LETTER TO CHRISTOPHER S. BOND FROM MICHAEL V. HAYDEN RE LETTER OF 18 MAY 2007 REQUESTING MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPACT OF TURNING OVER TO YOUR COMMITTEE THE PRE-WAR PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFS (PDB) RELATED TO IRAQ

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• Publication Date: May 29, 2007

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Honorable Christopher S. Bond
(24 May 2007)
OCA 2007-00289
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 THE DIRECTOR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
29 May 2007
The Honorable Christopher S. Bond
Vice Chairman
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Vice Chairman Bond:
Thank you for your letter of 18 May 2007 requesting my
perspective on the impact of turning over to your Committee
the pre-war Presidential Daily Briefs (PDB) related to
Iraq. As Michael McConnell, the Director of National
Intelligence, laid out in his 5 April 2007 letter
responding to your original request for access to the PDBs,
the impact of sharing the PDB with the SSCI or any other
oversight Committee--regardless of subject matter--would be
to compromise the Intelligence Community's ability to
support the President and the Executive Branch. The PDB is
designed to meet the President's intelligence requirements
and to inform Executive Branch deliberations in national
security policy discussions. -I agree with the DNI that
restricting access to the PDB is necessary to guarantee the
candor and trust of this dialogue.
It is my firm belief that your Committee is in no way
disadvantaged by lack of access to the PDBs you have
requested. I want to reassure you that the CIA has kept,
and will continue to keep, your Committee fully and
currently informed of its intelligence activities,
collection, and assessments, which include Iraq. Since
January 2007 alone, CIA has supported an average of 100
Congressional events a month. This number also included
the 41 Congressional hearings--18 in front of your
Committee--for which CIA provided witnesses and written
testimony. In addition, the Agency has been fully and
completely responsive in answering the over 750 classified
Questions for the Record from your Committee. The above
is in addition to CIA's across-the-board support to the
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SSCI's evaluation of prewar intelligence on Iraq, to
include hearings, briefings, and the provision of thousands
of intelligence documents.
Let me assure you that the CIA will continue to
provide the high caliber of intelligence support to your
Committee on Iraq and all sensitive and current national
security issues.
Sincerely,
Michael V. Hayden
 DIANNE FEINSTEIN, CALIFORNIA
RON WIDEN, OREGON
EVAN BAVH, INDIANA
EARBARA A. MIKULSIO. MARYLAND
RUSSELL E. FBINOOLD, WISCONSIN
BILL NELSON, FLORIDA
SHELOON WHITEHOUSE,AHOOE ISLAND
JOHN WARNER, VIRGINIA
CHUCK HAGEL NEBRASKA
SAXEY CHAMLUSS, GEORGIA
DAMN HATCH, UTAH
OLYMPIA J. SNOWS. MAINE
RICHARD BURR, NORTH CAROUNA
HARRY REID, NEVADA, EX OFMCI0
MCCCH MCOONNELL KENTUcICY. EX OFFICIO
CARL LEVIN, MICHIGAN. EX OFFICIO
JOHN MCCAIN, ARIZONA, EX OFFICIO
ANDREW W. JOHNSON, STAFF DIRECTOR
LOUIS E. TUCKER. MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
I.ATHLSEN P. MOGNEE, CHIEF CLERK
The Honorable Michael V. Hayden
Director,
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Director Hayden:
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20510 -8475
May 18, 2007
In order to complete the Committee's review of prewar intelligence
related to Iraq, Chairman Rockefeller and I have unsuccessfully sought
access to the pre-war Presidential Daily Briefs (PDBs) related to Iraq.
While I understand that the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) alone does not have the authority to release these documents
to the Committee, given the CIA's unique historical role in the PDB
production process I would like your perspective on what impact turning
these documents over to the Committee would have.
In an effort to better inform the on-going Congressional debate over
this issue, I request that you provide an unclassified response to me in
writing at your earliest convenience. I appreciate your assistance in this
important matter. If you have any questions, please contact my staff
director, Louis Tucker at [phone].1
'United Mates Senate
Christopher S. Bond
Vice Chairman