LETTER TO EDWIN MEESE, III FROM SAM NUNN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89T00234R000100050017-4
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: October 30, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

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JOHN GUNN. OHM/ CHAIRMAN /11,
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SAM NUNN, GEORGIA. CHAIRMAN
TED STEVENS. ALASKA JOHN GLENN. OHIO, VICE CHAIRMAN
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DAVID PRYOR. ARKANSAS
GEORGE J. MITCHELL MAINE
JEFF BINGAMAN. NEW MEXICO
WILLIAM S. COHEN, MAINE
WARREN B. RUDMAN.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
JOHN HEINZ, PENNSYLVANIA
PAUL S. TRIBLE. Jo, VIRGINIA
LEONARD WEISS. STAFF DIRECTOR
JO ANNE BARNKART. MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
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COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE
ON INVESTIGATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6250
October 30, 1987
The Honorable Edwin Meese, III
Attorney General
Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Room 5111
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Meese:
LAWTON CHILES. FLORIDA
CARL LEVIN, MICHIGAN
JIM SASSER, TENNESSEE
DAVID PRYOR. ARKANSAS
GEORGE J. MITCHELL MAINE
WILLIAM V. ROTH. Jo..
DELAWARE
TED STEVENS. ALASKA
WILLIAM S. COHEN. MAINE
WARREN B. RUDMAN.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PAUL S. TRIOLE. Jo.. VIRGINIA
ELEANORE J. HILL. CHIEF COUNSEL
DANIEL F. RiNZEL CHIEF COUNSEL TO THE MINORITY
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As Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, I have authorized the Subcommittee staff to
conduct a preliminary inquiry to determine the ability dyf the
U.S. Government to protect itself against the threat posed by
hostile intelligence services overseas, specifically at our
diplomatic missions. Recent events in Moscow, Vienna, and
elsewhere have raised grave questions concerning
counterintelligence oversight and investigative and prosecutive
abilities of the U.S. Government abroad.
I am writing to the agencies charged with responsibilities
in the area in order to elicit cooperation in determining the
government's current policies and capabilities. This information
is necessary for the Subcommittee to discharge its obligations in
this matter.
Accordingly, I request that arrangements be made for a
briefing of the Subcommittee Staff regarding the government's
policies on the prosecution of espionage cases, with the focus
being on any problems we face with investigative capabilities and
coordination for offenses occurring overseas.
I greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter, and
I am sure you share my concerns in this regard. Please have your
staff coordinate this request with Eleanore J. Hill, Chief
Counsel and Staff Director to the Subcommittee, or David B.
Buckley, Staff Investigator, at 224-37207-----7?
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