MEMORANDUM TO THE HONORABLE HENRY S. REUSS FROM JIMMY

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2004
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 22, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

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January 22,..1977
To Congressman Henry Reuss
I ,share your concern over the leak of.
classified estimates,,and intend to. see.
the continued investigation of this
situation.
I want to be supplied with.obj ecti.ve .
intelligence.information, and believe
that nothing in'th.e information gather-
ing process which may deal with. matters
of national security or interest should
be. exposed to public debate-or pressure.
The Honorable Henry 'S. Reuss
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20.515
Designate
(note: This letter was sent to all
Congressmen.whose names appear
on attached corresoonzence)
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January 7, 1977
Governor Jimmy Carter
President-elect
Plains, Georgia 31780
We are very concerned with the recent politicization of the analysis
process which produces the National Intelligence Estimates and with
the leak for apparent political purposes of some classified estimates
developed regarding the goals of the Soviet Union.
The participants on the outside panel unfortunately included several
persons who had already developed conclusions on the matter and who are
actively engaged in lobbying efforts to shape policy to meet their
conclusions. The final position of the panel and the opinions in the
estimate should come as no surprise.
One almost expected result of this "pollution" of the process was the
leak and the resulting pressure to be exerted on future executive and
legislative decisions concerning the entire spectrum of national security
affairs. This could have an apparently intended but disastrous effect on
the shape of the defense budget and on arms limitations talks.
The development of objective intelligence estimates is of paramount
importance to this country. Personal political or ideological stances
have no place in the process. We deplore their intrusion.
We urge that the process remain pristine and uncontaminated. We urge
that outside participation be only analytical and we strongly request
an investigation on the leak. Most importantly, we ask that the estimate
be redone and the obvious bias corrected.
Sincerely,
Ronald V. Dellums
Don Edwards
Parren Mitchell
Berkly Bedell
Jim Johnson
Richard Ottinger
John Burton
Michael Harrington
Henry Reuss
William Clay
Robert Kastenmeier
John Conyers
Robert Leggett
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