CASEY RIPS NBC ON 'SECURITY LEAK'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00561R000100120062-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: May 20, 1986
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/02/03: CIA-RDP91-00561 R000100120062-0
NEW YORK POST
ARTICLE APPEARED 20 May 1986
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Casey rpi s N
BC
on ecurfty leek'
WAS
HINGTON (AP) - CIA di- the National ' Security Agency's
rector William Casey charged most sensitive secrets - a project
Yesterday about that an
submarine s with the code name "Ivy Bells."
r
tivities eport violated a law so. The network said the project
against dies- was an underwater eav
y about com- ping operation by Amb.
m Casey said was marines Inside Soviet harbors.
S former employe of the
matter to the Justice Dept Nadonal Security Agency, John Ruuasell, a spokesman for fense t the De.
Dept.'s communications In.
in.
tbO
meat Justice
the matter. to ~ telligence spy division, Is standing
trial In U.S. District Court In Bal.
The NBC report said that as amore on dwges that he spied
cspy information o the An NBC spokesman 9&kL for the Sovl shared with Soviets concerning electronic News has referred Mr. Casey .
eavesdropping by U.S. subma- legations to Its legal counsel for
rines operating underwater in review."
Soviet harbors. The "Comint law" cited by
In the report, NBC said that Pel- Casey was enacted in 1950 to pro-
ton apps qtly gave away o1 of, tect U.S. oodgs,. , poj*b g
capabilities.
To date, it has never been used
against a news organization, W.
though several spies have been
successfully Prosecuted under It.
Casey recently threatened to
prosecute several news organi-
zations.
He said they disclosed that
U.S. Intelligence had Intercepted
Libyan communications before
the bombing last month of a
West Berlin disco, reportedly by
Libya agents.
The CIA director also asked
the Justice Dept, to block the
Washington Post from publish.
Ing an article about U.S. Intelli-
gence capabilities. He was
aLraed doyrrp
Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/02/03: CIA-RDP91-00561 R000100120062-0