LETTER TO HONORABLE EMANUEL CELLER FROM RICHARD HELMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000100030068-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: September 6, 1972
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. G. 20505
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
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SEP 1972
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The Honorable Emanuel Cellar,. Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
My dear Mr. Chairman:
I am writing to tell you of my very serious concern over the
effects upon this Agency of certain provisions of Title II of H. R. 12652.
I believe that Chairman Hampton, of the Civil Service Commission, has
written to you expressing his concern over the effects of this legislation
on agencies of the Executive Branch in general, and I fully subscribe to
the points I am told he made in his letter. In addition, however, I am
especially disturbed over the impact this legislation would have on
existing statutory responsibilities and authorities relating to the protection
of intelligence sources and methods.
This Agency's views on bills identical to this proposed legislation
have been made known to the Chairman of the Senate Constitutional Rights
Subcommittee and the Chairman and members of the House. Employee
Benefits Subcommittee, and I enclose for your information copies of the
relevant correspondence. Chairman Hebert and Chairman Mahon, who,
as you know, share congressional oversight responsibility for this Agency,
have fully supported our position in this respect and have on an earlier
occasion communicated their views to Chairman Dulski, of the House
Post Office and Civil Service Committee.
Because I am convinced that the legislation in question could have
a major adverse impact on the security discipline and operational effec-
tiveness of this Agency, I would very much appreciate an opportunity to
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meet with you at your convenience to explain in detail the reasons
Lor our concern.
Sincerely,
Ric} ar' T MA
Richard Helms
Director
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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
Acting Legislative Counsel
SECZ T
COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
An item of pending business
efore Congress when it returns
from recess will be conference
committee action on the "Ervin
bill" rider to the Civil Rights Com-
mission legislation. The Civil
Service Commission is tackling the
sticky procedural question of
"germaneness" of the rider. If
this issue is lost and the Ervin bill
is not deleted, CSC will press for
amendments which will include
specific exemptions for CIA, NSA
and FBI.
Former Representative, now
Judge, Poff has spoken with Chair-
man Celler about our particular
problems with the bill and Po.ff
along with the staff of the Post
Office & Civil Service and Judiciar
Committees recommend that you
address correspondence along the
lines of the attached letter to
Celler to make this a matter of
record. Our letter has been
coordinated with the CSC and with
the DDS and OG C.
We also plan to ask Chairmen
Hebert and Mahon to speak with
Celler on our behalf,
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