COMMENTS ON DRAFT OF DCI'S ADDRESS ON OVERSIGHT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000100050040-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: December 12, 1975
• Content Type: MF

Approved For,liplease 2001/03/04: CIA-RDP81-00261 R0001 00050040-6
DDA 75-5918
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SUBJECT Comments on Draft of DCI's Address on
oversight
. E' FOR: Legislative Counsel
ATTENTION
Offer following comments:
1. Last line, paragraph 1--Delete the word public.
2. Page 3 line 4--Add still between American and felt.
3. Re page 7, bottom of page--In view of Senator Baker's
"elephants crashing in the woods" and Senator Church's "rogue
elephant," can't we get a better example of modern intelligence
than the story of the wisemen and the elephant.
4. Page 9, bottom of the page--The reference of Congress
protecting the confidences of cooperating sources would infer
that Congress would know them by name. We believe this is the
wrong kind of message to get across. In fact, we should put in
a positive statement which notes our obligation by law to
protect sources.
5. Page 13, first sentence of new paragraph--Change "we in
intelligence do not ask for one" to we in intelligence do not
eX ect One-"
6. Page 14, first paragraph, last sentence--Delete the
portion "help this country avert a nuclear holocaust" and
change to read "protect the national security."
7. Page 14, second paragraph--Believe we should have at hand
for the Director's use if need be specific examples of how
disclosures have damaged our ability to provide information.
John N. McMahon
Associate Deputy Director
for
Administration
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