ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT ENTITLED "THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM" OF APRIL 6, 1983

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• Publication Date: June 13, 1983
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June 13, 1983
SUBJECT: Addendum to the report entitled "The United States Customs
Service and the National Foreign Intelligence Program" of
April 6, 1983
1. On June 8, 1983 T met with the Commissioner of Customs,
William von Raab, the Assistant Corrmjissioner for Enforcement, George
Corcoran, and the Director of the'Office of Enforcement Support,
Custor,s Service, John Hurley, to discuss the proposals made in the
subject report. The Commissioner and his senior advisors agreed with
some reservations to the proposed program and have, in fact, taken
certain steps toward impl eTnenting it.
2. This addendun is Intended to state for the record the
Comr4i:ssioner s views ttith respect to these proposals and to describe
njeasure.s a?ready, i'n train.
3. The Commissioner agreed with the proposal for Customs Service
association with th.e'Intelligence Community, noting existing satisfactory
procedures under which Treasury serves as..a conduit to the Intelligence
Community, He said close relationships existed and had been expanding
in such. areas- as inter-agency committee responsibilit'i'es, collection
requi'rements,, and special clearances.. In particular, there has been
subs-tanttal and increasing i'nvoTvement in cooperation under the
provifsi.ons of Treasury Department Order No. 240, especially with respect
to the sharing of assets.
4, The Corr issstoner agreed to a' closer. relationship between Customs
and the CIA. He noted such-current enhancements-as- CIA's agreement to
use its co uni?cations network. to pass selected reports- to and from
Cus-toms` attaches; name check queries to aid investigations, and training
and technical advice and assistance in special operations. In this
connection, he. noted' further? his intention to ask CIA to assign specialists
to temporary duty jn Customs for advisory and training purposes as the
Seryi,ce- e.stabl ishies' an effective intelligence function..
5. The Comissioner agreed with the necessity to establish better
information sharing among border management agencies and said specific
problems were being addressed by, them both unilaterally and jointly.
6'. The Commissioner? did not agree to establishing a central
intelligence unit at the assistant commi'ssi`oner level. He said the close
i nterrel a bons-hip between - i'ntel l igence and enforcement in Customs
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required that the Headquarters unit be placed in the Office of Enforce-
ment. This function is also reflected and paralleled in the field
organization where regional intelligence falls under the Assistant
Regional Commissioner for Enforcement.
7. The Cormni ssiioner- agreed with the need to train Customs
-personnel for intelligence. He said Customs is working with a contractor,
Anacapa Sciences Inc-, to develop a course on intelligence to be presented
to Service personnel at the,training facility at Glynco. He noted further
the efforts to seek training In intelligence through CIA and NSA.
8. The Commissioner agreed with the need to remove ancillary
functions e.g.., Cmanagement of the communications center and perhaps other
responsibilities) from the intelligence unit. But he wanted the center to
be closely associated with the Customs tactical intelligence program. He
said a recent increase in positions will permit the center to operate on
a seven days a week, 24 hours a day basis.
9. The Commissioner agreed that the Headquarters Intelligence
Divisions should guide collection,'activity in the field, and he has
delineated th-i's responsibility in a 'memorandum to the regional commissioners-
10, The. Commi'ssioner' a greed that "strategic" intelligence should as
a rule be. produced by the Headquarters unit rather than the field as long
as it was based-on information from field reporting. He also said the
Headquarters Intelligence Division would-produce tactical intelligence
as proposed. He has already designated 66 additional analyst slots to
increase the analytical capabil ity, 15 for Headquarters and the rest for
field. positions,
11.. The Commissioner did not fully agree to sole reliance upon other
agencies for analytical work in instances when they are better equipped
than Customs to handle the analyses. While he accepted the idea in
principle, he said experience had indicated that if Customs wanted certain
tailored i-ntelli'gence it would have to do it itself- Customs is in contact
with several contractors for analytical work beyond Customs' ability to do_'
At the same time, he felt unique enforcement needs required Customs' own
intelligence analysis capability in this area to insure a focus, on opera-
tional needs-. This proviso is consistent with the proposal for in-house
analysis "speciifically, geared to Customs operational activity" (Page 29)_
12. The Commissioner agreed to the establishment of a standardized
report form for national 'intelligence. in fact, a form has already been
prepared and will be used By Customs' Headquarters Intelligence Division
and be provided to the regions to use as appropriate.
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13. The Commissioner agreed in part that field reporting should
conform in form and content to national intelligence needs. He noted
that Customs field reporting would primarily respond to Customs intelli-
gence needs but would contain, as appropriate, national intelligence
information. The Commissioner intends that such information will be
disseminated to the Intelligence Community by Customs. He said field
reporters would continue to use existing forms.
14. The Commissioner agreed to establish an efficient TEMPEST--
approved computer file system and secure communications and telephone
facilities. He said these proposals are being addressed. Steps have
been taken to procure TEMPTEST-approved computers for the EXODUS program
and the intelligence unit. The Customs' S1 facility has been completed
and is operational. Secure facsimile equipment is being acquired. In
addition, secure phones are being purchased, with long term plans to
procure approximately 65'uni?ts.
15.- The Commi:ssi:oner agreed in part to proposals oncern?:ng the
field's intelligence role. He wants some field personnel to be responsible
for intelligence production in support of the tactical intelligence program.
The Commissioner correctly understands that Customs is not included in any
oyerall intelli.gence?collection plan but would be considered under advisory
tasking in the various collection programs. He said Customs requirements
sent to the fi'e.'d. would reflect DCID 1/2 when they pertained to national
intelligence.
16. The Commissioner agreed to give headquarters and field intelli-
gence. units responsibility for both national and tactical intelligence.
He.expects? the latest Customs reorganization and the present emphasis on
intelligence: to insure this dual role.
17.. The Commissioner agreed that. field officers who could benefit.
from a y ari;ety, of non-SP intelligence from other agencies should receive
it. He said the question of SI compartmented areas- in the field is a long-
term consideration for Customs and requires further study, training and
eyaluati,n.
18. . The Commissioner agreed that Customs' intelligence products
should la di;ssemi'na,ted as :iidely- as possible within the. Service. He said
that prgcedures were in effect to insure that the needed intelligence
reaches? enforcement officers and the broader audience on a timely basis,
including such items- as the nummbered Headquarters Intelligence Division
alert-messages that are sent electrically to the field.
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