LETTER TO HENRY J. HYDE FROM WILLIAM J. CASEY

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2020-01347
• Publication Date: July 31, 1985

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31 JUL 1985
The Honorable Henry J. Hyde
Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Henry: ,
Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to
the Attorney General regarding the Scranage case and the
application of the Intelligence Identities Protection
Act of 1982. We are still very appreciative of the
efforts Congress made to give us the Identities Act, and
I would expect the Department of Justice to use it in
every applicable situation. But the call has to be the
Department's. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
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STEVEN K. BERRY. ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
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WASHINGTON, DC 20515
July 16, 1985
Honorable Edwin Meese III
Attorney General of the United States
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mx. Attorney General:
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On July 11, 1985 Director Webster announced the arrest of Mt. Sharon M.
Scranage, a Central Intelligence Agency employee, and Mt. Michel Agbotui
Soussoudis on charges of conspiracy to commit espionage in violation of
Section 794(c) of Title 18, United States Code. The criminal complaint
affidavits of a Special Agent of the FBI filed in these cases in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia states that Me. Scranage
transmitted to Mr. Soussoudis handwritten lists containing the true names of
individuals who were cooperating covertly with the CIA, and that Ms. Scranage
met with Mr. Soussoudis and two Ghanaian agents and discussed CIA assets and
sources in Ghana and other locations.
It would appear that the conduct in which Ms. Scranage is alleged to have
enoaoed would constitute an offense under Section 601(a) of the National
Security Act of 1947, enacted by the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of
1982 (P.L. 97-200) (50 U.S.C. 421(a)). I believe that appropriate
consideration should be given to prosecution under the Intelligence Identities
Protection Act to send a clear message that the United States attaches the
utmost importance to the security of its intelligence activities and the
safety of its intelligence sources.
I recognize that these are delicate and sensitive matters, and I do not
wish in any way to interfere in your prosecution of these cases or to comment
on the allegations against these individuals. I do, however, seek your
assurance that the Department of Justice will give due consideration to
proceeding with prosecution for violation of the Intelligence Identities
Protection Act.
cc: Director of Central Intelligence
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