LETTER TO THE HONORABLE FRED C. IKLE FROM GEORGE BUSH

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 28, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
May 28, 1976
The Honorable Fred C. Ikle
Director, United States Arms Control
and Disarmament. Agency
Washington,. D. C. 20451
Dear Fred,
.Thank you for your recent letter on the classification of
vaiious aspects of the U. S. satellite reconnaissance program.
There does seem to be a wide difference of opinion when it
comes to the question of classification or declassification.
One of the great frustrations of this job is that we cannot
share more with the American people. I am convinced that if we
could, the people would give much more support to the CIA. and to
intelligence in general. Thus, with the help of Ed Proctor and
others, and a mandate given in the President's Executive Order,
I am trying to take a forthright approach toward declassification.
Your letter was stimulating and sometime perhaps we should discuss
it in person.
I still have in .mind your willingness to appear befaxe
certain Congressional committees or in other fora' to help us
convince Congress and others that there is a legitimate need for
secrecy. Somehow we've got to find our way between this mine
field of legitimate and necessary secrets on the one hand and
overclassification on the other.
Thanks for your letter.
Sincerely yours,
cc: Ed Proctor
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Letter to The Honorable Fred C. Ikle, Director, US
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency re Classification
of Satellite Reconnaissance
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
The Honorable Fred C. Ikle
Director, United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency
Washington, D. C. 20451
memorandumlof May 18. s you are aware, other
users of intellig~e,nce and any in the Intelligence
Community have'bpinion~ about this matter which
differ from yours i so e significant respects.
I can assure you tha our concerns along with
those of others will b iven full consideration
in our reassessmen of , e problem.
tion of various aspects of the S satellite recon-
naissance~program which w re expressed in your
Thank you for your view on the classifica-
Deer Fred:
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George Busl%
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