REVIEW OF SSCI STAFF REPORTS ON THE PHILIPPINES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M01152R000901140004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 24, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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24 October 1985
OLL 85-3345
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Review of SSCI Staff Reports on the Philippines
1. At 1800 hours on 23 October SSCI Staff Director
McMahon phoned this office and told that the SSCI
had a staff study on the Philippines a e gency had to
review by noon on 24 October.[ made arrangements to
bring the paper to the Agency; it was actually two versions of
the same paper--a Top Secret Codeword document and a second
version that purported to be unclassified, but which the
Committee wanted us to review for protection of intelligence
sources and methods.
2. At 0830 on 24 October we began reproducing copies and
circulated the document to the ADDI, Director,
Office of East Asian Analysis in the DI, and
The NIO
the principal Philippine sts and
were at a two-day conference at Airlie House.
the number of copies we had to circulate, but
;n-Apr)th substantive review of the papers.
This cut own
precluded any
3. I spoke with SSCI Staff Director McMahon at about 1400
and told him he had set us a nearly impossible
task--particularly with the absence of most of the key
substantive players. He was completely unyielding, said
"Chuck" promised comments by at least 1400, and that we had to
perform. I erroneously assumed "Chuck" to be D/OLL and turned
up the hea It was actually who, in fact,
had not "promised" anything.
a lot of pressure from thi
4. By dint of great effort and
Office
h I gave the
comments to Marvin Ott of the SSCI staff via the secure line a
that time. I expressed our great concern at the haste with
which we had been forced to respond, said that our review was
only for the protection of sources and methods and did not in
any way constitute Agency approval for declassifying the
document, nor did it indicate our agreement with its substance
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nor concurrence in its release. I also urged him to be sure
that State, DoD, NSA, and the NSC had an opportunity to comment
on the paper--and in fact copies of the paper were sent (at
least by us) to State. Mr. Ott assured me that the Committee
understood our caveats, greatly appreciated our efforts, and
that he would ensure the Members were aware of the
circumstances under which our comments were made.
Deputy Chief, Liaison Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
Distribution:
Original - OLL Record
1 - DDI
1 - ADDI
1 - D/OEAA
1 - NIO/EA
1 - EPS/LG
1 - SA/DDO
1 - D/OLL
1 - DD/OLL
LD/OLL (30 Oct 85)
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