LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM WILLIAM S. BROOMSFIELD

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• Publication Date: November 20, 1985
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November 20, 1985
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
I am enclosing a copy of a statement that I placed in
the Congressional Record yesterday on the subject of leaks of
intelligence information, a subject about which I am very
concerned.
I know you are getting a lot of criticism from certain
quarters, but you should also know that a lot of us*think you
are doing a very good job. Keep up the good work.
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I 'A 196136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - Exte r i.ws of Retesor*b NovtAber It, 1#85
CAVI.M:IIIO THE LEAKY SHIP OP
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Me. OROOMMEId. Mr. Speaker. ds eg
the - sews al narks, Waablagt.s has
been awash with looks that have seriously
damaged U.S. Intelligence interests. One
begins ID wonder haw many more of these
media torpedos the drip of state an absorb
before it seen under.
It Is with great d6rasy that I we dories
attribwted to congressional and adxdnistrs.
two sources regarding the wiindeen and de.
tails of various Intelligence activities. Such
disclosures have aisle a joke of congres-
stenal Intelligence oversight while jeopard-
ising the lives of American Intelligence of.
fken and their foreign contact.. It Is time
to rdurn to the old-fisbioaed concept of
putting America's national seemity later.
oats first.
When Congress decided is the wake of
Vldaaai and Watergate to exercise more
evevsigl t over the intelligence community,
It took on a heavy responsibility with over-
riding national security implications. As
the result of this action. Our two latethi-
ge ace committees are -now privy to highly
sensitive iwfora.atiss :and material- that
autst be Jealously guarded as precious aw
tional resources.
Sometimes what's proposed by the ad-
ministration does not receive the blessing
of everyone on the two Intelligence panel
Unfortunately. when disagreement does
occur. the nature of the disputed activity is
often leaked with the intention of wbotag-
tag it before It sets if the drawing board.
Sock tactics may be politically clever and
dfective. but they we dangerously short-
dgbted and their Imvpact on car brte!b-
pwwee capability is devastating.
Mr. Speaker. with these observations as
prologue, I would like to make some Tao-
ammendatioas as b bow we should mere
this problem
First. those in the so-called "Istelligesee
information loop" mist Stop immediately
airing their wpfnioas and differences pub-
lidy. This applies not only to Congress, bet
also the executive branch from whence a
number of these caregioua leaks have
Second, we and 41radleally "daft at
mmmber of du U- als with ace= Is .e?
erects is loth Coagrem and the oaacatiee
branch. 1a this regard. I believe Compass
meat ad as sample by establishing a Joint
bedlgsaee Cimraklee which wssld as-
plow the honor and Senate Intelligence
Commitses. This Y art a new Ides. In fad,
I authored legislation to bring this shout 30
years ago. Moreover. I was set alone as
such respected colleagues as ED BOLAND,
SLLvio Comm Las HAriILTON, Baa. FRSt+-
>ceL. AND DAmx Fascsu, sponsored simi-
lar bill.
All of these recent disclosures have sever.
b undermined relations between Congress
and the intelligence community. For Cos.
grew to practice meaningful and respond
ble oversight over the lotdligeuce agencies,
It most Rest am the trust of those whose
adivktes it reviews.
That bust Y totally lacking now and
won't begin to develop until there is some
Clear-cut assurance that what is said in
closed session remains a secret. Chances of
that happening are -such better when se.
theta, are reported to a very pinked -group,
of responilble -and senior Representatives
and Senators backed by a small group of
professional atoll experts. Furthermore,
under this kind of arrangeracut with so few
In the loop. beaker would be moth easier
to Identify. Presently. there are so many
with access to secrets that the FBI and Jus-
tice Department seldom, If ever, .mask
these anonymous atwrce. who are consist.
tally undercutting our national security.
In th ort, Mr. speaker. the time has come
to revamp ow congressional oversight
system with the establishment of a Joint
lateWiigenee Committee along the Haas pew-
posed by Congressman Hzxay STDs In
Meuse Joint Resolution 7. 1 urge my col-
leagues to join me and some 70 other Mem-
bers Is a apossoring this timely and ex.
tremely important Initiative that L rapidly
gaining widespread bipartisan support.
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