LETTER TO HONORABLE BELLA S. ABZUG FROM GEORGE BUSH

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and individual Rights
Committee on Government Operations
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
Honorable Bella S. Abzug, Chairwoman
Subcommittee on Government Information
Dear Madame Chairwoman,
Intelligence.
of inquiry by the Senate and House Select Committees on
This is in response to your letter of 24 February 1976
regarding the disposition of CIA records which are the subject
Leader, Hugh Scott, by letter dated 27 January 1975 is still in
effect and will be the subject of discussion by the Agency with
The moratorium on the destruction of Agency documents
as requested by Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield, and Minority
with Presidential directives and as permitted by law. -
Destruction of Agency material will be in accordance
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SUBCOMMITTEE
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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ROOM B-349-B-C
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20313
April 2, 1976
Honorable George Bush
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
in general.
has legislative jurisdiction over the Privacy Act of 1974 and the
Freedom of Information Act, and over matters of government records
The Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights _
You are invited to testify at a hearing to be conducted by this
Subcommittee on April 13, 1976, on the subject of H.R.._.16.9 and H.R._12039.,
which would amend the Privacy Act to require agencies to notify individuals,
that certain improperly held files about them are maintained by the govern-
ment, and/or of their right to have such files expunged. The Attorney
General has also been invited to testify on that day on the subject of
the bills, and on the. Department of Justice's recently announced program
to notify certain victims of COINTELPRO programs. The Attorney General
has also been asked to explain the Department's proposed plan to end
the 1975 moratorium and to resume the regular destruction of certain
Federal Bureau of investigation records.
.on the destruction of files moratorium question.
I have received your March 8 reply, which leaves the matter unresolved.
I enclose for your convenience a copy of a Congressional Record insert-
of March 30, 1976, containing my correspondence with several other agencies
I wrote to you on this latter question-on February 24 of this year.:
further views on an extension of the files destruction moratorium..
notification program similar to the Department of Justice's, and your
We would like to have your views on whether CIA contemplates a
. We will inquire into the nature and extent of files currently
maintained by CIA on some of the programs and activities covered by
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Honorable George Bush
April 2, 1976
H.R. 12039; and your views on the applicability of sections (e)(1),
(5) and (7) of the Privacy Act of 1974 to these files.
We look forward to your testimony.
Please have your staff contact Subcoim-ittee Staff Director Timothy
Ingram or Theodore Jacobs at 225-3741 if you have questions concerning
the hearing.
With best wishes, I am
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zt: ;_sge tent, et cetera. The subcomrsit- but there are mans thoUsa of Amer- corm tees. of the Congress.
tee -;;4`1 net discus those recommends- loans who are not even aware that. their la light o: these developments, the
tibns. involving legislative change, since Government opened their mail, tapped Govern,"entInfo:matlonandIiidividual.
t:-_sa recommendations are under' cost- their phones, or otherwise had thew un- Eights Subcommittee will hold hearings
s'-de-rtion by the Plays and Means Pub- der surveillance for doing r-othing more on H.R. 12039, H.R. 169, and other mat-
32c n sistarcaSubcommittee. - than exercising their constitutional tars relating to the disaosltion of the
T=!s hearing is the fourth In a. series rights. These people have a right to be records of the agency azt-l:ites in quest
i?coLmed of the existence of the files on tioa, beginning on April 13, 1976. The
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the Public Assistance Subcommittee. The rights to have the files amended or de- burn Building and :,iii begia.at-i0 a m_
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destruction of files generally. NOW that Chcfrwoman, subcommittee on Government
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OF ~ES OF ILL:- 'the Pike committeehas completed Its
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work, albeit without ita report having Haws Of Rcpreamis.*f> es, =leari>=.,71 on
mu " G:1. ACTZvIT=S: ANNOUNCE- been made public, and the Senate cons- A.C.
OP HEA,Z.IG . ? - mittee chaired by Senator CnvttCE is Dori Cue. wasu-r An.-oat Ia.Itght of your -
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recognized for 20 minutes. been In effect .on destruction of docu- ung to an. electronic scr taro m of so y, r.
O'N.s. ABZtG. Mr. Speaker, the Govern- - meats by the inteLaence agencies b s:.tc to 1969.
me_,. Information and 1 dividual Rights should be extended. . W-r- zra:t has sequestad destruct1orr, at
Stzt;o`imittee, which I chair, has been In January 1975. Senators 7%W%srmLO these records pursuant to 3ti6sectlan (d) a:i
the maintenance, dissemina-- and Scorr requested that various agen- tLe Privacy Act or 1974, 5- t7$.C, 532-x(d).. I.
tior. and ultimate disposition of files cre- ? Gies and departments not destroy or r ere p o hatt a ecoo- ei Ag ti fn
at pd- as a result of such pro grams as otherwise dispose of documents which mzq not at o property : to t::at heat and bistoT!ct?l
Service Staff, FBI and CIA mall open- Senate and. House Intelligence Commit tateresy~ ed to the rr atvss: As >tY.o
In s. and 248A interception of wire com- ? tees. attached form 115: subm ted to the Arm..
to misatio :s. In addition, we have leg- The agreement reached by the Senate - ties, notes. I em proposing that we destroy-
only the documents can-al.sias ac sumo arty
is_ ti a and oversight jurisdiction over leadership with the various agencies will
t^-e_''rivacyActof 1974. expire shortly, and I believe that Con. -in.- the actual caore;At of the su.rus:.L.:e,
In that connection, I have Introduced' gress should address the question of the no. the documeVts which re eta to the 1r4.-
ER. 12039, which would require that ultimate disposition of some of the sea- t:atioa or termination of it. Much at f url
m3ter:al has alread been fttrsstshed to the.
held by these .senate-Select Committers era .1ormation.
Lndriidua:s who were the subjects of sitive files and records y
sue programs be Informed of the exist- agencies. I recently sent a letter to the eoncernia' the incident. Is con:asaed
e _ nd of files on them and afforded the Departments of State, Justice, Treasury, ties. Th:cs, the historic fact of the occur-
- op; Stu^sty to require that such flies be and Defense. and to the Central Intel- fence of the, b uveiuaace wlx prese.r e-l.. ZbL& turr..cd over to them or d stroyed. H.R. ilgerce Agency. requesting that the not I= the Mea the aa~me U a artmw.nt-:`c?. t
12033 is an expanded version of H.R.169, moratorium or. destructIon of flex alts ~
which I Introduced in January 1975. records be extended until Congress has lunge"
Ia my view de3tr at!= of the flex at tliiq
By letter. dated February 24, 1976: I had an opportunity to act on legislation tits futmis my obll;stiors tinder the >rt
dealing with this matter. The text of a. cup Act and pet re,= cw^sist at wale.
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tii?- own. To begin with. It Is the sub- follocv-ir:> my remarks.
t The replies I received to my letters tttc?rr:c~-G`n`` 1'
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d,s wsltion of files collected uaiawfully. they will "discuss the matter further" (See Dnstxtradia2.oare^,eree) -
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considerable evidence or ties by tae agencies, not be destroyed otherwise provided by lam. The Treasury Nos13ca:ion to ngency: In accord :rc with. ftq
before committees such as mine conclude Department assures me that it has. `till ? - nGdmea~ Is app e
tel.- =-itlui_ies into these programs. preserved the files and records'relati g tea: and be s, ,Is d
ap Today ied-
I received two letters from At- to its Special Service staff and the, se- eeqposal _ a :eppt not for items appro7eh a or "vriahaas vim" to cot.
to^ey General Levi, one striking a pvsl- cret Service has presreved Its files and ~. Io.
ti-,e note, the other quite disappoInt:.-ig. records relating to the assassination of D :.grht of the,'Urs e4 States,
In.the first, Mr. Levi informed me that, Joan IC. Kennedy. I assume, in the no- To: Gene--at Services Admtatstsataa. r:y
on the request of syndicated columnist. sence of evidence to the contrary, that ttonal Archives and P.rc=ds Service,
Jcap`. Heft, he has asked the National every outer agency has kept the flies Washington. D.C. 20IG$.
A- : z. es to destroy the content of the which comprise the subject of F.R. 12039. 2. Fro,= t ~geena or estn"l sameat) : A:-
e: -paid s ir-veiilance conducted against 'r. Le is second letter states that he P 3 Bl'a subtl' oar Federal Sit-eau at
1L-. !C alt In 1969 on the ground that the Will "shortly authorize the resu:r-pticn" yzvesti;sttoa. -
con--:-,red maintenance of the informa- of the FBI's "routine destruction pro- I M =or sWadivteoa. Page =d Corunuat-
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6. Certtarnte of a eacy repreaenaatire: I
r.z!_-ain -ecordg on Individuals that are ences as to what constitute "illtalLgen_ce r,..ebc ce tUr the. X P= ad o-,_?ect .0 x-
r~.- n i', timely, accurate, and complete, files," and that we may also differ on for th?s =e c7 to tree., pe-atnt to
a.. ;: :which do not describe how an In- the extent to which the riles which he ci posaa or the cgeacg'a rtcord:r trig: t/se
di .d :al expresses rights guaranteed by does propose to destroy. contain e7. - records pr orosed for ttspo a in thb Pre ure?
the :east amendment deuce vital to the investigatory efforts of at. Pagers) are rat row needed for
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 larch. 30, 1976 CONGRESSIONAL F.E JW/", the b usL^es3 o this m~y9 or will rveillance conducted in 1969 am the e-0 tit a problems preaeutadby tt. co?ha 1,
needed after- the retentldrlp~' R 29@4#1'@f'9-z2 : CI=R 8K2(RQ~~~ ~?- 2s ` xpecii
fled.: % - . I am gratlAed that YOU aver n p
1 XI A. ?zquast for immediate dtspos$l- action. and want you to know that' I agree hourly as possible. ?~~ ,.
B. P.eglest for disposal after a sped- with your interpretation
Privacy Sects This do-
Zed period of trine or request for permanent itson,0 (7) as I know. 1s the first interPret-
retention. , 1078.
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C. Da a 3, W76. lag these v
I] " Signature of agency representative: On ?Ptbruary 2#. 1978, I introduced. a bill. Reference is made to the letter at Chair- -
17: Title: Attorney General. U.R. 12039, to provide that the subjects of man Frank Church to Honorable Clarence hf.
7. Item no.: 1. several programs. Including COINT1W3't0; lfellay. ]Director, Federal Bureau of Invest1ga-
S. Descr:ptioa of Stem (with Inclusive be Informed of the fact that they were sub- tion, dated February 20, 19:8, which re-
eight on Periods) : Contents of jected to surveillance and giving them-the quested the Attorney General's concurrence
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seated ma, which include 115 documents. 49 opportunity of having the Ale on them de- in the FBFs reinstitution of the daetructtan .
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of which are original (some are ctaseided strayed. The programs or operations covere
of certain FBI* documents and Ales.
Top Secret) and 67 duplicates. The contents by my bill Include mall openings, illegal en- By letter to the Director of the FBI dated
were ordered removed from the general ales tries, warrantless wiretaps. monitoring of tn- " JauuarT "27.. 1075, from Senate liajority
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by ternational communications, and the pro- Leader Mike Aiansdeld and 3linarlt7'Leader
the Attozey General and sealed. The in%- grams known as CRAOS and the Special Serv- Bugh Scott. the FBI was advised of the U.S..
terial re:a?.n to conversations overhead dur-" Ice,Staa of Internal- Revenue, as well as Senates intended investigation and study- of. :
The sealed file consists of transcripts of ary 14, 1973, introduced H.R. 169 to amend Government. agencies. The scope of this In-
the init atlon, implementation and terrain- 12039 and related matters involving records quested the FM not to.destroy or otY,afris
ation or electronic. surveilalnce project 13 of these activitee on'April 13, 1976. If pose!- dispose- of any recordc or documents which
included in Ales that will be retained in the ble, we would appreciate having your teeti- might have a bearing on the subjects- under
FBI in, its approved Records Control Schad- .phony at that time. I would. of course, also investigation or relating to the matters spec=-:
ule. Continued maintenance of the records apprectate raving your 3upport1or the bills. ifed in Section. 2 of Senate- Resolution. 21.
covered by this disposal request eonSicts Sincerely, :. .. ' - . That Section of the Resolution. described. the. .
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s S. Ansae, Senata'rs extensive Interest IV tbA domeaticr?"
.with the provisions of the-Privacy Act.oi B
2974. 5 1~S.C. 553a(e) (1)., (5) and (?) ? Chairmonras. Intelligence as well as foreign counterhrtcl l-
Orzr:? 07 TZW s2TdaiLr Gana vas. ? . son. CLAas_*rC2 As. Km-`= for Sellay immedia,:ely Issued iastsuctfOUa tea
FTashington, D.C,lslareh 29,1976. Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
of Ices rood divisions of the PSI estab-.
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Hon. B.& S. Aszgo,. Washington, D.C. . :. ? ' ? llsbing a moratorium on, the destruction of
Subcommittee on Government DrAZ Wa
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In/or action and Individual Rights, Com- we wrote to you on January 27. 2973, re- specs, the FBI now feels that the moratorium.
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that you not destroy. remove from need not have been as all-encompassing as
-House of Representatire3, Washington,. Your possession or control or otherwise dis-. that, but this was done to assure that there-
pose of documents which might be could be no question, of Its intention to core-.
D-Aa Csamwozrael Asznc: You have asked. pertinent to the investigation whtch.was pro- pip fully ,with 'the request.with regard to
me to have the Federal Bureau of Investi- vided for by S. Res. 21. We are now advised the preservation of relevant records in?which,
Salton refrain from destroying any material by Senator Church,- as Chairman, that this ? ? the Senate might develop an interest.-
that i- tght be useful to a future Congree' moratorium is broader than necessary at this
atonal o-e?aight committee. As you know, the time. It is now more than one year- since'the In-
Bureau has, since the Senate leadership re- Accordingly, we rescind our request of Jan- ception of the moratorium on tbe? F?rr's"
re- fegular records destruation- program. For
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Januar? 27, 1975. refrained from destroying sums, the" Bureau's routine records disposal - your Lnformattan, the FBI`s regular destruc--
any materials. It has done so In abundance program, Our understanding 13 that the furs Lion program. as- approved by the National.
of good faith, but the logistical burden of involved in that program do not yelate to Archives and Records Service and the De--
ww.,f+..sa partaunt? of Justice, Is designed to prevent
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Thigh Scott and Mike Mansfield who made are
the !975 request, Intends to renew its routine Sincerely-yours, useful purpooo. Further; our records destruc. .
destruction programs described In the a- ? - ? Alan E2e*rssase, tion program. as approved by the.Natic'nat
tech_ed memorandum. Majority Leader. Archivist, permits the destruction of those
You w1.111 notice that no latelligence dies are Buss Scorn, records which are, deemed to no long-
,v-Sought to be destroyed. I believe the resump- - Republieex Leader. Possess evidentiary, intelligence, or historical
Von of the routine destruction program- value. The moratoriums, which wee not ex-
which is also consistent with Archival re- Diener 4. 1976. petted to last as. long as~ it has. has-c-rer tad
quiremess-will In no way impede the re- The Arros*rer Gsxr sa., substantial adrni istrativa burdens not only
sponslbilites - of - Congresalonal oversight Dmzcron. FBr; st FBI Headquarters but throughout tho' fit' -
committees anti -will result in a considerable H g, SGxare SztuT Costasrrree ox 'Z:rrZ7.tt- field ol?ces. The- suspen ion. of sound rcc*rde
savings of money. I Intend shortly to author- versa Acrrerrres: management and file, destruction practices -
1ze the resumption of the destruction pro- Enclosed for your approval and forward- -ti,=any areas is causing very aubetanList
great. Ing to the committee Is a letterhead memos app and storage problems,,
Sincerely, - randum outlining the FHrs recommendation The FBI now Proposes that that portion EDwma H. LEVI, for the reinstitution of the Bureau's normal of Is- records destruction programs whlclr
Attorney General, Ale destruction program. A copy of this let- do not pertain to or concev classifications:
terhead memorandum Is enclosed for your of Was which would fall within the general
Goa=_xazaz Ixroase' zo r win records. This letterhead memorandum is In description of "security files" be reinstituted.
IS')rvmtA . Fsenme Sdr coarauT- response to Chairman Frank Church's re- Those Ales which would not be, arrested by
^- o- ern: Coarxrrrcc ON Gov- quest that the PS! obtain the concurrence 'the reinstitution of the file destruction pro-
z3xarzhz O.-rssrrores, of you in the reinstitution of this program. gram would include all Ales on domestic tn--
Wcshington, D.C., Starch 30,1976. The request of Chairman Church was con- telilgence matters, extremist matters, racial
Non. 3WA4o H. Lave, tamed in his letter to me dated February 20. matters as well as foreign counterintelllgence-
Attornep General of the United States 1978. A copy of this letter la enclosed as well matters. The flies which the FBI proposes tor-
US. Deportment of Justice, as a copy of m7 letter to Chairman Church - resume routtne destruction of in accordance "
Wcs.' ryson, D.C. dated January 27. with Its established records retention plan
lire L:. Arrow' zz Grrrrwec: Thank You All of the nBI's We destruction programs Include the foUowing: flies relating to criml-
for you. tester of Rfareh 29, 1976 in which are approved by the National Archives and rrat Investlgattoos, suitability or applicant-
you lr.:o: m me of your request that the Arch!- Records Service as well as furnished to the type investigations correspondence files, slid
list dsp^ss of the content of the electronic Asslaant Attorney General for Adminlstra- . files of an admintstrative nature, generally
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 on destrnetton of Me* evd records relAito at 40 pert The re tr!r two cone-- deveSok fhe t%,-Lrology,.we can conhiuta-
the fnve4=i the of trj
a 0~& R ~ ~ / /7~de - e p Dux ill erne;
StIect Cocrlc.eas oa En 74 .. - ~ _ ~~ oL Iivi~iS?-~?
7be tr_eratortuta? requmted by Senators >5 O percen
but nok if we vat's for the oaaxatrariulr.
It has been argued that any effort to
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no WansUld and Scott rematas is eCect sass add people, to the Com*+,e?j*n from out- 7t the-Post cam vote "no,'* E gum Z
the Department of Defense Continues to aa*
cede. to that request- Moreover. arrange- side the two major parties w311 serve to shovlul. I urge yell to read the Post u;di~-
rents have been ta;cy- with 8apresentatlve further weaken the two-party stricture torial before you vote,
Pike- to ensure. that the materw that was I certainty do not accept this argument. I insert the editoria. at this place itL
made available to the Eau" Ssiect Commis.- because I ardently support our -two-party the RECORD:
tee on. Intetugence, will be preserved Lntsat. item, Further=ore, I think that this- Vorneo ors Nucax. s. Pawsa
use also saticipate arrsng. witsa to than of- asduvxent belies the facts and statLstlcs The sntz
pstinasp sari? In Jvrta? will
feet will be .,worked out. with the Senate more of national.
Select Committee on In -"lgsn ? because figures demonstrate that peOp1B have nm o iateres4la it this year
Siaeereiy. are increasingly refusing. to identify' than. presidential polities On the ball" is
];onoss ?-vnoer themselves with any organized Party-: another of those proposals-.tats one known.. :
as PropoRltioaa 13--with vary broad imp lea
The trend over the last 20 yea=s shows
? that this is more than a pasdnx Phe-. tlonn Ic It Is adopted and subssqueatly balk
?F=XI ZX.E IION CAW 6 AIGN noalenon6 and I believe we mush face the COnstltuti?mst, 1?.roposltiota 15 xaayt be flu .
. ? . ACT A BMUENT9 reality of the situations by reeo6 S- death knell for nuclear power pleats in Ca2L-
iornia-.haU if this term out %a be tlze+esoa,.
The SPEA= pro tempore. Under a the existence of this large segment of the opponents of nuclear power are likely to?- re- -
previous order of the House, the-gentle- American electorate.- gard it as a, signal that. voters andponts4lsus -
man from Connecticut ONW. M20) .U I also believe that the Independent; o very where. can be perruedet tbab. su?ls_
recognized for 5 minutes. ? - =a unaffiliated voters snake a health1 plant: am too dangeroous to be Wowed..
? contributicn to our' election process; and Tlia Campslgn for Pr~sgvsittou 13. Is net b
Mr. of IDODD. T ltMr. ,the sr, Federal xis, t .a supI think it is Only Just that we recognize be.-
In ~ 1~s b r Suche Is aweeptr g Called a. tee iciesr The satepeer= Posax Campaign Act f 1978. their participation by giving them repre? ?G
a, astety
recent years the American public has be- sentation within. the s'stei n. It is for thin raor; at zoosz, s morsstdwn o mu
come Justifiably disheartened and dish- reason that I offer my amendment, to clear plants until ti5ey meet ens .Alrt safetp?
lusioned with the Political process and im provide them representation. on -'t'hen standards.. The- trouble is that tife standsrda
dealing with this legislation tl e7 are Federal Election are such taset at satanydesnttir ttseg*coulr _ .
looking to the Congress to pass a bill.. not be znet.. ODe, fov- tZStznce, rsquirca that. =
which will grantee fair and just ad-. the state' legislatures aft,- a corspucatod
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rnmistratiori of Federal campaign laws- .. G ON NUCLrAR POWF t v8 process, ooathat n lear
and insure an?open election process. The SPPk ER Pro telmpore. Under a be stored so that there Is no reasonable
For this reason I support the efforts previous order of ~ the House, the gentle- chance, of any of its zadlstson ever escaping of the House to reconstitute else FEC man from California- (Mr. TAbCOTX) is and hurting anyone or anything in Call
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and plan to vote in favor of final Paste- recognized for 5 minutes. ma o saongnsidered the ke are aada of radiation ens ao.
1 owe: er, the rule under which we are Mr TALCOTT.- Mr. Speaker, it is not t fo be co those t at result rrom.
considering this bill' today will not per= often that I can applaud a Washington improper o war egoveruelceew othart r so, aabo-
mit me to offer an amendment I had Post editorial for commonsense, under- ta little of doa'i nee h nactendons
planned to submit and L. therefore, standing of faraway California issues, or leg arced s--could- vote that there. ryas "no
would lase to take this opportunity to ' special appreciation for future genera- reasonable chance" nuclear radiation- from
explain my amendment which would add tions. When I can, I must; and I there- such wastes could not escape during; say,
two independent corms--don re. to the fore applaud- and reeouamend for your. war-orrevolutior:..
six partisan PZ'C consmissiorers already consideration the editorial of March 27, The, real J--us.tber, on the CalUoen)a,bp,];-
pro" ided for in this bill. 1978, entitled "Voting on Nuclear Powd lot is a in. yes our or view. no is to, nuconly lear toes pbwas, timpl p)cssanta..
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Let us remember that the purpose of er. Proposition 15 is designed to impose' That, a question to
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this bill is to insure the integrity of the a moratorium on nuclear powerplants po i it is also o gng sa audio
until they are determined to be risk-free ease: The b bb d'asi ' questeert to the wrong
e.ectoral system 13Y adding two 1adt- ~e queetiazs that needs anxarc:r-? .."-
pendent members, u,na i+ated with any by two-thirds of ithe State legislature: lag now is whether this country wauzts t, .
organized Politic -al party. we would in- - This Issue, of course, is Complicated have, available over the next 23 or-30 yeorp -
sure that all elements of the American and emotional and many advocates are more electrieltythan it now has or wrst))cr
electorate will be represented on this using the debate to obscure, rather than it wants to ga with. what therm is,. l the
Com=L, &-ion. As the Commission is pres., clarify, the issues answer: Is more electricity. as we' believe it- Is
- I thank the Washingtot Post for ex' the ch?ice 15 whether such additional else. -
eht.y constituted, ost2y, representatives of tricttr- win come from nucleon fLw.os, then
organized political parties can be mem- padding the debate by thoughtful ana-' burning' of more coal, the imporeing or t-m
hers of the C?mmjZdn,e ACCOrdj= to -lysls which avoids the emotional rhetoric ou or some eomb1natioa of eta fzus It tree
recent studies this weans that the 41 and the scare tactics which were mount- answer is that these- La to. be no stub tisX,.-'?..
percent of the Ame:icaat electorate who lug daily in California. lncrenss' In ge> ing? cepacltg--asoiaior
identity themselves first as Independents It is useful to step back, look ahead, . must be made on how- to allocate- wh&t is
and are ?naP.9i!cited with any organized and and through. It is too easy to miss, available (rationing or higher prices?) and nation's .
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party have no representation at alL - the forest for the trees and become ea- how to claaags the tu@ present esent per,p u
There has been a significant trend'iu gaged in very narrow arguments which- n of
ene~p Theses W& questions that bays to I)&
the last 20 years with the number of serve mostly to reinforce our long held answered natianaltp and not on a state- by
voters identifying themselves as Inde- positions which may have little objectty- state basis.
pendent increasing from 22 percent in ity and perspective Too much of the debate on enaty Sasuas'
October 1952 to 41 percent in November The Post has made a valuable contri- these days is too narrowly focused. Nuclear
1973. bution to the debate on the Proposition Pmt, we are told, are too dangerous to be
We in Connecticut are particularly 15 by giving perspective to the underll- permitted: cozi --in tryride is to be too expanded: destructive otro?' aware of th'u trend because the registra- sag issues. pshore oil presents too aer:ous a thsent to trio
lion $ es is our State show that nearly Soto do we assess risk-present -and astaL eats to be allowed: 1m
as many voters are registered as Inde- future? - ported u ti the nation too depanden;
s Csoa~the' hlms of others, :lone-of these mart,.
pendant or unaf.liat ed oath any Party- How do we satisfy needs--now and
36.31 percent---es are registered as Deal. the future? - ! 3 I- tense can be- considered adequately in such
ocrat;--?3&.8 percent--and more than are What lifestyle do we want-. J10 - splendid isolstioxt.The risks ofnusIear power
registered as Repubiicaas--2&.9 percent. selves and the next generations? Plants,. for 1=seance, need to be Judged
In the- four counties of eastern Con- Do we wait and see, stop and stand against the rr;+ra of the alteresttvv power Powtes
nect:eut. which comprise r-7 d:atrict, two still? and, to the case of ooal.-these involver
tag front black ita3g disease to air
are even higher than the statewide figure no we narrow our choices and alterna- pollution.
with New London Independent regtstra- tives or do we expand and pursue them? The easy answers, of course,, are the claim-.
tion at 43:? percent and TolL=d County We can improve the safety, we can that solar. thermal. and fusion power will
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