LETTER TO HONORABLE WALTER D. HUDDLESTON FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 88
• Publication Date: March 3, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washing8on.UC.20505
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Honorable Walter D. Huddleston, Chairman
Subcommittee on Charters and Guidelines
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Thank you for your. letter of 24 February
(Q#2206) requesting that Agency employees meet
with Mr. Norton of the Select Committee staff
to discuss handling of espionage cases under
present law and under S. 2525.
We appreciate the Committee's willingness
to consult closely with the Executive Branch on
the development of statutory charters, and I
have asked that representatives of my Offices
of Legislative Counsel and General Counsel meet
with Mr. Norton to discuss these espionage cases.
I understand preliminary arrangements for
meetings have already been made.
Yours sincerely,
STANSFIELD TURNER
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ANIEP.N. tNOUYE. HAWAII SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
R06ERT C. DYRD. W. VA? I[X OPPICIO (PRSIWiT TO O. RES. 40% MTN CONGRESS)
HOWARD N. 6AKEN. Jr.. TENN.. X OPIICIO
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CARY HART. COLO. RICHARD 01. LUOAR. IND.
DANIEL PATRICK MOVNIHAN. N.Y. MALCO .M WALLOP WY
WILLIAM O. MIL&.U. STAPP DIRECTOR
EARL D. 41s04HOW sit. MINORITY STAFF flRtOC SON
February 24,.1978
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IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO QJf ,
Director of Central Intelligence'
Central Intelligence 'Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Admiral Turner:
The "Natrii.ir -Iritel'igerice'"Recirganf nation and Reform
Act-t of'-i9 75!' .(S. 2525).;. which was- receritly. introduced in
the Senate,' wouldre-stablish 'a comprehensive 'statutory
framework,for-the ,conduct - 'of intelligence 'activities
directed a-t--United States persons or foreign persons with-
in the United States. The Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate, and, in particular, its Subcommittee on
.Charters and Guidelines,:--will be'considering over the
next several months -,the 'suitability of that framework.
It would be Lof assistance 'to the 'Select Committee if
the Central Intelligence Agency could review with Comni_ttet~
staff membersa. representative sample 'of recent espionage
cases,.. including both those which were:.brought to trial
and those,-which were not, to determine whether the Agency
would have conducted its operations in those cases dif-
ferently-under the proposed statute than it did in fact.
The'Subcommittee on Secrecy and Disclosure of the Select
Committee has already reviewed a number of such espionage
cases in a different context and this should facilitate
the process.
r, a 1
Admiral Stansfield Turner .. .. ~.
I am sending a similar request to Director Webster
of the FBI (copy enclosed), and hope that your staff will
coordinate with that agency in the review process.
I hope you will agree that such'a review would
contribute to the ultimate utility of the charter legis-
lation. If you have any questions with respect to this
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February 24, 1978
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-matter, please have .appropriate 'methbers of .your staff
contact Patrick M. Norton of the Select Committee staff
at 224-1712.
Walter D. Huddleaton
Chairman., .Subcommittee an-
Charters and Guidelines -
Enclosure
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BIRCH BAY". IND.. CHAIRMAM
BARRY GOLOWATER. ARIZ. VICE CHAIRMAM
ADLAI E. STEV[NSON, ILL. CLIFFORD P. CA$E. NJ.
WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY. MAINE JAKE GARN. UTAH
WALTER D. HUDOLESTON, KY. CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS. JR., MD.
JOSEPH GAN. O[L. JAMES B. PARSON, KANB. ~ ~ ~ a.fc em.i h
ROBERT MORGAN. N.C.G. JOHN N. CMAF[E. R.I. iP
GARY HART. COLO. RICHARD G. LUGAR, MO.
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAH. M.Y. MALCOLM WALLOP. WYO.
DANIELS. INOUY[, HAWAII SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
ROBERT C. BYRD, W, VA., [X OFFICIO
HOWARD N. BAKER, JR., TENN., IM OFFICIO
WILLIAM O. MlUZR,S1AJrp DIRECTOR
EARL D. EIS[ANIOWER, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
(PURQUAhr TO B. RIB. , MTh CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
February 24, 1978
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO Q#4 . , o f
The Honorable William Webster
Director-.-,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington,. D._..C..
Dear Judge ..Webs ter :
The "National Intelligence Reorganization and Reform
Act of 1978" (S. 2525), which was recently introduced :_n
the Senate, would establish a comprehensive statutory
framework for the conduct of intelligence activities
directed at United States persons or foreign persons w:,7_tb -
in the United States. The Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate and, in particular, its Subcommittee on
Charters and Guidelines, will be considering over the next
several months the suitability of that framework. It
would be of assistance to the Select Committee if the
Federal Bureau of Investigation could review with
Committee staff members a representative sample of recent
espionage cases, including both those which were broughc
to trial and those which were not, to determine whether
the Bureau would have conducted its operations in thosa
cases differently under the proposed-statute than it did
in fact. The Subcommittee on Secrecy and Disclosure of
the Select Committee has already reviewed a number of such
espionage cases in a different context and this should
facilitate the process.
I am sending a similar request to the Central Inge.--
ligence Agency (copy enclosed), and hope that you will
coordinate your response with that Agency, as appropriate.
In the event that any other department or agency was
involved in a particular case, I would hope that its
assistance might also be obtained.
I hope you will agree that such a review would
contribute to the ultimate utility of the charter. legiws_.
lation. If you have any questions with respect to this
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The Honorable William Webster
February 24, 1978
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matte, please have appropriate members of your staff
at 2241712
alter D.,fxuddleston
Charters and Guidelines
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