LETTER TO THE HONORABLE HERBERT BROWNELL, JR. FROM C. P. CABELL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700170049-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 49
• Content Type: LETTER

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The ifi.nornb
The Attorney t
ashin ton 25,
bear r. rawnells
t Brownell.
ieenaso ease conducted by the vreau
the arrest of persons known as jack
of the federal Bureau of lnvestiiation
7y0 r ~JLLEGIB
ry 1957 we were orsily informed by
rreiAs"le, and Jsce Alban. At that tine,
requests were wade for c ear a s resat lee and the oral
requests were confirmed by a letter of 10 January 1937
from the Director of the Federal bar*** of Investigation.
Since that tine we have been in contact with the bareaa
representatives in an effort to comply with their
requests for inforwatios.
The arrests took place on 2
now *or nederstanding that the ietdii
not guilty to chnryes of conspiracy to violate
t and the Government is prepared to to
to trial, perhaps as early as 16 March 1957. to wish,
of course, to cooperate in say appropriate framer so
to assure the suc=cess of proseentioa in these
mutt of questions have been raised by the redera
of lnvestiuation which relate to the presenta
of evidence and the identity of personnel who would
testify to certain points. These raise the possible
Involvement of certain matters which, if presented in
court, might adversely affect the foreign lute
esce no e.iyi ties of this AU 080y. In view of by
for protection of intelligence sources
e It is essential that the
prosecution-be so planned and carried out that informa-
tion would not be revealed which would be seriously
detriaentol to the security and effectiveness of
foreign iatell u,ence activities.
OG'C Has Reviewed
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To this end, I propose that Mr. Lawrence R. fouston,
General Counsel of this Agency, establish liaison with the
attorneys responsible for the prosecution of any persons
involved in this matter, to assist them In any way, and
specifically to furnish any further pertinent information
from our records, and to consult with them on points which
if presented In court might adversely affect our foreign
intelligence responsibilities. Would you Inform me of the
person or persons you wish to designate for this purpose
so that the liaison may be established at the earliest
opportunity?
SO
C. P. Cabell
Lieutenant General, USAF
Acting Director
cc: FBI
OGC/LRH:jeb:mks
Retyped for change in pare 2 & Act Dir Sig O/DDCI:Mr.Houston:ekt
origl-/- addressee
1 - FBI
1 - DDCI
ER uw /cam a:F.. r
1 - CI Staff (Mr. Angleton)
1 - Security (Col. Edwards)
1 - General Counsel
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