LETTER TO WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FROM JOSEPH E. KELLEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M01364R000700010050-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2013
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: April 13, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
National Security and
International Affairs Division
April 13, 1988
The Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Attention: Director, External Affairs
Dear Mr. Webster:
Executive Re
88-1560x
In March 1988, the Congress passed a resolution (Public Law
100-276, April 1, 1988) authorizing the expenditure of
unobligated Defense Department appropriations to provide
assistance and support for peace, democracy, and reconcili-
ation in Central America. The Act authorizes the expendi-
ture of $47.9 million for certain specific purposes;
including $17.7 million for the Nicaraguan Democratic
Resistance, $17.7 million to provide medical care and other
relief for children who are victims of the Nicaraguan civil
strife, and $10 million to support activities of the Veri-
fication Commission established by the Sapoa Agreement.
The Act authorized the transfer of the funds to the Agency
for International Development which is to administer the
assistance.
The Act stipulates that the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct an independent audit of funds
expended in providing the support and assistance. Accord-
ingly, we are beginning a review of the assistance and
support furnished under the Act, and of other assistance or
support which might be provided by the United States, to
determine if only authorized assistance is furnished and
that such assistance complies with provisions of the Act.
We plan to conduct our audit work at the Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Departments of Defense and State,
and the Central Intelligence Agency in the Washington,
D.C., area. We will also perform audit work at other
locations in the United States and overseas as appropriate.
Since some of the activities required to provide the
assistance and support may be contracted out to private
individuals, corporations, or voluntary organizations, we
expect to review those entities' expenditures relating to
the assistance program. The work will be performed under
assignment code 463769.
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Mr. Patrick M. McCracken will be in charge of the review
and Mr. Stewart L. Tomlinson will be the Group Director.
They can be contacted at [phone]. Your assistance
in making necessary information available to complete this
review will be appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
(
Joseph E.E. Kelley
Associate Director
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