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• Publication Date: May 10, 1981
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ON
WILMINGTON SUNDAY NEWS JOURN,
FAMILY WEEKLY
10 May 1981
"We are in possibly the most menacing period since Wor
who believes that the answer to the Soviet challenge lies
how intelligent is our intelligence?
Tad Szulc
, ?In Saudi Arabia; radical plotters-
::: are conspiring to overthrow the rulers_
-__ of the oil kingdom in an ominous
re-
play of the Iranian revolution...'
strife-ridden Central Arnerica,7
Cuban operatives- are1-secretivelyi.
delivering weapons to leftist rebels.-:.-2::'?
?In Western European
Soviet diplomats cre subtly seeking to
^ encourage the new wave of neutralL- ?
their proving griiunds in Oen--
tral Asiathe Russians are flight-test-? ',
ing a new intercontinental baflisticT
: missile (ICBM) with 10 nuclear war-
heads, a super-rocket designed to hit_
targets in the United States with dead-
ly _
fi-'11.?..'._?-These are just a_feW_rof the crucial
problems and dangers -facing the
United. States at a tithe of-rising ten.L.
?;:.:Sion with the Soviet Union rand. gen-
- ^ eral
international 7 upheaval .-.=?: We
m possibly the most_.-rnenacing
-period since World .:War
71-:: For America to be ablelci deal ef-7,
fecdvely with threats of this kind, we
I need precise, detailed: and timely,_
knowledge of what.: is: -_ happening
around the globe on daily basis. In
other words, the greatest self-defense
7 requirement for the United States,-as-
seen by the Reagan Administrstion, is
-a first-rate capability for gathering and
interpreting intelligence as swell as,
Tad Szulc has written 14 books on jOreigni
? policy: His first novel. Diplomaiir Immunity, -
will be published by Simon & Schuster later' ?
--this month. -r". ?
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But s'according to the most-expen:
-enced experts in Washington, United
States Intelligence --- the Central In-
telligence Agency and its military.sister
agencies.. has been falling short of
-:superb performance, to say the least,
,injecent years: This is believed to b2.
true of both..,4.`human" and technical
;intelligence:-.' from cbak-and-dagger
..espionage to the spy-in-the-sky?(satel-
lite) surveillance of Soviet nuclearad-
-vancei,_ - ?
?. _The rebuilding, strearriliriing. arid
modemizingof American intelligence
r operations looms, therefore, as one of
-the highest priorities for the Reagarr7,
,Administration- and the - heue: ?Iepder.
shipifearri it7fielded earlier. this;year..s,
The decision 'to revive and .-step up,
covert, activities: abroad .177-;,, ranging
-fr6inifiOandestine,:arrns
-SoViet licjilters:in-?:---Afgheirr*.n to ef-1
forts7at-onibg decisive. political
-fluence*-the petroleurn-rith Persian
Gulf .--,As-part -of-the_currepfupgrad-
ing -plan.Nirch-more=muit-be don e,1
-however,-IAO-restore_fprirnacy to :the,
Unitee:I.:States'the-elusive, world of;
-immediate -responsibility for,
improving American intelligence lies'
?with William-i. Casey, The 68:year-
oId New.York lawyer who Was named
- by:--President Reagan asliirector of
:CentralUntelligence after Managing
hisEelec:iion campaign. Under the law, ;
CaSey is-head of the entireintelligence? '
community--(comprising the CIA; the,
-Pentagon-run NationaVSecurityj
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erence --to: the.low,..morale pervading
.7the. Agency--sincee, Congressional
-investig-ations cif??file-mid-1.970's and
i-Continuing thrpustahe tenure of Ad-
Siansfieldgurner as CIA arec-___-
liar during the-Carter-.Administration:',:
How . . succeed re-
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:mains serious:iquestion mark in
...-WashingtOn.ljhough .he has. been
;touted as an :?-"old -hand" at intelli-
:gence, there areMany doubts among'
Intelligence. professionals concerning
_ his leadership clualities,,including his
. limited experience-in this field_ Casey
:_served for three wartime years as a
:London-based senior officer in the Of-
lice of Strategic Services, the CIA's
forerunner, but did not join the CIA
afterward. His only other direct ex-
posure to intelligence was his service
in 1976 on. the Murphy C.ommission,
?
which surveyed the work of the intel-
ligence community. Casey's exposure
-te int gence; the Defense In-
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ox FAG-4_37 -Q.,- 3 March 1980
- N .HIS STATE OF THE UNION AD-
11 dress, President Carter called for
[;',.: the end of unwarranted restric-
,..
I-, tions on American intelligence
agencies. "An effective intelli-
AA, gen= capability," he said, "is vital
- to our nation's security." Although
the remark clrev an ovation, there have
been no dramatic initiatives from the
Carter administration to revitalize what
is generally considered to be a demoral-
ized and often dangerously ineffective
American intelligence community. Yet
the president's words demonstrate that
the mood of the administration?and
with it, by all indications, that of the
country?has changed dramatically from
the time when the Central Intelligence
Agency was considered to be a "rogue
elephant" dangerously out of control..
What Is required to realize the presi-
dent's goals? According to those who
have spent their lives in and around
the intelligence business, the primary
requirement is a change in the domes-
tic attitude toward the CIA. Such per-
sons?including former directors and
top officials of the agency?say the CIA
must. be freed from some of the more
exaggerated forms of congressional
scrutiny, such as the Hughes-Ryan
Amendment, which gives more than
200 senators and staff members ac-
cess to agency data They also urge
that those members of government and
the media who have harassed the
intelligence community for the past half
decade must now recognize that a vi-
able intelligence agency is urgently
needed. And, they say, the agency and
the intelligence community as a whole
badly need the finest possible leader-
ship, both from the White House and
from the office of the director of central
? intelligence (DCI). That post is cur-
rently occupied by Admiral Stansfield
Turner, and in the view of an irnpres-
- sive number of intelligence experts,
Admiral Turner is not able to lead the
CIA back to respectability. -
1THIN MONTHS OF HIS.
1977 appointment as
DCI, Stansfield Turner'
? had acquired the nick-_
? name "Captain Queeg"
in CIA headquarters
in Langley, Virginia.
One morning in January 1979, he
came to work to find the bulletin boards
and mailboxes full of a forged edition of
his own "Notes From the Director."
Dated January 15, it has become an
underground classic in the intelligence
By Michael Ledeen
"*".??_-;-;:e4
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T!k:ik
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StansfieiciTurrier
, critics say, has
community: . ?
I was in my office fairly exhausted last
is eveningm y a ft wonte ra Sf tieOrPPatreliji taksecnteaddigitntl fitirrardriti 201 the CIA
-Michael Ledeen is executive editor of
The Washington Quarterly.
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Notes from the Dir
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5 April 1979
FORMATION OF CIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Frank Carlucci and I have felt the need to have a better means of obtaining an
Agency-wide point of view on problems that come before us for decision. It is one
thing to staff our paperwork so that all concerned components have an opportunity to
comment. It is quite another to have a forum in which the participants are
encouraged to take the viewpoint of what is best for the Agency as a whole, as well as
expressing the outlook of their individual constituencies. Accordingly, in order to help
bring together a better Agency focus on problems, I have established a CIA
Executive Committee, which will replace the Executive Advisory Group (EAG).
Although its role will not differ significantly from the EAG, the new title more
accurately describes the Committee, which has been newly energized.
The Committee will consist of the Deputy Director for Administration, the
Deputy Director for Operations, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology, the
Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment, the Comptroller, and the Director,
Equal Employment Opportunity. Other senior officers will be asked to participate on
subjects of particular concern to them. I will chair the Committee; the DDCI will be
Vice Chairman. In addition there will be a small and permanent staff for the
Executive Committee. It will be responsible for ensuring that all the Committee
members have the appropriate materials for each meeting; that these materials are in
the best form for making decisions; and particularly that all alternatives are available
for consideration. The Executive Committee will build on the experience of the EAG,
but the emphasis will shift to Agency policy issues and important long-range planning
problems. My hope is that the Committee, which will meet weekly and have
substantial full-time support, will provide us with an Agency perspective that has been
lacking in several areas.
We are now looking at a list of candidate agenda topics including substantive
issues such as identifying and planning for the critical intelligence problems of the
next five to ten years.
I believe the creation of the Executive Committee is an important move that will
bring the members of our management team in closer touch on matters of importance
to all of us. I will keep you informed of its progress.
AN EVALUATION OF AGENCY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
In November 1978, I announced that a review would be made of the entire
Agency personnel system by an expert, outside source. I am pleased to inform you
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jury trial to recover punitive damages from Snepp on the basis of his deliberate
violation of his secrecy agreement. The extent of the damages that might be
awarded by a jury is of course uncertain, but the award might well equal, and
conceivably could exceed, the profits that Snepp derived from the book. The
purposes of punitive damages are to punish an individual for his misconduct and
to deter others from engaging in similar conduct.
5. The court also said that it would have upheld a recovery of Snepp's
earnings on a "constructive trust" theory had CIA alleged, which it did not, and
proved that the book contained classified information. What that means is that a
trust remedy will be available against others who include information that can be
shown to be classified in books that are published without prior Agency review.
In summary, The Appeals Court has firmly upheld our position that the Secrecy
Agreement is a valid contract, that Frank Snepp breached that contract and that
damages may be recovered for that violation. It simply ruled that the legal basis on
which a constructive trust had been awarded by the District Court was not proper
and that further legal action to recover damages will be necessary before a jury.
PRESIDENTIAL RECOGNITION LETTERS
In Notes No. 37, 8 January 1979, I mentioned that 11 Agency employees received
Presidential Letters of Commendation during 1978. I am especially proud to
announce that thus far in 1979 an additional 23 Agency employees have received
Presidential Letters of Commendation for their suggestions and achievements.
Heartiest congratulations to all who have been honored, including the following:
The names of 16 additional recipients cannot be published here for security
considerations. Suffice it to say, however, that 11 of those awards went to DDS&T
and five to DDA.
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We have been informed by the Director of Incentive Systems, Office of Personnel
Management:
? That 30 departments and agencies have thus far received Presidential
Recognition Letters for their employees.
? That 34 CIA employees have now received Presidential Letters for their
suggestions or achievements, for total savings of $729,528.
? That we are seventh in total number of employees recognized ninth in cases
submitted, and tenth in overall benefits.
We have thus far outperformed several agencies having much larger strength,
which does not surprise me. Please join me in applauding the honorees.
SENIOR REVIEW PANEL
The new Senior Review Panel, established to assist the Deputy Director for
National Foreign Assessment and me in improving the quality of major intelligence
products and their usefulness to policymakers, has been operating for several months.
Its functions are to review both Intelligence Community and National Foreign
Assessment Center products at various stages in their preparation, to audit finished
intelligence, and to advise the Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment in
overall production planning. The Panel promises to provide a valuable crosscheck on
our objectivity by ensuring an independent view of both the process and the product
of intelligence.
Our analytical effort will benefit from the cumulative experience and acumen of
the three distinguished panel members:
who bring with them a wealth of
relevant experience from the diplomatic, academic and military communities.
I know that all employees join me in welcoming the members of the Senior
Review Panel as they join us in our common goal of providing the leaders of our
government with the best intelligence analysis of which we are capable. Following is a
brief introduction to each Panel member.
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THE SNEPP APPEAL
On March 20, 1979, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in
Richmond, Virginia issued its opinion in the case United States v. Frank W. Snepp,
111.1 am sure that many of you have read the newspaper accounts of the opinion and
have seen television reports on this subject. Since there is still considerable
uncertainty in the minds of many employees about what the court did or did not hold,
the following constitutes a brief summary of the major rulings of the court.
1. The Entry on Duty Secrecy Agreement that Frank Snepp signed was held
to be a legally binding contract not in violation of any first amendment rights. In
this regard, the court affirmed its earlier decision in United States v. Victor L.
Marchetti (466 F2d 1309) which upheld the constitutionality of the CIA secrecy
agreement.
2. Frank Snepp was found to have breached his secrecy agreement by failing
to submit his book Decent Interval to the Agency for review prior to publication
to ensure that it did not contain classified information. He is enjoined from
publishing any further works concerning CIA or intelligence activities generally,
based on information acquired in the course of his Agency employment, without
first submitting them to the Agency for review. The court held that the
prepublication review requirement applies to all manuscripts concerning CIA or
intelligence activities that are prepared by former Agency employees who have
signed secrecy agreements of the type signed by Snepp.
3. Snepp's defenses that the terms of the Termination Secrecy Agreement
superseded the Entry on Duty Secrecy Agreement, that he was not allowed to air
his grievances about the evacuation of Saigon in-house, that he was misled about
the meaning of the Entry on Duty Secrecy Agreement and that he was "singled
out" for "prosecution" by the government were all held to be legally insufficient
and rejected by the Court.
4. CIA will not be allowed to recover Snepp's earnings from the book based
on a theory of "constructive trust." Rather, the court found that CIA can seek a
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Chicago in 1941. He was an economist at the Ford Research Institute at Stanford
University from 1941 to 1945, and at the Institute of International Studies at Yale
from 1945 to 1952. From 1952 to the present, Dr. Knorr has been a Professor of
International Affairs at Princeton. He also has been a consultant to the Departments
of State and Defense, CIA, Sandia Corporation, RAND, and the Hudson Institute.
STANSFIELD TURNER
Director
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