HUDDLESTON-LEAHY PROPOSAL

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: March 29, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 84-1307
28 March 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting with SSCI Staffers Re Proposed Legislation
Dealing with "Equivalence and Reciprocity" on
Diplomatic Representation
1. On 28 March 1984 a meeting was held in SH230 dealing
with the "equivalence and reciprocity" on diplomatic represen-
tation. The meeting was called by John Elliff, Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) designee of Senator
Huddleston, and Eric Newsom, SSCI designee of Senator Leahy.
The Senators are going to propose legislative language on this
subject to be added to the Intelligence Authorization Act,
which will be marked up on 5 April by the Budget Subcommittee,
since this is the last vehicle this session to which this
proposal can be attached. Attendees at the meeting included
Messrs. Sturges and Moran of the FBI; Mark Palmer, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for East Europe, and others from
the Department of State; of the Community Counter-
intelligence Staff; and ief, DO/Counterintel-
ligence Staff of CIA.
2. Copies of the proposed legislation were disseminated at
the meeting. Elliff and Newsom explained why the Senators felt
this legislation was necessary. Palmer said though State
agrees with the objectives of the legislation he did take
exception with the process being used which robs them of the
opportunity to think the topic through and he resented the
implication that nothing was being done in this area. He said
that while members of the Intelligence Community might have had
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the opportunity to present their views on this topic in hear-
ings, the Department of State had never had that opportunity
and he felt that the Committee has not been exposed to other
arguments. He said he would be willing to brief the Senators
individually and collectively but made the point he wanted all
to hear State's position. Palmer made the point that just
yesterday the President had made it clear that he felt very
strongly that we should try to start a new relationship with
the Soviets. This proposal is not a step in that direction.
3. Some of State's specific concerns by section were:
(a) equal numbers since in some countries we have
more personnel;
(b) singling out the Soviet Union;
(d) Palmer said he had not checked it with others but
he thought the Director's position should be continued and
the incumbent was doing a good job.
3. Sturges said he would like to see the issue raised and
brought out in the open and he supported the described plan,
but he understood that other agencies did have problems with
the proposal. Personally he ht this legislation was a
step in the right direction. commented that the DCI could
support the proposal substantively and probably would not feel
strongly one way or the other about having it in the Authoriza-
tion Act in the absence of an Administration position. The
issue for the DCI is whether there will be an Administration
position.
4. The outcome of the meeting is that Elliff and Newsom
would disseminate the draft to the Committee, indicating that
other views were pending. State has been given a deadline of
Monday to respond but other comments would be appreciated by
Friday. It will be made clear to the Committee that at some
point in the process State would be called to testify.
5. After the meeting, said he felt at this point it
was more a legislative and foreign policy issue. Copies of the
proposed legislation were given to Deputy Director, Office of
Legislative Liaison and Chief/OLL/Legislative Division.
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6. Later in the afternoon John Elliff called with two
changes that had been made as a result of the meeting. He
asked for a contact that would be able to speak for the DCI
since the process would have to move quickly to meet the dead-
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Attachment:
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D/I CS-84-0781/1
27 February 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: DCI
VIA: DDCI
SUBJECT: 1983 Assessment and Recommendations
Forwarded for your review and approval is a status report
on the 1983 national hostile intelligence threat assessment and
recommendations thereto. We suggest you schedule a SIG-I meeting
to address the recommendations.
Chief, CCIS/ICS
Attachments:
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CONCUR:
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Date
APPROVED:
Director of Central Intelligence Date
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