C.I.A. AIDE REASSURES SENATE PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000303570141-9
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 141
• Publication Date: March 14, 1981
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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NE'1 YORK TIMES
14 MAECH 1981
WASHINGTON; -:March` 13 - Adrn.
Bobby, R:, Inman, deputy director of the
Central Intelligence Agency, met today
witlra-Senate committer and reportedly
reassured its members 'about changes
that the Reagan Administration intends
to rhake in-President Carter's executive
ordersimposing- restrietions.on the na-
tion's intelligence agencies:-?Z;;:
Senator ;DameL Patriclt Moynihan,
Demociat.f Nea- Ydrk:said after the
closed meeting of the Senate Select Coni-
mitteef,:.:on;;, Intelligence,. .that?= Admiral
Inman-had-'made, a_-commitment to con-
suit==with":the: panel- before -submitting.
final proposals to President Reagan...
The-Eea6aF3nteliigence Agency "has
no busintss',involving itself in domestic
operations Said.Mr.? Moynihan, who is
vice: chairman '"of :the : committee. The-
Senator added that-. he fully agreed with
'Adrmral.pnman's position that the `'the
joboftheC.,I.A:.isabroad."
Senator Patrick J "i eahy, Democrat of
Vermont, said that he was "greatly real.
sired" by Admiral Inman's promise that
there would be substantial revisions in a
preliminary draft of the proposed execu-
tive order. The .draft, . prepared by a
working group of. middle-level intelli-
gence officials, would have given the in--
telligence agency greater latitude to col-
lect~information in the United States by
so-called intrusive: techniques: such.'as
searches and surveillance: =- - . _
Senator Moynihan told reporters that
some of the proposed changes were "off
the wall," but that others might be justi-
fied by the agency's need to work with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in corn-
batingthe threat of terrorism. -
-.:Mr.: Moynihan said that.. he'would be
concerned about the draft order if it had
been. endorsed by Admiral` Inman: and
William-1. Casey, the Director of Central
Intelligence. But the admiral- said that
the proposal did not represent-!.'an agreed
upon position of the Administration," ac-
cording to Mr. Moynihan. _-.
STAT
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