LETTER TO THE HONORABLE RICHARD HELMS FROM THOMAS L. HUGHES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100060005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Content Type: LETTER

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a_i,-,;atlons will receive broad coverage at the mock war crimes trial
hell. in Paris in November.
A arc ,robabiy aware top De ~ment cfficials, :including Governor
an rve for some time been ashins for an assessment of the credi-
r o :;orth V:.arnamese allegations that US bomber.: 1: eve struck purely
.. an rgets the North, thereby pe; ing ":ray crimes" against
et.... use peotle. If Hance decides to try the imprisoned American
s, t_--se '`crimes" undouleeai.y w ll germ the major part of Hanoi:s
In :_.m.y event, the recently established Hanoi "war crimes" com-
.on pans `o release periodic reports after gathering evidence, and
Jer offices have bes. :.. to _. ;ride an evaluation of E;noiIs
s ??- J~ through Mr. our selves, the Legal Adviser and,
rom tine to time, offices in CIA a,-,d DIA. I am afraid this may result
in a mu__ti~ade of reports, each pr~_;ared cn the basis of only part of the
evidence. So far, very little we c ,;ally has been produced, and there is
growing impatience here.
e ha.; been one joint stud; whic_~ dealt with a selection of specific
gat is :_ wr_ ad hoc CIA-DIA group, with INR's assistance, issued a
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