LETTER TO EDWARD M. KENNEDY FROM WILLIAM J. CASEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M01152R001001300024-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: July 17, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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JUL 1985
OLL 85-2079/2
The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee
Policy
Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Kennedy:
I write in support of Title V of S. 1271, the "Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986" (Senate Report NC.
99-79, pp.6-13). The Compittee on the Judiciary has Title V
before it for consideration as part of the sequential referral
established for S. 1271. This legislation would expedite the
naturalization of certain United States intelligence sources.
I believe, for the reasons set forth below, that this
legislation is most needed, and I therefore ask for your
support in obtaining favorable consideration for it by the
Subcommittee and the Committee.
The human intelligence collection capabilities of the
United States Government would be greatly enhanced if it could
offer secure and expeditious naturalization to those
individuals who have made significant contributions to the
national intelligence mission. This capability would work to
encourage such contributions in the future, as well as permit
the recognition of those persons who have already rendered
important service in this area'. As you know, enhancement of
our human collection capabilities is of critical importance in
our efforts to deal with the threats posed to our national
security by terrorist organizations.
Unfortunately, several residency and procedural
requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act stand in
the way of such expedited naturalization. Title V of S. 1271
would rectify this situation. It would establish a system
(similar to the system established by Section 7 of the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949) whereby the Director of
Central Intelligence, the Attorney General and the Commissioner
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of the lmrigration and t,&tcralization Service, could waive
those requirements (and only those requirements) fo.,an
individual who has made. EiQnificant contribution to the
national intelligence mission.
I believe that this legislation represents an important
step in this Administration's efforts to enhance our
intelligence collection capabilities. The Department of
Justice, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
support its enactment. I commend it to you for what I hope
will be your favorable consideration.
The Office of Management and Budget (0b1B) has advised that
the submission of this report is consiste with the
President's legislative program.
This same information is also being provided tc Senator
Simpson. Charles A. Briggs, Director of the Agency's Office of
Legislative Liaison (351-6121), and other appropriate Agency
officials would be pleased to brief you in more detail on this
legislation at your convenience should you so request.
Sincerely,
7s/ Mani J. Cemey
William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
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