PROPOSED LETTER FROM THE DCI TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONCERNING THE BAYH BILL S. 1841

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000200050075-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: October 6, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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6 October 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Policy and Plans Group
SUBJECT Proposed Letter from the DCI to the
Senate Judiciary Committee Concerning
the Bayh bill S. 1841
STATINTL
made changes in the attached letter
which are contained in a second draft of the same letter
attached. We are submitting for comparison a copy of
each letter with the paragraphs numbered to explain IB's
rationale for the changes made, paragraph by paragraph.
para.
1. Grammar of last sentence seemed to require
adjustment.
2. a.)"... part of its hiring process:" This
seems to suggest that polygraphy per se is
a hurdle for the applicant to clear rather
than a technical aid to the investigative
procedure used for security screening.
b.) Several changes in wording and emphasis.
3. Some rewording for clarity.
3a. We suggest making some reference to the
positive side of our use of polygraphy
rather than concentrating exclusively on
its negative functions.
4. Regarding "... the danger of abuse inherent
in the use of any instrument used to dis-
tinguish truths from untruths." We in IB,
upon reflection, are not aware of being
cognizant of anything like that. We are
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cognizant of the dangers of abuse inherent
in any investigative procedure. The con-
cept of distinguishing true from false
declarations does not stand out by itself
as inherently dangerous, and the application
of instrumentation to the process does not
inherently change anything.
List of separate items: minor rewording
in places for consistency of grammatical
structure.
5. Minor rewording.
6. Minor change in wording: "In this respect...
did not seem quite right.
7. This paragraph seems more a distraction than
an integral part of the argument. Unless
there are independent reasons for its inclu-
sion we suggest dropping it. . STATINTL
Acting Chief
Interrogation Branch
Atts (2)
Att 1: Second draft
Att 2: Copies of each letter with numbered paragraphs
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