LETTER TO WILLIAM VON RAAB FROM JOHN N. MCMAHON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R000701200052-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2008
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: August 31, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
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Mr. William von Raab
Commissioner
US Customs Service
Department of the Treasury
Washington, D.C. 20229
I am enclosing a copy of the National HUMINT Collection Plan on
International Narcotics for your personal review. Additional copies will be
sent to the Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters, for
appropriate distribution to key diplomatic and consular posts. The Plan is
based on the conclusions and recommendations of the narcotics intelligence
community and was developed under the general auspices of the National
Intelligence Officer for Narcotics. Its essential purpose is to provide broad
intelligence collection guidance for the Intelligence Community consistent
with my duties and responsibilities to the President and the National Security
Council as detailed in Executive Order 12333.
The Plan also provides advisory tasking of US Government organizations
As
you know, the Customs Bureau has taken a strong interest in the Plan's
development as have several other non-NFIP agencies such as the Drug
Enforcement Administration, US Coast Guard, AID, and the State INM Bureau.
As the President's primary adviser on national foreign intelligence, I am
particularly concerned that the collection of information on international
narcotics activities receives the highest priority attention. In this regard,
the coordination and participation of NFIP and non-NFIP elements in the
country-team narcotics collection effort of individual Missions is of singular
importance.
The US Customs Service has consistently demonstrated a responsive and
positive attitude on all matters relating to the narcotics intelligence
effort. I am aware of your current progress toward the development of a more
effective liaison structure with the Intelligence Community and wiish to
reinforce the Central Intelligence Agency's encouragement in support of this
effort. It is essential that an effective and practical dissemination system
be implemented between various elements of the Law Enforcement Community and
the Intelligence Community. In this regard, I am confident that the
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strengthening of the intelligence structure at Customs, and the improvement of
the analytical and operational relationship with the CIA will benefit us all
in our effort against the narcotics problem. I have asked non-NFIP members
who have accepted advisory tasking responsibilities to provide a written
description of their ability to respond to such collection objectives and am
asking you to do the same.
In conclusion, I would like to stress that it is of the utmost importance
to be able to assure responsible members of the Executive and Legislative
Branches that the priority the President attaches to the narcotics issue has
been communicated directly to both intelligence and non-intelligence elements
of the US Government. The attached HUMINT collection study represents a
concerted effort by the Intelligence Community to meet this objective. It
will require, however, your strong support and active participation for its
effective implementation. In this regard, I know I can count on your personal
lead.
ohn N. McMahon
cting Director
Enclosure:
As stated
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