LETTER TO CASPAR W. WEINBERGER FROM WILLIAM J. CASEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R002304490101-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 101
• Publication Date: July 21, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Director of Central intelligence P4-6 gj
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2 1 JUL 1983,
The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger
The Secretary of. Defense
Washington, DC 20301
Dear Cap:
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Unauthorized disclosures of classified. information are
destroying our intelligence assets and impairing our national
security. Since the National Security Act of.1947 requires me
to protect intelligence sources and methods, I am doing all in
my power to stop the breakdown in security discipline.. I ask
for your help.
I am sending a letter to your. Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs asking for assistance in defending against
unauthorized disclosures and for early warnings of potentially
damaging media stories or broadcasts. Specifically, the letter
makes the following points:
*CIA's. Public Affairs Office is prepared to
assist responsible media contacts on stories .
concerning intelligence topics. The premise here
is t. at ti ere are journalists covering national
security, foreign policy and defense issues who, as
responsible citizens, are willing to protect
intelligence sources and methods when concerns are
flagged to their attention.
'When Intelligence Community Public Affairs
officers learn of an imminent media story which
could jeopardize intelligence assets, they are to
inform CIA's Public Affairs Office immediately. I
can then consider how to respond in order to
protect sources or to limit the national security
damage.
I also intend to invite your Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs and any other officials from your organization
you designate to a meeting at the CIA Headquarters very soon, a
.meeting to convey thoughts on the unauthorized disclosure.
problem -and, at the same time, solicit views on ways to combat
this threat.
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Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense
. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to meeting
with your people to discuss this subject in further details
Sincerely
/s/. v I Liam J. Casey.
William J. Casey
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