LETTER TO HONORABLE THOMAS P. O'NEILL FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R000300020038-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 1, 1979
• Content Type: LETTER

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0 The Director of Central Intelligence ?
Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
OLC 79-3173/b
This letter transmits for the consideration of the
Congress a draft "Intelligence and Intelligence-Related
Activities Authorization Act for. Fiscal Year. 1981."
Cooperative efforts by the Executive and Legislative
Branches in the authorization process have been indicative
of the strong bonds that the Administration and Congress
have forged in the development of meaningful congressional
participation in the oversight of our nation's intelligence
apparatus. I am confident that for fiscal year 1981 the
Congress will provide the resources needed to enhance the
Intelligence Community's ability to monitor the military
activities of our adversaries and to provide insights into
the political, economic, and social forces which will shape
world affairs in the 1980's.
The draft Intelligence Authorization Bill is substan-
tively similar to the Fiscal Year 1980 Act (P.L. 96-100).
Consistent with Administration policy, Title IV contains a
technical provision relating to compliance with Section 607
of P.L. 93-344, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The
draft Bill also contains a provision which would authorize
the Central Intelligence Agency to accept gifts and bequests.
This provision is designed to enable the Agency to receive
artistic works, books, funds for employee recreation activities,
memorabilia, and the like.
I am hopeful that the Congress will heed the President's
call for increased efforts to guard against damage to our
crucial intelligence sources and methods, and will move
forward with several separate pieces of pending legislation
designed to safeguard intelligence capabilities without
impairing the rights of Americans or, interfering with
legitimate congressional oversight.
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Early and favorable consideration of the draft "Intel-
ligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Authorization
Act for. Fiscal Year 1981" would be greatly appreciated. The
Office of Management and Budget has advised that enactment
of this proposed legislation would be in accord with the
program of the President.
Yours sincerely,
STANSFIELD TURNER
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