HOW SECURE IS ANYBODY?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400190089-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 89
• Publication Date: April 28, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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national security
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and has asked the judge to.' Judge at least 'be trusted to ex-.,
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accept its word that a man is a- amine the CIA records and ques-
Soviet secret agent. ' Lion its officials?
The suit was filed by an Eston- If one man can be labeled a
in emia?rant. known among him, Comm_unist agent.' on the unsup-
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' i?iunist, but who was accused by ment agency, now, secure can any-,
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;orders In making the accusation. I
'agent, . and was acting upon;'
.the undercover agent, as a gov-.,'
prosecution for .slander. ruther-?
more, its 'attorneys plead, the
;prosecution cannot challenge the
immunity claim by cross-examin-
ing any CIA officials or the un-
r d:ercover agent, because they and
their secret records are protected
under the N a t i o n-a I Security.i
.ernment official, is immune to
statutes.
Lawyers and the 'udge say all
.. Ibis apparently Is legal. But it
makes one uneasy to see,. in an
open ciiIl - court, of the United
States,a,:man `tinable:?to`,faco hi
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