LETTER TO JOHN L. HELGERSON FROM LEE H. HAMILTON

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February 3, 1988

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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/05: CIA-RDP90M00005R001100060012-6 LEE H. HAMILTON, INDIANA GUS PATRON, PENNSYLVAAIA STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, N r ORK DON BONKER, WA.H TON GERRY E. STUDDS ASSACHUSETTS HOWARD WOLPE, MICHIGAN GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., MICHIGAN SAM GEJDENSON, CONNECTICUT MERVYN M. DYMALLY, CALIFORNIA TOM LANTOS, CALIFORNIA PETER H. KOSTMAYER, PENNSYLVANIA. f'... ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, 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 YORK MORRIS K. UDALL, ARIZONA CHESTER G. ATKINS, MASSACHUSETTS JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, NORTH CAROLINA JAIME B. FUSTER, PUERTO RICO JAMES H. BILBRAY, NEVADA WAYNE OWENS, UTAH FOFO IF. SUNIA, AMERICAN SAMOA JOHN J. BRADY, JR. CHIEF OF STAFF One iandredth Congress ionrtsz of tht, United, states N Committee on ,foreign 'affairs douse of 1R preoeatati is Washington, PIZ 20515 Mr. John L. Helgerson Director of Congressional Affairs Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Dear Mr. Helgerson: February.3, 1988 WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, MICHIGAN BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, NEW YORK ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, CALIFORNIA JIM LEACH, IOWA TOBY ROTH, WISCONSIN OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, 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."BUZ" LUKENS, OHIO BEN BLAZ, GUAM STEVEN K. BERRY MINORITY CHIEF OF STAFF OCA 88-0337 1410 0 fit erirFr urr+ Thank you for your letter of February 2, 1988 in reply to my letter of January 25th to Director Webster. I appreciate the prompt reply. I am troubled by your reply, however, and would like to know what is the rationale for classifying this information, and what is the rationale for having such information, which impinges on a public program, available only to a few members in highly classified form. If members are to make informed judgments-and cast votes on public programs based on the facts,. then they must have timely access to relevant information., The requirement for special classified briefings on some of these issues seems inappropriate given the public and open nature of the debate on this issue. I appreciate'.your consideration of this letter and look forward to a reply. With best regards, Lee H. Hamilton Chairman Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/05: CIA-RDP90M00005R001100060012-6