LETTER TO THE HONORABLE HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM W. E. COLBY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2005
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: March 9, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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GE~TRAL INTELLIGENGE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, Q.C. 20505
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The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520
Dear Henry:
?~~ty~-yam Registry
This is in response to the request of the Acting Secretary
of State that I take steps to ensure compliance with the provisions
of the Case Act (P. L. 92-403; 1 U. S. C. 112b) requiring that all
international agreements to which the United States becomes a
party are cleared, prior to conclusion, with the Department of
State and are submitted, after conclusion, by the Department of
State to the Congress.
I have caused a complete review to be made of all docu-
ments and records of this Agency relating to understandings with
representatives of foreign governments which affect or involve
the Agency, and I have determined that the Agency is not a party
to any international agreement which must be reported under the
terms of the Case Act. The Agency is the beneficiary of certain
agreements entered into by other departments of the Government,
including the Department of State; but these will be reported to
you by the appropriate departments for your determination as to
whether they are international agreements within the meaning of
the Case Act.
In order to ensure continuing compliance with the Case
Act, I have taken steps to make its provisions known to thaw
components of the Agency which may have occasion to enter
into understandings with representatives of other governments,
and I intend to issue instructions governing the negotiation and
execution of any such formal understandings. In the event that
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a question arises about the authority or propriety of the Agency
entering into a formal understanding of any kind with a repre_
sentative of a foreign government, the Agency's General Counsel
will consult with the Department's Legal Adviser.
Sincerely,
Js/, 6i11
W. E. Colby
Director
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