THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

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h1EMORANDUM FOR: D~~uty Director for Intelligence
Director of Central Reference
SUBJECT The International Exchange Program
1. At your request I met with the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Baniel
Boorstin, and representatives from GPO, State, the Smithsonian Institution, and
staff members from the House Appropriations Committee and from Senator Mathias'
office to discuss (a) the serious funding problems facing the US Government's
International Exchange Program, and (b) what agency should be responsible for
defending future funding for the Program.
2. The International Exchange Program provides the Library of Congress
with official government documents from all nations of the world in exchange for
US Governmer,L publications. The recipient of the Program is the Library of
Congress, who administers it in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution (who
has current s~atutory responsibility for the Program) and the Government Printing
Office. The Program has had recurring funding problems in the past few years and
Congress has also questioned parts of it by proposing in the Conte Amendment
(~rhich failed) to prohibit the US Government from engaging in any government
document exc^ange program with the USSR, Cuba, and Iran. The former DCT, Admiral
Turner, in a memorandum of 26 September 1980 to Representative Conte (attached)
went on reco:-d against his Amendment. The DDI, then D~NFAC, also alerted the
Legislative. ~~unsel about the dangers of the Conte .Amendment in a 7 August 1980
. memorandum attached).
3. This Agency utilizes the materials received by the Library of Congress
under the Ex~~ange Program by examining the material at the Library and borrowing
it for expl~~tation by FBTS and DDI offices. The material would have to be
:purchased overseas if it were not available at the Library of Congress.
4. The Program faces immediate funding needs. The amount of money
allocated to it by the Smithsonian was completely obligated by the end of CY
1981. As a result, the iast four months of US Government publications to be
distributed are piling up afro GPO warehouse at the rate of one tractor trailer
per week. The Librarian of Congress estimates that there is a current $130K
shortfall for FY 82 and that ~292K will be needed to fund the Program in FY 83.
Savings are anticipated in`FY 83 and beyond because the GPO plans to convert to
microfiche in the future resulting in major savings in printing, binding, and
?~shipping costs.
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SUBJECT: The International Exchange Program
5. The FY 82 funding impasse was to have been resolved by the Smithsonian
Institution requesting supplemental funds. This was not done. ~Dr. Boorstin
outlined ~ our a1 ternati ves
a, that State Department assume responsibility for the defense of
the Program in its budget; ~ '
b. that GPO be given statutory responsibility and the funds for the
Program; _
c. that~the Smithsonian Institution continue'its role and request a
supplemental to cover FY 82 funding deficiencies and to program FY 83
funding to cover the cost of the Program;
d. that the Library of Congress fund and control the Program. .
6. There was a lot of jockeying between the representatives. It is very
evident that State Department wants no part of the Program. The Smithsonian
representative expressed a willingness to continue tF~e Program but stressed a
need for :ending. The GPO representative said something must be done immediately
to elim;~^ate the high storage costs. The Librarian of Congress was concerned
that exchange relationships that had been built up over the years with the Soviet
Union, the PPC, and 72 other countries would be seriously jeopardized if the
FY 82 fund=ng problem and the long term decision as to where the Program should
eventuall~ be administered were not resolved.
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7. The Smithsonian representative proposed that they would be able to
recover f3o,~ year-end funds approximately X25-5QK to cover the ~130K FY $2
shortfall. They asked representatives around the table if funding could be
obtained ;rim their agencies to cover the remaining shortfall. -Dr: Boorstin
pressed- a:e --"or~Intei l i gencet:.Communi ty support to cover all or part.- of the
,~remainirt? deficit. I pointed out that we do benefit some from the Program,
and that s would determine if any funding could be obtained for the FY 82
shortfall.. I pointed out, however, that this recurring funding problem should
be resole=f', and that the Program really is .an exchange program between our
national library (the Library of Congress) and the national libraries of other
countries-. The logical place for the Program is the Library of Congress which is
the stron7est beneficiary of it. ~~o one disagreed with this but pointed out that ~ '
the Library of Congress is in the Legislative Branch and that this is an Executive
Branch program.
8. I recommend the following:
a. ~.::-..that~~Cla-~~ (OCR)-:offer $25K ~of funds to cover part of :wthe FY 82
. shortfall?:?a`This would demonstrate good faith en the part of the Agency. We
have a unique relationship with the Library of Congress--they provide better
' service to this Agency than they do to other parts of the Government. In
making this transfer of funds, the Agency should make it clear, however,
that this is a onetime funding assistance and not an annual one.
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b. that I contact the IC Staff to determine if other agencies within
the Intelligence Community are willing to assist the Smithsonian and the
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Library of Congress with the FY 82 funding deficit. ,.._
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Honorable Si"3~i-o O. Conte
House of Repr.esentatzves
ttiash.gton, D.C. 20515
Dear tsr . Conte:
phis letter .addresses the issue of United States
Goveirnent publications, including unclassified Central
Intelligence Agency publications, being made available to
foreign governnznts under an international exchange program,
authority for which is contained in title 44 of the U_S.C.,
sections 1718 - 1719.
As the Director of-the Central Intelligence I share
your concern about thz transfer of any information to any
count.-.y which may prove detrinental to the national security
interests o~ the United States- Indee3, I have spent a
Brea} 3ea1 of time and effort stressing, i.?n public forums
and b_=or.e Congr.essiona~, Conmittees, the importance of
lir.^.itig the proliferation of sensitive intelligpz;.e
infor:.~1 tion.
However, in my opinion, a select,.net_hodical r~ev~ew of
mater:.?1 the United States releases world Te-rcucn more
sens.~le, in ter;as of the foreign intelligence r~issicn of
t11e Lr.ited States, than a blanket proscription, of the typ?
you introduced on the House floor. as an a*nendrent to the Fv
-81 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, against any
exchange at all :pith the Sov~.et Union, Cuba, or. Iran.
she pr.ocedur.es which the Central Intelligence~ogethe
has instituted to insure that materials earmarked
exchange are done so in a manner totall~acticesfareaquite~th
the. applicable law and sound security p~
stringent. No CXA,publication is made available to the
exchange w*ithout having first been-- personally reviewed by
the Deputy Dizector of the national Foreign Assessrent
Cer~~er; coordinated ~~~ith the Department of State and the
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? National Security Council to the extent that pali.cy matters
' are involved; and subsequently, but still prior to releaser
personally reviewed by rye. Moreover, I can assure you that
- the ekchange has contributed significantly to our bein5 able
to provide our governments policynakers with the kind of
information they need to better understand the issues they
are faced with on a daily basis_ Accordingly, I would urge
you to seriously consider the effect of the?retention of
your ar~e?~dr~ent in either. the continuing resolLtion current?y
being di~cctssed by the Congress or in the subsequent permanent
legislation to be taken up just prior to the expiration of
the continuing reso~,ution. - __
T'salute youz efforts to insure that sensitive intelli-
gence inforiaation is not subject to unwarranted proliferation_-
Xou-r-s~ sincerelyr
/s/ Stans~iela Tuzne~"
STANSFZEL.D TURNER
cc- Honorable Adam l;enjamin, Chairman
house Appropriations Subconm~.ttee on .
Legislative Branch
Fonorable Jim Sasser.
Senate Appr.cpr. iations Co;~nittee
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MEt~GRANDUM FOR:
ATTENTION ;
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NATIOiVAL FOREIGN ASSESSMENT CENTER
WASHiiVGTON, D. C. 20505
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Office of Legislative Counsel
The "Conte" Amendment to the FY 1981 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill.
REFERENCE Your memorandum, dated 1 August 1980, Same Subject
wou? be abolished by Representateve ConteWStAmendment~is oneooftseveral
ma,?r exchange programs between the Library of Congress (LC) and the
USS;