LETTER TO WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FROM JOHN N. MCMAHON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 12, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Honorable William H. Webster
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
Dear Judge Webster:
1 5 OCT 1984
Reference is made to your memorandum to the Director of Central
Intelligence dated 4 September 1984, in which you request this Agency's
"1-Anra in dcAiel oping information relative to the whereabouts of
in connection with his international narcotics
activities. YOU specifically request that we forward such information to
the attention of the Fugitive/General Government Crimes Unit, FBI
Headquarters.
As you know, section 102(d) of the National Security Act of 1947, 50
U.S.C. 403(d), provides that "the Agency shall have no police, subpoena,
law enforcement powers, or internal security functions." The Department
of Justice has advised, in response to specific questions put to them
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"...this law enforcement proviso would bar CIA... from pursuing fugitives
abroad as a general matter, i.e., outside the course of lawful intelli-
gence investigations." Therefore, please understand that this Agency
will not engage in the collection or any other activities, the ur ose of
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On the other hand, CIA will continue to collect and disseminate
information concerning international narcotics activities. If, of
course, in the nurcuit nf these activities, we incidently acquire
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the extent permitted under Executive Order 12333. Please:be assured that
all intelligence so collected will be appropriately disseminated.
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Distribution:
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-O/DCI
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- DOD (Attn: PCS)
Sincerely,
- ER
John N. McMahon
Deputy Divrector of Central Intelligence
DGC/DDO
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Central Intelligence Agency
N'ashington, D. C.20505
BY LIAISON
14 JUL 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Assistance in Obtaining Foreign Intelligence
Concerning Narcotics Activities in the Bahamas
Memo to DCI (Attn: DDO) from Asst. Director,
Criminal Investigative Division, FBI, Subj.:
8 July 83
1. In referenced memorandum, the FBI requested our
assistance in the collection outside the United States of
foreign intelligence concerning international narcotics
matters. I was advised that, although you were not in
Washington at the time, this request was approved by you. This
memorandum confirms my previous approval of the requested
assistance.
2. As I understand the underlying facts, the FBI is
essentially concerned with activities that are presently takin7
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that is believed to be used as a
focal point for narcotics trafficking to the United States.
The FBI is aware of a number of persons believed to'be the k
persons involved in the narcotics operations, including
The FBI is interested in obtaining foreign inte lgence
concerning the narcotics activities taking place on the island
and with respect to movements to and from the island.
3. I am advised by my General Counsel that the requested
assistance, involving as it does the acquisition -41.,f foreign
intelligence particularly as it relates to narcotics activities
is consistent with Section 2.6 of Executive Order 12333 and the
National Security Act of 1947. We have consulted with the
Office of Intelligence Policy and Review at the Department of
Justice which concurred in our view that we could legally
provide the requested assistance.
/V *John N. McMahon
All Portions SECRET
John N. McMahon
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
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