LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM MICHAEL D. BARNES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R001301770040-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2008
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: July 7, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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WASHINGTON OFFICEI
401 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20515
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICEI
SUITE 302
11141 GEORGIA AVENUE
WHEATON, MARYLAND 20902
[phone]
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CHAIRMAN,
INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
MEMBER. HUMAN RIGHTS AND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ChflQTEE ON THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
Congreoo of tije'Uniteb btate;s
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LWijington, O.C. 20515
July 7, 1984
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Caaeys
Enclosed is a
copy of a letter from
regarding
which I ST)STAT
think should be brought to your attention.
I would therefore appreciate your reviewing the contents
of the letter and advising me of your conclusions in the
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Mic ael D. Ba nes
MDB/ka
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MEMBER. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
AND METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
MEMBER. JUDICIARY AND
EDUCATION
CHAIRMAN.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
TASK FORCE
UU)SLAIIV( LIAISON
my constituents,
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June 2S, 1984
Congressman Michael Barnes
Capital Hill
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Barnes:
About a year ago, you did a favor for me. An inquiry
to the CIA was involved. I think that you would want to know
that the CIA was guilty of misrepresentation in its answer
to you.
The case inynlyad the dissertation (Ph.D) of a
retired CIA man, had STAT
died and entrusted completion of his manuscript ,
-after which it was submitted to the CIA for clearance.
When months had passed and no answer could be obtained
from the CIA, I requested that your office contact CIA and
get an answer. You did this and shortly thereafter you wrote
to tell me that the CIA had assured you there was no problem,
thot the ms. was cleared, and that it had been turned over
to wife for transfer to The American UniversitSTAT
A few months later, the chairman of the committee at
American University, wrote me 'the dissertation was
"professionally executed" and ::A~would receive a STAT
posthumous degree.
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I thought the matter was finished and only by
accident--a month or so ago--discovered t the degree was
never awarded. On inquiry, I learned that as STAT
not awarded his degree because THERE WERE TEN SING
FROM THE DISSERTATION, AND THESE 1'EN PAGES CONSISTED OF ALL
THE MAPS!
The CIA had deleted the maps from the dissertation.
They had not mentioned this to you. They did not even tell
the committee or me about this. They also kept the original
of the manuscript and returned a copy. It is impossible
that the CIA did not know that excision of the maps, and
replacement of the original with a copy (to which other
changes may have been made) would eliminate any possibility
of conferring a degree.
I feel that you were deceived by the CIA.
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