MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF TRAINING FROM L. K. WHITE

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MEMORANDUM "O .a Director of Training
THll. a Deputy Director for Support
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If you have not seen Richard S.
Barnet's article, "The CI&I New Cover" in the 30 December
issue of the New York Review of Boo'kll I suggest you get a
copy. I understand he met with our Senior Seminar and I
also think I understand your motive in having people like
Barnet come to the Seminars,
I think it is unfortunate, however,
that he has linked this visit with this highly critical article.
I wonder if this might not cause us to re--think the wisdom of
haying the "Barnet's" visit us. At least we seem to be the
le:. in this particular case.
As you know, this is so athing thaw
ha'; orried the Director from time to time.
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Colonel White:
The attached, memorandum and cover sheet
although lengthy and perhaps unnecessarily defensive
responds to your comment on the Barnet appearance at
the Senior Seminar. I can see the wisdom of exposing
students to critics of the Agency and generally endorse th
concept. Although a majority of this seminar would
apparently endorse inviting Mr. Barnet again I intend to
tell Hugh not to do so not because Of the content of his
presentation or views on the Agency but because he
violated our confidence and attempted to trade on his
seminar appearance.
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Remarks :
Colonel White:
The attached memorandum and cover sheet
although lengthy and perhaps unnecessarily defensive
responds to your comment on the Barnet appearance at
the Senior Seminar. I can see the wisdom of exposing
students to critics of the Agency and generally endorse th
concept. Although a majority of this seminar would
apparently endorse inviting Mr. Barnet again I intend to
tell Hugh not to do so not because of the content of his
presentation or views on the Agency but because he
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Remarks :
Colonel White:
Although somewhat lengthy, I ani forwarding
the OTR review of Richard J. Bar}aet's appearance
before the Senior Seminar. I cari see the wisdom
of exposing students to critics/bf the Agency and
generally endorse the concept. However, Barnet
has taken advantage of us fid, in a sense, violated
our trust. Therefore, I hill instruct the Director
of Training not to use Birnet again.
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NOTE FOR: Mr. Coffey
In view of Colonel White's interest, I recommend you
read the attached carefully before forwarding it to LKW.
I personally find OTR's defense unnecessary. I don't
believe Colonel White questions the wisdom of using Agency
critics in the Seminar, but rather he questions using critics
who try to capitalize on an Agency appearance. I feel that
Barnet committed the unpardonable mistake by tying his
book review to his visit to the Agency. He should not be
invited back since he violated our trust.
There are many reputable critics of the Agency who
could be invited and would not do what Barnet did. Also,
based on student critiques, I gather Barnet has some diffi-
culty articulating his criticisms of the Agency. So, I
recommend the D/TR be instructed not to use Barnet again.
I suggest the OTR review be forwarded to Co,6el
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The attached Memorandum for
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the Record sets out the whole story
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of Richard Barnet's appearance at
the Senior Seminar.
Two factors connected with this
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episode cause me to wonder whether
we really are "the loser in this
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particular case
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a. Beginning his article with
the boast that he had been invited
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to appear in our Senior Seminar
seems to me to emphasize the
point that CIA is not afraid to
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listen to its critics. The several
paragraphs about the Seminar,
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however tendentious and mis-
leading, do detract a good deal
from the points he later goes on
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if he had not been talked down on
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waslis allegation that CIA is
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torture. He made a good deal of
this point to the students; given
his grasping at all other types
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of criticism of CIA he would
surely have included this one in
the article if he had not been
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21 December 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Senior Seminar Guest Speaker's Article
Criticizing CIA
1. This Memorandum has been prepared as a result of the
publication in the New York Review of Books issue of 30 December
1971 of an article by Richard-J. Barnet referring to the CIA
Senior Seminar. (A copy of the article is contained in Attach-
ment A.) Barnet, Co-director of the Institute for Policy Studies,
Washington, D.C. was a guest speaker in the Seminar on 4 November.
2. The Seminar is discussed in the first two paragraphs of
the article in which Barnet gives a misleading account (a) of
the purpose of the Seminar, (b) of his role in it; and (c) of his
discussions with Seminar participants. Contrary to Barnet's
assertion, the purpose of the Seminar was definitely not to "con-
sider its (the Agency's) image" except in a limited sense of having
the Seminar participants reflect on the subject briefly. Further,
in a single paragraph Barnet tendentiously connects previous "con-
versations with a number of CIA officials,"' who. he believes agree
with his views but none of whom are identified, to the Senior
Seminar participants with the following statement: "One CIA man
after another eagerly joined the discussion to assure me that the
days of the flamboyant covert operations were over." One or two
participants did indicate agreement with Barnet's contention that
technical collection has come to overshadow agent collection, but
the recollections of the Seminar Staff and record of the discus-
sion preserved by the Senior Seminar rapporteur for this session
simply do not support Barnet's account. (Further details concern-
ing the Seminar discussions with Barnet are contained in Paragraphs
6 and 7 below, following a resume of the circumstances surrounding
the Seminar's invitation to Barnet.)
3. Barnet was invited to make a presentation on 4 November
to the Senior Seminar as part of the four-day Block of the program
devoted to domestic changes which are directly relevant to the
Agency. This Block corresponded to the following announced objective
of the Seminar:
"To develop greater insight into problems and
pressures facing CIA management, the processes
of change within the Agency and in its external
relationship, and developments in American society
which are relevant to CIA as an organization."
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The overall scope note for the "domestic environment" notes that
.the Block "examines contemporary domestic problems and issues
and their impact on national priorities, foreign policy and the
Central Intelligence Agency; and explores the relationships of the
communications media and public opinion with the executive branch
of the U.S. Government in general and with CIA in particular. In
this Block the Seminar Staff sought to present "critical" as well
as "orthodox" views of problems so that participants would be
challenged intellectually. Separate presentations were scheduled
on "Social and Cultural Change in American Society -- A Report,"
"Changing Economic Priorities and the Implications for CIA," "A
Youth Viewpoint," "The Drug Culture," "Government and the Media,"
"CIA and the Media," "A Critic Looks at U.S. Foreign Policy,"
and "Social and Cultural Change in American Society -- A Perspec-
tive." The penultimate was the topic proposed to Mr. Barnet (see
Attachment B, copy of topic scope note). Thus in no sense, as
his article implies, was he invited to discuss the "Agency image."
4. Our selection of Barnet as a speaker was based on several
considerations. He has achieved prominence as an articulate, if
a hairshirt, critic of U.S. foreign policy via his books and
articles (one of the latter, an excerpt from his latest book
Washington Plans an A ressive War, appeared in Harper's just a
few days prior to his sacsduled session with the Seminar.) He is
not totally ignorant of the foreign policy process, as some acade-
mic critics are. Finally, I knew him personally from our service
in the U.S. Disarmament Administration and its successor ACDA and
believed he would live up to his billing as a "critic."
5. Prior to making any move to invite Barnet, I submitted
his name, along with that of many other possible guest speakers,
to the Office of Security. Approval to use Barnet on. an unclas-
sified basis was granted by Security on 1 September. Contrary
to the usual Seminar practice of writing a formal letter of invita-
tion outlining the nature and objectives of the Seminar, our con-
tact-was limited to my telephone call inviting him to speak and
a follow-up letter asking for his suggestions concerning perti-
nent reading material and arranging details of his transportation
to and from the Seminar site. (See Attachment C for a copy of the
letter to Barnet.) His name was listed in the Senior Seminar guest
speakers regularly forwarded to the DD/S by the OTR Speaker
Coordinator.
6. The salient points of Barnet's formal presentation and
ensuing discussion period were recorded by Chief,sTAT
Personnel Security Division, Office of Security, wio act-ca as
Seminar rapporteur for the Block in which. Barnet appeared. (See
Attachment D for Rapporteur's summary of Barnet's session with
the Seminar.) His presentation consisted of two hours.with tile
Seminar members which commenced with formal lecture-style remarks
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for one hour. His comments were critical, in a rather rambling
fashion, of present day U.S. foreign policy. He particularly
emphasized the impact of the Nixon Doctrine on foreign policy,
contending that the Doctrine is a throwback to the Cold War and
the policies of that era. Moreover, he claimed that CIA is an
antiquated instrument of that cold war and its image is that of
a "sinister force."
7. Following Barnet's formal remarks and a coffee break,
the Seminar group reassembled in the Seminar lounge for discus-
sions. Several questions were put to Mr. Barnet, but his detailed
responses left far more questions unanswered than the group would
have liked. Despite an occasional question posed by Barnet, no
specific information was volunteered by the Seminar members.
There was one live claim that CIA
is responsible for methods of inter- STAT
rogation with primary re iance upon the use of physical torture.
When considerable skepticism was expressed by the group, the
speaker asserted he had his information on "good authority" --
a personal friend. Pressed further to identify his source, Barnet
claimed that had given him STAT
this information. (Incidentally, he did not allude to this con-
tention in the N.Y. Review article.)
8. Near the close of the discussion period, Barnet raised
the charge that CIA has engaged in assassination. I joined several
members of the Seminar in rejecting this claim in a most positive
manner. Notwithstanding, he concluded his article with a general
reference to the Agency's having developed "brilliant techniques"
for assassination, sabotage and deception.
9. Following the informal session, five of the participants
and I took Barnet to-lunch since he had declined the Seminar's prof-
fered honorarium on the basis that it was against the policy of
his institution to accept government money. The conversation at
lunch, according to the recollections of those of us in attendance,
would certainly not have generated any of the allegations in the
Review article.
10. The Seminar members were not particularly impressed with
Barnet's theses or arguments. Some members expressed astonishment
over the apparent lack of knowledge on the speaker's part as well
as the sources of his information. Most Seminar members did state,
however, in their critiques that they found him provocative and
stimulating. (See Attachment E, ns of
Barnet.) STAY
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21 December19711
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
THRU: Deputy Director for Support
Hugh:
If you have not seen Richard J.
Barnet's article, "The CIA's New Cover" in the 30 December
issue of the New York Review of Books, I suggest you get a
copy. I understand he met with our Senior Seminar and I
also think I understand your motive in having people like
Barnet come to the Seminars.
I think it is unfortunate, however,
that he has linked this visit with this highly critical article.
I wonder if this might not cause us to re-think the wisdom of
having the "Barnet's" visit us. At least we seem to be the
loser in this particular case.
As you know, this is something that
has worried the Director from time to time.
K. White
Executive Director-Comptroller
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A CRITIC LOOKS AT US I'O^IIIGN
hOLICY
The presentation will tae a close look at U.S. foreign
policy and will examine those elements and areas of foreign
policy which have produced onIpo>ition and alienation a_nmong
many sec;'1ontS of American society. ` he purpose of tlia.s analysis
is to identify t'.Ie clianr,cs iii the attitudes of the American
puillic -- "the lessons learned" -- which will influence future
lines of foreign policy. U.C. involvement in Vietnam should be
included in the discussion. The presentation should include
the Sjlf'aker i views as to inl)ligation s of the Vietnam involve -
:11CIll for 1Ii'. foreign policy -ge,~iC].e5, of goverT.1"ent: including
CIA. The subject clatters should not' be restricted to Vietnam
and other areas of forci.rn policy and US involve relit s 1o111 d
also 1)e e-x:3'',Iined. Sus;nestions for change in U. S. foroy n
policy lines or in the policy-maI~ing structure, might ho of-
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10 September 1971
Dr. Richard J. amett
co-director, Institute for Policy Studies
1520 New lump shire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, 1).C. 20036
Dear Dr. Barnrett:
I hats told me about his conversation wit::
you conco nincT your will.in ness to steal: to the. CIA Senior
Seminar and has asked that I write you about the details of
your appearance.
You have been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. , Thursday, 4 November.
The Senior Seminar 1:s Iocattcd"on th?c 10th floor of the Arlington
Chamber of 1.:.)iiiMerce wilding, 4600 Fairfax Drive, Ar incton,
Virginia; near the intersection of Clebo Road a. nd. Fairfax Drivv.
I will be i,1 contact with von later to offer any assistance.
traveling to the l.TUi idinc; which you may r.eq ui.re.
Res,;ardii.ng the nature of your presentation, I am attach inr;
a "scope note" which should sugges is the general framework For
your presentation. After your talk of no to an hour or mere, we
hope to have a discussion. In order to foster Ois, your. sul-
i c' as
g~.oO ,tl.t~ l ~ ._ > to books and articles , other than your piece
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