POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED ANSWERS TO ALLEGATIONS OF THE CIA INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOCKHEED AFFAIR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000300450017-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2004
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POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED ANSWERS TO
ALLEGATIONS OF THE CIA INVOLVEMENT
IN THE LOCKHEED AFFAIR
It can be expected that questions on the CIA's knowl-
edge or involvement in the Lockheed affair in Japan will
generally cover two areas. These are:
1. Q: Was CIA involved in the Lockheed payoffs
to Japan?
A. CIA was not involved in any way with
Lockheed Corporation's sales of air-
craft in Japan.
2. Q: What was CIA's connection with Deak and
Company in the Lockheed activities?
A: CIA was in no way connected in any acti-
vities with Deak and Company in Japan.
It is possible that an entire series of questions may
flow from these two items; including the nature of CIA's
relationship with individuals and groups in Japan and the
extent of its knowledge and involvement in Japanese com-
mercial and political matters. In reply to all such ques-
tions, it is recommended that the following answer, in
essence, be given:
"The CIA normally does not comment on stories
regarding its relations with individuals or organi-
zations. Furthermore, it is generally CIA policy
neither to confirm nor deny the existence of its
activities abroad, involving or affecting any for-
eign country, in conformance with the DCI's statu-
tory responsibility to protect intelligence sources
and methods. In the current circumstances, we have
agreed to comment on specific questions regarding
CIA relations with U.S. companies in order to
answer the allegations contained in recent sensa-
tional press stories. Since your current question
goes beyond what we are prepared to discuss if we
are to protect sources and methods, I cannot com-
ment on this question."
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