CRISIS IN CONFIDENCE STILL HAMPERS CIA OPERATIONS, AGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS

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CROSS INDEX ORG 1 COMST0CK CLUB (Sacramento t Cal)
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Adm. Turner Trip Fiel 7-11 August 1978
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ARTICLE APPSEARED THE SACRAMENTO BEE
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By TED BELL than 400 of Sacramento's business and for the kinds of abuses that occured in
BeeStaff Writer political leaders. "Never; In my the past to repeat theznse{veer"
The nation's secret intelligence judgement, has there been so much. But other measures invoked to al-
agencies are entering a "new era" in interest on the part of the executive low greater public scrutiny of the CIA
their missions and relationship with a branch` and on the part of the Con- have raised serious problems. he said,
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the deputy direetgr- of the Central "But, yes, we. are still living in a tives who seek to disclose secret infor-
Intelligence Agency said in Saicrg. crisis of confidence (in the CIA and' oration, to the definition of the respon-
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Mr. Brian R. Van Camp
President, The Comstock Club, Inc.
2206 K St.
Sacramento, CA 95816
Bear Mr. Van Camp,
This is to acknowledge your letter of -March 14
and your kind invitation to Admiral Turner to speak
before a Monday luncheon of the Comstock Club.
I regret that Admiral Turner's schedule is quite
complete well into the autumn. It occurs to us that
Mr. E. Henry Knoche, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence,
who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of this
Agency, might be a suitable speaker in his place. I am
enclosing a biography of Mr. Knoche.
If you feel that Mr. Knoche would be an appropriate
speaker in Admiral Turner's stead I would appreciate your
telephoning either _n; self or of this
office to grange a unable a e plione
The week 4f 13 June-would be best for Mr. Knoche, although
the week ,of June would also be possible.
Thag,C you in any case for your considerate letter,
(3 V
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Herbert E. Hetu
Assistant for Public Affairs
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Enc. ~t III
to the Director of Central Intelligence
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11 April 1977
Mr. Brian R. Van Camp
President, The Comstock Club, Inc.
2206 K St.
Sacramento, CA 95816
Dear Mr. Van Camp,
This is to acknowledge your letter of March 14
and your kind invitation to Admiral Turner to speak
before a Monday luncheon of the Comstock Club.
I regret that Admiral Turner's schedule is quite
complete well into the autumn. It occurs to us that
Mr. B. Henry Knoche, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence,
who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of this
Agency, might he a suitable speaker in his place. I am
enclosing a biography of Mr. Knoche.
If you feel that Mr. Knoche would be an appropriate
speaker in Admiral Turner's would a reciate your
telephoning either myself or of tl-ii
office to arrange a suitable date (phone
The week of 13 June would be best for Mr. Knoche, although
the week of 20 June would also be possible.
Thank you in any case for your considerate letter.
Sincerely,
Herbert E. Hetu
Assistant for Public Affairs
to the Director of Central Intelligence
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4 APR 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: De\uty Director o/F Central Intelligence 0'4/P' Z
E. Hetu
FROM : Her
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Ass is nt to thj Director (Public Affairs)
The Comstock Club, Inc
some future date. As indic
Turner asks if you would li
As you may recall, G
last year, and we unders
large organization of No,
governmental, and educa
attended the luncheon
accepting if your sc
Club will accept our
the Comstock Club a
Attachment:
as stated
Sacramento, Calif., has invited
r Monday luncheon meeting on
d in the attached note, Admiral
to handle this one for him.
ush spoke before this group
went very well. It is a
ornia business, professional,
ple. I understand about 600
Bush spoke.
d I recommend you consider
mmodate the date and if the
ou agree, we will contact
eta iJs
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM ? Herbert E. Hetu
Assistant to the Director (Public Affairs)
SUBJECT : The Comstock Club, Inc.
The Comstock Club, Inc., Sacramento, Calif., has invited
Admiral Turner to address their Monday luncheon meeting on
some future date. As indicated in the attached note, Admiral
Turner asks if you would like to handle this one for him.
As you may recall, George Bush spoke before this group
last year, and we understand it went very well. It is a
large organization of North California business, professional,
governmental, and educational people. I understand about 600
attended the luncheon at which Mr. Bush spoke.
It is an excellent platform and I recommend you consider
accepting if your schedule can accommodate the date and if the
Club will accept our proposal. If you agree, we will contact
the Comstock Club and work out the details.
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CO1gl'OCK
CLUB
INC.
2206 K STREET/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95816/PHONE [phone]
March 14, 1977
The Honorable Stansfield Turner
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C.
On behalf of The Comstock Club, Inc. of Sacramento, California it is my
pleasure to invite you to address our organization at your earliest
convenience.
Like the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco and Town Hall in Los Angeles,
the Comstock Club is comprised of men and women who share a common interest
in public affairs and who meet regularly to hear speakers of prominence on
a wide variety of problems and areas of interest. We currently have a
membership of some 1400 men and women who comprise a healthy cross-section of
Northern California's professional, business, governmental and educational
leadership.
Since Sacramento is the Capital of the State, it houses one of the largest
and most sophisticated concentrations of reporters and political observers
in the State. Both wire services have major contingents stationed at the
Capitol and, at last count, 76 other newspapers, radio stations, television
stations and magazines, representing all markets in the State, have full time
offices staffed in the Capitol. All of these newspersons receive personal
notification of each Comstock speaker with the result that addresses to the
Club are usually covered in the major media outlets in the State, In addition,
your entire speech will be taped, and all or portions of it will be replayed
at various times in the week following on radio stations in Northern
California.
Enclosed is a brochure describing in more detail our Club, as well as some
of the speakers who have addressed us recently.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Brian Van y8~" ap, President ? James J. Waterbury, Vice President ? Paul Henry, Secretary ? William D. Comstock, Treasurer ?
nrp g {~ I n~~ / I I'n~~~~ir019i~{~R(~0~?((an
James Auble, Michael Bar Membership Committee ?
beApJ: W. S~~nA; ~IA~~~iYi; 9~0xtdL~iMNalt , ,
Grant Caywood, Chairman Program Committee ? Judge Thomas J. MacBride, Immediate Past President 0 John F. Downey, Dr. Ferd J. ''Kiesel, Past Presidents
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Page 2.
Our meetings are normally held on Monday at 12 noon, with adjournment at
approximately 1:30. However, should your schedule not permit your address-
ing us on a Monday, perhaps you can suggest a substitute date.
Awaiting your reply, and with warm regards, I am,
V ~~ ncerelay-you s,
Brian R. Van Camp
President
BRVC:jj
Enclosure
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 RONALD REAGAN
Governor of California
AUSTIN KIPLINGER
Editor, GWshington Letters
HOWARD COSELL
Sportscaster
EGIDIO ORTONA
Ambassador of Italy
to the United States
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.
Secretary of State of California
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COMTOCK CLUB?
The Comstock Club was organ-
ized in 1964 by nine Sacramento
civic and community leaders who
sought to preserve and strengthen
the concepts and fundamentals of
our democracy. They believed that
this could be achieved by present-
ing, in a public forum, responsible
and stimulating speakers covering a
broad spectrum of political and in-
tellectual subjects of current con-
cern to our state and nation. Over
the years, the Comstock Club and
its speakers have gained the confi-
dence of the community and the
media because of the integrity of its
presentations, and its dedication to
its motto, "Searching for facts".
The Comstock Club's member-
ship is composed of a healthy cross-
section of Northern California's pro-
fessional, business, governmental and
educational leadership representing
all shades of political opinion. Be-
sides receiving notices of all meetings,
members receive The Comstock, the
Club's monthly journal, containing
summations of selected addresses to
the Club and news of Club activities.
The Comstock Club is a nonpro-
fit, impartial, educational organiza-
tion of men and women devoted to
the task of bringing into clear focus
basic and timely issues confronting
our society.
The Comstock Club is funded
entirely through membership dues
and contributions. Its policies are
established by a board of directors
comprised of distinguished commun-
ity leaders.
The Comstock Club takes no po-
litical stand, advocates no specific
policy nor attempts any type of
action. Its sole objective is to bring
to its members and the community
at large factual information in order
to assist each individual in making
up his own mind on important ques-
tions facing our country.
The Comstock Club, through its
speakers and programs, helps you
understand not just what is happen-
ing, but why. Prominent state, na-
tional and international figures give
fascinating, in-depth analyses of the
vital issues of our time.
The Comstock Club is for concerned people who take public affairs seriously.
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911urney-at-La,v
Harry Bridges
}'rcddcn i. IL&W1
General George S. Brown
Chuunrm,; JLint (hiefs of Staff
Hon. George H. Bush
Di,cctur. Central In tcl ligence .hectic,
General L. F. Chapman, Jr.
Cutnnrundan1. L S1IC
Madam Claire Chennault
Vcc President. The FR Lt,_ Tiger Line, Inc.
Hon. William T. Coleman, Jr.
seoctair
Depurunent ul 1tan,portauun
Edward M. Davis
Chic( ut Prd Lus Auecles
Ellion M. Estes
President. General 11omr,.
Erle Stanley Gardner
author
Hon. Barry Goldwater
lS_ Senate,
Hon. Barry Goldwater, Jr.
CS. Cnneacsmm~
Hon. Averell Harriman
LS.:Amhesiider-ti-i.
Paul Harvey
\errresaC
Hon. Mark 0. Hatfield
CS. Sell :uor
Dr. S. I. Hayakawa
President. S.F_ State C Aleee
Dr. Walter E. Hoadley
L\ecutice \i.e P?'esidmn. B:n:k America
Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey
C S. Scourer
Hon. Paul Laxalt
Gocernur tit Net id,,
Hon. J. William Middendorf
Secretan oI the \a,,
Hon. George Murphy
US. Senatnr
Thomas Paine
Director. NASA
Ara Parseghian
Coach. Notre Dame ( niverso,
Dr. Linus Pauling
Scientist. Nobel Laureate
Lowell W. Perry
Chairmen. Federal Fyuul Fmplo.-,em
Opportunity Commission
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
World blur II Acs
Hon. George Romney
Secretary. Department of ilousime
and Urban Development
F. D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Board Chuinnan. Fiat Mutars
Dr. David Saxon
President. Lniversity of California
The Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen
Bishop of Rochester
Dr. Edward Teller
Nuclear Physicist
Russell Train
Adnrinisvutor- Environmental
Proteruon Agency
Hon. John V. Tenney
Us- Senator
Hon. Jesse M. Unruh
Speaker. California Assembly
Jack Valenti
President. Motion Picture
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Governor of Alabama
Robert Welsh
Founder. John Birch Society
Frank Zarb
Administrator, Federal
Energy Administration
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DEE 3 01976
The CIA has denied cornment.
fay BILL BLAYLOCK
Bee Staff Writer
CIA.Chief George Bush yesterday
In his speech to the.Comstock Club,
Bush called for le
islation desi
ned;
g
g
withheld information from .the to
rotect CIA a
ents from the
p
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:Warren Commission.. saying the.`
. disclosure of their names or sensitive'
Central Intelligence Agency has done secrets.
everything it could to cooperate. He also defended the agency's lack?
Responding to reporters' questions of access to the public, saying.the CIA'
before his address to the Comstock ' has cooperated fully with Congress
Club at the Sacramento Inn; Bush which has"a right to know. what is in;
sa
id the CIA.has cooperated "fully the CIA budget, but the public doesn't:( Congress' Kennedy a sassinationtigation of the "Every single penny of. the CIA.;
with
budget is reported to the proper
'I've talked to Sen Schwerker and
committees of Congress," Bush said::
others'on the Senate Select` Com-
mittee investigating the matter and committees review either spending or
they feel . they've received full program prooosals of the CIA.
cooperation from us," he said Bush said less than two er cent of~
The' Washington Post . reported the CIA budget is spent on covert.'
Friday that` the CIA intercepted and
activities and that those activities are.
recorded a phone call that: LeeHar-:
vey Oswald made from the'Cuban now approved. in advance by both
Embassy to the Soviet Embassy in congressional and .administration
Mexico . Cityeignt weeks before John. oversight agencies -i
F .. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 .' . ;While welcoming establ-shment of ,
Btit the Post said; the intelligence executive branch and congressional:
agency furnished only part of. the . oversight bodies. Bush said;'Secrecy
transcript to the FBI and later to the. "'is required to protect our methods.
Warren Commission, which en When I see'a book or;article that"
a t'b
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e y_ exposes our operations
vestrgatedthe Kennedy murder-,'.`'e r ra
.The -Post claims - that the ,CIA and relations with other. :;govern
;that.:del berateIy names our
deleted that.: portion : of the:; con ments.
versation in 'which .Oswald 'offered people. and their contacts, I. have
information : 'of; an ? unspecified .`.nothing but'.: contempt for.' those
nature to the Soviets in return for paid authors.
Bush " also was questioned' about
reports ;.that 'the ,Womar Ex-
plorer". a ship built by the.late Howard
Hughes and used by..the-
CIA.,suc-
;
lv
cessfully :^ saaged 'a' Soviet sub
4ioi "
c~att001-8.
bitinI9~1'w~chsanatera~ef1~~1e~
to the interests of our nation and our
national security. '
:.%.Just last week. Bush- squelched
:rumors that he would continue as
head of the embattled agency under
.the Carter Administration by an
nouncing plans to quit - his post: on,
,
whatsoever," -.he"said "And to con The one time congressman; top-`
tinue. discussing it would be.wasting level diplomat :and head of the
your time and wasting mine ' z , . , Republican Party took charge of the
Time magazine this week quotes an CIA less than a year ago
unidentified senior: U.S. Navy officer The lanky Texan also fended off
assaying."It_was; all,. one hell of ,a' reports that the Soviet Union blinded
success," despite the"story floated by.' U.S. reconnaisance satellites orbiting
the : CIA in March 1975. that thehigh over the Indian Ocean last year.
recovery had only 'partially. i suc Newsweek has reported. that the .U.S.
ceeded .. f s satellites were'. Victims of a Soviet
laser- a charge the Defense
-The 1979 salvage opeeation,?dubbed Department officially denies.
`"Project Jennifer,", recovered., vir
``I :%have
absolutely "-n o`. comment
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Herb: As the brochure indicates, this is a
large organization of Northern Californian
business, professional, governtmmental, and
educational people. Falkiewicz, who was there
last year with Bush,-told me they had about
600 for the luncheon, and very ample media
coverage, Inasmuch as the Admiral d,oesnft
want to'do it, I agree that Mr. Knoche would
be good, and it would be in line with our
view that he should have better audiences.. jdc
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Knoche)
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DDCI.,
In line with our view that your
speaking enfl gements should involve 1?rger
and more prestigious groups, we recommend
that you t accept this'Comstock Club
invitation. As indicated, Admiral Turney
would Are ~"er not to do it himself. You
will recall that Mr1 Bush handled it last
year; apparently it went well and there
were some 600 present for the luncheon,
There will probably be substantial press
coverage.
If you concur-,, we will be happy to
correspond with Comstock with the objective
of your doing this in place of
Admiral Turner,
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ZT. .LL ~1i't'Fr7iZt~D LOS ANGELES HERALD'' XAMZNER
n uea n
you cant lay, out innermost said,
Carter to ma a any ra sca details of our intelligence and
change in the Central In- still have an intelligence
tellBush Agency. capability that'smean-
Bush told Sacramento's ~ ? he added
Comstock Club that the CIA g
reports to seven. committees `lie said less than two per
of. Congress, and "that's ade- - cent of. the- CIA budget is
quate oversight " = spent on covert activities, and,
".There's a myth abroad that those activities are now
that nobody knows, except for approved in advance by both'
'the director and, maybe the congressional and adminis-
President; how- much money. tration oversight agencies
,.the CIA spends;,,_ Bush. said. The: rest of the' budget is
"Every single penny of the spent- on intelligence-gather-
CIA budget is reported to the ing about' nuclear prolifera-
proper committees. of'-.Con- tion and other military. sub
gress.' And they're: not going jects, international- drug traf-
to be, as long as I'm director, fic, terrorism and other sub-
reported to the people, jects on which the govern-'
because I don't" believe that ment must be informed, Bush
that'; he does not ;. expect AP pIroto
.President-elect Jimmy GEORGE BUSH
k ' d I
Bush also told 700 guests at
a businessmen's- luncheon
he is reporting fully to Con-
gress,
CIA Director George Bush
'said Monday that he. will nev-
.er reveal the full budget of his
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CIA Director George-hush y re-
fused yesterday to discuss a,report
that the Glomar Explorer recov-
eyed an entire sunken Soviet sub-
marine rather than merely the bow
71,
section.
"Absolutely no comment what-
soever," Bush emphatically said. as
lie arrived in Sacramento for a
report that.the CIA, employing-the!
Howard Hughes-built. Glomar F,_
plorer, last year actually,salvaged
Bush replied: ~ ?_j
ou're wasting your time and
my time'talking about
..The CIA has maintained that
during the super-secret -recovery
operation the sub broke in two an
speech to businessmen:.: , ..that the stern section.was lost- -
Asked about a Time magaa ne y Gn~red Pre1
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THE SACRAMENTO BEE
November 30. 1976
Record .0s 10"
13y :SILL B LAYLOC X ' ? plosion in IJE3. aceor rg to Tire..
Bee Star'f Writer The CIA has denied comment.
CIA Chief George Bush yesterday In his speech to the Comstock Club.
denied reports that' his. agency Bush called-for legislation designed
withheld , information from the to protect CIA agents from the
Warren Commission, saying the disclosure of their names or sensitive
Central Intelligence Agency has done secrets.
"everything it could to cooperate." He also defended the agency's lack
Responding to reporters' questions of access to the public, saying the CIA
before his address to the Comsuock has cooperated full"- w th. Congress,
Club at the Sacramento I.,:a, Bush which has a right to know what is in.
said the CIA has co-operated "fully" the CIA budget, but the public doesn't.
with Congress' investigation of the "Every single penny of the CIA
Kennedy assassination. budget is reported to the proper
"I've talked to Sen. Schweiker and committees of?Congress," Bush said.
others on the Senate Select Com- He added that seven congressional
mittee investigating the matter and committees review either spending or_
they feel ?they,'ve' received full . " program proposals of the CIA. .
cooperation from us," he said. Bush said less than two per cent of
The Washington Post reported the CIA budget is spent on covert
-Friday that the CIA intercepted and
r activities and that those activities are
recorded a phone call that Lee Hair- now approved in advance by both
vey Oswald made from the Cuban. congressional and - administration
Embassy to the Soviet Embassy in oversight agencies.
Mexico City eight weeks before John While welcomin"and establishment of -
F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. executive branch congressional
Rut. the Post said, the intelligence oversight bodies. Bush said, "Secrecy
agency furnished only part of the is required to protect our methods.
transcript to the FBI and later to the : "When I see a book or article that
Warren Commission. which in- deliberately exposes our operations
vestigated the Kennedy murder. and relations with other: govern-
The Post claims that the CIA - meets, that deliberately names our
deleted that portion of. the con-
venation in' which Oswald offered - nothing and thcontem ,e ."forI have.
"information" of. an unspecified g but contDt t -f. those
authors.
nature to the Soviets in return for paid "Nothing could be more damaging
passage to the Soviet Union., . to the interests of our nation and Qur
Bush also was questioned ..about national security"
reports that the Glomar Ex- Just last week: Bush squelched
plorer, a ship built by the late-Howard rumors that he would continue as }
Hughes and used by the CIA, suc- head of the embattled agency under
cessfully salvaged a 'Soviet sub- the Carter Administration by an-
marine with hydrogen missiles from neuncing plans to quit his post on
the Pacific Ocean. innauguration day.
"I have absolutely, no comment
top-
top-
whatsoever," he said. "And to con- level l The opomat anndd, h. heeaad d of the
tinue discussing it would be wasting diplomat _
your time and wasting mine." Republican Party took charge of the.
CIA
Time magazine this week quotes an ' less than a r ago-
unidentified senior U.S. Navy officer reports The that lanky Texan
the Soviet also lso Union fended off
blinded
as saying "It was all one hell of a o
success," despite the story floated by U.S. reconnaisance sate-lines orbiting
the CIA. in March 197. f that the high over the Indian Ocean last year.
Newsweek has reported that the U.S.
recovery had only partially suc satellites were victims of a Soviet
ceeded. laser - a charge the Defense
The I974 salvage operation,, dubbed Department officially denies. ' .
'Project Jennifer:" recovered vir-. "Don't believe everything you
ually intact a 32 -Foot-long Golf-class read." Bush snapped. "Parts of the
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George Bush. the outgoing director of centrat" intel-.
ligence. grimly, refused to ? commert\. l:londay. on pub-
lished reports that the Glomar-Explorer recovered a
Soviet submari e intact.
And, in a >Vech to a'Sacramento audience. B sh
called for tough legislation to curb persons. who expose.:,
intelligence secrets. ' i.
Time magazine, in its current issue: quotes'
ken Soviet submarine nearly Intact in 1974.
,.had earlier admitted to only a partial recovery:. ~?:::
- an Interview given to The Sacramento Union two weeks
. ...~ C :.:' \
was an engine room crewmen aboard the ship;
Bush issued a terse "absolutely no comment- when z ti
'asked by reporters about the Time report outside the %.Y.
bn
"You're wasting m. time and rvoirrs," he (old, e
Bush, a former Texas congressman and diplomat =
-who gill end a yehi a? chief'Of the CIA in January, didn't
:refer to the Glomar Explorer incident specifically in his
speech. but he called for a legislative crackdown on those
=:vtho reveal intelligence secrets-specifically the names-,.... Jacinto:;..
of U.S. agents i' 1 ' ,
"At s' murdered in challenge , ' Bush told the overflow Comstock Club
One such agent,' Richard AVelch. Cva
hens after he was'idehtifiea as a CIA employe It the. "audience. "those who claim that secrecy in intelligence
magazine Counterspy. , t',:? '. `_ work.is inconsistent with 'freedom and democracy to give
"Our laws are grossly inadequate to protect against us a realistic preview of what this nation's freedom and
this kind of abuse." Bush said.. democrdcy would look like if we decided to abandon this
Bush said he has "nothing'but contempt" for authors essential protection against our adversaries."
'Vk^ho expose intelligence'secrets. Laws should be "care- Too much attention. Bush continued, has been paid to
.V drawnt" he said. to counteract the increasing trend often overblown and inaccurate accbunts of the CIA's
full'
intellig-
toward revelation ? . covert operations and too little to its positive
ence-gathering activities
Covert activities. Bush said. comprise less than 2 per,
cent of the CIA budget and are not undertaken without!
high-level interage?cy review.- ti
Sacramen9an : 1ou Grab, left, - reminisces
with CIA chief George Bush. The two men
served together on the aircraft carrier. San
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THE HONORABLE GEORGE H, BUSH
DIRECTOR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
"FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE - 1976"
Seldom has this country had a greater need for an efficient intelligence service here and
abroad, yet never has the CIA been pictured in articles and newspapers in such an unsympa-
thetic vein. Established in 1947, as a successor to the World War II Office of Strategic
Services, the CIA's mission is to gather and evaluate intelligence relating to the national
security and perform such other functions as the National Security Council may direct. The
CIA comprises some 16,000 employees, and has a budget estimated from 750 million to 2 billion
dollars a year.
Director Bush has had a distinguished career in both the private and public sectors, Massa-
chusetts born and bred (Phillips Academy), he graduated from Yale (Phi Beta Kappa) and was a
carrier pilot in the Pacific Theater (Distinguished Flying Cross). After founding his own
oil development company, he served his country as a Congressman from Texas, Permanent Repre-
sentative of the U.S. to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee
and Chief U.S. Liaison Officer to the People's Republic of China. This will be the Director's
first visit to Northern California, a visit you will want to mark as top priority on your
calendar for Monday, November 29.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1976 - 12 NOON
SACRAMENTO INN -- MARTINIQUE ROOM
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MR. GEORGE BUSH
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 29, 1976
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George Bush, Director of Central Intelligence, said
today that the country must continue to have an intelligence
system "that will provide essential national security" at the
same time the nation is striving for a world of peace and trust.
In a speech before the Comstock Club in Sacramento, Mr.
Bush said the nation's intelligence experts are faced with a
"constant challenge, increasingly more difficult, in obtaining
the necessary intelligence information on foreign countries and
in making accurate evaluations."
Mr. Bush noted that the Central Intelligence Agency
continues to attract young people with "character, scholarship,
and ability" for employment, which, he said, "is the best
guarantee that we will have an effective and capable intelligence
capability in the future."
As for criticism of the CIA, Mr. Bush said the Agency had
cooperated fully with Congressional investigators and he welcomed
the establishment of new oversight bodies both in the Executive
Branch and Congress earlier this year. "I report regularly to
seven committees of Congress on our activities, so I feel there
is adequate oversight of the CIA, and I welcome it."
He added that he is nevertheless concerned about any disregard
of secrecy where intelligence sources and methods are concerned.
"Secrecy is required to protect our methods, our American officers,
and their contacts in foreign lands, and to protect our relation-
ships with friendly foreign intelligence services," he noted.
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"When I see a book or article that deliberately exposes
our operations and relations with other governments, that
deliberately names our people and their contacts, I have nothing
but contempt for those authors," he said. "Nothing could be
more damaging to the interests of our nation and our national
security."
He added: "I challenge those who claim that secrecy in
intelligence work is inconsistent with freedom and democracy
to give us a realistic preview of what this nation's freedom and
democracy would look like if we decided to abandon this essential
protection against our adversaries."
"We recognize at the same time that along with secrecy
accountability is important -- accountability to the President,
to the Congress, and to the people," he said. "We need to
replace suspicion with trust. I want to assure you the loyal
Americans in our intelligence agencies are conscious of their
responsibilities, and we are indeed accountable to the elected
representatives of the American people."
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with the charm of a garden hotel. 325 rooms, three Pools'
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Mr. John F. Downey
President, Comstock Club, Inc.
2206 K St.
Sacramento, CA
Dear Mr. Downey,
It was good of you to invite Director Colby to
speak to your club. He, unfortunately, has a very
tight schedule. He will be flying back to Washington
hers immediately after his appearances in San
Francisco.
Thank you, however, for your friendly offer.
Sincerely,
ISi
mb
:a Zh4acHr,
Angus MacLean Thuermer
Assistant to the Director
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