WHITE HOUSE AIDE DECLINES TO TESTIFY ON STEALTH LEAKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000100020012-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: October 2, 1980
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE WASHINGTON POST
2 October 1980
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a White House national -security aide cisms of a failure in defense policy.
refused.yesterday'to appear at.a=con- Stratton,, the-subcommittee chair-
gressional ..hearing:' on'. news leaks, man, said only the president; not his
about Stealth`'technologyy for making:; counsel; caninvoke executive 'pri
warplanes. relatively. lnvjsible to en lege, and- that.it can.be invoked only'
emyradar. ,$ sr, against disclosure of. the presidents;
David; Aaron,;.deputy -Wfiite_ House F consultations with his advisers.
assistant for-` national.-;,security = of = If this involves a conversation
fairs, had been called by 'the: House - which the president told Mr. Aaron,-
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show up to testify ;'.` and Secretary : of Defense, Harold
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said the subcommittee probably will _ Brown said he was forced by the
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White., House counsel Lloyd"Cutler,
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told the panel In a letter, 'The press- .'.'ids secret ; , ?. ~cI
dent has directed Mr. Aaron not to ap-
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public hearing at this time. _' ..
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