ATTACHED IS MATERIAL FROM ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS ADDRESSING AN ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO FALL WITHIN YOUR AGENCY'S JURISDICTION.

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: September 13, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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FRANK McCLOSKEY
8TH DISTRICT. INDIANA
SUBCOMMITTEES:
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT "- -.
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION
POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEES:
INVESTIGATIONS
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Congress of the -21llnited states
1tonse of 'Itepresmatfoes
V0eshiniton, D.C. zoPs
Septarber 13, 1984
TO: Congressional Liaison
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
FRCNI: Congressman Frank McCloskey
116 CHOB
Washington, D. C. 20515
202/225-4636
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Attached is material from one of my constituents addressing an issue
which appears to fall within your agency's jurisdiction. I would appreciate
a reply at your early convenience with respect to the matters raised. Further
questions should be directed to Chris Aldridge of my'Washington staff at the
phone number listed above. --
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Sincerely,
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 Defense Intelligence Agency, described
intensive interviews that re being con-
ducted in an effort to pin down informa-
tion in Southeast Asia and in dozens of
other countries that' refugees reach.
"Since the communist takeover of
Indochina in 1975. we have acquired a
total of 2,627 reports from Indochinese
refugees concerning alleged sightings
of Americans," Gen. Williams testified.
Many proved to be errors or deliberate
falsehoods, but 86 cases are being-
actively investigated, he said.
"Despite our persistent efforts, we
have not yet been able to prove or dis-
prove that there are any Americans
being detained against their will" Gen.
Williams said. -
"We are proceeding tinder the
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Coverup hint on Southeast Asia
prisoner issue meets skipticism
VIE WASHINGTON TOAf.S-
A congrr5sional champion of Viet-
nam veteral's charged before skeptical
Houet! colleagues yesterday that intelli-
gence officials knowingly abandoned
U.S. prisoners of war in Southeast Asia
and said he is "fearful" that a coverup is
now, under way.
"1 am outraged to think that our gov-
ernment knew-of these live Americans
up to and past the end of the conflict and
knowingly left them in captivity and did
nothing about it," Rep. Douglas
Applegate, D-Ohio, charged.
"I am fearful that our president may
not fully know what his intelligence
community knows about our POW/
MIA?and that governmen,agencies are
covering up past mistakes and withhold-
ing information for whatever reasons,"
he added. -
Rep. Applegate, chairman of a House
Veterans Affairs subcommittee, testi-
fied during a hearing by a House F r?
ei n Affairs sub ttee on the
Reagali mtnistration'srenewe e ort
to account for the missing GIs.
There are 2,483 Americans unac-
counted for in Southeast Asia - 1,826 in
Vietnam and the remainder in Laos.
Chairman Stephen J. Solari, D-N.Y.,
of the subcommittee on Pacific and
Asian Affairs, announced U.S. officials
on Aug. 15-18 will hold renewed
tect:nical-level meetings on the prob-
lem, which Hanoi discontinued in
mid-1983.
Hanoi returned the remains of eight
Americans last July 17 and has agreed
to allow a U.S. team to excavate at a
crash site near Paske to search for
remains of American servicemen, Mr.
Solari said.
F . charge from another source turned up
no evidence of such concealment.
Rep. Benjamin Gilman, D-N.Y., head
of the House 'Ihsk Force on. American
Prisoners and Missing in Southeast
Asia, said a review of an earlier coverup
..Mn-Aypregate'testified that he has a
list of 92 CIA reports of American pris-
__ new
oners in Laos tTiat. officials
and left our boys over there" he mid.
"As of July 15, , the Defense
Intelligence Agency had over 2.620
reports on Americans in Southeast Asia
- 640 of those reports are eyewit-
_..nesses ". Mr. Applegate said.
-MIS live
sighting o our ys was made on April
26.1982:'
Mr. Applegate testified that he has a list of 97 CIA
--reports of American .prisoners:tn Laos ti at U.S.
officials tcials knew about, and .300 CIA reports on
tracking prisoners in Vietnam as late as 1979.
... "As of July 15, 1984, the Defense . Intelligence.
Agency had over'2,620 reports on Americarts in
Southeast Asia 64Of chase reports are - -
eyewitnesses," Mr. Applegate said. -
r,~port never investigated the DIA, cites 50
Wort added.
American POWs in
assumption that-some Americans are
still held and we will always predicate
our actions on that basis; however,, we
cannot yet prove that any American is
now being held captive." he said.
Questioned by the chairman, Gen-
Williams denied he has been involved in
a coverup or knows of one, and insisted
that his agency has turned over all of its
information to Congress.
"I said I was fearful that they might,"
Mr. Applegate replied.
- Mr.. Applegate said his efforts to
check the reports have run into "road-
blocks in the name of national security"
and it is for this reason that he fears
there may be a coverup. he said.
-"If this is true, I must confess it is
news to me" Chairman _ Solari. said.-
--"-When did the agencies cover up?"
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