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CIA DIRECTOR CHARGES NBC

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP91-00561R000100120069-3
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RIFPUB
Original Classification: 
K
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 3, 2012
Sequence Number: 
69
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
May 19, 1986
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OPEN SOURCE
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/02/03: CIA-RDP91-00561 R000100120069-3 ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT 19 May 1986 CIA Director Charges NBC PETER JENNINGS: The CIA Director, William Casey, charged today that an NBC News report about U.S. submarine activities violated a law against disclosing information about communications intelli- gence. Mr. Casey said he's referring the matter to the Justice Department. NBC reported that accused spy Ronald Pelton may have given the Soviets information about a sensitive project called Ivy Bells. The network identified Ivy Bells as an underwater eavesdropping operation by American sub- marines inside Soviet harbors. NBC says it has referred Mr. Casey's allegations to legal counsel for review. Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/02/03: CIA-RDP91-00561 R000100120069-3
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