THE OTEPKA CASE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600040014-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Content Type: NSPR

WASHINGTON POST
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Opt. , discuss- brought all of these matt
Y o ttee for fiv
b
t
e
years a
ers
ou
e contents of the final to the a
- ttention-.of _my im tate Department security
of the hparm &s on the ediale super pr, John _F practices, resulting in 20 vol-
g~a case released; by the Reilly, and recommended-that mes of testimony dealing with
nat~ Intern~1 , ecurlty_ dub waiversof in ,esigation not-be iyfrustrati ~ nfi disagree
-eo tee, contains a numerranted= In nents ?akhig this rec- with superiors. The im-
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rt
dist
o
.ati>s
ions ommPn 14aliQn ,Law, form- remission you apparently are
lssion to tie policy ofmy supe- ttemptingto create is that I
v
#ha-# secret oy
PM riors that waivers would be as a disgruntled Cmploye
e
,
s on ter rot anent granted with _el
t nge,-in.
the chro a e cm who
vas
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lc gage #o aasengeawo _?genuine emer- . sing the. Subcommittee to
tiugt the ttee _ __?_
the
_you_say that I gave the "re-
$ports- to the subcommittee to
docI nl
t6 T re a rng tore en ,demonstrate `laxity' in the De-
1 wiichave to .partment's security operation."
UT, ommittje, was not 'The -fact is that I gave my
b t nor' was; it a loyalty re memorandum to the Subcom-
poit It , was a memorandum mittee.after my immediate su-
? t t' ..,sole had
lass i - - --
c
. r en ~hr Moran um
was addressed,
ti ca e a en ion o ma shad _testified that the case
errs~f record' whici, in m of fly one prospective em-
opinion~ required that' norma 1 ploye had been brought to
t;ec 'ity ' roce'dures be "fol- his attention prior to their
o19&ill~10( ore some of t hese -appointment. This testimony
s werecIeiTeaIJnew to be incorrect and my
fum contaned only _ memorandum proved that it
the substance o unresolved was incorrect.
tillegations found in unclassi- You say that my p &1ications.. Such allega Y production
vio a-
io r u ired firm resolution of the "reports" was "in Order
=ton of a Presidential Ordr
un er. e - epar men s se- issued by Harry S. Truman in
cunt standards and principles
> .. ~' - -1952.,
' Whether I violated the
the entrance - on uty Presidential Order or not is
of the . individuals invo ved. an issue which will be res lved
Becalrse there was no avail- .
In m
forth
i
h
i
y
com
ng
ear
ng or
ble ,~ , ormation on one pros-
subsetluent proceedings in
be ve appointee it was my
~dBY iftTb~'fltation That #he re- `eourt. It is surprising that you
sults of a pending check be have prejudged the matter,
plat _ ape any cleaance finding me guilty before trial.
wasag al ted. My memorandum You say that I "produced no
volved_"MP-Ad rs
fi1 I did
nomch41.e arty of the ,men in -
y y -? jpy tZ, but
e y cited,.nla,els of, record
e- QvuA;e_ o 11Siuyalty on the
part of any of the men in-
3
T~tr;gu ations,{ required
furfher ipvestigation and reso-
lution.
tors. The fact is that I ap-
eared before the Subcom-
ittee, as did many other
tate Department employes,
is a witness called by the
ubcommittee. I testified on
number of occasions, and in
very instance I appeared with
e knowledge and consent of
y superiors. In briefing with
y superiors, prior to my ap-
earances, I was instructed to
ooperate with the Subcom-
ittee, to tell the truth, and
of to invoke executive privi-
ge. I did tell the truth. In
esponse to the Subcommit-
e's inquiries, I recounted
cts, relating to security and
dministrative practices in
e Department, and not my:
omplaints or frustrations, if
ny. If any spleen was vented,
was done by certain of my
periors in attempts to dis-
OTTO F. OTEPKA.
Wheaton.
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