LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM LAWRENCE L. SMITH

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January 21, 1986
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000300440049-6 E 'If-- , - 030~ Office of Legislative Liaison Rouano sH /OLL . DD/OLL Admin O fficer 4. Liaison 5. Legislation 6. Ch/Liaison 7. DCh/Liaison x 4 SUSPENSE SIZ Date STAT STAT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000300440049-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31 xi DATE; STAT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000300440049-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000300440049-6 LEE H. HAMILTON, INOAIN GUS YATRON. PENNMVANI STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, Nov YORK DON SONKER, WMUNNTON GERRY E. STUDDS. MA/EACNIMRN DAN MICA.FLOIICA MICHAEL D. BARNES, MARVIANO HOWARD WOLPE, MICINNAN OEO. W. CROCKETT. JR., MICNNAN SAM GLIDENSON. CONNECTICUT MERVYN M. DYMALLY. CAIH,ONNIA TOM LAMTOS, CALIFORNIA PETER H. KOSTMAYER. PsNSnVANA ROBERT 0. TOMNCELLI. Now Juuw LAWRENCE J. SMITH. FLORIDA HOWARD L BERMAN, CALIFORNIA HARRY REID. NEVADA MEL LEMNE, CUSIORNIA EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, ONO TED WEISS. NEW YORK GARY L ACKERMAN, Now YON BUDDY MACKAY. PLORNA MORRIS K. UDALL MNONA ROBERT GARCU` NEW YORK WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, MICHIGAN BENJAMIN A. OILMAN, New You ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO. CAUIOSMA JIM LEACH. kNVA TOBY ROTH. WISCONSIN OLYMPIA J. SNOWE. MANN HENRY J. HYDE. IWN IS GERALD S.N. SOLOMON, NEW YOM DOUG SEREUTER. NESRASRA MARK D. SILJANDER, MICNNAN ED ZSCHAU.CAuro1NA ROBERT K. DORNAN, CALNORINA CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, NEW JEMEY CONNIE MACK. FLORIDA MICHAEL DEWINE, ONO DAN BUNTON,INNANA JOHN MCCAIN, ANmNA JOHN J. BRADY. JR. COW OF STAFF The Honorable William J. Casey Director of Central Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Casey: January 21, 1986 0322x As Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Task Force on International Narcotics Control, I would like to ask your cooperation in providing a witness for a hearing I am proposing for March 4 on Nicaraguan government involvement in narcotics trafficking. The Task Force in previous years has held hearings on Cuban and Bulgarian government involvement in drug trafficking; however, we have not been able to examine Nicaraguan government involvement due to the lack of credible witnesses. It is now my understanding that such an individual is available, and I am therefore requesting your assistance in facilitating his testimony before the Task Force. The purpose of the hearing would be to examine the available evidence on Nicaraguan government involvement in drug trafficking; the source of the illicit drugs; the amount of funds generated; and the ultimate use of these illicit gains. (Fo example, could these funds have been used to finance the M-19 asslu.t last year on the Palace of Justice in Bogota, Colombia?) The hearing would take place on March House Office Building, at 2:00 p.m. you can provide in making available date. LJS:mcj tEonrns of the ~lnited 95tates committee on Jom n affairz once of Rtprenentattveo VDIU angton, PIE 24515 n Room 2200 Rayburn preciate ny assistance witjifeis for that Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/31: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000300440049-6