MONITORING OR RECORDING TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00933R000300150002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 26, 1976
• Content Type: MFR

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CRC, 10/24/2003
26 July 1976
STATINTL
SUBJECT: Monitoring or Recording Telephone Conversations
1. In response to Chairwoman Bella A. Abzug's
letter to Mr. Bush dated July 14, 1976, regarding
this topic, I conducted a survey of ODP managers and
secretaries. To the best of everyone's knowledge,
no one in ODP monitors or records telephone conversa-
tions. Conference calls, with more than one ODP
staffer on the line, do occur, but all parties are
aware of it when it occurs. Telephone monitoring
keys (TCO) are installed on two secretarial telephone
stations in the office of the Director, ODP, but
these are not currently used.
The above was reported by telephone to
Acting Executive Officer, DDA,
on 23 July 1976.
STATINTL
Executive Officer, ODP
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WASHINGTON. D.C. 20515
July 14, 1976
Hon. George Bush
Director
The Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C., 20505
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Dear Mr. Bush:
The Government Information and Individual Rights Subcommittee is
currently studying telephone monitoring practices of federal agencies.
During June 1974, interested federal agencies testified at hearings on
this subject. In connection with the preparation of a report, the Sub-
committee has additional questions of your agency.
1. Does the agency presently permit monitoring of -incoming or
outgoing telephone calls? (For the purposes of this inquiry, "monitoring"
includes, but is not limited to, a secreta or any third person listening
in on the line, either covertly or overtly. (a) For what purposes and
under what circumstances does monitoring occur? (b) Do agency employees
consent to monitoring of their telephone conversations and, if so, are
their consents given in writing? (c) To what extent are the employees
and outside callers aware of the presence of another party on the line?
2. Is tape recording of telephone conversations on the agency's
lines presently permitted? If so, do any warning or consent requirements
accompany or limit this practice?
3. Does the agency take any measures to minimize its listening
time to portions of conversations which are relevant to the purposes of
the monitor?
4. Are there any regulations controlling the agency's telephone
monitoring practices? If so, please include a copy with your reply. Is
the agency affected by any general regulations issued by the General
Services Administration, the Office of Telecommunications Policy, or the
Federal Communications Commission? If so, please cite the regulations.
5. Under what statutory authority does the agency monitor the
telephone conversations of its employees and outside callers?
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6. Does the agency employ any automatic devices which record
dialing impulses or observe service quality? Does use of this equip-
ment fall within the agency's definition of telephone monitoring?
7. What does the agency do with information regarding illegal
activity which comes into its hands in the course of telephone monitoring
for service or supervisory purposes?
8. Do the agency's practices ever conflict with State or Federal
law? Where and when has this occurred? In the event of a conflict
between State and Federal law, which law controls the agency?
9. Does AT&T service the agency's monitoring equipment? Does any
AT&T policy constrain the agency's monitoring practices? Do you have any
reason to believe that AT&T has ever participated in any independent or
outside monitoring of the agency's lines?
10. Does the agency receive requests to monitor pursuant to court
order or for national security purposes? How often has this occurred in
the past 10 years, and to what extent does the agency comply with these
requests?
If you or your staff have questions concerning this inquiry, please
contact Gail Jacobs at the Subcommittee office, 225-3741. A response by
July 28 would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
ELLA S. ABZUG
Chairwoman
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