THE SUBJECT OF INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO THE OVERALL EFFORT OF PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE 1984 OLYMPIC GAMES IN LOS ANGELES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00263R000200140004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 13, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The subject of intelligence support to the overall
effort of providing security for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los
Angeles, California was first raised in the Intelligence
Community during the summer of 1982. At that time, it was
agreed that for planning purposes the FBI, as the Federal lead
agency, would assume the leading role. It was at that time
premature to take any specific steps but the FBI assured us
that efforts were already underway at FBI headquarters in
Washington and in conjunction with appropriate authorities in
California.
2. In the spring of 1983, the Interagency Intelligence
Commm.itte on Terrorism (IICT) formally established a sub-
committee charged with responsibility for insuring the
appropriate coordination of collection, analysis and
dissemination of intelligence pertinent to any security/-
terrorirst threat to the Olympic Games. In view of its Federal
role as lead agency in any international terrorist
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event which transpires within the boundary of the U.S., the FBI
representative was named chairman of this subcommittee. That
group has met on several occasions and will meet with
increasing frequency from now until the termination of the '84
Olympic Games. All members of the Interagency Intelligence
Committee on Terrorism recognize and accept the FBI's lead
agency role in this effort.
3. The CIA views its role as one of providing both
operational and finished intelligence to the FBI - the
coordinator at the Federal level of intelligence support for
the games. In this regard, the CIA will task all appropriate
assets in its efforts to collect all possible relevant
intelligence. Our "normal" procedure in the face of a
"special" event such as the 1984 Olympic Games is to make
special note of this collection requirement for our Stations
world-wide. Collection against possible terrorist threats and
attacks carries a very high priority at all times. Tailored
requirements and guidance, however, will be provided to our
Stations early in 1984. Moreover, specific requirements will
be levied upon Stations with established capabilities for
collecting against specific groups e.g., Armenians or
Palestinians.
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S E C R E T
4. As the lead agency the FBI will be the recipient of all
pertinent intelligence collected by the CIA on the Olympic
Games. Efforts are currently underway to insure that the
dissemination of our intelligence to the Bureau and thence to
appropriate offices in California will function efficiently and
expeditiously. Guidance to both field and headquarters
elements of the CIA is being prepared in support of that goal.
Problems caused by CIA responsibility for protection of sources
and methods, such as the ORCON classification on selected CIA
reports, will be resolved to the fullest extent possible prior
to dissemination from CIA headquarters. To insure prompt and
complete dissemination to the State and local authorities, CIA
will be working closely with the FBI which will function as the
Federal dissemination point.
5. It is CIA's intention to provide the fullest possible
support to the FBI and to State and local authorities and we
anticipate increasingly close working relationships to develop
over the next ten months.
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