LETTER TO HONORABLE ELMER B. STAATS FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R001200010009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 16, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

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16 November 1978
Honorable Elmer B. Staits
Comptroller General of the
United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D. C. 20548
Dear Elmer:
I have spoken with Harold Brown about the recent discussions you
and I have had on .cornpartrnented. clearances Harold and I agreed that
your people should have access.to compartmented information when this is;needed the course of-GAO inquiries requested by Congress.
In view of the sensitivity of the kinds of material likely to be
involved, it would be best if compartmented access approvals were
-granted on a limited duration case-by-case basis.
? We would, of course, appreciate your keeping the number of
different individuals involved to the absolute minimum.
Illy Office of Legislative Counsel will be contacting your staff
to work out specific rar}gement,.
STANSFIELD TURNER
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Orig-Addressee
1-DCI
1-DDCI
1-FR
1-OLC Subject
1-OLC Ctiro.ro
OLC (30 Oct 1978)
STAT
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