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• Publication Date: January 17, 1977
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NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
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17 JAN 1977
The Honorable Edward H. Levi
The Attorney General
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C. 20530
Attached is a study on Intelligence Activities
Against Illicit Narcotics Trafficking which was prepared
by my Critical Collection Problems Committee (CCPC). I
commend this study to your attention. It is an exhaustive
examination of the problems inherent in the United States
Government's attempts to combat illicit narcotics traf-
ficking.
,_The National Foreign Intelligence Board (NFIB) has
endorsed this report and its Conclusions and Recommenda-
tions. I have directed the implementation of those actions
which can be taken within the Intelligence Community. There
are a number, however, which transcend Intelligence Com-
munity boundaries and I have referred these to the National
Security Council so that the necessary action can be initi-
ated at that level.
You will note that the NFIB approved the recommendation
that the Intelligence Community Staff, in consultation with
the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration, consider recommending revision of Executive Order
11905 to include the foreign intelligence elements of DEA
in the membership of the foreign intelligence community to
facilitate the coordination of foreign narcotics intelligence
programs (pages six and seven). It was the consensus of
the Board, however, that DEA should not be made an NFIB
member. Representatives of my Intelligence Community Staff
will be getting in touch with your office in implementation
of this recommendation.
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You will also be concerned with Section F, Legal
Problems and Restrictions, beginning on page 14. In this
connection, we were gratified to receive the letter of
15 December 1976 from Mr. John J. Buckley, Jr., your
Special Assistant, informing us that you have determined
that NSA may provide DEA with the specific strategic intel-
ligence it has requested. This will, I am sure, benefit
the U.S. Government's efforts to collect and report foreign
intelligence information on international narcotics
activities. In relation to this problem, I should like to
call your attention to the Intelligence Community Staff
study concerning restrictions on electronic surveillance in
the foreign intelligence field which I forwarded to you on
18 October 1976. Many of the problems described in this
study relate directly to the field of narcotics intelligence
and favorable action on its recommendations would permit
greatly improved support by NSA and CIA to the U.S. nar-
cotics control effort.
Finally, I should like to add my strong personal
endorsement to the recommendations contained in this study.
I should appreciate your personal attention to those which
fall within the purview of the Department of Justice.
Sincerely,
George Bush
Chairman
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