BRIEFING NOTE - IRVIN BILL - S. 1438

Document Type: 
Collection: 
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
K
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date: 
August 1, 2001
Sequence Number: 
10
Case Number: 
Content Type: 
NOTES
File: 
AttachmentSize
PDF icon CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6.pdf67.5 KB
Body: 
-?~ Approved For Release 2001/08/20 :CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6 $RIEFING NOTE - IRVIN BILL - S. 1438 The case presents an example of the security problems unique to this Agency when we are drawn into court, pplied for employment to the Central Intelligence Agency after his retirement from the Marine Corps. At the time he was given his physical examination, the medical doctors determined that his blood pressure was too high to accept him for employment. After the doctors tol that he could not be employed until his blood pressure was lowered, he returned to his home in Norfolk, Virginia, and six days later committed suicide. widow and daughter each filed suit against GIA. and requested damages totaling $750, 000, alleging that CIA had administered drugs to uring his processing and these drugs so adversely affected him that he com- mitted suicide. In order to prepare the defense of this case, it was neces- sary to prepare 15 affidavits by C7.A. employees which explained in detail the entire applicant process. Some of these were persons Approved For Release 200-1/08/20 :CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6 Approved For Release 2001/08/20 :CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6 earmarked for overseas assignments using cover employment. It was necessary to withdraw an overseas assignment for one of the doctors because of his affidavit, which if used in court would have publicly identified him as CIA. Other employees would have had their careers affected adversely by full identification. In addition to the affidavits from the Office of Medical Services, it was necessary to prepare affidavits describing the procedures employed by the Office of Security in conducting a polygraph interview. This was a frivolous suit as shown by the plaintiff?s answer to the written interrogatories by the Government stating that drugs were give by GIA in food which was served to him at a cafeteria at the Washington National Airport. The suit was eventually withdrawn by the plaintiffs and did not come to trial. Even though this suit was without foundation, the preparation of information needed to defend the Agency required hundreds of man- hours. If the plaintiff?s attorney had not been a reputable member of the bar and willing to cooperate to prevent useless exposure of sensitive material, the case would probably have gone to trial. Approved For Release 2001/08/20 :CIA-RDP74B00415R000600050010-6