BOLAND/ZABLOCKI LETTER TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 30, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: John H. Stein
Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT: Boland/Zablocki Letter to Secretary of Defense
1. In answer to your question, "What does subject letter portend?", I
think it fair to say that it may portend that at some moment DoD may seek your
support with the Congress in trying to find a way for DoD to provide support
to intelligence entities abroad. I believe you should stay clear of this and
.allow the Defense Department and the Congress to settle the issue described
below between themselves.
2. The Army initiatives cited by Zablocki and Boland are designed by
Defense to enhance intelligence relationships which they judge to be needed
to facilitate rapid deployment or other sensitive contingency operations. In
the matter 'onal letter, the countries involved are
but the issue is a generic one. Defense 25x1
Ley try to provide assistance overtly,
undue attention will be attracted. Using the intelligence channel presupposes
flexibility and discretion but, as you, will recall in connection with the 5X1
Finding, also raises Congressional concerns.
3. In discussions with DoD as part of the coordination procedure which
enables us to monitor their intent, it was suggested that we might seek a
Finding to permit Army to provide support to these four countries. The Finding
was drawn up with the understanding that before we went forward with it to the
NSPG, we would discuss t is art form with the Congress, thereby avoiding a 25x1
repetition of the Finding problem. It would seem that before we were
able to consult wi a Congress, George Carey, of the Army General Counsel's
office, leaked the fact of our discussions with DoD to the Hill 5x1
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4. There are other fine points in the backing and forthing, but as of
this writing,-Army and DoD intend to approach the Defense Security Assistance
Agency for assistance in persuading the Secretary of Defense to reclamer the
Boland/Zablocki letter. SecDef may seek your support. While additional aid
to the four countries in question is, in my judgement, a good thing, I suggest
it best to try to stay out of this thicket.
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John H. Stein
cc: Director, Office of External Affairs
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What does this portend for us?
Willi Casey
Attachment:
Ltr from Representatives
Clement Zablocki and
Edward Boland, dtd 17 Dec 82,
to Secretary of Defense
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The Director of Central intelligence
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21 December 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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Please read this letter carefully. Note dual sianprq- You will
recall how much trouble the DoD got us into with and the
strong position HPSCI took in opposition to it.
I feel very strongly you had better stay on top of this.
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