CIA BEEFS UP OPERATIONS IN COUNTRIES VITAL TO U.S.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R002204280173-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2007
• Sequence Number: 173
• Publication Date: March 9, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
9 MARCH 1983
The news -briefBy
CIA beefs up operations
in countries vital to US
Washington
The CIA has strengthened its intefli-
gence.gathering operations to assess
insmbility In countries vital to the US, ? ,
Director William Casey said Monday.
Among the countries watched are
Egypt. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and .
Mexico.
The same day, the White House an-
nourtced guidelines making It easier
for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
to monitor domestic terrorist groups
and political dissidents advocating vro-
fence. The rules, which take effect this
month, would allow the FBI to monitor
j activities of such groups even If they
{ were. Inactive,
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