FORD RECASTS INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT

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E i?s'AS 'Ii r.:rQNJ POST
18 February 1976
By Don Oberdorfer
. ?? .+.....ewu--vacocau writer
-President Ford announced a new chain of com-
mand and operational "guidelines for the nation's]
intelligence ,agencies last night in response to a. year
of investigations and revelations. +
d In a televised news conference Cdr. Ford declared,)
"I will not be a party to the dismantling of the CIAI
.
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n
e o.ner- inteingence
agencies.,' ( - ..
At the same time, he f
headed by. Vice President
' Full details of the or!
plan are to disclosed in a 1
message to Congress and
White House briefings for
reporters scheduled for to-
day. The presidential state-
ment, answers to reporters'
questions, and other data
available last night showed
that the plan contains these
elements:: -
? "Overall'. -policy direc-
tions" foe foreign intelli-
gence will remain with the
\ational--Security Council,
the. White-; House agency -:.
that handles it now
? ..::.new- Committee o n ,
I oreign Intelligence headed.
by CI `r Director-. George-.
--f usn -':Y -wily :conduct
'management ofi; intelli
once.' Officials 'said this in-
teragency. -panel.. is to have :,
,iurisdic_tion over-the :buds--
ets of the Defense Intelli
',ence Agency and the -tar
tional Secuirty Agenc} as
well as the CIA.
The . Forty Committee
which authorizes secret in-
te!ligence projects, is to be
new laws that he is asking 1 Intelligence Agency reconi- -renamed the Operations Ad-
from Congress=will rro- mended last June that unai>_- i -' =ory Group, and its mem
tact the rights: of - citizens thorized disclosure of ciassi: berstup will be expanded to
against - abuse_f..by - inteili- lied information. by CIA em- include:.the Attorney Gen-
gence agents. - ployees be made a crime, -era( and.the director of the
consistent with safeguards Office of. Management and
Part of. 1VIr:." Ford's pro- of the constitutional rights
gram is aimed'* protecting of ail-affected individuals." Bodgetas` observers:'
the - government- against ? three-member Over-
leaks of official ssecrets- His Sources quoted commission sight Board. to- be headed by
... .. - attorneys as saving cnrh
organization by executive
iminer ,imDassacior Hobert
law-mi?ht encounter serious
Congress to require "every constitutional problems. D. Murphy will monitor the
employee" of the executive performance of intelligence
The House intelligence I b
agencies, working with the
branch to swear not to di- committee- and other critics
I
i-ulge classified- information } have called for laws barring- 1 "inspectors general >.`of the
improperly:'-- Congress - will agencies.. The : other two
be asked to make- it a crime covert paramilitary opera=:-.; membe
s
ill
r
w
be former
for a government-employee tious abroad. and other leis Army Secretary Stephen
-to'reveal secrets without au-. ! lated curbs on-secret opera out ilea .and economist
Leo..
.
thorization. tions. For the most part i Ir Gnerne
The tightening of.secrecy Ford's program relies on es A, "comprehensive set
follows a, rash of..leaks,,:in- ecutive orders and a presi- l public.- guidelines" to be
cluding:"the unauthorized dentially-appointed commit-
publication of tee to set limits- and deal written ?b y. the 1Vhite. Hou e
portions of a serve as "legally bind-
t~ith intelligence
House committee report on agency
ing charters" for inteili-
intelligence abuses; which abuses..
genre agencies. Certain off -
has caused grave concern in The final and , ultimate- curs of .the agenc.ies.wll oeJ
the administration: responsibility falls on -the hold legally accountable- for
MI's shoulders of the President,"
'planned pro- an violation of the
r. Ford -- for
gram wouldnot affect mem- Mr. Ford declared. Asked if lines; which are to include 1
bees of Congress, but he ap- this doctrine of presidential nes limitations on opi
pealed to lawmakers to repsonsibility invites abuse, ,is era"lions that could invade
"clean up "their own house." he answered, "It shouldn't ndividual rights of :1Merl- ;
He urged the House to take happen. I would hope the i
e an r.c s
disciplinary action 'against American people would ? rt +
those responsible for leak- elect a: President who will "Judicial safeguards"-on
ing the House report, calling not abuse that responsibil- - electronic surveillance-' and
it "a very serious matter." ity. I certainly don't intend mail openings are to be
sought in le,~~slatiolr. dr.;
Ford- said the proposed law!
would require court orders!
for electronic surveillance'
in national security cases.
1, -i,.retar,'s have been in-11
stalled without court orders
in such cases in the past.
Assassination attempts
against- - foreign. leaders - in peacetime would be prohib-
ited by legislation to be pro-
posed. -
o Attorney.-General Ed-.~l
ward H. Levi is drawing up -
"very., strict, guidelines"on
:uoinesUt surt-eiilla.nce activi-
ties of the FBI :The FBI's,
domestic program is to be
handled separatel?y'frorn for-
eign intelligence.
The Ford-program isthe~
administration's response -to
headline --revelations oIfis-,
sassination attempts `a ainstJ
foreign .tebdcrs, .illegal hpg
into: - .malt ' openin; ~: ftnd'
-break-ins- and other spying
on -\mericans
ahe,l'resdent didnot
deal last" night with- details ;
of the -_abuses. . have.
learned many, lessons from 1
this experience, but we must'(
i ._r y,
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