BRIEFING NOTE - IRVIN BILL - S. 1438

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• 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
• Content Type: NOTES

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$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
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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was eventually withdrawn by the plaintiffs and did not come to trial.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.
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