LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM RICHARD G. STILWELL

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• Publication Date: February 11, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
Thank you for your letter of 23 January 1985 relative to the
NSDD-84 options paper forwarded to Mr. McFarlane on 1 May
1984.
I agree that the study has got off to a good start. We
strongly feel that with optimum participation and cooperation
of the member departments and agencies, much needed upgrading
of the federal personnel security program can be achieved.
However, I do share your concern that we must insure the
effort not take unexpected turns--or result in the weakening
of existing rules with respect to intelligence sources and
methods data.
I fully agree with your recommendation that we closely monitor
the progress of the NSDD-84 options study in view of its
importance to the overall improvement of the Federal personnel
security program. Let me assure you that we will continue to
give the study our best effort.
Recently, we were advised that the National Security Council
staff has no problems with the study group recommendations,
and we could expect a response very shortly. However, no
formal reply has been received to date.
Therefore, in accordance with your suggestion and in order
to insure the momentum on this important task, I have just
dispatched the enclosed letter to Mr. McFarlane. My people
and I will continue to participate fully in this important
effort and look forward to working closely with your staff
in developing substantive policy recommendations.
Sincerely,
Richard-G.' ,S't i lwel l
General , ,USA (Ret. )
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THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
The Honorable Robert C. McFarlane
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. McFarlane:
I 1 FEB 1985
In reply refer to:
1-05277/85
On March 11, 1983, the President issued National Security
Decision Directive Number 84 (NSDD-84) which, among other
things, tasked the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Director, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to establish
an interdepartmental group to study the federal personnel
security program and recommend appropriate revisions to
existing Executive Orders, regulations, and guidelines.
During the period March 1983 to April 1984 this group, under
the leadership of Ms. Mary Lawton of the Office of Intel-
ligence Policy and Review, Department of Justice (DOJ), met
with representatives of OPM, Defense, FBI, Energy, State and
Treasury to identify approaches to comply with the President's
tasking. After many meetings over the course of the year,
several fundamental policy issues requiring the guidance of
the National Security Council were identified by the working
group and presented to the Senior Interagency Group/Intelligence
(SIG-1) for review.
On May 1, 1984, after approval by the SIG-I, all of these
issues, together with recommendations, were forwarded to you
for consideration and approval.
The Director of Central Intelligence and I are anxious to
have this important effort commence once again. All agree
that changes in the federal personnel security program are
needed, and DOD, for its part, is holding certain actions in
this area in abeyance which are dependent upon fundamental
national decisions accruing from the study. You should also
be aware that the Permanent Investigations Subcommittee of
the Senate Government Operations Committee will hold hearings
at the end of this month on federal personnel security programs.
It would be desirable for us to advise the Committee that the
Executive branch effort, begun in 1983, has been reinvigorated.
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I would appreciate, therefore, your endorsing the paper
forwarded by the SIG-I last May, and returning it to
Ms. Lawton for appropriate follow-up by her working
group.
Sincerely,
RICHARD G 'I`TOWitL
General, ISA (Ret.)
Chairman, IG/CM
CC:
Mr. Casey
Ms. Lawton
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