LETTER TO JOHN BRENNAN FROM DIANNE FEINSTEIN REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF A PARTICULAR CIA DOCUMENT

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06275025
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2023
• Case Number: F-2014-01062
• Publication Date: January 17, 2014

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DIANN:, MINSTEIN,7CALIFOPNIA, CialPMAN
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. JOHN 0 ROCARFELLSR IV WEST VIRGINIA RICHARD BURR,' NORTH CAROLINA
RON MOEN, OFIEGON. - JAMES R. RISCH, IDAHO '" �
EAREARAA. MIKULSKJ. MARYLAND DANIEL COATS;INDIANA ,
. MARK UDALL.AoLORADO ��. , MARCO, RUBI0';' FLORIDA '1��
� MARK WARNEFL VIRGINIA . � "�SUSAN COLLINS;MAINEr',,.
"MARTIN HEINRICH. NEW, MEXICO' TOM COBURN, OKLARDMAr.�
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HARRY kE113,NRiMU3A,,EXbRFICIO'
�. RETCH McCONNELL, KENTUCKY; ER apricto.- �
CARL LEVIN, MICHIGAN, Ex OFFICIO ;.
JAMEE INHOFE:OKLAHOMA. EXOFFICIO''
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DAVID GRANNIS, STAFFEERECTOF1'
MARTHA SCOTT POINDEXTER, MN ostry STAFF DIRECTOR
:DERIRM THOM F:SON
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The Honorable Jolm Brennan
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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Dear Director:Brennan:
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' . document.,ardotoiA,, stated :, at meeting .,your intent to launch a full
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Senate Select Committee c11:1004gence- ( �,.5*' CD-0,st .affb-tihe CIA facility
question' . 'ireq' request that yon,suspe44,,anY such investigation or -61'' further accessvt�1 the
computers or computer 4e
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likewise, pledge that SS,C1;ataff 7111.not' access those computers Or computer
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any investigatiVe,
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As you noted in our, meeting, there are significant separation of powers
issues involved here, and those must be properly eonsidVre.O.
In addition the Committee and the CIA entered into an agreement at the
outset of this Study that should, until decided otherwise, be upheld. Specifi.cally,
on June 2, 2009, Vice Chairman Bond and I wrote to Director Panetta our
understanding that"... [t]he only CIA employees or contractors with access to this
computer system [the SSCI system] Will be CIA information technology personnel
who will not be permitted to copy or otherwise share infonnation from the system
with other personnel, except as otherwise authorized by the Committee?' In
response; Director Panetta wrote a letter to Senator Bond and to me on June 4,
2009 agreeing, and further stating that CIA also recognizes the Committee's
need to create work product on a walled-off network share-drive as discussed in
paragraph 5 of your letter [of June 2, 2009]. Therefore, CIA access to the walled-
off network share-drive will be limited to CIA infonnati.on technology staff, except
as otherwise authorized by the Committee or its staff"
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I believe that no further action should be taken on either side until we can
consider the proper next-steps to assure the protection of all relevant equities.
incerely yours,
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mule Feinstein, California, Chairman
y Chambliss Georgia, Vice Chairman
TO: CIA Director Joh i Brennan
Attention: Neal Higgeis
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an Dianne Feinstein
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COMMENTS: Letter' to CIA Director John Brennan from Chairman Feinstein, dated
January 179 2014, regarding follow-up to the Wednesday January 15,20149
meeting about the acquisition of a Particular CIA document.
Please provide this litter to Director Brennan and cunfirm receipt.
Please contact James Wolfe, SSCI Security Director, at
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