LETTER TO JACK BROOKS FROM CLAIR E. GEORGE

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• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: February 9, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intdligerxe Agency
The Honorable Jack Brooks
Chairman
Committee on Government Operations
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
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This is in response to your 18 January letter to the
Director of Central intelligence requesting information
concerning the compliance of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) with the requirements of the General Services
Administration (GSA) regulations on recording and listening-in
on telephone conversations by federal agencies. Mr. Casey has
asked me to respond on his behalf.
As you know, the GSA regulations on recording and
listening-in on telephone conversations prohibit such activity
except in limited circumstances. In a note immediately
following 41 C.F.R. S 101-37.311, however, the GSA regulations
expressly exempt authorized intelligence activities from the
scope of these regulations. The GSA regulations cited in your
letter thus do not apply to the CIA, and the CIA consequently
does not maintain any of the documents you requested in your
letter.
Although the GSA regulations on recording and listening-in
on telephone conversations do not apply to CIA, the CIA has
issued its own procedures to protect against abuses in
connection with telephone monitoring. These procedures
authorize monitoring or recording of telephone conversations by
Agency personnel with one party's consent only if conducted for
authorized intelligence purposes and with appropriate senior
approval. Like the GSA regulations, these procedures permit
monitoring or recording of telephone conversations with the
consent of all parties to the conversation.
In contrast to the activities of other government agencies,
the sensitive intelligence and national security
responsibilities of Intelligence Community agencies present
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special needs and mandate special treatment. In light of these
special needs, no regulatory or legislative action should be
undertaken that would adversely affect the efficient and secure
conduct of these important functions.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Clair E. George
Director, Office of Legislative Liaison
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