LETTER TO ROBERT GATES FROM LAWRENCE J. SMITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90G00167R001101050010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 19, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

STAT
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release
'2012/11/01 : CIA-RDP90GO0167RO01101050010-5 STAT
Perl , Bill Kotopish will take lead
in responding to hearing request and plans to
coordinate with NSA, DIA, and rest of Intel
Community to have spokespersons. present. Has
been decided with Committee that two requests
in letter will not be addressed: collection
and budget, and part of the last request because
we are not the correct Agency to respond.
Hearing date is now 7 April.
STAT
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release
2012/11/01 : CIA-RDP90GO0167RO01101050010-5
 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01
CIA-RDP90GO0167RO01101050010-5 RETAR AT
1 CI
2 DDCI
.10
D/ICS
DDI
DDA
DDO
DDS&T
Chm/NIC
GC
i 2 ompt
13 D/OCA
15
18
D/PAO'.
D/PERS
D/Ex Staff
N101 C
C SAS/DO
D/OGI
ACTION
DATE
ExecuttIGe Sed-*-t~ry'-
23 Mar '-87'
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01
CIA-RDP90GO0167ROO1101050010-5
 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01 : CIA-RDP90GO0167R001101050010-5
DAM'TE B. FASCEU 4LCNIDA, CHAIRMAN J' + - - -_--~- E
LEE H. 4 ,MILTON. INDIANA
GUS YATRON, PENNSYLVANIA
STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New YORK
DON BONKER. WASHINGTON
GERRY E. STUDDS. MASSACHUSETTS
DAN MICA. FLORIDA
HOWARD WOLPE, MICHIGAN
GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., MICHIGAN
SAM GEJDENSON, CONNECTICUT
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, CALIFORNIA
TOM LANTOS, CALFONNIA
PETER H. KOSTMAYER, PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT G. TORRICELU, NEW JERSEY
LAWRENCE J. SMITH, FLORIDA
HOWARD L BERMAN, CALIFORNIA
MEL LEVINE, CALIFORNIA
EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, OHIO
TED WEISS, NEW YORK
GARY L ACKERMAN, NEw YONK
MORRIS K. UDALL. ARIZONA
CHESTER G. ATKINS. MASSACHUSETTS
JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, NORTH CAROLINA
JAIME 8. FUSTER, PUERTO RICO
JAMES H. BILBRAY. NEVADA
WAYNE OWENS. UTAH
FOFO IF. SUNIA, AMERICAN SAMOA
JOHN J. BRADY, JR.
CHIEF OF STAFF
87-1204x
On 1lundrtdth frongrtss
t onnrezz of the United Mates
Committee on Jordan affairs
toume of Represematines
Washington, PC 20PI
March 19, 1987
WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD. MICHIGAN
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, NEW YORK
ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, CALIFORNIA
JIM LEACH, IOWA
TOBY ROTH, WISCONSIN
OLYMPIA J. SNOWS, MAINE
HENRY J. HYDE, ILLINOIS
GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, NEW YORK
DOUG BEREUTER, NEBRASKA
ROBERT K. DORNAN, CALIFORNIA
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH. NEW JERSEY
CONNIE MACK. FLORIDA
MICHAEL DEWINE. OHIO.
DAN BURTON, INDIANA . .
JAN MEYERS, KANSAS
JOHN MILLER. WASHINGTON
DONALD E.-BUT' LUKENS. OHIO
BEN BLAZ, GUAM
STEVEN K. BERRY
MINORITY CHIEF OF STAFF
Mr. Robert Gates
Acting Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
ILLEGIB
The purpose of this letter is to re est;-ou-er,your
designee to testify at a closed hearing befo the Task Fooee on
International Narcotics Control on Tuesday, rch 31 at ':00 p.m. in
Room 2200 Rayburn House Office Building. T will focus on
the narcotics intelligence process across the U.S. agencies involved
in international narcotics enforcement. In this regard, we would
appreciate the testimony o e Cen a Intelligence Agency regarding
the following subjects:
-- an overview of the CIA's narcotics intelligence
collection-process;
-- how the Agency's narcotics intelligence assets are
organized, with special emphasis on interagency coordination;
-- how CIA information would feed into the proposed
All-Source Intelligence Center, progress toward that goal, and the
Agency's role within such a system;
--.,_the budget for CIA'an i9-ence activities, and;
-- potential problems encountered in effectively
prosecuting United States persons on drug charges using operational o
tactical intelligence gained by the various Federal agencies, with
specific examples, if possible.
Thank you for your attention to these matters, and we look
forward to seeing you on the 31st.
m....L o--~ -ItLi_____L!
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/01 : CIA-RDP90GO01 67RO01 101050010-5