CARTER: INTELLIGENCE LEAKS HARMING SECURITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00561R000100080022-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: July 12, 1978
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/23: CIA-RDP91-00561 R000100080022-9
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--By Edward WaIsis'
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^Preaident,.Carter complained-toe ai
:congressional'' delegation- '.yesterday;
that- leaks_ot..c]aa _e -`.information.
are ..hamperingr intelligence?gathering-.
efforts and damaging national'secur-
Neither- the=-"lawmakers ... whoo-: at--.
tended the mosn'og: meeting -' 'nor
White House press 'secretary- .'Jody.
Powell would.late .cit. specific .leaks
that had. tnggered Cartes'sr expression.
aCcbncern: _-. =i?~,a: ..i~
"I don't know'of. any specific story,"
Po:velI said. "You're- talking about an-
accumulatioa_ of;erertts that-we:have
been attempting--`todeaf witlrand that
we--felt.should be brought to.the;'at.-
tentiod'of the, members=of Congresa.*
Pressed for details and told-Carter's
complaint lacked credibilitye without'
examples, Powell beeamee ',itritatted::
"I really don'tgive .a damn'whether--
you believe it-or not,". he said.?
,c' -White, House oiflcsaIr arranged thi.,'
meeting, which was attended by-a: bh_:
paruaaa. group-o6=congressional. liid.
errand-`mrm_bers='b tlte? Senates-an
House comauttaear tlzat;dea'vnth for
elgn??Lelattons^'aad' atei'IlgencA.
=The white-$ouarln aariounce&
the'- meeting-rims R advane, ~- frtuaily -
guaranteeing.-..tttaiz?} any- -presidential
commentsi';wouldbe mader