RECIPIENT OF LEAK ON 'STEALTH' CALLS IT A POLITICAL MOVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00561R000100060031-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2012
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: August 28, 1980
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

STAT
Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/24 :CIA-RDP91-005618000100060031-1
~~ i
august 1980
- ~t ~ ~?~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
The-?? editor of a military affairs
magazine told:. a House panel yester-
day that a story about the Pentagon's ~'
recently-disclosed "Stealth" breat:=
through was leaked to him by-a high.
level Defense Department official. :.
Benjamin Schemmer, editor 'of th..
Armed Forces Journal, told-the Ho_us2
Armed Services subcommittee. on iri-
vestidations thathzfeltthe_action ~uas
"a directed Ieak for political purposes:
because I can think of no reason why
thisatory should ?be made'.known at~
this time." He also termed the action'
"totall'q.irresponsibie."'=' .~.. --?.~?~
Defense Secxefary I3arold Brown an-?j
pounced last Friday that the Unite3''
States -had achieved a major techno-
logical: breakthrough, -dubbed';'
"Stealth,"~ that _would prevent Soviet:
radar- or other sensors from spotting
American aircraft until it was too late:i
to knock .them. down.. ;.
Schemmer_ said after the heaiino
that..he was briefed by. a "senior de`-;
ferise.official," whom, he declined fo
name,.?at least.~two days before-the=
fg11. House- and Senate -Armed Serv-
ices~committees were informed of the
project;.. Committee fiembers "were
sworn.taultra-secrecy -,vhile the maga-
zine was at press," he said ,liter.. ?., ;
There?~-had,.:: been. leaks. in other'-
publications-:about some- details-: of:.
the. project. Schemmer said` he-:was'
given?rthe~;impression that. the ~ De-
fense Department."wanted-.the story-
out -because.of :previous; leaks `.about:-
Stealth f ,, y; ~:.~ Y ~ -: ~ _ w::. -_
i~1? n 3 t_-.. _..... ~..r -.
Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/24 :CIA-RDP91-005618000100060031-1