LETTER TO ADMIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER FROM EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR.

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2004
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• Publication Date: December 9, 1977
• Content Type: LETTER

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522 Fifth Avenue, New Yark, N.Y. 10036 ? 68?-4660 ~ Edwin t0. L,ockc;, Jr., 1'~esid~*rRt
Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Admiral Turner,
Your fine speech to The Economic Club has created a great
deal of enthusiasm among our members. They liked the directness and.
balance of what you said and went away, I lcnow, reassured that-our
nation's intelligence effort was in good hands and that the right
kind of careful evolution toward a responsibly more open operation was
taking place. You certainly handled the questions exceedingly we17.,
too. We were greatly honored to have had you with us and greatly im~-
pressed by what you are accomplishing. Thank you very much far coming.
Most sincerely,
EALjrogcw
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Dear Mr. Locke,
Thank you for your letters of October 26th and
November 11th, and for soliciting from your members
suggested topics far me to cover in my talk. Their
suggestions w~il1 be most useful and I wi11 try to
address as many of them as I can during my talk.
I'm sure, however, that Leo Cherne and
George Malone will pick up any loose ends during
the question and answer period should I be remiss
in touching on some topics of interest. In-any event,
I'm certainly looking forward to meeting with your
distinguished group.
Mr. Edwin A. Locke, dr.
President
ECOnG;iliC Club of New Yark
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New Yark 10036
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522 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10086 0 68?'~4660 ~ Edwin A. Locke, Jr., Prc~sidenG
October 26, 7.977
Admiral Stansfield Turner, USIA
Director
Central 7:ntelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Rear Admiral ~rner,
xn an effort to deteruaine what may be the particular areas of
interest of your audience at the December 7th dinner, x have asked our
members to suggest questions they would Tike to see covered in year
speech or in the question period afterward.
There has been a good response, and x have fisted same repre~
sentative questions on the attached sheet. As you can see, the emphasis
is more on the GIA?s secrecy vroble-ms rather than on the economic prospects
of the. Communist world which~I believe will be the main topic of your speech..
However, without meaning to infringe in any way an your complete freedom of
choice, x feel your comments on the Communist economies might be an example
of more openness bringing more information to mare people without cou~ramis~ing
your sources of intelligence.
13e all this as it may, we are looking forward 4remendously to
having. you with us on December 7th. xf any more interesting questions came
in from our members, x shall send them right along to you.
EALjr:gcw
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 QUESTIONS FOR ADAI2RAL TURNER
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in and out of the military in major Western countries. ~',re these ;;;;its
controlled by the executive and legislative components of gavern_+,e-;t^
2~ ~~;hat changes have taken place in the last 30 years as to purpose fa, and
methods of obtaining intelligence information for interpretation bti- vario~x
agencies?
3a Under the present U.S~ atmosphere of "disclose everything", includi:t~, seta
of CIA ex
endit
p
ures, can we hope for an effective GIA? e;re we-just kastin,
money?
4o To what extent does the country need, or can it afford, to duplicate
intelligence activities as a form of "ehecks and balances"?
So Ta what extent have the pressures on our intelligence sez-vices impared t.hea
abiliti
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ind out what our government ought L-a know?
6< Why should we disclose our efforts? Is this brilliant or smart?
19 Ilow does the CIA, propose to operate in the future so that it:s secx~c>t: znd
confidential operations can be conducted with appXOVa7. by a body o~: direr.t_ca
that are credible to the Senate?
e How much secrecy is necessary for the intelligence system of a free sacic^ty
and how can this be protected?
9. Will you comment on what kind and extent of limitations on openness ~.re
proper and how it's going to be sold in newsgapers?
IOd. In dealing with armaments vs. consumption, are the Soviets currently pl~:cin;
more of their yearly increases in production into armaments than. 5 or 1Q
years ago?
I1-0 Can the Soviets continue to build and expand their Navy operations at a
higher rate than we can?
},2. ~ t~That is the significancie for the economics (and. populations) of t~Iarsaw Pact
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nat
ons of their relatively heavy burden of military expenditures in recent
years?
~I3< As the Soviets and the Chinese seek to penetr2te Lhe Third T?:orld, are the
foreign economic aid ventures a significant drain. on either the Soviet or
the Chinese economy?
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Na~vember 11P I977
Admiral Stansfield 'I~rner, U5N
Directar
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Admiral x'urner,
Further to my letter of October 25, 1977 :C have received a
few more questions from our members and am passing them along to you on
the attached.
We are keeping in close touch with yaur staff on arrangements
for the December 7th dinner. We are anxious to do everything we can to
make the occasion easy for you, pleasant and effective. Tt: will be great
to have. you with us. `
EALj r : gcca
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Most sincerely,
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1. What impact do you expect,an the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence from the
sentencing of Dick Helms and the inability of the government to protect the
identity of covert intelligence personnel? Are the prevailing attitudes of
American society regarding government and intelligence operations compat%ble
with an effective international intelligence operation?
2. What is the outlook for terrorist activities, e.g., hijacking, as it will
affect major European countries and, in particular, U.S. businesses opera-
ting in those countries?
3. What might be done to stem terrorism, particularly air piracy?
4. How could the CIA have been so far off in its predictions of this year?s
grain harvest in Russia?
gcw
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