INVITATION FROM CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01070R000200760004-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 28, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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DATE June 28, 1983 11:00 PM CITY Washington, DC
DAVID SCHOUMACHER: The CIA tonight did the unheard of;
it issued an invitation to the general public to come on in and
chat.
The agency is trying to head off building community opposit-
ion to a planned expansion at its MacLean headquarters.
Night Team's Carlos Ramirez has the story. Carlos.
CARLOS RAMIREZ: David, the CIA opened its doors tonight
about as far as it can. In our case that meant no cameras, no
recorders, only notebooks. Anything else was considered a security
risk.
Still, the invitation only meeting of about 300 area resi-
dents with CIA, state and federal highway officials was historic.
In the words of a Deputy Director, the Office of Security is still
in a state of shock.
At issue is the $190 million project for a new office build-
ing which will house 3,000 agency's employees now at other area
locations. Area residents are afraid the new employees will bring
with them new traffic problems.
The CIA headquarters has two entrances. The main gate off
of Chain Bridge Road and the entrance on the George Washington
Parkway. Residents, many of whom live along Routes 123 and 193
want the new traffic re-routed to the parkway entrance, which
they point out is a federal highway, eligible for federal highway
funds.
The CIA, which points out that the parkway at rush hour
now is filled to capacity, plans to stagger employees' schedules
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offer only 1100 new parking spaces and main day carpooling in
order to alleviate the increase in traffic.
While the meeting was held under restricted conditions,
Congressman Frank Wolf who organized the gathering believes the
CIA now knows how the citizens feel.
CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF: We've also gotten a commitment
that there will be citizen participation. The CIA's been very
willing to open it up; to allow the citizens to evolve (?) even
before the plan -- the consultant begins his work.
RAMIREZ: And area residents who have banded together
in an effort to let their concerns be known, sounded optimistic
but also cautious.
WOMAN: I feel good that we had a turnout from the community.
I think they do know the people are concerned and that they heard
us. However, I'd like to see how our meetings go from here on.
MAN: I think it's only the first step of a long series
that'll have to be taken before anything really changes.
RAMIREZ: Some, however, might consider the issue moot.
The National Capital Planning Commission has given its okay
and the CIA said tonight that plans to break ground next spring
and have the new employees in by 1987 but Congress has not yet
appropriated funds for the project, and that is where the resi-
dents believe they can lobby for their concerns.
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