AUDIT OF CIA CONTROLS ON STINGERS PROPOSED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00965R000604900004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 1, 1987
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Audit of -CIA Controls
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L~iwmakers Fear Ih'verszon to Terrorists
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W.~,yrringtbri P~rsrarr wriro~ - ~ sold to allies had improved in recent
' years. But the:~report did not deal
Two lawmakers are pressing for with those sent to. U.S.-supported
an audit of CIA methods forcontrol- ~ anticommunist groups and -noted
ling delivery of sophisticated Sting- ~ that many ~ of the=: shol~lder-fired,
er missiles to anticommunist rebels heat-seeking missiles had been sold
in Angola and Afghanistan following before inventory controls were im-
a report 'that some were found in a plemented.
the hands of arms traffickers ar= ~ DeConcini said he had qo infor-
rested in Zambia. :J oration .other than the incident. in
Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz), - Zambia~.;to indicate: Stingers. had..
a member of . the Senate Select 'reached the black market. His aides
Committee on Intelligence, said provided a report from the March 2
Wednesday that he is `joining with issue of: Defense and F.,preign Af : _
Rep. William H. Gray III (D-Pa.), fairs Weekly fhat said Sngers had ;
chairman of the House Budget been seised from a group.of bandit.
Committee, to demand that the caught in Zambia.
Central intelligence Aaanw snhmif The report said the Stingers
to an audit by the Generat Account='" were apparently obtamed.vfa.Laire ..
ing Office. ~. ~ fr?m Jonas Savimbi's~~,: National
The CIA has consistently fefus~d. ;? Union for the Total Independence
to allow the GAO, Congress' main of `Angela (UNITA),-whii~a the Unit=
ed States has been aiding through a
investigating agency, to.examine its covert program since early last
activities, arguing that it is account- year.
able only to the Senate and House Aides said they had been told by
intelligence committees. Pentagon officials that "there was
"My great concern is about the reason for concern" .about the re-:. .
CIA use of these weapons and what port but had not been given addi-;
security they implement,'.' DeCon- tional details:. . .
cini said, releasing declassified sec-. DeConcini. said he does not op-
tions of a GAO report on measures -pose sending Stingers to the Afghan
taken by the CIA and Defense De- ~ and Angolan guerrilla forces, but is
partment to ensure that Stinger and .worried that the missiles might end
.Redeye antiaircraft missiles do not up on. the black market for purchase
fall into terrorist hands. by terrorists who .want to shoot
The report said U.S. safeguards : down a commercial airliner..
.~:. describe~~ concern about missiles
He said he would 'oppose, how-
ever; supplying Stingers to U.S:
backed rebc~s fighting the Sandi-
~nista 'government in Nicaragua.' He ,
said there was "no question in, my .
mind" that tl'ie administration was
considering supplying the contra
.rebels with Stingers if Congress
votes. additional aid for them neat
fiscal year. ~ ~ `
`~ De~o~inci said?~ h :;and- Gray?
would probably join in writing alet-
ter to the CIA after a briefing the
agency is planning to give the !
House budget:chairman next week...,
Gray. is also involved in negoti-
ations :with the CIA over an earlier. '
request of his that the GAO roves-
tigate a}legations that. substantial
amounts of money_ voted by Con-
gress to purchase arms for the Af-
ghan resistance movement were di-
verted elsewhere.
The CIA is also refusing to co-
operate in that GAO investigation.
DeConcini said that if the CIA
continued to refuse to cooperate in
the Stinger inquiry he would either
seek to have the Senate intelligence
committee begin an investigation or
propose an amendment establishing
.tighter controls over the missiles.
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