LETTER TO HONORABLE WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM CHARLES H. PERCY RE: THE ASIA FOUNDATION

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Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 t f ~ss~~~ ';. TllT s, April 30, 1982 Dear Bill: I wonder if you ever had a chance to call Dave Stockman about Asia Foundation? Charlie Wick has indicated that he would be pleased, to have it in the ICA budget and I feel c'onfident'that both the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees will add funds for this important activity. I would like to have Dave Stockman understand its importance as well, however. Attached is a copy of a cable I received from Ambassador Mike Mansfield, and my reply to him, Honorable William'3, Casey Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 State Dept. review completed. Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83M00914R002300060005-0 . 5 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83M00914R002300060005-0 Central Intelligence Agency 13 May 1982 Honorable Charles H. Percy United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Percy: Thank you for your letter of 30 April concerning the Asia Foundation. Enclosed is a copy of my letter to David Stockman which supports the Department of State's efforts for additional funds for the Foundation. J. CA P ntr al n Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Centel Intelligence Agency OEXA 82-1308/A Honorable Charles H. Percy United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Percy: Thank you for your letter of 30 April concerning the Asia Foundation. Enclosed is a copy of my letter to David Stockman which supports the Department of State's efforts for additional funds for the Foundation. Sincerely, William J. Casey Director of Central Intelligence Distribution: Orig - Addressee 1 - DCI 1 - DDCI 1 - Executive Director ER 1 - OEXA Record 1 - OEXA Chrono LLD:CS:rjg (11 May 82) Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 TO: I ?: >, )71 nl .`) 1(fro i Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83M00914R002300060005-0 E L -, ~~ ADS_C.C SCL - cI H- CI HCRE - CC /C] z W ------------------ "CE562 153752Z /15 P I5C7z5Z APR 8Z FM A!.:=r.._ASSY TOKYO 70 SE CS T ATE WASHDC PRIORITY 00 17 E. 0. :2CE5:' N/A TAGS' SCUL, JA SU5!ECT- ASIA FOUNDATION EE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS THE FOLLOWING I v:CL' D PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM. M= TO SENATORS PERCY, PELL AND CF.ANSTON` ..FOR MANY YEARS, I HAVE WATCHED THE ASIA FOUNDATION WITH /. MIRAT1ON. ITS' PRIVATE ACTIVITIES COM LEMENT1NG PUBLIC EFFORTS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ASIA AND THE U. S. HAVE PROVED MOST VALUABLE. I AM. ESPECIALLY I:.'.PRESSED WITH THE. PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE FOUNDATION HERE IN JAPAN, UNDER JIM STEY:ART' S SKILLFUL. EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP. THE PROJECT UNDER :'.'RICH JAPANESE COr,:M.ENTARIES ARE TRANSLATED AND DISTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS AMERICAN NEWSPAPER EDITORS AND OTHERS 15 PARTICULARLY USEFUL; AND THE STRENGTHENING OF AMERICAN STUDIES COLLECTIONS AT JAPANESE UNIVERSITY LIERARjES COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE .LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE" U. S. AMONG FUTURE APAr.-SE LEADERS. I DO HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO ASSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS KIND OF IMPORTANT WORK. W!AR!.M=S7 REGARDS, MIKE ! 4ANSF I E L D. -.MANSFIELD . 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Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Iq Next 3 Page(s) In Document Denied Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 S/S OiiUa7os--- TOTE DEPU-n SECREYARV ov ST!-TOF t the state Department In 1980 the Congress decided&tha budget was a suitable place in which to provide for funding for The Asia Foundation (TAF). It has also made itsanosition clear arate entity se d p as a that TAP should be treate and programs of the State compete for funds with operations included in State's b een Department. TAP has not, however, 1982 Congress took the budget requests, and in 1981 and initiative to include funds, for TAP_w Inrthea1 82 budget provide eport to tne /COMP: f +which included obtaining the view C n , re An extensive ded u /S-S:OIR opinion of our Ambassadors in countries where TAP has programs, artment of state to the conclusion that TAP makes an MC.::. h t e p e t organization, not an operation o p _` d to a of coinciding with an organization. it was found also that sep funding was the most logical approach since TAP is a separate--_--_--- _- ne artment of State. h f invaluable contriouLivss Lv w..,. -,-- that TAP has functions which could not be performed by a USG state and additional- This position also has the aV g T?Aeim ci-ark. then Deputy Congressional desires. Ac;%:viuijay+J -- secretary, approved that method of financing TAP on December-j-_::. w r.rAT~TGl~ rPflectinq his decision. The report s clearance together with a request for approval for a budget amendment to add to the FY 1983 State request of $4.1 million- or ?other.? and a report to the ~.vjty~c~~ ?? - jr- -- - i herewith forwarded to OMB for its for the Asia Foundation under the ca eg y s TAP 'so long as these increases are o budget authority and-outlay rednc}iofsstate oblectsttonthis1983 Kennedy requested funding for TAF on Schneider's reply was that $4.1 million could be included for et by by equivlant ff As you are aware, to implement Judge Clark's decision, Mr. - December 14 Mr. budget aiiowances. ltac a..;s....._..._._- the time of shifting from AID to proviso on principle. At ceiling would=:-- ement that the AID . State funding, there was agre be lowered' and the State ceiling would be raised by ..the amount-.-:-:-: The Honorable David Stockman, uiavr....+., Office of Management and Budget:_ C) ?--,_ ~ Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 of funding for TAP which was transferred from one budget to the other. In preparing the 1981 budget submission, that agreement tin an orderly was not respected by OMB, thereby prevess establishment of a base for TAF funding. Congress has objected as sho to this procedural forrTAF funding-for as it thewn_ b by twice adding funds amount some 25% below the 1981 fund ng :-- reflecting TAP success in cutting administrative costs. we are requesting on --same nominal figure as in 1981 and. 1982 ?? in real terms an i 1 vel in large part &A I million for TAP for 1983, the -- Executive Branch. ndling TAF in a fashion Which h %,O?ir addressirA the report and recuest_ comparison. economic assistance budgets sou funding were to annoy key members of the Congress. In sum, further problems in regularizing support for TAP may entail such great costs for many of the President's programs that the n -_~_-_ small amount for The Asia Foundation would be insignificant in--- g itself. Other programs or much V=u itself. importance than TAP such as aspects of the security and ld suffer if the handling of TAP---"--' a oncern about -__ Our c antagonizes the Congress goes well beyond the future of TAP ter ma nitude and --_State's budget-hearings begin in u~au-n.a..... Sincerely, Walter J. Stoeesel Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. WILLIAM P. CLARE THE WHITE SOUSE Subject: The Asia Foundation: The Report to Congress In its report on the Foreign Relations AutboZizabion-st, for fiscal year 1982 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee requested. a- cr:t report from the Department of State and tbe Trustees of e.--Pbundation (TAP) concerning the futiare of TAP. On December 1, ? as Deputy Secretary of St4kte~, your approved, the continuation of USG support for The Asia Poundation..thrO.fl b 0 d t r9>mr-4 9d ea b u ge a separate authorization in the Department a for grant to TAP. This :recommendation specified that funds 80 authorized would be separate from and in addition to other -- --- A r ors = W effective con r .Ambassadors in Asian countries where TAP has progr ms have UNCLASSIFIED In implementation of the above decision, the Depart ti,..... request-ed 0MB on December 14 to add a budget request of 44 million for TAP as a separate appropriation for PY 1983. (r December 30, 0MB responded requiring offsetting reductions in other areas of the State budget, in effect rejecting the position you approved on separate funding. Given this position, it seems clear that OMB's initial inclination will be not to approve the report to the Congress nor- the Depart ent'a request for a budget amendment for 1983 funds for RAP. are three basic issues: advisability of funding The Asia Foundation, the method of funding TAP, and dangers of. contention between the Administration and the Congress. A. The Asia Foundation makes a very important and-cost t ibution to the State Department. .All tbe- p funds for the Department, in 1983 and future years. incorporating the approve3joption was prepared and is being1 sent to OMB for clearance. -`,n/!fi /'t~ A -f .n c- --- Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 `" X _5_ `, !- Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 UNCLASSIFIED underlined the high regard they' have for T "'a activi'i -,r .!:T' is able to implement many programs which the USG finds highly desirable but could not have performed by any government agency. TAP's contributions are very large: in comparison- rlitb?? the modest funds provided by the USG, which are suppi ntI-d by private contributions. This view of TAF, held by Ambassadgra in the field and officials in State who4have.bad the most knowledge of TAF's work, has not been openly disputed. Congressmen who have examined TAP share this opinion of`TAJf4a contribution. B. ? -TAP 4 . sep4rate organization and not an activity of the Dcpartt t of State. While its activities very mucI support the political objectives of the Department, they are in areas such as public affairs, development and cultural exchanges which are noL.normally functions of the Department of State. It is therefore logical that TAP should be a separtAts item in the State budget with funds in addition to those provided for State's own. .2perations. This is what was donia in _.:.. 1981 and 1982 when the funds were added to the State bu3get?-by Congressional initiatives. Congress, State and TAP truate;ss have this view of TAE funding, but 0MB, in the name of budget discipline, wishes to have TAP compete against State operations and programs as a ne4d item. C. Congress has strongly backed funding for TAP and has insisted on separate and additional funding. Congressman- Zablocki wrote: 'It has been brought to my attention that decisions are currently pending which will affect the future of The Asia Poundation. The purpose of this letter is-?to--espeese, in the strongest terms possible, my unqualified support for the continued funding of this modest program which is of inestimable value in promoting U.S. foreign policy objectives.? (May ,2, 1980 letter to then President Carter) Senator Percy wrote: 'It is my belief and I know-that others. in Congress share this view -- that The Asia Fo ndatioJ% was intended to be treated as a separated entity and not have-to UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83MOO914R002300060005-0 Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83M00914R002300060005-0 UNCLASSIFIED compete with other programs in the State Department for- funding. I would, therefore, strongly urge your efforts to ensure that the Foundation is included in the FY 1982 budget submission.' (Excerpt from a Nove,nber 1?,` 1980 letter to then If OMB's position prevails,' this will be the third -fiacifl year in a row that we have failed to respond to very clear Congressional- Antent. Continuing inability of the Easecutivi ? Branch`-rro be. esponsive to Congressional--desires on this ja,#ly minor matter in which only a modest sum is involved can only( cause an unnecessary Irritation in our relations with the Congress. We do not expect Congress to accept.readily a: red t which points out the high opinion of TAP's contributionshe. by Ambassadors and other officials, but concludes.that TAP should not be funded. Secretary of State Muskie) We are forwarding here th a copy of the report for your information. I would appreciate your informing OMB that.yo+;t endorse its conclusion that TAF makes an important contribution to the conduct of US foreign relations and its recommendatil?h to the Congress that"TAF be supported by separate and. additional funding ins the State budget. L. Paul Bremer III Executive Secretary Attachment: Joint Report to the Congress on Asia Foundation by the Department of State and the Trustees of the Asia Foundation. Letter to be signed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2008/06/17: CIA-RDP83M00914R002300060005-0