LETTER TO DEAR JACK: FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

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Dear Jack:
2 3ilu\i 1919
Thank you for your letter of November 21st,
and for the copy of "Perlscope. I very much
appreciate the coverage you gave my speech--page
two is better than I do in the Post..
Enclosed is a photograph for Stan Phillips
In Florida which I am more than happy to send along.
Herb Hetu's office ha, already started the
wheels rolling to sanitizel Imonograph.
He should be able to get it back to you within a
week to ten days.
I am delighted to hear from Herb that we are
already working much closer with AFIO--and it's
always good to hear from you. Beat Army.
Yours,
/81 Stansi'len Tut?iticit
STANSFIELD TURNER
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Mr, John F. Blake
President and Executive Director
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
6723 Whittier Avenue
McLean, Virginia 22101
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I write this letter in violation of all rules of composition; i.e.,
it addresses itself to several different subjects.
First, I wish to forward to you personally a copy of the current
issue of our quarterly publication "Periscope". Pages 2 and 9 should
be of particular and rewarding significance to you.
Next, we are about to open, in the physical sense, an office in
Florida. It will be under the general supervision of Stan Phillips, who
voluntarily serves as our Southeastern area coordinator. Stan is a
retired U.S. Army Colonel (Green Beret) and an eminently successful.
businessman. He.lwas much impressed with your speech at our National
Convention, and task ;the; other day it I thought-you would be kind
-ienough to autograph .e...picture for him to be hung in his office. I told
him the odds were pretty much in his favor. If you would be good.
enough to do so and send it to me, I will get it into Stan's hands.
Lastly, I wish to thank you for your recent thoughtful letter in
connection with my new responsibilities. In that letter you expressed_
a hope that there could be closer relations between the Intelligence
Covallunity and the alumni, a thought with which I thoroughly agree. In
fulfillment of that position, there is a request I ;would like to make.
A distinguished Agency Alumnus, Mr. Hans Moses, does valuable work for
AFIO as our senior research assistant. At the moment he is revising
our "Speakers Kit", which? incidentally, contains manuscripts of several
of your own speeches. Hans' last assignment was in the OTR Center for
Intelligence Studies. While there, he produced a monograph "-The 4
I:Clandestine:Service.-- An Introduction. It was published in June, 1979,
and was classified "Confidential", with each paragraph being separately
classified. Hans states about 90% of the paragraphs are unclassified,
and even the other 10% could easily be cleansed of the classified sen-
tences. 'He-As-of --the,;-opinian ,-that-the unclassifiethporbion -tfould be ?fj
'value- in the ,'Speaker e Kit" and in other ways to us. -If.you could make
Narrangements-to have the document sanitized. and forwarded to us, we
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would be very grEZteful. While I know we could use the FOIA. process,
just have an understandable aversion to it. I believe my suggested
handling is more sound and equally legitimate.
Thanks for your considerations of these natters. Hope you make
the Army-Navy game this year -- an old Navy guard ought to enjoy it.
Best regards,
114, Blake
President
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Dear Jack:
25 OCT 191g
Sincere congratulations on your election as
President and Executive Director of AFIO. I
strongly believe that all of us in the Intelligence
Community and the Agency should be doing much more
with our alumnae. Indeed, ue all could do a much
better job with the interest, support and benefit
of the experience of those of you who have done
such a magnificent job before us. With you at
the helm we will have that opportunity and I look
forward to having a chance to work with you and
AFIO toward our common goals.
Pat joins in sending very best wishes to
you and Fran.
Yours*
4,eL atanefield.:Turner
STANSFIELD TURNER
Mr. John F. Blake
President and Executive Director
Association of Former Intelligence
Officers
6723 Whittier Avenue* Suite 30:1A
McLean, Virginia 22101
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7 October 1979
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Washington?The United States flew a
high-altitude supersonic SR-71 spy, plane
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with President Carterie orders-to:irk:ma
surveillance otSoviettroops fit...Cuba; ad
ministration offidais reported Yesterday.
It was the first. SR4/ flight Over Cuba
since last Novemb0,f. When a single mis-
sion collected.,dateozinewly.srrived MIGi?
..23 jet fighters Otherwise, hfi,..;Carterbas-
Mopped Cuban Overflights since the begin-
ning of' his presidency as a goodwill g
ture.
,Whether the sPypi;srie-missions
repeated, officials said; Will depend on in-
telligence requirements."
The SR-71 is capable of operating'at, al4
titudes of about 20'miles,and making
cise photographs otobjeCts on the ground.
It is the' most Sophisticated spy plane in;
the U.S. forcek'and'its mission overCuba?,
,Friday obviously .was seen as a necessary -
supplement to intelligence-gathering chine
by earth satellites and by other types of
aircraft operating off the Cuban coasts-
Officials4aid. that units . of tie Sovet
ibrigadttin Cuba:-Were based south and
West of Havaia,..*,
Disclosnreptnbe,Yriday flight evi-
dentlywais, ioltmteered here because it
was suspected that Cuba's President Fidel
Castro; would reveal it-be any -case This
suggested. thotitheUnited States had indi-
cations, that. Cuban radar detected the
high4lYing airplane Ai it crossed , ?
The RUSgaii.brigade was described'
c Friday.by,AdnailStansfield Turner,
tor of Central Intelligence, as consisting of
three' InfantrY"battalions, a tank battalion
and all the, normal artillery, antiaircraft,
and anticank vizi of tech a formation.,...,:.
In his speeck to the nation Monday
night:" pi-esident Carter. listed Soviet.',!..!a.s-`,
suranees",nbout-:the non-threatening, Ina-
turn of the brigade Butthe President said:,
the United Stat Would not "rest on these
Soviet statements alone." ,
,?1.1e- said:America, wourd "monitor the
tatua_of Op. :olfie.:Oorces by. increased
iterveillance Of Cuba." The country would.
?:also make sure that no Soviet unit in Cuba
;could threaten U.S. security or that of any,
lother nation In the western bernisphere.-,,,..;
Part of that Insurance was to plan in ,
Zn-eased manuevers in the Caribbean area .
i?td to establish a Caribbean Joint Task ;
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.:. ., Washington?Adm.: Stansfield Turner,::,1,-, , In early September, officials said the
. director of central ? intetligence;-. giving '-: unit had been in Cuba since the mid-1970's
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? fresh. details on the Soviet brigade in,q- or longer. -:. ? , ' ',!, ? .
Cuba, said : yesterday ; an .."intelligence ??!,,,7,-; Admiral Turner offered fuller explana.
. breakthrough" in August gave the United ,:i thin on the question of when, and whether,
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troops were back on the island' and in z0; after the 1962 missile crisis. . ?
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? Intelligence Officers, he described ' the,"..-1
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Soviet outfit as consisting of three in- :..;4.1 In his speech, President Carter said
fantry battalions, a tank battalion And the: ::s. there were 20,000 Soviet military men in
normal artillery, antiaircraft: and antl....Cuba at the time of the 1962 crisis and
? tank guns and support of such a unit. It,c,-;;;!most of them were also withdrawn !like
has been said to number 2,000- to 3,000,v the irdisliest and we monitored their
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= /-? Admiral Turner did not elaborate 'on:: ? were thought to be' advising and training
the "Intelligence breakthrough": that .: '1?? Cubans and doing Intelligence work. '
finally produced what the
of a briefing by the then-defense
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adngt'istrati?6'. This assessment left some questions be-
accepted as persuasive evidence. The :;a
modifer "persuasive", was applied first by?jr:Citi15.
secretary, Robert S. McNamara, in Febru-
President Carter / in his Monday nigh0?11. ur., ? , . 1?
speech. Earlier, officials had simply said' -.: -?, " , . S ..
the combat brigade was there?its pres..-W '::. At that time- Mr, McNamara said there
ence "confirmed." ..,'!,' :?-? ?;:i: .? ? ..;,,,..3 ? were "four combat forces, roughly each
.? . The intelligence chief sild the 'dit.E.. the 3 I i e of a reinforced battalion" in Cuba.
Hpri proeess was greatly :aided by reproa.;'.;;7. There were other technicians and advisers
. cesOng old data stored: in computers and",;.:*ass"lated with a units and training '
(pee thought irrelevant.-By 1973, he?said, Cuban* t ir o use patrol craft and coastal de-
aussialis ,4f e?nse equipment, he "said. .- . . :'
there was "strong suspicion" the
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were reintroducing combat troops ?int.o:tri.? Mr:McNamara put the combat person.
Cuba, and after the August ?coriciusiona'r.:.. nel at that time at. about 5,000, which he '
were reached, It was: accepted that the said comprised a "very, very small force,"
? :formation had been there at least since and and said there were "ant 12,000 other .
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CIA chief says:
'We are trying
to be more open'
By M.L. Stein
The Central Intelligence Agency is try-
ing to be "more open with the media and
the public" by passing out unclassified
material and being responsive to in-
quiries, Director Stansfield Turner said
in Los Angeles (March 30).
?We're no longer stuck in the no
comment' grove." Admiral Turner add-
ed, "although we sometimes have to
say 'no comment.'"
Speaking at a breakfast meeting of the
Greater Los Angeles Press Club, the,
CIA chief said, "We are doing a vital jobi
and we want you (the press) to know as
much about it as we can. But sometimes
our need for some level of secrecy is in
contradiction to the media's job of keep-
ing the public informed."
Turner noted that, like the press, the
CIA also has a responsibility to protect
its sources. The organization, he con-
tinued, must also protect government
policy makers...
"When we have an 'exclusive' we try
to hold on to it as long as we can,"
Turner admitted. "But still, we can un-
derstand each other's purposes and mo-
tives so we can keep you informed while
protecting our sources and our policy
makers."
At the same time, however, Turner
was sharply critical of newspaper ac-
counts that, in his opinion, dredge. up
"well worn" CIA stories and present.
them as news.
"We read about some charges against
the CIA and then in the last paragraph
we find that it happened in 1952," he
explained.The director also took a swipe
at government employees who leak in-
formation to the press.
"A large percentage of the leakers
have motives which are not alturistic,"
he said. "To publish their informition
may not be in the public interest."
The director said he favored prosecu-
tion of persons who release classified in-
formation. "
Turner expressed further distaste for
ex-CIA agents who have written critical
books exposing the inner workings of the
agency. .
In a question and answer session.;
Turner claimed that the publication of '
the Pentagon Papers weakened the CIA
and "led to more disclosures by irre-
sponsible people." Turner said he favored
tightening the rules for releasing clas-
sified information, noting that the United
States exchanges some secrets with
friendly countries.
"These nations will not want to share
their secrets if they are to appear in the
US press," Turner pointed out.
However, the director said the CIA
has made changes in its handling of clas-
sified and unclassified material so,..that
standards are more specific and author-
ity to classify more limited.
To another questioner, Turner con-
ceded that the CIA had miscalculate
events in Iran but added, "the press inj
academia didn't do much better."
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The Deputy Director of the Central In-
telligence Agency (CIA) told a Harris-
burg, Pa., audience March 10 that the
Freedom of Information Act is "erod-
ing" the ability of the agency to recruit
and protect agents overseas.
Frank C. Carlucci, in an address at a
meeting of the Keystone State Chapter
of the Association of Former Intelligence
Officers, said the "Principal impedi-
ment" facing CIA agents is the ability to
"protect their sources and methods",
adding that this ability has "eroded"
under FOI.
"Everyone is 'claiming a legitimate
need to know, but it's axiomatic, the
more people who know, the more leaks
are likely.
"It's not the workload" of handling 88
requests a week at a cost of' $3 a year,
"but the 'chilling effect this has on our
work overseas. We seem to have laws
that help our enemies. No one is going to
confide in you if his information or his
name is going to come out in the news-
paper or congressional hearing," Car-
lucci said. _
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By MARY O. BRADLEY
Staff Writer
The Freedom of Information Act
is "eroding" the ability of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency to recruit
and protect agents overseas, a CIA
official told a local group Saturday
night.
Frank C. Carlucci, CIA deputy
- director, told a meeting of the Key-
stone State Chapter of the Associa-
tion of Former Intelligence Officers
at the Penn Harris Motor Inn, Camp
Hill, that the agency spends $3 mil-
lion a year answering 88 requests a
'week about information and
reports.
"It's not the workload that's
"troubling us, but the 'chilling effect'
this has on our work overseas," Car-
lucci said.. "We seem to have laws
that help our enemies. No one is
going to confide in you if his infor-
mation or his name is going to come
out in a newspaper or congressional
hearing."
The "principal impediment" fac-
ing CIA operatives now is the ability
to "protect: 'their _sources , and.;
met d) he said,: adding: "this ? -
.ability has eroded." A
e "Everyone is claiming a legiti-
mate need:to know, but it's axio-?,,,.
'matic, the more people who. know,
the more leeks are likely," Carlucci
said. He has held the No. 2 spot.in-
the CIA since February 1978. ?
In addition to external assaults
on the CIA's wall of sectuity, the -
agency faces pressures from within,
Carlucci said. "We have a problem
with former employees who like to -
take pen in hand," he said.
CIA agents are required to sign
an agreement promising never to di-
vulge classified information with-
out the prior Consent of the CIA
director, he said. But some agents
? have ignored their oath.
"If we are unable to support our.
contract tiler. .g,40.104,,,,,Salajaihse
trouble." Mare. tiitars being test-
ed in the courts, Carlucci' said, in a
case involving -former CIA employ-
ee Frank Snepp, who wrote a book
alleging that the CIA bungled the
American departure from Vietnam
in 1975.
Carlucci said the issue in the
case is not whether Snepp published
classified information, but who
should determine what is classified.
"I submit we have to make a
greater effort if we are going to pro-
tect our sources and methods. If we
lose sources and methods, we lose
information, and in some cases, lives
are lost," he said.
"In spite of the problems we
face, I still think we have one of the
most effective intelligence agencies
in the world," he said.
Carlucci said the involvement of
the CIA in "covert activities" over-
seas has "become a highly emotion-
al issue in the United States." He
defined covert activity as an "effort
to exert some political influence in a
clandestine fashion."
It is an issue that "has been
blown out of proportion," since the
CIA's covert-operation capability is
"used very sparingly." .
The new Intelligence Oversight
Board and select committees in the
House and Senate serve as watch-
dog agencies over CIA activities.
The review agencies were formed
following disclosure of alleged ille-
gal activities by the CIA in the Unit-
ed States and foreign countries.
The Oversight Board, of which
former Pennsylvania Gov. William
Scranton is a member, is em-
powered to examine charges of
wrongdoing within the CIA and re-
ports directly to President Jimmy
Carter, Carlucci said.
However, Carlucci said, getting
presidential and congressional ap-
proval for 'overseas operations de-
lays the CIA's "reaction time."
Carlucci said, however, that he
would be "the last person to make-
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the last person to stand here and
defend the abuses of the past."
Carlucci said congressional stud-
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were ordered by persons at top lev-
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Carlucci said the goal of the CIA - ?
must be to strike a balance between
"control and effectiveness."
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Out of the aShes of the defunct Coixater Spy Magazine another per-
iodical has risen with the SRMP avowed purpose of destroying the intel-
ligence capability of this nation. This new publication is entitled
Covert ActiOn Information Bulletin and its first issue was distributed
in July 1978. A copy of this issue is enclosed. Heading the list of
supporters and contributors is Philip .Agee, the first and only defector
from the ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency known to have enlisted
in the cause of international communism. He is thus a traitor.
The backers say in this issue, "We are confident that there ci11 be
sufficient subscribers to make this publication a permanent weapon in.
the fight .against the CIA, the FBI, military intelligence...." They
then continue: "we will never stop expoSing CIA. personnel and opera-
tions whenever and wherever we find them." They proclaim a regular
feature, "Naming Names", in which "we will continue to expose high-
ranking CIA officials". They proceed. to identify, in full detail, the
CIA Chief of Station in Jamaica.
The members of this Association are deeply cohcerned with this
group's disregard for law. The effectiveness of U.S. intelligence can
be seriously damaged when U.S. intelligence officers under cover are
identified; and there is a clear and present danger of bodily harm and
perhaps death to the officers so identified. Moreover, anxiety and
fear -- beyond measure -- are placed on the wives and families of R31
such officers serving in far-flung areas of the world.
In our view, there is reason to believe that crimes have been com-
mitted and will continue to be committed by the group sponsoring Covert
Action. in pursuit of its objectives. Is there not incitement to viola-
tion of law in the calls for assistance in the pages of this publica-
tion? We urge you, as the nation's top law enforcement officer, to
investigate and take appropriate action to protect U.S. intelligence
and to safeguard the lives of our dedicated intelligence officers. We
consider this a serious aad urgent problem and we call upon you to
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review this matter most carefully.
While fully conscious of 1st AmenftPnt constraints, perhaps care?
fully drawn civil actions could be file& in the courts to prevent dam?
age and danger. Surely, under our laws there must be a Tway for the U.S.
Government to'protect its elf from these assaults on the intel 1 gence
community and to prevent these threats to the safety of our officers
and their families.
I would. appreciate an expression of your views that 'l. may trans?
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cc: Senator Bayh
Congressman. Boland
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Sincere],y yours,
Stil ell
Gene a USA (Ret.)
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11 August 1978
The Honorable Robert Morgan
1251 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Morgan:
This Association is deeply concerned by ,the emergence of
Covert Action Information Bulletin, copy enclosed. Its stated
purposes are to expose CIA operations and identify publicly
CIA personnel under cover. The clear aim is to destroy the
CIA and the FBI and, in the process, jeopardize the lives of
intelligence personnel. This publication is under the aegis
of a group headed by Philip Agee, a fol.mer CIA employee, a
defector to international communism, and thus a traitor. We
believe this group's despicable activities constitute a clear
and present danger for which there should be a remedy under
law.
The U.S. government should not supine in face of threats
of this genre. We enclose for your information a copy of our
letter to the Attorney General requesting that he take appro-
priate action and inform us. Frankly, we doubt that strong,
positive action can be taken and consequently are bringing
this matter to your attention. The responsibilities of
Congress encompass not only establishing statutory charters
for U.S. intelligence; they also include the duty -EC. make
intelligence effective.
Appropriate laws would assist in protecting the: lives of
our dedicated intelligence officers who are on the firing line
as our first line of national defense. In the course of the
study of remedial legislation, investigative subpoenas by the
Congress might well bring to light useful information.
I would appreciate learning from you what steps might be
taken by the Congress in this direction so that I could inform
our thousands of members.
Sincerely,
J
Richard G. G. Stilwell
General USA (Ret..)
President, AFIO
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ARTICLE APPEARED 16 June 19 78,.
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waibuautie ion stilt writer ?? '.1ense." - .? : ? .. ?
ie-Forme? 'U&.'intellige.ncef=. offictiai Ut- -hit; While ? Halperin .contended . that-'
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prOtestedi,-,yesterdaY,,,,that a ? Senate...if -'..su a finding' would ?be more .1and
plan for restrUcturixig tile nation's in-;;?-inlerei-liglitlY made -Stillwell charged-,
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thatthftbill, as Written, "is -virtually,.....-
elligence';comintinity-Cwould' ? coine. -
decision to stop: al/ clandestine opera-
iibse to aPeratia.133;i: tic/ne riot only. positive collection
Continuing' irsertes? of intelligence. 2 counter intelligence but also coy
establishment- eOmpiainta -4. about :the
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addition:1'e other presidential ap;_
royals retinired by the bill, all covert;
mar 'Officers, asaailett
:?=4.-operation.s::'"tilust: be reviewed ;.and.
at a senate hearing as:far too restric-72.perstniallyepproved? Preal-.;
tine "aw overrate:dun' Ufa few abuses dent," Stilwell Said..."We "itibmit that ?
ci the- Past,,: the.:. face of ...a: growing: ; this mountain of red tape . ? is an
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,?.AssociatiOnesideit- .ti.?-,?'1.131.1? of governinent:%..= ;
Stilwell, a retire& Arniy.general"-iiiii..i?,."Theheid of the retired-spy' group,'
4Ade Serred; . a5' .the- elyiTris More. than Z500 'mem;-f.
gence Agency's chief :of covert actions. hers, "'.was even more - critical- of
for the, Fan East-said- his Organization. -ProPbsed ? controls on.. surveillance: of
Also, feels that' mislabeled ..,rforeign intelligence Operations 1.21-1114,-:.
being Callickiithe..Nationak Senate has already-
ap-
gence Reorginiiation and Reform Act; i: proved' legislation. to. require the Is
of 1978."- " - ::-w;; mince'. of judicial warrants for - such
i?-"The word ivicirre Oai in: unfortn- surveillance: "'
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Stilwell denounce]. the Hee, '-uise-
4ate connotation which is an affront-4
far as it applies to ? "agents of foreign
thousands ,the - ousands of dedi :-
cated ern-
;ipowers," as "incredible ? . unneees lloYes of the intelligence community - 'sari'and even "unconstitutional" He
who were never aware of [and neverl
said it ought to be called "An Act to
Participated in, the very few trans-
Convey Fourth Abiendment Rights.
gressions which led to the many sea- = the. Soviet Embassy and all KGB Offi-
sational charges of the past few
cers in-- the 'United States and. All
Years," Stilwell told the- Senate Intel-
lig,rence Committee:. , ? ? - . Other Fcireigaers." - ? '
. ? ? ? ? Committee Chairman Birch- Baih. _
=4 A dissenting voice Caine from- MOP said he was-surprised to hear'
n. Halperin, director for the nonpro- suclx.OutsPoken objections .to bringing':
fit Center for NatIonar SeeuritY7Stud- the federal judiciary into the picture.-
ies, who protested- that the bill al- '",.."?!Are yow afraid we're not going to:, be-
ready represented' an: unwise retreat : ' 'able to find a federal judge.-we: Can:;
in many' respects. front changes ad-co.- trust?' ,Bayli wondered: '
4atiti ini97Tby thellist Senate bite
Committee-'- y under Frank
cb-Arien.
eCiidhOriiii-i:that' not ?illy-)
IpTer dieltitelligencethgenciesconsist;t:
anitichos-ett. tn. ignore the lair in the
fast" and the_ things:orbich ther''
knew, tbe^ i:illegal,; it also: shows that :
the0m * broad; ihterProtation to
of-the anttiOritr which they did hav.'.74.
Harilestri
Bt witere.;:the-; church .Consmittes-
recammended4hai covert operations
64;11:kited by extraordinary. situations; =
Hattferin tokt the committee, the pro.
posed. Senate measure, S.-2523,-wou1
SteZto cant:rig .thenr largely by -
44.4nwreporte!on such' undertaidnge?
tolust one, conimittee in each-'house!
4t:t/./a 'Congress; rather than the cur-
rentYnumber of four in each house.
P' Under lair;,, covert opera-
tibia- can-- bi? undertaken only on- :?a7
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tf NEIIITORT -4.---"People don't want-a
? spook aiound these days" lamented Di-
id Phillips. former dile of: Latia;?une '
can operations for the CIA and author of",
The Night Watch,!! a book= the agency'
? whith one: retiree:spy: yesterday cad:
'the new .
Phillips'. book is not ot the spy-and-41V
. variety; a Proliferating:gem, that came;
undi.r heavy attack ft= the 60 persons-:
who attended a regoniP meeting .of the
- Association 'of Former Intelligence Offi,
cers at the Sheraton Islander Inn yester-;
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? PI.M.LIPS TOOK TIME-before a panel
:discussion on legislation which: would:
;tighten controls on intelligence work arid:
-curb covert activities to: tell 4...teporter
- that being an ex-CIA agent is not an. easy;,'?
thing these days-
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?? The nation's intelligence agencies- are.:
-under the harshest scrutany-- in their- 31-::
year history. Public demands foraccolint;
ability have escalated with.
sures d1.41.11...tanhile, Vietnam and.:
:at home. Critics regularly. emerge _from-
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-within to publish- damaging books
"Second careers are being closed Off,"
.,said Phillips, "pardculirly to anyone who
;ilea been in clandestine-operations"' The .
f- old saw that old'spieS draft fade away but
go on to the menet university-no longo
is true,:h.said.
? The panel. dint:sante:: fothsed !an"(
tf Senate bill whichindiana Sem Birth Haiti?
_has termed the4 twist . important human
? rights legislation since the 13111 of Righ
_Hayti is chairman of the select committee,
: on inteWgencei which isconducting hear.i.
tags on the
' By all accounts yesterday, however; the-
; bill is;.&.,:?curnbersomer and dangerous
' intrusion into the intelligence community,
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ALL THREE PANELLSTS.-- Lawrence I
Houston, former .yeneral counsel of the
--CIA, and Walter Pforzheimer and John ?
Maury; forrneriestisLative counsels of the
: agency? slammed the legislation. They
: are vring.uplormal tesnmony for the
"-association to present to Bayh's commit-
tee- Jttne3M 2k?t:
Pforzheitter .Called WI maL. Strait-
jacketT whicir provides too much man-
- agement opposed . oversight., . ? .
Houston criticized the extensive report-
ing: requirements of the law, which lists
.61 separate instances- in which intelli-
,gence agendes must notify Congressional
_committees of .action:
-,"The dead hand of the 'fiwlers will
13eraneso pervasive as to shut down
uperationS. especially on .the clandestine
side," he; noted.- Maldng- ?Orations so
widely:716?ml Would _jeopardize
'security, he said. ? 7
: Maury 7also-- blamed the' media . for-
causing.most the intelligence commu- :
nity's "travail."' He said the favorite myth
of the press is that the. CIA is a ."rogue
elephant' stampeding-freely. He said the
agencl_alw_aysliaa _operated under con-
trots of armed services and appr_opriationi
? committees-of ? Congress.',1z.,,,z..,?::,..??z,z,,-,1"
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IN A spEEcii to the group litiir in the;
:day, Set- Claiborne Pell cited aneea for
new legislation.- saying the-1947 act was
j...overly broad and had been used to
authorize'."many
and undemocratic acts." .;;;!.
But Pelf cautioned _against, Overteesia-
.-tion..;"A, President must - be permitted
enough flexibility Under the law," he said,
protect:national security."
: Pell alsradvOcated separating Covert
operations::: from intelligence . collection
'; and analysis work, saying that intelli-
;:: gent* often ? is. either tailored to support
, covert operations or suppressed when it
? conflicts with Met:
? Pelf said that on the day ir 1966 When
the CIAI was selecting the site for the Bay
of Plg,s-iireasiori Of Cuba: he.waS telling
Director Allen Dulles that his trip to Cuba,
a few weeks before had convinced him
? the- island tacked_ enough: publii:SOpport
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