COMPREHENSIVE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF ESPIONAGE IN THE 1980'S

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CREST

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General CIA Records

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CIA-RDP90B01390R000300360015-2

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RIPPUB

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December 23, 2016

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January 20, 2011

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Publication Date:

March 19, 1986

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MEMO

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/10/24: CIA-RDP90B01390R000300360015-2 NA tilt RECPT # MEMORANDUM FOR SYSTEM IV cOru NSC/ICS 40102 THE WHITE HOUSE Executive Registry WASHINGTON March 19, 1986 L 1404X Executive Secretary Central Intelligence Agency SUBJECT: Comprehensive Damage Assessment of Espionage in the 1980's (U) Since 1980 fifteen individuals have been arrested and/or convicted for successfully passing US classified information to a foreign government. All but Israel are on the criteria country list and the passage of this information to these countries has the potential of damaging our national security. (S) Accordingly, it is requested that a comprehensive integrated interagency damage assessment be conducted on the fifteen espionage cases set forth below. This study should focus on: what information was compromised; the value of this information to the specific countries who received it; the impact this loss has had on our foreign policy, defense posture and/or intelligence collection operations or capabilities. The study should be conducted on the following cases: David Henry Barnett William Holden Bell James Harper Ernest L. Forbrich Richard Craig Smith Richard W. Miller Karl F. Koecher John Walker, et all Sharon Scranage Jonathan Pollard Larry Wu-Tai Chin Ronald Pelton Edward Lee Howard Ron Jeffries John Bothwell 1980 1981 1983 1984 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1986 USSR Polish Polish GDR USSR USSR Czechoslovakia USSR Ghana Israel PRC USSR USSR USSR USSR This report should be submitted to the NSC within six months. David G. Major, Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence Programs, of the NSC staff is the action officer on this project Coordination for the preparation of this report should be through Mr. Major, 395-4614 or secure x7414. (S) cc: Secretary of State Secretary of Defense gECRET-- Declassify on: OADR Rodney B. McDaniel Executive Secretary Srr.PPT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/10/24: CIA-RDP90B01390R000300360015-2

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