LETTER TO HONORABLE HUGH SCOTT FROM GEORGE BUSH

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• Publication Date: June 2, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
Honorable Hugh Scott
United States Senate
Office of the Minority Leader
Washington, D.C. 20510
2 JUN The U
On 27 January 1.975, following adoption of S Res.. 21 creating the
Select Committee on Intelligence, you and Senator Mike Mansfield requested
that the Central Intelligence Agency "not destroy, remove from [its] pos-
session or control, or otherwise dispose or permit the disposal of any
records or documents which might have a bearing on the subjects under
investigation, including but not limited to all records or documents per-
taining in any way to the matters set out in section 2 of S. Res . 21. "
In response to this request, the Agency placed in effect a complete
moratorium on the destruction of records, including normal administrative
records scheduled for routine destruction.
The purpose of this letter is to advise you that it is our intention to
proceed with destruction of records, now that the Select Committee has
completed its investigation and issued its final report. We have so advised
Senator Church.
Along with the backlog of routine administrative records, the Agency
will destroy records which were collected and maintained, by the Agency
and which were subject to investigation by the Rockefeller Commission
and the Select Committee. The Agency is required to destroy much of
this latter material by the Privacy Act of 1974 (P. L. 93-579) and by
Executive Order 1.1905. Of course, all records destruction will be fully
consistent with other applicable laws, Presidential directives, and the
requirements of pending litigation and Justice Department investigations.
I trust you agree that this action is now necessary and appropriate,
and I would appreciate your confirmation of this understanding ..
I am sending a duplicate of this letter to Senator Mike Mansfield
Sincerely,
George Bush
Director
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Honorable Hike Mansfield
United States Senate
Office of the Majority Leader
Washington, D.C. 20510
2 JUN 1976
Executive Registry
On 27 January 1975, following adoption of S. Res. 21 creating the
Select Committee on Intelligence, you and Senator Hugh Scott requested
that the Central Intelligence Agency "not destroy, remove from Iits] pos-
session or control, or otherwise dispose or permit the disposal of any
records or documents which might have a bearing on the subjects under
investigation, including but not limited to all records or documents per-
taining in any way to the matters set out in section 2 of S. Res. 21. "
In response to this request, the Agency placed in effect a complete
moratorium on the destruction of records, including normal administrative
records scheduled for routine destruction.
The purpose of this letter is to advise you that it is our intention to
proceed with destruction of records, now that the Select Committee has
completed its investigation and issued its final report. We have so advised
Senator Church.
Along with the backlog of routine administrative records, the Agency
will destroy records which were collected and maintained by the Agency
and which were subject to investigation by the Rockefeller Commission
and the Select Committee. The Agency is required to destroy much of
this latter material by the Privacy Act of 1974 (P. L. 93-579) and by
Executive Order 11905. Of course, all records destruction will be fully
consistent with other applicable laws, Presidential directives, and the
requirements of pending litigation and Justice Department investigations..
I trust you agree that this action is now necessary and appropriate,
and I would appreciate your confirmation of this understanding.
I am sending a duplicate of this letter to Senator Hugh Scott.
Sincerely,
Cr~e_ hush
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George Bush
Director .
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Executive Registry
Pleaseproper parties that today I talked
to both 0cott and Mansfield on this....
Urging them to give us the go ahead, also advising t'
them of Bella's views just to protect them
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
Attached for your signature are
duplicate letters to Senators Mansfiel
and Scott advising them of our inten-
tion to proceed with the destruction
of records in accordance with
applicable law. This letter has been
reviewed and concurred in by DDA,
OGC, and Review Staff.
You may wish to call Senators
Mansfield and Scott to let them know
this letter is on the way. If you
decide to do so, attached are talking
points for yo/cpnversation.
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January 27, 1975
Honorable William E. Colby
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Mr. Director:
As you may be aware, the Senate is to conduct
an investigation and study of government operations with
respect to intelligence activities. The scope of the
investigation is set out in S. Res. 21, a copy of which
has been enclosed for your information..
We are writing to request that you not destroy,
remove from your possession or control, or otherwise
dispose or permit the disposal of any records or documents
which might have a bearing on the subjects under investiga-
tion, including but not limited to all records or documents
pertaining in any way to the matters set out in section 2
of S. Res. 21.
Sincerely yours,
HUGH SCOTT, REPUBLICAN LEADER
Enclosure
MIKE MANn7TELD
ORITX LEM.DEa.
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