RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS OF CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R000200020005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 11, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Resource Management
Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment
Deputy Director for Collection Tasking
Deputy Director for Operations
Director of Public Affairs
Legislative Counsel
"General Counsel
Comptroller
Inspector General
Information and Privacy Staff
FROM : Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : Release of Documents of Congressional Interest
1. Our oversight committees, as well as other Congressional
committees and Members of Congress, are concerned that matters
discussed in confidence contained in either documents originated by
the Congress or by the Agency which repose in Agency files are subject
to release in response to requests to the Agency under the Freedom
of Information and Privacy Acts .
2. The Office of Legislative Counsel in recognition of the Congressional
concerns for confidentiality has established and followed a firm policy of
requiring and securing prior Congressional approval before any document,
regardless of origin, reflecting matters discussed in confidence with the
Congress, is released in response to any request.: I recently confirmed
this policy with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to include all
exchanges between the Agency and the Committee and its predecessor, the
Church Committee. This policy was also confirmed with the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to cover all exchanges with the
Pike Committee.
3. To assure that Congressional requirements for confidentiality
are properly protected, all offices are instructed to refer all requests
to release documents originated by the Congress or Agency documents
containing information showing Congressional interest to the Office of
Legislative Counsel for a Congressional determination as to releasability.
No action is to be taken on such requests until the Legislative Counsel
has secured the required Congressional approval.
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4. Any questions concerning the releasability of any of the above
described documents shall be referred to the Legislative Counsel.
Distribution:
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STANSFIELD TURNER
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ONLY
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SUSPENSE DATE
FROM PLCO
20 Nov 1.978
Release of Documents of Congressional Interest
memorandum to al..Directorates and office heads instructing
nondisclosure of any exchanges of confidential documents
with Congressional committees or Members without prior
approval from the Congressional office of interest.
This is a follow-up to the letter from Chairman Bayh
and Vice Chairman Goldwater, SSCI.
COORDINATED WITH (last r,ames as well as offices)
Signature required on pink sheet
OFFICE
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OFFICER'S
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
In accordance with your
request, attached for.youur
signature is a? memorandum to
all Directorates and office
heads i.nstructing.that all
documents in Agency files
reflecting, confidential
exchanges with Congressional
committees and Members of
Congress will not be publicly
disclosed in response to any.
outside request without the
approval of the Congressional
office of interest.
Our office will be the
focal point to secure
necessary Congressional
approval-.
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