LT. COLONEL SHOCKLEY'S CRITIQUE OF THE COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE ON THE ARVN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B02992A000100030006-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 29, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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29 November 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director
SUBJECT . Lt. Colonel Shockley's Critique of the Collection
of Intelligence on the ARVN .
1. On Friday, 28 November, learned that the
House Select Committee staff was in possession of a memorandum
criticizing intelligence activities in Vietnam written by a
gentleman named Shockley. There was also some suggestion that
Mr. Shockley might be one of the witnesses called by the Committee
for questioning after it heard General Graham at the 3 December
session. Precisely who Shockley was or what he was now doing was
not clear but the word we received was that he had been with the
DAO's office in Saigon and was now working in the Pentagon. Linda,
ever efficient, knew Shockley and gave me his telephone and room
numbers, from which it was clear that he worked somewhere in
Al Hall's empire.
2. A telephone chat with Tom Latimer verified that Shockley
worked for Al Hall. I then called Hall, explained the situation,
and asked if he had any objections to my talking with Shockley
and, if possible, getting a copy of the document in question. He
did not. called Shockley himself soon thereafter and had an
amiable telephone conversation with him, during the course of which
he explained his position in the DAO and readily agreed to send me
a copy of his memorandum. He also explained that the memo was a
personal statement he had written after his return from Vietnam
last spring and forwarded it through channels to the Secretary of
Defense, though he was not aware whether the Secretary had ever
actually received it. He wryly noted that the first two generals
he showed it to had promptly classified it. He also explained how
it had come to the attention of the House: two House investigators
came to see him some weeks ago and when he asked for instructions,
he was told to tell and show them. everything -- so he did.
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3. A copy of the memo is attached. It is not likely to
cause us any trouble, but it is a fascinating document of
considerable intrinsic interest and importance. It points up a
problem that was particularly acute in Vietnam but occurs world-
wide, especially in areas where there is a close relationship
between a US advisory establishment and the local government's
armed services.. It is a piece of paper I commend to your perusal
and believe will be of interest to the other recipients of this
memorandum.
Geor A. Carver, Jr.
Deputy for National Intelligence Officers
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