LETTER TO HONORABLE JOHN O. MARSH FROM W. E. COLBY

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• Publication Date: July 19, 1975
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ,,
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Honorable John O. Marsh
Counsellor to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Jack:
As George Cary mentioned to you the other clay, we are
becoming increasingly concerned over the number of House
committees which, under various assertions of jurisdiction, are
pressing us for information and are demanding various documents
having to do with matters currently under investigation by the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence Operations and the Department of Justice
and which, of course, will be looked into by the newly reconstituted
House Select Committee on Intelligence. (I am enclosing copies of
correspondence we have received from the various House committees.
As I believe you. know, I am attempting to cooperate to the
fullest extent possible with our regular oversight Subcommittees and
with the Select Committees of the Congress in these matters. A.
fractionalization of these inquiries, however, among a number of
congressional committees will proliferate much sensitive information
under conditions which will preclude any reasonable security control.
I have made initial contact with Chairman Pike, of the new House
Select Committee and hope to have further discussions with him at an
early date at which time I will express the hope that he will be able to
assert the jurisdiction of the Select Committee in these areas and
convince his colleagues that they should defer other inquiries at least
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until the Select Committee has completed its work and filed a report.
This would not only serve to minimize the dissemination of sensitive.
intelligence information, but would also eliminate duplicative efforts
within the Congress and conserve the time of Executive Branch personnel
who are necessarily the subjects of these inquiries.
I would appreciate whatever efforts the President and you feel
appropriate with the leadership of the Congress and with the Chairmen
of the Committees concerned in order to assure a thorough, yet
responsible, approach to this situation on the part of the Congress.
George Cary will continue to keep you posted on this problem and
I would appreciate your letting him know of any efforts that you feel can
be exerted in this direction from the White House.
Sincerely,
cc:
General Scowcroft
Mr. Rod Hills
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JOHN G. ToW.?.N, 7e.XA9. VICE CHAIRMAN
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GARY HA%I COLO.
SELECT COMWTTI_f1 TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS w) fl-
RESPECT TO I N'C[:LLI GENCE ACTIV ITIf-.%
(PURSUAH'( TO S. RES. 21. 44TH CONORS4S,)
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510E
July 16, 1975
Mr. William Colby
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Virginia
Langley, Virg
Dear Mr. Colby :
Further review by the Select Committee has led to the identifica-
tion of additional materials on the budgeting and management of
intelligence programs needed in the Committee's study. Attached is
a list of such materials, together with a listing of materials re-
quested In earlier letters from this Committee and not yet de2.'.vered..,
We have also included a,statement of general issues which have
gaided selection of these requested materials, together with a set
of specific questions to which written responses are needed. Accord-
ingly, we would expect that materials which you deem pertinent to
the listed issues and questions will be supplied, even if they have-
not been specifically requested. `..[he issue statements also should.
prove useful to your staff in responding to ongoing interviews by
the CGS::., ttee staff.
Your early response to this request wil.l be greatly appreciated
in expediting the next phase of the oirinLttteG' s study.
/ Frank Church
Chairman
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A. Ceneral I ,3ues
As one aspect of its -responsioilit;ies under S. Res. 21, th
Committee will undertake a broad review of the o ,anizationai fTu nc_
tions and budgetary planning; and progrming for intelligence. The
inquiry will address the following, issues:
1. Is there unnecessary duplication of expenditure and of--
fort in the collection and processing of intelligence info.li _
tion by United States agencies?
2. What is the nature and extent of Executive Branch ova:rsight
on the budget, plans, and prop of intelligence activities,?
3. What should be the nature and extent; of Col esszona:l, fi-
nancial oversight? For example, what budgetary info_ t_i.on
should be presented to Congress on a regular basis?
1. To what degree should budget and financial data for the
intelligence agencies be disclosed to the public?
B. Questions on the General Issues
The Committee has already received considerable
into !a.t_Ion
on these issues from the Central Intelligence Agency in the fo. of
brief -i ngs, meetings, and documents. Hence, the Committee has only a
few specific questions at present on which written responses are ex-
pected. (The first three sets of questions pertain both to the max-
ageria.l roles of the Director of Central Intelligence with respect to
the intelligence community, and with respect to CIA.)
1. ' What is the process by which intelligence collection arid
production requirements are generated? Once established, how
do such requirements affect major operational and resou ce
allocation decisions within the intelligence coirmuni ty, con-
sidering ove:m.11 budgetary constraints?
2. What specific measures has the DCI taken In itplement.Jn-
the coam pity resource management role cif the Director of Cen--
tr.-:d Intelli ence? What is the history of develorrr? ent of
these manage-pent ar. angeirents? ?drat kinds of plan-i n inputs
and outputs are involved? 'To Mhat extent Is the DCS and i rl -
telligence community subject to an annual. 0M3 cellsing on ou u C-
lays, as are other federal agencies and pro ams in :tag l_eenta-
tion of the Pr.? ~ tdent's budget? What recon-Imendations has the
Agency made Tir'_! h rega C~ to identifying strengths 'ar' s'F:?a!uiess `s
of the DCI .r eeso u z ce zranaJement role and desi r
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t are the reccrrmenda11?icn n3 of of, Cent
ral
?1.1.1-once with respect to such ma G Uers as organiz tIon
o4 the intelligence corrn .trait ,bud ge~~ procedures, and
Executive and Confessional oversight?
4. To what extent has the Central Intelligence Agency de-.-
veloped, for its own programs, a pe:rfo.ance budget which..
relates proposed outlays to specific goals , measures of' ac-_
complis_hrent, and analysis of cost-effect: ven ~~s` In th1
clandestine service budget, how does top r=~~znagement assure:
itself of a complete picture of covert action conducted in
foreign areas and periodically assess results In tears of
costs and risks? How does this process compare with t:ork
managerial review of covert collection? To what, extent is
the CIA's experience applicable to the intelligence c nuntty?
C. Document Request
In conducting its review, the Corsnittee requests the follo-Ar
docur. ent s
1. The Central Intelligence Agency's 1976 budget request to
the Congress. CIA budget submissions to the President for
each of the years 1965-1976.
2. The Central Intelligence Agency's budgetary plhnriins : pro--
j ections for its programs in the outyears 1.977--1980, In sup
port of the President's 1976 budget request. to the, Congress.
The projection should include whatever bac'oip detail ha:;: been:
developed -- e.g., by program activity, ; ,eog4 r phic area, cover,:
action, covert collection, etc.
3. Intelligence Resources Advisory Ccrrmi_ttee (IR411C) planning
documents, produced in each of the years since 1972, shQIing
past, current, and future budget outlays for proems of the
U.S. intelligence community.
4. The annual Consolidated Intelligence Budget for the years
since 1972, and any similar documents pro uced in the 1963-1972
period by such agencies as the National. Tiil;ellig.-~nceIResources
Board (TMIB) and the National Intelligence t'~ ag i t Eva? r aIon
(NIPE) staff. -
5. The 1976 budget allowance letter to the flCI ..,row. Cz?t. sne.-
cifyin g dollar and manpower ceil:ir?,-;s ura".1
ty p: ograms. Any similar docu ri.en s imso s: r!_ t. ~::k ~l. 'i C > 4cl yn
ti