DCI TESTIMONY BEFORE SSCI ON EL SALVADOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000701980019-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2006
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: February 22, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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22 February 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: National Intelligence Officer for Latin America
FROM . Special Assistant to the Director for Interdepartmental
Affairs
SUBJECT : DCI Testimony before SSCI on El Salvador
1. The attached memorandum from announced a SSCI hearing 25X1
on Thursday, 25 February, on El Salvador. On Friday, the Director agreed
to make the presentation.
2. As you see from the memorandum, the Committee is interested in two
questions: (1) an update on the situation in El Salvador and (2) a critical
assessment of intelligence coverage of that situation. It was agreed this
morning that a joint DDO/DDI/NSA presentation will be provided the SSCI in
response es to the first of the two questions. 25X1
are working with their counterparts at NSA to put that presentation
together.
3. Regarding the second question, I understand that the SSCI staffers
have in recent weeks talked to both DDO and DDI analysts. The Committee wants,
obviously, to hear from the Director, particularly on the second point.
4. I request, therefore, that you prepare for the Director an opening
statement for Thursday's hearing'which will briefly touch on the situation in
El Salvador, much like the Director did before the NSC meeting on Friday, and
which will also respond to the Committee's second question. I believe you can
get the help you need from people to answer the second
question, if you have not been working the problem yourself already. What
I envision is the Director taking 10 or 15 minutes with the opening statement
and then turning the presentation over to the formal briefers from the DDO,
DDI, and NSA.
5. I have scheduled a prebrief of this joint CIA/NSC presentation for
the Director at 5:00 on Wednesday afternoon. I request that your draft
presentation be available to him no later than noon on Wednesday so that,
if possible, he may review it and get back to you at the prebrief meeting.
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I believe you should be prepared to accompany the Director to the Hill on
Thursday morning. If you have any questions, please give me 'a call. FYI,
Jerry Prehn in the Office of External Affairs is the officer responsible for
liaison with the SSCI. Please feel free to contact him. -
cc: D/OEA
C/LAD/DDO
C/MACD/ALA DDI
25X1 SA/DCI
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