LETTER TO MR. W. MARVIN WATSON FROM W. F. RABORN

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• Publication Date: August 7, 1965
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Bureau of tuvestlgation would probably be a biter source for most of the
inforn ttion you seek. Also, I assume that you have the report of the Ad
Hoo Committee which was convened pursuant to National Security Action
a4 .o to No. 3 i 5 for the purpose of surveying the physical security
edge receipt of your letter of July 29 concerning
penetration of the White House by the Soviets or
ligence aggents . I have requested that any Information
bit within the Agency be fUrnis d to you within the next
know that the Central Intelligence Agency has no in-
tLons and that we will theref3re not be able to respond
fully to your questions. to this connection, may I su
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of your awareness of the hostile threat nosed by t
sophisticated capabilities of the Soviet and satellite Intelligence
am pleased to provide you with whatever (nformstion is available
Agency.
Sincerely,
'(signed) W. F. Raborn
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5 AUG 1965
MEMORANDi3M FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Response to White House Inquiry on Threat of Hostile
Penetration by Soviet and Satellite Services
1. On 29 July 1965 Mr. W. Marvin Watson, Special Assistant to the
President, sent two letters to you, one requesting information on Taos
and Bloc correspondents accredited to the White House and the second
concerning Soviet technical penetration capabilities. particularly in the
United States. (Tab A)
2. Much of the information requested by Mr. Watson concerning
1 penetration capabilities falls within the purview of the Internal
responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I tele-
x. Watson on 2 August 1965 concerning this aspect. and he ad-
me that he was sending to the FBI a request for similar information
since he now recognizes the matter involves the two agencies. I advised
Mr. Watson that the Agency would coordinate with the FBI in preparing
the response to his request.
3. It is requested that you sign the attached proposed replies to
Mr. Watson. (Tab B)
R. L. Bannerman
Deputy Director
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, .,?IEMOJRANDUM FOR: Director
Mr. Helms has been briefed on this and
approves of the manner in which it is being
handled. Our people are in touch with the
FBI.
Recommend two signatures.
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July 29, 1965
At the present time, there are four Tass Correspondents and
eight other Correspondents from Communist countries who
hold White House Press Passes. Because of the nature and
scope of the worldwide Soviet and Communist intelligence
network, I am concerned over the possible threat posed by these
specific individuals and others who may be in a similar status.
Attached is a list of the specific individuals to whom I refer.
Although we have conducted limited records checks on these
individuals in the past and have some limited data concerning
their backgrounds and activities, I would appreciate any recent
information you may have which indicates that they may have
intelligence connections or are possibly engaging in intelligence
activities. I am also interested in. any similar information you
may have concerning Correspondents from other nations who may
be suspected of working for or cooperating with hostile intelligence
agencies. If appropriate, I would appreciate a current summary of
each person concerned.
Since my purpose is to make a realistic appraisal of the security
threat presented by possible hostile agents or other persons having
ostensible authorized access to the White House (e. g. via Press
Passes), I would appreciate any other pertinent information you
may have concerning this overall problem as well as your personal
views.
Sincerely,
rely,
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vin Watson
Speci Assistant to the President
Honorable William F. Raborn
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
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TASS News Agency Correspondents holding White House Press Passes
Viktor Vasilievich Kopytin, d. o. b. - April 29, 1937
Vitaly Vasiejevich Petroussenko, d. o. b. - May 2, 1933
Mikhail R. Sagatelyan, d. o. b. - August 8, 1927
Vladimir Vlasovich Vashed-Chenko, d. o. b. - October 15, 1913
Correspondents representing various papers in Communist territory
Vladimir Till, Czechoslovakia News Agency, d. o. b. - November 22, 1921
Jiri Hochman, Rude Pravo (Czech. Paper), d. o. b. - June 3, 1926
Nicolas Chatelain, Le Figaro (Russian Paper), d. o. b. - May 28, 1913
Istvan Arkus, Nepszabadsag (Hungarian Paper), d. o. b. -October 9, 1927
Mikhail Victorovich Krylov, Selskaya (Russian Paper), d. o. b. -Nov. 1.3, 1929
Henryk Zwiren, Polish Press Agency, d. o. b. - November 13, 1911
Davor Culic, Yugoslav News Agency, d. o. b. March 5, 1921
Broniarek, Zygmunt, Trybuna (Polish Paper), d. o. b. August 27, 1925
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July 27, 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Scientific and Technical Efforts
in the Foreign Intelligence Field
Thank you for your memorandum of July 10, 1965,.
in reply to my request for a current status report on
actions taken by the Central Intelligence Agency
in the areas covered by the March 8, 1963 report and
recommendations made concerning the subject by the
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
I feel that this subject matter should be
appropriately covered in the Agency's next annual
report to the Board, to which you referred. However,
the submission of such annual reports is not to be
considered as a substitute for detailed reports which
are required from time to time by this office and by
the President's Board, as a basis for appraising the
actions taken or views expressed by responsible
agencies of the intelligence community with respect
to recommendations which the Board has made to the
President.
Accordingly, at an appropriate interval following
the submission of the Central Intelligence Agency's
next annual report to the Board, I will look to the
Board for suggestions as to the desirability of request-
ing a further progress report on actions taken by the
Agency in the scientific and technological areas covered
by the Board in its March 1963 recommendations.
McGeorge Bundy
cc: The President's Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board
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