LETTER TO WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FROM JOHN F. STROUD, JR.

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ARKANSAS
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ASSOCIATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
John F. Stroud, Jr.
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, AR 75501
(501-773-5651)
June 14, 1988
The Honorable William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
ARKANSAS BAR CENTER
On behalf of the Arkansas Bar Association and on
my behalf personally, I want to thank you for honoring us
with your presence and your remarks as our keynote speaker
in Hot Springs, Arkansas last week. You brought to our
first meeting of the Bar Association with the Judicial
Council the dignity and prestige that I so hoped would
occur.
Without doubt the highpoint of the meeting was
your speech on Thursday morning to the ballroom filled with
lawyers and judges in record numbers for any meetings held
by either organization in the past. It-was a pleasure to
make your acquaintance and I certainly enjoyed meeting
William Baker and Please give my best
regards to them, and I hope to see you again in the future.
Sincerely,
hn F. Stroud, Jr.
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Judge Buzz Arnold
Mr. Herschel Friday
Mr. Bob Walsh
Mrs. Judith Gray
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Wednesday, 8 June
3:00 p.m. EDT
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5:30 p.m. CDT
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS/CONTACTS
Trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas
ADDRESS OF THE JOINT MEETING -
OF THE ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION
AND THE ARKANSAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
8-9 June 1988
Depart, National-Airport
Arrive, Hot Springs airport
Register, Arlington Hotel
Center Avenue
Phone: [phone]
President's Reception, black-tie optional
(attendance tentative)
Honoring John and Marietta Stroud
Hot Springs Hilton, Desoto Room
Arkansas Bar Foundation
Annual Fellows' Dinner, optional black-tie
(attendance tentative)
Hot Springs Hilton, Desoto Room
REMAIN OVERNIGHT
Thursday, 9 June
10:50 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Arlington Hotel, Crystal Ballroom
Met by Judge G. Thomas Eisele and escorted to dais
Introduction by Judge Eisele
Address by
The Honorable William H. Webster
30 minutes of remarks, 15 minutes of Q&A
12:00 noon Awards luncheon, Conference Center (attendance tentative)
Departure p.m., time to be determined
Contact: Assistant Director of the Arkansas Bar Association Judith Gray
Phone: [phone] and ask for the Arkansas Bar Association
Registration.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
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June 1988
Director of Central Intelligence
William M. Baker
Director, Public Affairs Office
Trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas to Address the-
Joint Meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association
and the Arkansas Judicial Council
1. This is background information for your trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas
to address the joint meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas
Judicial Council on Thursday, 9 June (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon). The meeting
will be held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Arlington Hotel on Central
Avenue. Phone: [phone]. You are also invited to attend the
conference events of your choice while you are in Hot Springs. Black-tie is
optional for the Wednesday evening reception and banquet. According to the
association, President of the Bar Association John Stroud will be in
black-tie. I will travel to Hot Springs and will remain with you throughout
the trip, also will accompany you.
2. Arrangements for your Address: You are asked to be at the Ballroom
door at 10:50 a.m. where you will be met by Judge Thomas Eisele and escorted
to the dais. Your remarks are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and Judge Eisele will
introduce you. The suggested format is 30 minutes of remarks and 15 minutes
of questions and answers. You will be seated on the dais with the following:
Judge G. Thomas Eisele (Tom)
Governor William Clinton (Bill)
Robert K. Walsh, Esq.
Judge Eugene Harris
John F. Stroud, Jr., Esq.
Chief Judge, US District Court
Eastern District of Arkansas
Chairman of the joint meeting
Chancellor, Arkansas Chancery Court
Eleventh Judicial Circuit-West
President, Arkansas Bar Association
(See tab for biographies.) A podium and microphone will be available.
DCI security will tape your remarks for the Agency's historical files.
Executive Director of the Arkansas Bar Association Bill Martin traditionally
videotapes the program for the records of the association. You will be given
a copy of the tape. Adjournment is at 12:00 noon.
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3. Audience and Media Coverage: Approximately 550 - 600 Arkansas State
Judges and attorneys will be in the audience. You can expect some overlap
with this audience and the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in July.
Although the Bar Association does not know until the day of the program which
newspapers will be .represented, you can expect reporters from the ARKANSAS
GAZETTE, ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT, HOT SPRINGS SENTINEL, and possibly AP and the
local TV stations.
4. Conference Luncheon and Dinner Invitations: You are invited.-?to attend
the President's Reception (6:30 p.m.) followed by the Arkansas Bar Foundation
Annual Fellows' Dinner (8:30 p.m.) on Wednesday evening in the Desoto Room at
the Hot Springs Hilton. Approximately 250 will attend the reception and 150
the dinner. If you choose to attend you will be seated with the following:
Judge G. Thomas Eisele and Mrs. Eisele (Kaye)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K Walsh (Kathy)
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Friday (Beth) Law partner of Robert Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. John Stroud (Mary)
Mr. William Baker
Following your speech on Thursday, 9 June you are invited to attend an
awards luncheon (12:00 noon) at the Conference Center at the Arlington Hotel.
You would be seated with approximately the same group of people as at the
dinner. If your schedule permits, Mr. Herschel Friday has asked you to play
in a foursome Thursday.
5. Background: You are the keynote speaker of the first annual joint
meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas Judicial Council.
Many of the programs will be break-out sessions presented by attorneys and '
panels of judges. Your cousin, Judge George Cracraft, is appearing on the
Friday morning panel ,on "Behavior and Misbehavior of Lawyers and Judges in the
Courtroom" (See program in front pocket.)
Along with his invitation for you to be the keynote speaker at the joint
meeting, Judge G. Thomas Eisele wrote you lagt summer concerning his views on
the new federal sentencing guidelines, has prepared a summary
concerning the guidelines. (See tab for summary.)
Bill Baker
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JUDGE:
You will be addressing the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial
Council on 9 June at Hot Springs, Arkansas. This will be the first joint
meeting of the Arkansas bench and bar. Approximately 100 of the 550-600 who
will attend are also expected to attend the 8th Circuit Conference in July.
For that reason, we have provided you with remarks that are substantially
different from the remarks being prepared for your 8th Circuit address.
These remarks are very similar to those that were so well received at
Georgetown University on 10 May. The thesis, on page 3, combines the CIArr-
foreign policy, and Congress theme with the statement that "Americans...need
to believe that this Agency and other government agencies are responsive,
accountable, and not above the law."
The introduction includes a reference to your special assistant,
a native Arkansan, and develops your theme of private citizen "on
loan."
Your proposed remarks are attached.
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2 June 1988
JUDGE:
You will be addressing the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial
Council on 9 June at Hot Springs, Arkansas. This will be the first joint
meeting of the Arkansas bench and bar. Approximately 100 of the 550-600 who
will attend are also expected to attend the 8th Circuit Conference in July'.
For that reason, we have provided you with remarks that are substantially
different from the remarks being prepared for your 8th Circuit address.
These remarks are very similar to those that were so well received at
Georgetown University on 10 May. The thesis, on page 3, combines the CIA,
foreign policy, and Congress theme with the statement that "Americans...need
to believe that this Agency and other government agencies are responsive,
accountable, and not above the law."
The introduction includes a reference to your special assistant,
a native Arkansan, and develops your theme of private citizen 'on
loan."
Your proposed remarks are attached.
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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
BEFORE THE
ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION AND ARKANSAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
JUNE 9. 1988
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GOOD MORNING. I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TOPARTICIPATE.
IN THE FIRST JOINT MEETING OF THE ARKANSAS-BENCH:AND BAR. I HAVE
RECENTLY HAD OCCASION TO BORROW SOME LEGAL TALENT FROM ARKANSAS.
ONE OF MY SPECIAL ASSISTANTS WHO WAS WITHME AT THE
FBI AND CAME TO THE CIA, IS AN ARKANSAN, SO YOU ARE WELL REPRESENTED
IN WASHINGTON. I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
AGAIN WITH FRIENDS IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY. -I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF
A MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY -- A PRIVATE CITIZEN ON LOAN." AND IT
IS AS A MEMBER OF YOUR COMMUNITY THAT I SPEAK TO YOU THIS MORNING.
I WAS BACK IN ST. LOUIS LAST MONTH TO DELIVER THE LAW DAY
ADDRESS AND TO THANK THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS WHICH DONATED
A PORTRAIT OF ME THAT WILL HANG IN THE FBI HEADQUARTERS. WHILE I
WAS THERE, SOMEONE MADE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A VERY INTERESTING AND
SPIRITED DEFENSE OF SHAKESPEARE'S ATTITUDE ABOUT LAWYERS -- AN
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ATTITUDESUMMEDAP IN-,THE FAMOUS LINE, -"THE FIRST THING- WE DO, LET'S
KILL ALL THE LAWYERS." THIS INDIVIDUAL EXPLAINED'THAT Th STORY IS
REALLY ABOUT IA PLANNED COUP, AND THAT THOSE PLANNING THE coo SAID.
"-FIRST WE KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" TO SIGNIFY THE IMPORTANT ROLE
LAWYERS HAVE IN-PRESERVING ORDER. THAT INTERPRETATION PUTS A
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SPIN ON THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THAT I LIKE TO
THINK THAT I STILL 00.1
IT HAS NOW BEEN A YEAR SINCE I WAS SWORN IN AS DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. I WAS WITH THE FBI FOR 9 YEARS, AND WHEN I
CAME THERE, GRIFFIN BELL PRESENTED ME WITH A BADGE. WHEN I FIRST
CAME ON BOARD AT CIA, I WAS GIVEN A BUTTON. THE BUTTON SAYS: "MY
JOB IS SO SECRET THAT EVEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING." SO THAT
WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING YEAR.
MY GOOD FRIEND, GENERAL VERNON WALTERS, FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF THE CIA AND NOW AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, DESCRIBES THE
VIEW MANY AMERICANS HAVE NOT ONLY OF SECRECY, BUT OF INTELLIGENCE IN
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-GENERAL. "AMERICANS, HE OBSERVED, "HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN AMBIVALENT -
ATTITUDE TOWARD INTELLIGENCE. WHEN THEY FEEL THREATENED, THEY WANT
A_LOT OF IT, AND WHEN THEY. DON'T, THEY TEND TO REGARD THE WHOLE
THING AS SOMEWHAT IMMORAL.,U I THINK GENERAL WALTERS'_OBSERVATION IS
RIGHT ON THE MARK,
? AMERICANS HAVE CERTAINLY HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT INTELLIGENCE
OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR,; PAINFUL AS IT MAY HAVE
BEEN, HAS SHOWN US THE EXTENT TO WHICH CIA, CONGRESS, AND FOREIGN
POLICY ARE AND SHOULD-BE -- INTERRELATED -I D-LIKE TO TALK TODAY
ABOUT THE ROLE THE CIA PLAYS IN SUPPORTING AND IMPLEMENTING FOREIGN
POLICY -- WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS MAKING POLICY. I ALSO WANT TO
DISCUSS THE CHANGING NATURE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY'S MISSION, AMERICANS-IN MINIEW REED-TO BELIEVEJHAT THIS
AGENCY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE,
AND NOT ABOVE THE LAW.
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THE CIA'S PRIMARY ROLE IS TO. PROVIDE SUPPORT. TO-OUR NATION'S
POLICYMAKERS. WE DO THAT BY PROVIDING INTELLIGENCE THAT IS USEFUL,
TIMELY, AND OBJECTIVE.
TODAY OUR GOVERNMENT DEPENDS HEAVILY ON USEFUL, ACCURATE
INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT OUR FOREIGN
POLICY, INTELLIGENCE TO VERIFY THE ARMS AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE
SIGNED, AND INTELLIGENCE TO UNDERSTAND BOTH THE MILITARY
CAPABILITIES AND INTENTIONS OF OUR ADVERSARIES. INTELLIGENCE IS
IMPORTANT IN VERIFYING THE INF AGREEMENT WE HAVE JUST REACHED, AND
WILL PERHAPS BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN VERIFYING A START AGREEMENT.
AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, I WAS CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS ON THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO MONITOR THE SOVIET UNION'S
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INF TREATY -- AN AREA IN WHICH
INTELLIGENCE IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE VITAL.
INTELLIGENCE MUST ALSO BE TIMELY. RIGHT AFTER I TOOK OFFICE, I
FOLLOWED MY-FRIEND BOBBY INMAN'S ADVICE AND VISITED NORAD IN
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COLORADO SPRINGS, ONE OF THE.: PRINCIPALEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR OUR
COUNTRY'S NATIONAL DEFENSE. A DAY THERE CAN'T HELP BUT MAKE ONE
AWARE OF THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF,EARLY AND-ACCURATE.INTELLIGENCE
FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. GIVEN-THE_SPEED_AT WHICH NUCLEAR MISSILES
ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL, WHEN WE THINK IN TERMS OF SURVIVAL WARNINGS, WE
THINK NOT IN TERMS OF DAYS OR WEEKS, BUT MINUTES
NOT ONLY MUST INTELLIGENCE BE USEFUL AND TIMELY, IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT THE INFORMATION THAT IS COLLECTED BE DEVELOPED IN AN OBJECTIVE
WAY. THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE PEOPLE WHO
ANALYZE INFORMATION MUST BE SEEN AS GIVING THE BEST ESTIMATES, NOT
TO "COOK THE BOOKS" OR TO SHAPE OR INFLUENCE POLICY, BUT TO PROVIDE
POLICYMAKERS WITH THE KIND OF INFORMATION UPON WHICH THEY CAN MAKE
WISE DECISIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.
BECAUSE THE QUALITY AND OBJECTIVITY OF THE INTELLIGENCE WE
PROVIDE IS SO IMPORTANT, I HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS TO ENSURE
THAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PRESERVES ITS OBJECTIVITY AND
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TROTECTS1ITS INTEGRITY. - WE HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO "TELL IT LIKE
IT IS," AVOIDING BIAS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COIN, POLICYMAKERS MAY NOT LIKE THE MESSAGE THEY HEAR FROM US,
ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW OR HAVE ALREADY
ACTED BEFORE RECEIVING OUR INFORMATION. MY POSITION IS THAT IN THE
PREPARATION OF INTELLIGENCE JUDGMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES, WE WILL PROVIDE THEM FOR THE USE OF
POLICYMAKERS. THEY CAN BE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. THEY CAN BE
IGNORED, TORN UP, OR THROWN AWAY, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE CHANGED.
I THINK THIS KIND OF INSISTENCE ON OBJECTIVITY MAY BE ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT I COULD MAKE IN GALVANIZING A
COHESIVE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY
OF THE INDIVIDUAL ANALYSTS OR PROGRAM MANAGERS.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INTELLIGENCE THAT IS USEFUL, TIMELY.
AND OBJECTIVE, THE CIA PLAYS A ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING FOREIGN POLICY.
THIS IS DONE-THROUGH ITS COVERT ACTION PROGRAMS. COVERT CAPABILITY,
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-ESSENTIAL IN:OUR-FOREIGN-POLICY, PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORT FOR
LIBERATION MOVEMENTS, OFTEN PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS, AND
ALLOWS US TO WORK IN COLLABORATIONWITH THOSE GOVERNMENTS WHO DO NOT
WISH, FOR LEGITIMATE POLITICAL REASONS OF THEIROWN, TO HAVE THE
U.S. ROLE AND INVOLVEMENT PUBLICLY KNOWN. ALTHOUGH COVERT ACTIONS
TRADITIONALLY CLAIM A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES -- ONLY ABOUT 3 PERCENT -- THESE ACTIVITIES
ARE THE FOCUS OF THE GREATEST CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC ATTENTION.2
AND CONGRESS IS VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THE CIA DOES. NOT LONG
AGO, I ADDRESSED A GROUP OF RETIRED INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, AND THEY
RECALLED THE DAYS WHEN NO CLASSIFIED PAPERS WENT FROM THE CIA TO
EITHER BRANCH OF CONGRESS AND THE ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFINGS TO
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES WERE GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR HIMSELF, OR WITH
THE DIRECTOR PRESENT. AT ONE TIME, THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE HAD ONE CLEARED STAFFER, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE.. ONE OR TWO. TODAY, FOUR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
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- -CLOSELY- EXAMINE THE AGENCY!S ACTIVITIES, AND THE- NUMBER:OF-
INDIVIDUALS WHO SEE CLASSIFIED MATERIAL FAR EXCEEDS THE ONE OR TWO
OF THE PAST.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, THE CIA GAVE 175 BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS. :LAST
YEAR. WE GAVE OVER 1,000 BRIEFINGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS-. THESE
TOPICS INCLUDED ARMS CONTROL, SOVIET WEAPONS, THE PERSIAN GULF
SITUATION,-THE CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA, AND EVEN THE SPREAD OF
AIDS IN AFRICA. IN THE LAST YEAR, THE CIA SENT OVER 5.000 -
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
IN ADDITION TO BRIEFINGS AND PAPERS, WE ALSO TESTIFY BEFORE
CONGRESS. I HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE HILL, LATELY,
MYSELF. IN FACT. I HAVE BEGUN TO REFER TO CAPITOL HILL AS MY "HOME
AWAY FROM HOME." MY TOP EXECUTIVES TELL ME THEY SPEND ABOUT 25
PERCENT OF THEIR TIME DEALING WITH CONGRESS, WHILE I ESTIMATE THAT
-- ON AN AVERAGE -- 15 PERCENT OF MY TIME IS SPENT TESTIFYING ON THE
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'BECAUSE I KNOW-OF THE NEED. TO BE ABSOLUTELY:,CANDID WITHr
CONGRESS, AND THE RESPONSIBLITY THAT INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS HAVE
TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS, -I HAVE ESTABLISHEDGUIDELINES
.GOVERNING OUR DEALINGS WITH CONGRESS. AND I HAVE MADE IT ABSOLUTELY
CLEAR THAT IN DEALING WITH CONGRESS-THERE-IS NO EXCUSE FOR
DECEPTION.
THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT THE AGENCY OFFICIALS WHO BRIEF
CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO REFER BACK TO ME. I WILL TAKE THEHEAT OR
WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS WITH CONGRESS. BUT WE WILL NOT GIVE
HALF-ANSWERS OR AROUND-THE-CORNER ANSWERS-. THAT'S NOT THE _WAY I
OPERATE. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE WILL SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND
WE CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION AT THIS TIME. WE MAY ULTIMATELY HAVE
TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER, AND IT MAY MEAN NEGOTIATION. BUT WE WILL NOT
LEAVE THE CONGRESS FEELING THAT IN SOME WAY ANYONE IN THE CIA HAS
BEEN DISINGENUOUS IN DEALING WITH THEM.
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I:FIRMLY:BELIEVE-THAT-THE:OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED
BY CONGRESS ARE BOTH NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL. THERE ma3T BE A
DEPENDABLE SYSTEM OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH BUILDS,
RATHER THAN ERODES TRUST BETWEEN THOSE WHO HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THOSE WHO ARE THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, INSTANCES WHERE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
NATIONAL SECURITY MUST NOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE CONGRESSIONAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES: THIS INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT COULD
JEOPARDIZE LIVES, OR INFORMATION THAT THREATENS THE MEANS BY WHICH
WE PROTECT OURSELVES. THE DISCLOSURE OF SOPHISTICATED TECHNICAL
SYSTEMS OR CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ALERTS A HOSTILE NATION TO THE
NEED TO DEVELOP COUNTERMEASURES AND CAN SERIOUSLY HAMPER OUR
INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS. IN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ONE
SENSITIVE PIECE OF INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED, IT COULD PUT AN ENTIRE
INTELLIGENCE. COLLECTION SYSTEM OUT OF USE. AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME, PLANNING, AND MONEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT.
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INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLISHED-NEED NOT EVEN BE ACCURATE TO DO
IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. LET ME GIVE YOU
AN EXAMPLE. NOT TOO LONG AGO THERE WAS A BRIEF FLURRY OF NEWS
STORIES PURPORTING TO BE BASED ON CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE --
INFORMATION INDICATING THAT THE SOVIETS HAD CARRIED OUT CERTAIN
MILITARY EXPERIMENTS. THE STORIES WERE LARGELY INACCURATE. YET
COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION -- AGAIN MOSTLY INACCURATE -- WERE
ATTRIBUTED TO A NUMBER OF U.S. OFFICIALS. SOME OF THESE OFFICIALS
CONFIRMED THE STORY, ONE DENIED IT, AND YET ANOTHER CORRECTED THE
INITIAL STORY. THE STATEMENTS BY THESE OFFICIALS SERVED TO HEIGHTEN
SPECULATION AND TO SUSTAIN PUBLIC FOCUS ON MATTERS INVOLVING HIGHLY
SENSITIVE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION TECHNIQUES.
AFTER THESE STORIES WERE PUBLISHED, THE SOVIETS TOOK
COUNTERMEASURES WHICH LIMITED OUR ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF
INTELLIGENCE. IN SHORT, EVEN THOUGH THE INFORMATION DISCUSSED BY
THESE U.S. OFFICIALS WAS INCORRECT, THE NET RESULT WAS A FURTHER
LOSS FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE.4
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REGRETTABLY-, SOME VIEW THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S OBLIGATION
TO PROTECT INTILLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS AS A THREAT TO A FREE
PRESS. BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT MOST MEMBERS OF THE-PRESS ARE MORE
THAN WILLING TO COOPERATE WHEN WE HAVE CLEARLY TSTATED THE REASONS
WHY CERTAIN INFORMATION WOULD JEOPARDIZE NATIONAL INTERESTS.
LAST FALL, A REPORTER FROM A MAJOR NEWSPAPER REQUESTED A MEETING
WITH MY PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AT CIA TO DISCUSS EXTREMELY
SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT HAD COME INTO HIS POSSESSION ABOUT MIDDLE
EASTERN TERRORISM. THE CIA OFFICIAL ADVISED THE REPORTER THAT
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT HIS INFORMATION, IF PUBLISHED, COULD ENDANGER A
VALUABLE SOURCE OF INTELLIGENCE AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE.
THE REPORTER AGREED TO WITHHOLD THE STORY, AND TO THIS DAY, HAS NOT
PUBLISHED 11.5
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE PRESS HAS WITHHELD
STORIES OR WRITTEN THEM IN A WAY THAT PRESERVED THE CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INTELLIGENCE SOURCES. THIS COOPERATION IS A RESULT OF THE
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CREDIBILITY- AND GOOD FAITH WE HAVE WORKED .TQ ESTABLIKWITHHTHE_
PRESS.
OUR POLICY WITH THE MEDIA ---LIKE.rOUR,POLICY.TW.ITH CONGRESS IS
TO BE BOTH CANDID AND RESPONSIVE. WE FREQUENTLY SCHEDULE BACKGROUND
BRIEFINGS FOR REPORTERS WHO REQUEST INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS. AND IF WE CANNOT ANSWER A SPECIFIC QUESTION FROM THE
MEDIA, WE WILL TELL THEM THAT WE CANNOT ANSWER IT AND WILL NOT TRY
TO INVENT A RESPONSE.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NEWSWEEK, I MADE THE POINT THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT IN THIS ORGANIZATION, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE RISKS, BUT THE RISKS HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN
KINDS OF PRINCIPLES -- PRINCIPLES WITH WHICH THE PUBLIC IS
COMFORTABLE. THE RISKS MUST NOT PUT US AFOUL OF THE CONSTITUTION OR
OUR LAWS.6
A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LAW HAS CONVINCED ME THAT THE
INTEGRITY OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS CAN ONLY BE MAINTAINED BY
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INSISTING UPON COMPLIANCE:WITH OUR LAWS AND RULES - RULES IMPOSED
TO ENSURE OUR CITIZENS THAT WE ARE INDEED -ACCOUNTABLE. THE ONLY WAY
-TO-DO THAT IS TO.RESPOND.AS FULLY AND CANDIDLY AS14E CAN:TO.THOSE
CHARGED WITHOVERSIGHT.
WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE OF INTELLIGENCE AND OVERSIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO MAINTAINING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESS, CIA OFFICERS
OFTEN SPEAK TO ACADEMIC GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN MAY, AT
A CONFERENCE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ATTORNEYS. I ALSO URGED .OUR
ATTORNEYS TO DISCUSS OUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE PUBLIC.
WE WANT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE ARE PERFORMING OUR
DUTIES -LAWFULLY AND -RESPONSIBLY.
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TERRORISM, NARCOTICS, TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER, AND VERIFYING ARMS AGREEMENTS -- ALL ARGUE THE NECESSITY
OF ATTRACTING TOP PEOPLE INTO INTELLIGENCE. WE ARE FORTUNATE IN
THAT LAST YEAR, OVER 100,000 MEN AND WOMEN-EXPRESSED INTEREST IN
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idORKINGJOR-THENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYTS YOU HAVE NO:DOUBT7READ
ABOUT THE PROTESTS ON SOME COLLEGE CAMPUSES WHEN CIA RECRUITS.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THESE PROTESTS AND THE PUBLICITY-THEY. GENERATE
OFTEN WORK IN OURFAVOR. OUR RECRUITMENT CENTERS ARE INUNDATED WITH
RESUMES AFTER CAMPUS DEMONSTRATIONS. BUT WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CAMPUS DEMONSTRATIONS.
I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT IN AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS, THERE IS A
NEED TO TAKE RISKS. I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ATTRACT THOSE BEST
SUITED TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION -- PEOPLE WHO ARE RISK TAKERS BUT
NOT RISK SEEKERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE DEDICATED AND RESPONSIVE TO OUR
LAW AND DISCIPLINE. PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND AND PLAY BY THE RULES.
PEOPLE TO WHOM FAME AND FORTUNE IS NOT PARTICULARLY A NECESSARY PART
OF THEIR LIFE, BUT WHO CAN FIND IN OUR WORK AN AVENUE TO PURSUE
THEIR HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS FOR A SAFER AND A BETTER WORLD.
WITH SUCH PEOPLE WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE INTELLIGENCE
THAT POLICYMAKERS NEED, OBSERVING THE RULES OF OVERSIGHT AND
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ACCOUNTABILITY-THAT-BOTH-THE CONGRESS AND THE MEMBERS-0F THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMAITY HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT. THIS IS WHAT YOU
WOULD WANT OF US, -WHAT ALL-AMERICAN-PEOPLE WOULD WANT -0E:00.-AND-ME
ARE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO SUPPLY IT.
THANK YOU.
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Speaking Invitation - Arkansas Bar Assoc.
9 June 1988
FROM:
William M. Baker ,
Director, Public Affairs
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JUDGE:
RE: Speaking Invitation
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Judicial Council
Hot Springs, Arkansas
9 June 1988 -
9 February 1988
Since you indicated in late January that you wish to address the Arkansas
Bar Association and the Arkansas Judicial Council at their joint meeting in
Hot Springs, Arkansas on Thursday, 9 June, letters of confirmation are
attached for your signature.
Bill Baker
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2 March 1988
Robert K. Walsh, Esq.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark
Attorneys at Law
2000 First Commercial Building
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Dear Bob:
It was good to hear from you. I am happy to confirm that I will be
available to speak at the joint meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association and
Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs on June 9th. I look forward to
seeing all of you again and I am glad to hear that George will be appearing on
one of your panels.
Please thank Herschel Friday for his offer to organize a tennis match in
June. I hope that we can work it into the schedule. Closer to the time of
the event a member of my Public Affairs staff will be in touch to make
arrangements.
Warmest regards.
Sincerely yours
4?(Lie
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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2 March 1988
The Honorable John F. Stroud, Jr.
President
Arkansas Bar Association
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, Arkansas 75501
Dear Judge Stroud:
In my letter to you last September I tentatively accepted your invitation
for June 9th. I now wish to confirm that acceptance. I am looking forward to
speaking at the joint meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas
Judicial Council. It will be good to see all of you again. A member of my
Public Affairs staff will be in touch to make arrangements.
Warmest regards.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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Hj.A.Et:HEL H. FRIDAY, P.A.
WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE, JR., P.A.
B. S. CLARK
WILLIAM L. TERRY, P. A.
ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A.
WILL,I,Am H. SUTTON, P.A.
GEOAGE E. PIKE, JR., P.A.
.JAMES W. MOORE
WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR., P.A.
BYRON M. EISEmAN, JR., P.A.
JOE D. BELL, P.A.
MICHAEL G. THOMPSON, P.A.
JOHN C. ECHOLS, P.A.
JAMES A. BUTTRY, P.A.
FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A.
H. T. LARZELERE, P.A.
OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., P.A. .
JAMES C. CLARK, JR., P.A.
THOmAS?P.,LE,GGETT, P.A.
JOHN DEW-EY WATSON, P.A.
LEWIS MATH IS, P.A.
PAUL B. BENHAM III, P.A.
LARRY W. BURRS, P.A.
A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR., P.A.
JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, P.A.
J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A.
JAMES M. SIMPSON, P.A.
MEREDITH P. CATLETT, P.A.
JAMES M. SAXTON
J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III
DONALD H. BACON, P.A.
ROBERT K. WALSH
WILLiAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A.
WALTER A. RAULSON II, P.A.
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE 8c GLARE
A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILOING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
TELEPHONE
501-376-2011
December 21, 1987
Hon. William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence
Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Re: Annual Meeting Of The Arkansas
Bar Association - June 9, 1988
Dear Judge Webster:
BARRY E. COPLIN, P.A.
RICHARD D. TAYLOR, P.A.
JOSEPH B. 1-11/PST, Lif,L,
ELIZABETH J. ROBBEN, P.A.
CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A.
LAURA A. HENSLEY, P.A.
ROBERT S. SHAFER
MICHAEL G. SMITH, P.A.
WI LOAM M. GRIFFIN III
THOMAS N. ROSE
MICHAEL S. MOORE
DIANE S. MACKEY
WALTER M. EBEL III
KEVIN A. CRASS
WILLIAM A. WADOELL, JR.
CLYDE "TAB" TURNER
CALVIN J. HALL
SCOTT J. LANCASTER
JERRY L. mALONE
M. GAYLE CORLEY
ROBERT B. BEACH, JR.
S. RANDOLPH LOONEY
J. LEE BROWN
JAMES C. BAKER, JR.
H. CHARLES GSCHwEND, JR.
HANK JACKSON
SCOTT H. TUCKER
JOHN CLAYTON RANOOLP.-?
COUNSEL
WILLIAM J. SMITH
JOHN T. WILLIAMS
TELECOPiER 15011 376-2147
waiTER'S ENNECT NO.
370-1535
As head of the annual meeting program committee for
the Arkansas Bar Association's annual meeting, I was ecstatic
to learn that you had tentatively agreed to be our principal
speaker. I have always greatly enjoyed your presentations at
meetings of the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, and know
that your appearance will Insure-the-success-of-our meeting.
This is an extremely important annual meeting to the Arkansas
Bar Association, since it is the first meeting in many years
with our Arkansas Judicial Council. I might mention that your
cousin, Judge George Cracraft, is on a panel during the program.
My partner, Herschel Friday, has indicated that if
you can plan the time, he would be extremely pleased to organize
a tennis match or any other activities in which you might be
interested during your visit to Hot Springs. For your planning
purposes, we had hoped to place your speech in the agenda on
the first day of the meeting, Thursday,. June 9, 1988, from
11:00 a.m. to noon.
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December 21, 1987
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If you could have your office send me a photograph
and resume for purposes_of,our program-brochure, I would
appreciate it greatly. When you have a better idea concerning
your tentative travel plans for the meeting, please have your
office send me your itinerary. We, of course, will make arrange-
ments to facilitate your Arkansas visit and plans in any way
possible.
Congratulations again on winning on the Eighth Circuit
Judicial Conference tennis-tournamenti-.despite-having to shoulder
the albatross of having me as a partner for at least one segment
of games.
Again, the Arkansas Bar Association is excited about
the prospect of your appearance, and I certainly look forward to
seeing you again.
With best regards,
Robert K. Walsh
RKW:cf
cc: Mr. John F. Stroud, Jr.
Hon. G. Thomas Eisele
Hon. Morris S. Arnold
Mr. Herschel H. Friday
Mr. Bill Martin
Hon. George Cracraft
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ARKANSAS
BAR
ASSOCIATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
John F. Stroud, Jr.
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, AR 75501
(501-773-5651)
December 28, 1987
Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Re: Annual Meeting of the Arkansas
Bar Association - June 9, 1988
Dear Judge Webster:
ARKANSAS BAR CENTER
You'll recall I wrote you on July 29th extending an
invitation from the Arkansas Bar Association for you to be the
speaker at the 1988 annual meeting which will be held jointly
with the Arkansas Judicial Council.
You kindly responded on September 8th indicating that
you had noted the dates of June 9th and 10th on your calendar
and that we would talk further as the time approached. We will
need to begin placing our preliminary notices with the printers
in the latter part of January, and I am therefore hopeful that
you can now confirm your availability to speak on Thursday, June
9, 1988 at 11:00 a.m.
I know that the Chairman of the annual meeting, Bob
Walsh, has recently written you and I write merely to emphasize
how much we want you to be the principal speaker next June. We
look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
hn F. Stroud, Jr.
JFSjr/g1
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Hon. G. Thomas Eisele
Hon. Morris S. Arnold
Bill Martin
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JUDGE:
RE: Speaking Invitation
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Judicial Council
Hot Springs, Arkansas
9 June 1988
PAO 88-0009
11 January 1988
You tentatively agreed to be the keynote speaker at the joint meeting of
?the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs on
June 9th. Recently, you have received letters from John Stroud and Robert
Walsh requesting a confirmation of your plans. With your heavily committed
schedule, I do not believe that this appearance is the best use of your time
STAT
and I recommend that you decline this invitation.
the attached letters of regret.
if you agree, please
sign
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Bill Baker
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Washington.D.C.2050S
Robert K. Walsh, Esq.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark
Attorneys at Law
2000 First Commercial Building
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Dear Mr. Walsh:
Thank you for your letter concerning my
keynote speaker on June 9th at the joint m
Association and the Arkansas Judicial Cou
that it is heavily committed and I must
enjoy meeting with your Association an
thank Herschel Friday for his offer
enjoyed the match, and I regret hay
Congratulations on your offi
for a successful event.
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Facutiv,1
entative acceptance to be your
eting of the Arkansas Bar
cil. Looking at my schedule, I find
ecline the honor. Since I would
the Council, I am disappointed. Also
o organize a tennis match. I would have
ng to decline.
e as Chairman of the meeting, and best wishes
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington. D. C.20505
The Honorable John F. Stroud
President
Arkansas Bar Association
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, Arkansas 75501
Dear Judge Stroud:
Thank you for your letter concerning my tentative acc tance to be the
keynote speaker at the joint meeting of the Arkansas Bap Association and
Arkansas Judicial Council on June 9th in Hot Springs. Unfortunately, my
schedule is heavily committed and I must decline th onor. Since I would
enjoy meeting with your members, I am disappointed
Warmest regards and congratulations on your position as President of the
Arkansas Bar Association.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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ARKANSAS
BAR
ASSOCIATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
John F. Stroud, Jr.
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, AR 75501
(501-773-5651)
December 28, 1987
Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Re: Annual Meeting of the Arkansas
Bar Association - June 9, 1988
Dear Judge Webster:
ARKANSAS BAR CENTER
You'll recall I wrote you on July 29th extending an
invitation from the Arkansas Bar Association for you to be the
speaker at the 1988 annual meeting which will be held jointly
with the Arkansas Judicial Council.
You kindly responded on September 8th indicating that
you had noted the dates of June 9th and 10th on your calendar
and that we would talk further as the time approached. We will
need to begin placing our preliminary notices with the printers
in the latter part of January, and I am therefore hopeful that
you can now confirm your availability to speak on Thursday, June
9, 1988 at 11:00 a.m.
I know that the Chairman of the annual meeting, Bob
Walsh, has recently written you and I write merely to emphasize
how much we want you to be the principal speaker next June. We
look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
hn F. Stroud, Jr.
JFSjr/g1
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Hon. G. Thomas Eisele
Hon. Morris S. Arnold
Bill Martin
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HEi..SCH EL H. FRIDAY, p.A.
WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE, JR., P.A.
B. S. CLARK
VhLLIAM L. TERRY, P.A.
ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A.
WILLIAM H. SUTTON, P.A.
GEORGE E. PIKE, JR., P.A.
JAMES W. MOORE
WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR.., P.A.
BYRON H. EISEMAN, JR., P.A.
JOE D. BELL, P.A.
MICHAEL G. THOMPSON, P.A.
JOHN C. ECHOLS, P.A.
JAMES A. BUTTRY, P.A.
FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A.
H. T. LARZELERE, P.A.
OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., P.A.
JAMES C. CLARK, JR., P.A.
THOMAS P. LEGGETT, P.A.
JOHN DEWEY WATSON, P.A.
LEWIS MATH IS, P.A.
PAUL B. BENHAM III, P.A.
LARRY W. BURKS, P.A.
A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR., P.A.
JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, P.A.
J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A.
JAMES H. SIMPSON, P.A.
MEREDITH P. CATLETT, P.A.
JAMES M. SAXTON
J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III
DONALD H. BACON, P.A.
ROBERT K. WALSH
WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A.
WALTER A. PAULSON II, P.A.
A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
TELEPHONE
501-376-201i
December 21, 1987
Hon. William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence
Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Re: Annual Meeting Of The Arkansas
Bar Association - June 9, 1988
Dear Judge Webster:
BARRY E. COPLIN, P.A.
RICHARD D. TAYLOR, P.A.
JOSEPH B. HURST, JR., P.A.
ELIZABETH J. ROBBEN, P.A.
CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A.
LAURA A. HENSLEY, P.A.
ROBERT S. SHAFER
MICHAEL G. SMITH, P.A.
WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III
THOMAS N. ROSE
MICHAEL S. MOORE
DIANE S. MACKEY
WALTER M. EBEL III
KEVIN A. CRASS
WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR.
CLYDE .TA.E1" TURNER
CALVIN J. HALL
SCOTT J. LANCASTER
JERRY L. MALONE
M. GAYLE CORLEY
ROBERT B. BEACH, JR.
S. RANDOLPH LOONEY
J. LEE BROWN
JAMES C. BAKER, JR.
H. CHARLES GSCHWEND, JR.
HANK JACKSON
SCOTT H. TUCKER
JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH
COUNSEL
WILLIAM J. SMITH
JOHN T. WILLIAMS
TELECOPI ER 15011 376-2IA7
WPiTEP'S DIRECT NO.
370-1535
As head of the annual meeting program committee for
the Arkansas Bar Association's annual meeting, I was ecstatic
to learn that you had tentatively agreed to be our principal
speaker. I have always greatly enjoyed your presentations at
meetings of the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, and know
that your appearance will insure the success of our meeting.
This is an extremely important annual meeting to the Arkansas
Bar Association, since it is the first meeting in many years
with our Arkansas Judicial Council. I might mention that your
cousin, Judge George Cracraft, is on a panel during the program.
My partner, Herschel Friday, has indicated that if
you can plan the time, he would be extremely pleased to organize
a tennis match or any other activities in which you might be
interested during your visit to Hot Springs. For your planning
purposes, we had hoped to place your speech in the agenda on
the first day of the meeting, Thursday, June 9, 1988, from
11:00 a.m. to noon.
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December 21, 1987
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If you could have your office send me a photograph
and resume for purposes of our program brochure, I would
appreciate it greatly. When you have a better idea concerning
your tentative travel plans for the meeting, please have your
office send me your itinerary. We, of course, will make arrange-
ments to facilitate your Arkansas visit and plans in any way
possible.
Congratulations again on winning on the Eighth Circuit
Judicial Conference tennis tournament, despite having to shoulder
the albatross of having me as a partner for at least one segment
of games.
Again, the Arkansas Bar Association is excited about
the prospect of your appearance, and I certainly look forward to
seeing you again.
With best regards,
Robert K. Walsh
RKW:cf
cc: Mr. John F. Stroud, Jr.
Hon. G. Thomas Eisele
Hon. Morris S. Arnold
Mr. Herschel H. Friday
Mx. Bill Martin
Hon. George Cracraft
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FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK
HEKGCHEL H. FRIDAY, P.A.
WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE, JR., P.A.
B. S. CLARK
WILLIAM L. TERRY, RA.
ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A.
WILLIAM H. SUTTON, P.A.
GEORGE E. PIKE, JR., P.A.
JAMES W. MOORE
WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR., RA.
BYRON M. EISEMAN, JR., P.A.
JOE D. BELL, P.A.
MICHAEL G. THOMPSON, RA.
JOHN C. ECHOLS, RA.
JAMES A. BUTTRY' RA.
FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A.
H. T. LARZELERE, RA.
OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., RA.
JAMES C. CLARK, JR., P.A.
THOMAS P. LEGGETT RA.
JOHN DEWEY WATSON, RA.
LEWIS MATHIS, P.A.
December 21, 1987
PAUL B. BENHAM III, P.A.
? LARRY W. BUNKS, P.A.
- A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR., P.A.
JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, P.A.
J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A.
JAMES M. SIMPSON, P.A.
MEREDITH P. CATLETT, P.A.
JAMES M. SAXTON
J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III
DONALD H. BACON, P.A.
ROBERT K. WALSH'
WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A.
WALTER A. pAuLSON II, RA.
A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
TELEPHONE
501-376-2011
Hon. William H. Webster
Director, ?Central Intelligence
Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Re: Annual Meeting Of The Arkansas
Bar Association - June 9, 1988
Dear Judge Webster:
BARRY E. COPLIN, RA.
RICHARD D. TAYLOR P.A.
JOSEPH B. HURST, JR., RA.
ELIZABETH ROBBEN, P.A.
CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A.
LAURA A. HENSLEY, P.A.
ROBERT S. sHAFER
MICHAEL G. SMITH, P.A.
WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III
THOMAS N. ROSE
MICHAEL S. MOORE
DIANE S. MACKEY
WALTER M. EBEL III
KEVIN A. CRASS
WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR.
CLYDE "TAB" TURNER
CALVIN J. HALL
SCOTT J. LANCASTER
JERRY L. MALONE
M. GAYLE CORLEY
ROBERT B. BEACH, JR.
S. RANDOLPH LOONEY
J. LEE BROWN
JAMES C. BAKER, JR.
H. CHARLES GSCHWEND, JR.
HANK JACKSON
SCOTT H. TUCKER
JOHN CLAYTON RAN DOLPH
COUNSEL
WILLIAM J. SMITH
JOHN T. WILLIAMS
TELECOP1ER (50.1) 376-2147
WRITER'S DIRECT NO.
370-1535
As bead of the annual meeting program committee for
the Arkansas Bar Association's annual meeting, I was ecstatic
to learn that you had tentatively agreed to be our principal
speaker. I have always greatly enjoyed your presentations at
meetings of the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, .and know
that your appearance Will insure the success Of our meeting.
This is an extremely important annual meeting to the Arkansas
Bar Association, since it is the first meeting in many years
with our Arkansas Judicial Council. I might mention that your
cousin, Judge George Cracraft, is on a panel during the program.
My partner, Herschel Friday, has indicated that if
you can plan the time, he would be extremely pleased to organize
a tennis match or any other activities in which you might be
interested during your visit to Hot Springs. For your planning
purposes, we had hoped to place your speech in the agenda on
the first-day of the meeting, Thursday, June 9, 1988, from
11:00 a.m. to noon.
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Hon. William H. Webster
December 21, 1987
Page Two
If you could have your office send me a photograph
and resume forlpurposes of our program brochure, I would
appreciate it greatly. When youhave a better idea concerning
your tentative travel plans. for the meeting, please have your
Office send me your itinerary. ? We, of course, will make arrange-
mentsi to facilitate your Arkansas visit and plans n any way
possible.
Congratulations again on winning on the Eighth Circuit
Judicial Conference tennis tournament, despite having to shoulder
the albatross of having me as a partner for at least one segment
of games.
Again, the Arkansas Bar Association is excited about
the prospect of your appearance, and I certainly look forward to
seeing you again.
With best regards,
Robert K. K. Walsh
RKW:cf
cc: Mr. John F. Stroud, Jr.
Hon. G. Thomas Eisele
Hon. Morris S. Arnold
Mr. Herschel H. Friday
Mr. Bill Martin
Hon. George Cracraft
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