LETTER TO WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FROM R. W. VANDERGRIFT, JR.

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• Publication Date: September 28, 1988
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September 28, 1988
Honorable William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
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JOSEPH M. McDADE. PENNSYLVANIA
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C.W. BILL YOUNG, FLORIDA
JACK F. KEMP, NEW YORK
RALPH REGULA OHIO
VIRGINIA SMITH, NEBRASKA
CARL D. PURSELL, MICHIGAN
MICKEY EDWARDS, OKLAHOMA
BOB LIVINGSTON. LOUISIANA
BILL GREEN, NEW YORK
JERRY LEWIS, CALIFORNIA
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, ILLINOIS
HAROLD ROGERS, KENTUCKY
JOE SKEEN, NEW MEXICO
FRANK R. WOLF, VIRGINIA
BILL. LOWERY, CALIFORNIA
VIN WEBER, MINNESOTA
TOM DELAY, TEXAS
JIM KOLBE, ARIZONA
CLERK AND STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK G. MOHRMAN
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Reference is made to my letter dated May 9, 1988, copy attached
for your convenience, which announced that the Surveys and
Investigations Staff was undertaking a broadly-based study within
the intelligence community.
As part of this on-going project, we are commencing an inquiry
into the operations, costs, and effectiveness of programs which
obtain, transmit, and process data from unclassified media
sources for intelligence purposes.
Staff Members Richard H. Ash,
Jr., Robert C. Goffus, and
Carroll H. Hauver, have been assigned to this
Ranald T. Adams,
phase of our efforts.
We will be pleased to meet with whomever you may designate to
arrange for obtaining the data pertinent to this mattet-i- If
there are any questions, I can be contacted on 225-3881.
The Secretary of Defense is being advised separately.
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Reference is made to my letter dated April 25, 1988, advising of
our plans to make an inquiry into programs and activities under
the Director of Central Intelligence.
This will confirm a discussion between Richard H. Ash and
Rana f the Surveys and Investigations Staff,
and Deputy Director of the Intelligence
Co unity Staff, and his colleagues on May 5, 1988. At that
time, it was explained that the Surveys and Investigations Staff
has been directed to undertake a broadly-based study of current
and planned programs and activities under the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense with regard to satel-
lite and hardware procurement and operations, and human, signal,
and imagery collection and processing. This inquiry will
include, but will not be limited to, an analysis of the function-
ing and staffing of the Intelligence Community Staff. Staff
Members Ash and Adams will conduct this phase of our efforts.
For your additional information, we are commencing an inquiry
into the cost and program impact resulting from recent industrial
accidents at plants where intelligence-gathering satellites
and/or their components are mannfActured. Staff Members
Robert r cr,fcm and Carroll L. Hauver,
I have been assigned to this phase of our efforts,
to be assisted by Messrs. Ash and Adars aF, required.
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Other-areas of interest will be addressed during the course of
the overall study and you will be appropriately advised when
these unfold, are defined, and staffed.
Please grant the above named Staff Members clearances and access
to any and all programs necessary for them to fulfill their
assignments. If you have any questions regarding this matter, I
can be contacted on 225-3881.
The Secretary of Defense has been advised separately concerning
these matters.
Sincerely,
R. W. Vandergrift, Jr.
Chief of the Surveys and
Investigations Staff
House Committee on Appropriations
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