LETTER TO JOHN MCMAHON FROM DAVIS R. ROBINSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B01152R000600820037-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: July 7, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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United States Department of State
The Legal Adviser
Washington, D. C. 20520
July 7, 1983
Mr. John McMahon
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
As I am sure you are aware, on June 28, 1983 the United
States Government submitted its response to the first written
pleading filed by Canada in the International Court of Justice
in the case between the United States and Canada over their
maritime boundary in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New
England. That response consisted of a legal brief, the
Counter-Memorial, and 5 volumes of annexes. Because of the
complexity and importance of this case to the United States,
the Department of State had requested the assistance of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the preparation,
reproduction, and printing of the written pleadings. As with
the earlier brief filed by the United States, the Memorial, the
assistance provided by the CIA in regard to the
Counter-Memorial was outstanding, once again exemplifying the
highest quality and level of professional expertise and
dedication.
The various components of your Printing and Photography
Division worked closely with the Department's representatives
during all phases of the planning, scheduling, and final
reproduction and printing of the Memorial, under extremely
short deadlines. I would like to express my appreciation and
that of the DpoartmPnt for the axtrnnrciinarv affni= of
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the Photography and Printing Division
and others in the Cartography and
We are beginning to plan our preparations for the next and,
we expect, final brief to be filed with the International Court
of Justice in this adjudication, the Reply. In the view of the
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Department of State, the continuing assistance of the CIA is
essential to the timely preparation and submission of that
brief to the Court. We have been informed that your Printing
and Photography Division will be preoccupied beginning in
December and continuing through the end of January with other
matters. While we will not know until late July, we expect the
Reply to be filed with the International Court of Justice in
early December. I hope that the CIA will continue to provide
us with cartographic, reproduction and printing services in
support of this matter of the utmost national importance. If
you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me
(632-2618).
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