LETTER TO HONORABLE LEWIS L. STRAUSS FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700150054-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: February 12, 1958
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable Lewis L. Strauss
Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission
Washington 25, D. C.
since the passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission and this
Agency have been attempting to reduce the problems involved
in authorizing access to Restricted Data by personnel of this
Agency; who require such material in connection with their
official duties.
The two main problems are the time and expense involved
in security investigations and the interchange between personnel
of this Agency granted access to Restricted Data and personnel
of other agencies, particularly in the Department of Defense, who
are also authorized access to the same material.
make available to the Commission for review the results of our
Data, it has been the practice to follow the requiremexds of
section 145, including a full field investigation by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation even though we are prepared in such case
a Agency assumes duties which require access to Restricted
In connection with the investigation problem, I believe our
Office of Security has demonstrated to your security officials that
our investigative and clearance proceedings for the personnel
involved meet all the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954. Yet in any one case where an employee of
vestigation. This compliance with section 14S means a delay
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of several months at I east and involves an. expenditure of Govern-
ment funds that would appear to be an unnecessary duplication.
hoped that the exception set forth in subsection b.
of section 145. authorising the Commission or General Manager to
grant access to Restricted Data without the detailed investigations
otherwise specified in that section, would provide a means for
eliminating this tune-consuming duplication. We have been informed
re is doubt whether the authority in this subsection could be
so as to grant access to our employees based on their
Central intelligence Agency clearance. It would seem appropriate.
refore1 to seek an amendment to the law to provide for such
This was done for the Department of Defense in section 143
of the 1954 Act. It is our understanding that under this section access
to Restricted Data is granted to personnel in the leper
Defense and members of the armed forces when appropriate carti.
cation and determination is made that the individual requires the
information in performance of his duties and that permitting the
access will not endanger the common defense and security.
Similar arrangements would be completely satisfactory to this
Agency so far as the clearance problem is concerned, and I propose,
therefore, that legislation be requested which would put Central
retelligence Agency personnel on the same basis as Impartment
of Defense personnel and members of the armed forces. To
assure that there would be no legal barrier to interchange between
the Central Intelligence Agency personnel and the Oepartrneent of
Defense personnel granted access in this manner. as well as
persons granted access under section 145b. I feel the legislation
should clearly authorize such interchange.
I am enclosing a proposed amendment to section 143 which
we believe if enacted would fulfill these purposes. I true
be agreeable to you to present such a proposal during the present
session of the Congress. If you desire any further information.
I suggest you have your representative contact our General Counsel.
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P1)01 Legislative Counsel
Wn `,eneral Counsel
Since rely.
Allen W. Imes
Director
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Section 143
'Sec. 243. Department of Defense and Central lntelii,
rticipation. r,._ The Commission may authorize any
ploy eee
ency of the Department of Defense or of its contractors, or
e wed Forces, or any employees of the Viral
Intelligence Agency to have access to any Restricted Data required
in the performance of leis duties and to discuss with or
change with any employees, or employees of any c
contractor, licensee or prospective licensee Of the Commi
persons authorized access to Restricted Data by the Co
the provisions of Section 145b or this section any Restricted Data in
ssessioen of either required in the performance of his duties or
in furtherance of research and development, military utilization, or
intelligence activities in the field of Atomic Energy and so certified
by the head of the appropriate agency of the Department of UWenso or
designee or the Director of Central. Intelligence or his designee:
11 Provided, however, That the head of the appropriate agency
of the Department of Defense or his designeeee, or the Director of
Central Intelligence or his designee, has determined, in accordance
with the established personnel security procedures and standards of
such agency, that permitting the member or employee to have access
to such Restricted Data will not endanger the common defense and
security: And p rovided further, That the Secretary of Defense or
prospective
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ector of Central Intelligence finds that the established
personnel and other security procedures and standards at such
agency are adequate and in reasonable conformity to the ids
established by the Commission under Section 145, 1,
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Dulles
A copy of this letter has been sent
to Larry Houston for his information.
(DATE)
FORM NO. REPLACES FORM 10-101
I AUG 54 fol WHICH MAY BE USED.
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