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• Publication Date: July 1, 1978
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY?
26 January 1979
:aae ics arl,
AST SUNDAY- on this page we maligned and 1 misunderstood on
published a statement by Michel today's campuses
Oksenberg'which, supported the CIA's On the contrary, the CIA is.v'ery well
position in the case of Nathan Gardels understood on college campuses today
.
vs. Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Perhaps 'this `. is the reason these
Gardels is suing the CIA. to obtain in-` academics would be subject to public
formation- about the, agency's covert; criticism and scorn.,,.
i
act
vities on University ? of.: California Atone point;. Mr.' Oksenberg defends
campuses;.he is a 'graduate student in.hisrelationship.
with. the CIA on the
;
Political Science. Mr'.,'.Oksenberg is a premise :that .a...``free; exchange "''of..:
t University -?.of ,-Michigan = on -~ indefinite
leave to serve on the National:Securit
Council as a China expert
In his affidavit _Mr. Oksenberg ad
V;mits. having=:' hadt'a. 'confidential..'
relationship. with the CIA-while he was :`
teaching on 'campus Mr ..4 Oksenberg
explained: that: soons after. fie- entered,
academic life he began to meet CIA'of-
ficials at:scholarly conventions,"con-=-
ferences, and seminars. "Lsoon'found
that these CIA tt--`gffcials were::
professional colleagues of mine; ?. that
is,. although *e: did not; agree on_ all
,
-matters nor : was any pressure placed many serious p ,
, questions as:he susec-
"
'
on me to alter, irimy views
weshare
d
many common;.- interests, we' had
':similar academic.< backgrounds-,' we
worked with similarunclassified data
and, therefore, we face many similar and others. It is unfortunate that his in-.:l
The `cornerstone', `. of :his: relation-
ship with :the CIA, he"said, is strict con
fidentiality Mr:~Oksenberg said' he feltF
,that if the. CIA';were to reveal.not dust
the names of ,other .professors with
similar relations hip, and he said there are. many; but even the names of in
stitutions: where hese ;~academics`
work,/it would ``destroy the candor And.
utility of the exchange", an" exchange
!which he ...said is.' beneficial to
Oksenlier'" said `t2 onfiden
tiality is needed t(
protect'academics
from public criticism- and. scorn which
.would follow the revelation?`of1such'?a.._
relationship, because the `"CIA is mu
;,ideas" is important to his counterparts
_
in the; agency and at?the ;university.:"
LL e.CRCnange;or.iaeas is not" only the
)rinciple;on. which- -a university., fun
1'ctions, -.but; ? the foundation of ..
'democracy. 'The'.CIA; however; seems
change. Its secrets or cooperation are
rendered only to those who would be of.
service to the,agency:.Relativelfew'.'
Oksenberg enjoyed. as a result of his
secret. relationship
M . Oksenberg s statement
:: raises
ted it would'. It is important to bring the
discussion of CIA campus activities in
_to..the.open; in this, he has, done 'a great
service to. this University -community*."
en ions ..were - .to preserve `a ysystem
which. smacks of favoritism and has'
iv
mpinged on the ciil liberties'of. those
who.,
11 become .victims of, 'the ;CIA's'
covert recruiting operation >_=
nits ,final' report, `
the Senate Select
.
.:
ommittee on :Intelligence =Activities,
expressed--concert 'that `'.Americans
academics involved--in such:activitiesI
.. may undermine public confidence that
those .Who-- train 'bur :youth are
J
upholding the ideals, independence,`
o consider'. the; Select ::Committee's
concern when pondering the questions';
raised by, Mr Oksenberg's defense of
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. is
21 January 1979
Ort.O
?
cairur s pure: ,. nm wuv~.a uq~ .n~.~ security uoun statt, i entered tnat- requiring the Agency to . r? ~?~~~?~????? ~~??~?-o~~~ ??? ???~
is an affidavit by ,Michael Oksenbere,?_;--graduate sclioo :in 1960 and ser- . disclose the names of other government, with every piece o
submitted in the case of Nathan (31r- ' ` '? correspondence thus becoming a
:ved since 1966 asamember of the. academics who developed
lets vs. Central Intelligence Agency.faculties of three 'major United similar personal relations will possible matter of public record.
Mr. oksenberg is a professor at the.-
, States universities...I am curren- . destroy associations that benefit.. A barrier to communication bet-
University of Michigan on indefinite .: dy on academic leave from one of both academics and the foreign ; ,ween university and government
leave to serve on the National Security '"- these universities;'andI intend to `policy interests- of the. United personnel would thereby be erec-
Council - .; as on, advisor on China teach there once my government States. I have made this decision aed that would not. serve our
;11r. Gardets is a graduate student ar in.full awareness of the fact that national interest:
service ends .~ `: _ ,,..... .
studies political science- In-1976,? after and criticism of.m
3._Soon after o- entering Y 7 ,Confide'ntiality. ,r,;:of
the Senate Select- Conrmirree on /n academic life,. I began to meet part in these relations; and may correspondence...with-.~-geney:
telligence- Activities .revealed'ihat the members of the :Central In in fact adversely affect my future personnel; isr" also a.-necessity..
CIA uses academics at. more than 100 telligencegency at, various academic career .. .because', the -- CIA ;.is much..
4r'ercan co/leses and urriveisities ro ofessional:meetings. annual { ;maligned"and misunderstood on
purposes"'and other Tasks.,Nr. Gar associations. as the ,;American with counterparts both in and out of. an association with the Agen-
aelssubmiaedtotheC%asFreedomoJ , Political: Science: Association, ofacadem'eisonevery important ?cy,,_including _a :;professional
conraclsattheUnversay-ofCalifornia;:'.:.CIA=employees openly "identified tellectual growth: and-?currenc academic ,;:.topics,.;..subjects
specifically including all-' contrac"Ira l themselves at -these', _,meetings; once their formal schooling has: ,academics to abuse- and scorn,
arrangements and personnel relation they made no effort..to hide their ended. I benefited greatly from and very well, may endanger
.ships. institutional. *affiliationI }soon the comments and criticisms that their academic careers In fact,
TheCIA'provrded Gardelswith ,found that:?these==CIA officials Ireceived fromAgencymembers given the climate on'today's.
more than 800 documents' some of Y~ were;_professional colleagues of ,.with whom'?:I: shared' my =work campuses; even the disclosure of
inch revealed that a UC vile president mine: that isalthough,we did not "-Similarly;'. I like ' to. think. that the fact that such ? associations,
had receiyed,CIA training. and operated agree on all matters nor; was any some Agency members benefited exist at a particular university'
dels ttiai it would neither confrrrn nor which _???..
common. -interests; ".'we `:.had Jmany, of which were subsequen
documents which would be -responsive' .we :worked' with 'similar -un ,acknowledged:l'- Further;' the
,
g
y
to his request and added that if such,".. classified data, and. therefore,,. - relations that I` developed- over. required: to disclose "any. infor-
docuinenrs did erist, those documents we -face .: 'many.; similar-"` the years-with our government's r .r?at;nn. that would identify
(b) tl).of the FOiA which allows th!!#,,'i.'. many jother:--of: my university -an important.: factor- in my `academics who have, 'association
CIA to protect the rdenrtty of its per rf associates,:. I: gradually': came to deciding- to enter;'government with" the ~?~Agency,,' such
sonnet.. ...- ;realize that! could have the same service fora perios, and- my ef associations would be effectively.
Last February Nr Gardth intti ed kind:-of professional association festiveness in ,the. government terminated; ""because. "those
u.lawsuit against the CM asking the `.with`. CIA:"personnel; as well: as , certainly has,, been enhanced-- by' currently- involved' would ' be:
court to,.order the C/A: to produce the+~ State :;and jDefense Department the `personal contacts .that were smeared; while young' professors
requested documents fors inspections$ officials, that ~ L had' with' my established during my academic wouh? be ,dissuaded: from Ten-
and copying The court has not very;-,university colleagues _critt years termg: 'into =similar;;''9ituations
hedadeczs;onnnthe. case ,.-r a.. .'cizinvt onn?._~nnther'c papers Recauseibelievethat'thisresult`l
. u?a g~,,?w ..., :-, 1. "-? , s. ,??. - - , >ulCll- u1JNWLld113; ds well as to Ln6
and ?so on; BAs ,,with my relations with Agency personnel, general foriegn policy interests of;
as with` my other professional
ith
ral fo
?
my
.professional exchanges w
the
s
States; I would re U academic colleagues;, these ex colleagues, is that our exchanges per
tfully urge that disclosure of such,
x-.... ?* :and writin s- rlUr W; UUUL;dlNll , z~ 4
Michel Oksenbe aff'Memwith a
rof NationalSecurityCouncil
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curit . _ . . bar, National Security Council
Staff, being duly sworn, deposes , 4 `My contacts with Agency colleagues on a _- confidential g D , ,
= u , r~ personnel were. not unusual, ,.basis.* Any: breach 'of confiders Subscribed: and sworn to before
an 1 slawas appointed as a mem A* many: other- academics had . tiality would destroy the candor me this 8th day of Septe mber,4F
bar of the National :SecuritY:'`` similar contactsBut I = have and. utility of the exchange. ` I 1 { r
believe itwould be unfortunate if SAMMIE L. Nf;WMANt
CouncilStaff.onJanuary 20, 1977,;,..,;decided to.go oq record and to .;:Nota Public ;' '? ;`e,.?,?
American academics could not
position relationship with Agency person .nave confidential professional Fat
1, March 26 1980 t s
2, Pnor to joining the NationalM because. I --strongly believe associations with their.
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pressure- to ?'- - identify the
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if the A
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is