Saltonstall raised this same question
several times as to the effect of foreign nationals visiting the United
States and its effect upon internal or national security. Two or more
times we stressed the point that CIA has no internal security function,
and comments of this nature would be the responsibility of the FBI and
the immigration and naturalization service and other law enforcement
agencies. Both Mr. Hanes and Mr. Upston clearly understood our
position. However, we are not sure that Senator Saltonstall fully under -
stood this fine point of relationship. It is possible that the Senator who
is somewhat deaf had difficulty in hearing and understanding this specific
point we were trying to make.
3. In the course of the discussion it was noted that many
countries for their own national reasons require passports and visas as
a control measure and it did not appear likely that they would relax
these restrictions in the near future. It was also pointed out that out of
the total number of international travelers there are very few of interest
to the police forces or internal security authorities of the countries
involved. In the general discussion it was indicated that the number of
international travelers who resort to false documentation are also probably
extremely small. Mr. Hanes commented that this was his strong view-
point and he could not see why elaborate border controls were exacted both
in documentation requirements and inspection and in luggage inspection
when the number of illegal travelers or suspicious travelers was so very
small. It was further mentioned by Mr. Upston and Mr. Hanes that in the
drug and other similar type traffic that most arrests occurred through
tips and not through discoveries by customs or immigration officers.
4. The Committee members expressed their appreciation
for our meeting and discussion and advised that they did not think further
testimony or comments would be necessary by the Agency.
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L. Bannerman
Deputy Director
for Support
DD/S:RLB:llc (22 April 1970)
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