S. 2525 - PROPOSED CHARTER LEGISLATION - TITLE IV, CIA - BACKGROUND AND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

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iDGC 78-5111
4 August 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR : Office of Security
ATTENTION
FROM
Assistant Genera ounsel
SUBJECT S.2525 - Proposed Charter Legislation -
Title IV, CIA - Background and Security
Investigations
1. On 1 August 1978, various Agency representatives
met with members of the staff of the Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence to discuss revisions of Title IV proposed by
the Agency. Among the matters discussed were proposed
revisions of Section 421(a)(6) and Section 423(1), copies of
which are attached for your reference, which were proposed
with the objective of providing clear authority for the
range of investigations which it was thought the Agency
conducted at the present time and would require continued
authority to conduct in the future,.
2. That discussion revealed a basic lack of knowledge
or understanding on the part of all involved regarding the
extent and nature of the Agency's activities in this regard.
The result was our inability to support our proposals in any
effective manner.
3. What is required is a close examination of these
provisions as presented in the bill and in combination with
relevant provisions in Title II (e.g., Section 218, targets
of foreign activities, Section 220, investigations of persons
in contact with foreign agents, Section 221, potential
sources of assistance, Section 222, security of facilities,
personnel, communications and information), which will
themselves be the subject of future discussion, to determine
how these provisions satisfy or fail to meet the investiga-
tive requirements of the Office of Security. We also must
understand the full range of investigations conducted by the
Office and which categories include or do not include consent
of the subject. For example, are spouses of applicants
consenting subjects? How about intended spouses of applicants?
Intended spouses of current employees? Detailees? Do
contractor and proprietary employees provide consent and do
they always understand who is investigating them?
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4. Your assistance in obtaining responses to these and
other relevant questions would be greatly appreciated, as
would your suggestions concerning the sufficiency of the
provisions now in Title IV and appropriate amendatory
language.
cc. AI/DDA
C/PCS PGL DDO
OLC
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