LEGISLATIVE RELIEF FROM THE FOIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001502640016-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 14, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence.
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THROUGH:
FROM:
Deputy General ounse
Legislative Relief from the FOIA
Memo to DCI from D/GC; dtd 24 Feb 83;
Same Subject
1. Pursuant to Representative Romano Mazzoli's earlier
commitment that he would confirm with attorney
with the ACLU, that and I had indeed arrived at an
agreement on FOIA relief legislation, Mr. Mazzoli called
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and me to his office on l1.March 1983.
2. In the course of =anagreement. meeting, Representative
.Mazzoli closely questioned and me to assure himself
that we had indeed arrived Mr. Mazzoli
said he was very pleased that there was an agreement and
said that consequently he believed that chances for getting
appropriate legislation d be quite good. Mr.
Mazzoli sternly lectured to emphasize that the
ACLU "had no right" to get in ormation which reveals the
identities of sources or details regarding intelligence
methods. At the same time, Mr. Mazzoli said to me that the
public does have a right for access to all. intelligence
produced by the Community which contributes to policy decisions
to the extent that ation can be disclosed without _such inf damaging security. and I each expressed out:
agreement with Mr. azzo i s remarks and pointed out that is
precisely what we had hoped to achieve with our agreement.
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3. A brief discussion was held regarding how to proceed
henceforth. It was agreed that Mr. Mazzoli would telephone
me this week to request the Agency to provide drafting
assistance for a bill. Thereafter, Mr. t iazzoli would :Look
at our effort and, if he finds it acceptable, will forward-
it to __with a request for comments by the ACLU.
Mr. Mazzoli suggested that it might be a good idea for
and me to work together on the draft before it is
4. We will have a draft ready for discussion with
early this week.
OGC/EM:ba (14 Mar 83)
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