U.S. SECURITY AIDE DEFENDS CONDUCT

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• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
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U.S. SECURITY AIDE
DEFENDS CONDUCT
Asks Dismissal, of Charges
on Passing of SecrptVata
CPYRGHT
Special to The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Octc 14----
affairs, d t, in "integrity thi pa.rfrh'ents basic charge
and eGne a tability" f0. his
jazaimst Mr_ Otepka I,; that he
security . ev'aluatori disqualify was--^ done--------
himself frog~ `further colhsidera- Irate a point ie'wished to ri1ake
tion of "I Sam A. Wieland. The,on the st;beorwnittee concerning
evaluator was not identified. Ian improvement in the efficien-
Last~,, yyear,- the 'subcommitteelcy.of security reports.
found '1VI d, a State to-i Senator. Eastland and Mr,
partmen on Catiibbe?ui,Sn n4 h contended that
day that charges against him
of violating departmental secu-
rity "regulations be dismissed as
unfounded.
Mr. Otepka is chief of the
Evaluation Division of the de-
partment's Office of Security.
He has been formally charged
with 13 violations of regulations
in providing confidential infor-
mation to the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator James O. Eastland,
Democrat of Mississippi, is in-
vestigating alleged laxity in,
security, procedures in the de-
partment.
In his answer to the disci-
plinary charges against him, I
field today with the State
Department personnel office,
Mr. Otepka said he had been
"both shocked and amazed" at!
the performance of his superior;;
in the security office since 19Ei_t. Accordingly, he aid, he pre-;
is - a ke reply said he h "d ,pared a lengthy memorandum
fro ftfeS before tho for Mr. Sourwine, including "ex-
Internal Security Subcommittee. hibits" from department files.
Last May, he said,. he met vtith Mr. Otepka acknowledged that
J. G. Sourwine, the subcomin it- the memorandum was classified'
tee's chief counsel; "after work- "confidential." But be contend-1
ing hours" to discuss 'alleged ed that it "contained ixrinvesti-j
"conflicts" In the testimony of gative data," and.thcrefore did;
his superior at the State Do not violate the spTif o"f secu-
partment John F. Reilly. rity regulations:
Refers to Wieland Case Mr. Otepka Asa clinowl-
edged having glveh r' Sour-
s
Mr. Reilly`s testimony before nst Mr. Otepka, the sup-
the subcommittee regarding se- committee w rnnid against "re-
the curity State clearances of Department's appoints Advis- to committee affecthig its witnesses.
-
ory Committee on International,
Organizations "I knew to be in-ima 'lair. Otepka wiltwake a for appearance t4e. Charges
correct," Mr. Otepka said in his!Oct. 23 before 'a `State Depart-
replp nvent hearing aring officers.
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five
before blur es s were filed
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