IBM CASE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01092A000100060017-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: August 23, 1974
• Content Type: MFR

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23 August 1974
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: IBM Case
1. In accordance with comments made by Chief, Physical
Security Division prior to his departure for leave, I con-
tacted Mr. Seasword, Department of Commerce, to got the
latest information from him concerning the individuals from
IBM who may have had access to Agency documents.
2. Mr. Seasword advised that four representatives of
IBM visited his offices on 16 August and reviewed a number
of Agency documents in Seasword's custody. They also re-
viewed other classified documents originated by State and
DOD. No copies of the documents were provided to the IBM
representatives, nor did they make any notes from the docu-
ments. They simply compiled a list of the specific documents
of which they desire copies. According to Seasword., 'tr.
Weintraub, a member of the Department of Commerce General
Counsel's Staff, will furnish the Agency General Counsel
with a copy of the list and request permission to pass the
documents, If permission is granted, two copies of each
document will be made; one will be passed to IBM and the
other to the Department of Justice. Seasword reiterated
his impression that Weintrau7 will first pass the list to
the Agency General Counsel's office. Iie stated that he
cannot give us a bootleg copy of that list. Seasword further
advised that the list may include some documents other than
those 16 listed on. the attachment to the 13 August 1974
memorandum signed by John T. Farrell.
3. Seasword stated that the Agency documents concerned
appear to be mostly "intelligence type statements" prepared
as a result of anal sis of other information and not raw data.
He expressed. the of the documents probably
came from
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4. The four IBM representatives who visited Commerce
on 16 August and were given access to Agency documents
carried an IBM Visit Authorization Request signed by one
W. J. Burke, dated 29 July 1974. Seasword expressed the
belief that Burke is probably the Security Officer for IB*.
The authorization request identified the four individuals
and their clearances as follows:
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Secret Clearance issued 16 April 1968 by DISCO
OSBORNE, John William, Jr. -
Secret Clearance issued
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HOPKINS, Everett S. - SSN
Secret Clearance issued
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ROLFE, Ronald Steuart -1 1 STATOTHR
Interim Secret Clearance issued 1 November 1973
by DOJ (presumably Department of Justice)
S. Finally, Mr. Seasword indicated that he still has
all of the Agency documents under his control, but would
like very much to be rid of them.
6. On this date, I briefed both DDI STATOTHR
Security. Officer, and of the General Cou8TATOTHR
sel's office on the inormatioin contained herein.
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Acting Chief, Physical Secur
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