CIA ADMITS TRAINING LOCAL POLICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-01208R000100200071-3
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: February 6, 1973
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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NEW YO11ii - The Central
1nte1ii 'once Agency has ac-
ktloWladged trainhm police-
men frcm -,bout a do,en city
and couirt" police forces in the
United States in the hanjiing
of exp!osivcs, the detection of
wiretapps and the or ani::ation
of inteiii:-mnce files.
The District of Columbia,
Diontgotiery County, :,id. and
F a i r I a x County, Va. are
among the jurisdictions in-
volved, according to reliable
sources.
/ The admission was made by
John M. Maury, CIA l. isla-
tive counsel, in a letter to Rep.
Edward Koch. D-N.Y.
Koch said the training activ-
itics violate a law which for-
bids CIA involvement in do-
mestic affairs, and should be
investigated by Congress.
Ile called the mn'ter to the
attention of Rep. Chat Ilr?li-
field, chairman of the Reuse
Government Operations Com-
mittee, and Scn. Sam J. Lrvin,
n o
chairman of the Senate sub-
committee on constitutional
ri =,hts.
On Dec. 28, Koch asked
-
Richard helms, the rccenti/
retired CIA director, about the
agency's domestic activities
after an article in The New
York Times disclosed that 14
New York policemen had been
trained in the handling of po-
litics intelligence files in Sep-
tembc r .
Responding to Koch's in-
quiry, the CIA's legislative
counsel wrote Jan. 29 that few-
er than 50 policemen, from a
total of about a cozen city and
county police forces, have re-
ceived some kind of agency
briefing in the past t.wo years.
The counsel said the, training
sessions "have covered a vari-
ety cf subjects such as the
procedures for the processing,
analyzing, filing of ir.forma-
'evrices and ?r
tier, security c: o-
ce?ciures, and foetal rind e" plo-
sives detection techniques."
In a statement prep: red for
insertion in today's Congres-
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sicnal Record, based on the
letter and an earlier telephone
conversation, Kock described
the training as involving "the
handiing of explosives and for-
eign v.-Capons, as Well as audio
control measure techniques."
The congressman said Mau-
ry had explained that "audio
control measure techniques"
involved the detection of wire-
taps and buys "in which for-
eign interests are involved."
Maury said the CIA "brief-
ings have been provided at no
cost to the recipients. Since
they have been accomplislied
merely by ma'. ing available,
insofar as the:ir other duties
permit, qualified agency ex-
perts and instructors. the cost
to the agency is mili;mal."
In his requcrt to IIolifield for
an investi ration by the House
Government Operations Com-
mittee, Koch said that "since
file CIA is barred by ,iatute
from participation in law en-
forccn12'.?t tictive': in the
United Slates, I consider their
disregard of the law most seri-
ous."
Maury, however, in hislet-
;er to Kcch, saki "Ve (the
CIA) do not consider that the
activities in que ;ion violate
the letter or the spirit" of the
law. The National Security Act
of 1917, which authorizes the
establishment of the CIA pro-
vides that "The agency shall
have no police, subpoena,
law-enforcement or internal-
Security functions."
Koch, in his statement for
the Congressional It co d. said
the CIA provided with the
names of some of the jurisdic-
tions who :e pr.licc lien had
been trained but asi:cd hint
"to keep the specittc locations
coniidcntial becau.:e the :
Cy } led c t!?is c nfh er.:ialir
to those police c'.cra: l.,crt ;
7?hou:'h t':e Nc.v' Yogi. co::-
gressntan ,;rac _. :. `1r
secrecy Tinges it even more
incluxl;ent tih::l ,!ce C1:1 he
prohibited fun :::av (mining
of this ii:attire," 11 C d: ;.t t C.iS -
rr aj ~a
cv~ 1!
close the locations in his state-
ment. Koch, however, did
make them available to the
iacuse and Senate ccmrittees
that he asekd to investigate
the training activities.
An independent and reliable
source has told the Times that
.' in addition the 14 policemen
from \ew York, the CIA has
acknowledged training police
officials in Boston, Washing-
ten, D.C., '\Ilontemnery Coun-
ty, Md., and Fairfax County,
Va. It could not be determined
where other jurisdictions in-
volved are located.
Ilolifield, in response to an
inquiry about whether his
committee would -,et on
I'Kcch's request for an investi-
gation, said the question about
what matters would he exam-
ined this year had not. yet been
resolved by the subcommittee
chairmen and menit..ers. Ervin
could not be reached for com-
ment tonight.
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