LETTER TO EDWARD M. KENNEDY FROM JOHN L. HELGERSON

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 23, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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23 June 1988
The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
Chairman
Committee on Labor and Human Resources
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Director has asked me to respond to your letter dated
10 May 1988, which we received on 8 June, requesting infor-
mation regarding implementation by the Central Intelligence
Agency of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987.
As you know, the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
have responsibility for oversight of the Agency's activities.
Since the material that you have requested could involve
information pertaining to intelligence sources and methods, we
believe that our oversight committees are in the best position
to monitor in an effective and secure fashion the Agency's
implementation of this legislation. We are providing a copy of
your letter to Chairman Boren and will make clear our
willingness to cooperate with the Senate Intelligence Committee
on this matter.
A similar letter is being sent to Chairman Hawkins.
Sincerely,
STAT
Direct 'r /f Congressional Affairs
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SUBJECT: Letter to Chairman Kennedy in response to letter
regarding the Civil Rights Restoration Act.
OCA/LEG I(22 June 1988)
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23 June 1988
OCA 88-2123
The Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins
Chairman
Committee on Education and Labor
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Director has asked me to respond to your letter dated
10 May 1988, which we received on 8 June, requesting infor-
mation regarding implementation by the Central Intelligence
Agency of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987.
As you know, the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
have responsibility for oversight of the Agency's activities.
Since the material that you have requested could involve
information pertaining to intelligence sources and methods, we
believe that our oversight committees are in the best position
to monitor in an effective and secure fashion the Agency's
implementation of this legislation. We are providing a copy of
your letter to Chairman Stokes and will make clear our
willingness to cooperate with the House Intelligence Committee
on this matter.
A similar letter is being sent to Chairman Kennedy.
STAT
Sincerely,
Direct of Congressional Affairs
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SUBJECT: Letter to Chairman Hawkins in response to letter
regarding the Civil Rights Restoration Act.
OCA/LEGI I(22 June 1988)
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23 June 1988
OCA 88-2124
The Honorable David L. Boren
Chairman
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter we have
received from Members of Congress requesting information
concerning implementation of the Civil Rights Restoration Act
of 1987 by the CIA. Also enclosed is a copy of the Agency's
response to that letter to Chairman Kennedy.
As noted in the response, we stand ready to work with the
Committee to ensure that the Agency is indeed operating in
compliance with the objectives of the Civil Rights Restoration
Act.
Sincerely,
STAT
Jo L. Helg son
Director Congress oval Affairs
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SUBJECT: Letter to Chairman Boren in response to letter
regarding the Civil Rights Restoration Act.
OCA/LEq I.(22 June 1988)
Distribution:
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23 June 1988
OCA 88-2125
The Honorable Louis Stokes
Chairman
Permanent Select Committee, on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter we have
received from Members of Congress requesting information
concerning implementation of the Civil Rights Restoration Act
of 1987 by the CIA. Also enclosed is a copy of the Agency's
response to that letter to Chairman Hawkins.
As noted in the response, we stand ready to work with the
Committee to ensure that the Agency is indeed operating in
compliance with the objectives of the Civil Rights Restoration
Act.
Sincerely,
STAT
J L. Helge,tson
Director of Congressional Affairs
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SUBJECT: Letter to Chairman Stokes in response to letter
regarding the Civil Rights Restoration Act.
OCA/LEc I(22 June 1988)
Distribution:
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1 - D/OCA
1 - DDL/OCA
1 - ER
1 - OCA Registry,
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1 - RMH Signer
1 - OCA Read
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May 10, 1988
The Honorable W411 iam H. Webster
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
We are writing to you as chairmen and ranking members of
committees and subcommittees with jurisdiction over the Civil
Rights Restoration Act. It is our purpose to alert you to our
strong interest in closely monitoring the implementation of
this important legislation.
In aid of our oversight of this important issue, we
request that you provide us with all documents relating to the
development or preparation of regulations, instruction
memoranda, correspondence, or other documents implementing the
Civil Rights Restoration Act, whether prepared by or within
your agency or developed in cooperation with your agency. Such
documents should include, but not be limited to background and
developmental memoranda, drafts of proposed regulations,
letters, internal memoranda or informal written communications
and any other written material not covered by the foregoing.
In addition, please provide any documents including, but not
limited to those described above, if provided to you by any
other agency or entity within the federal government relating
to the development or preparation of regulations, instruction
memoranda, correspondence, or other documents implementing the
Civil Rights Restoration Act.
We ask that these documents be furnished to us as soon as
they are prepared.
We look forward to your prompt reply indicating what
activities you are undertaking to implement the Civil Rights
Restoration Act, and providing all requested documents which
have been prepared or received by your agency to date. The
requested documents should be forwarded to the House Judiciary
and Education and Labor Committees, and to the Senate Labor and
Human Re,,sources Committee.
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Thank you for your vooperation in this matter.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
ustug F. Hawkins
Chairman
Committee on Education
and Labor
M. J f rds
king n ty Member
,
mmitt ducation
and Labor
Peter W.
Chairman
Rodino, Jr.
Committee on the Judiciary
Don Edwards
Chairman
Subcommittee on Civil
and Constitutional Rights
Hamilton . Fish, Jr.
Ranking Minority Member
Committee on the Judiciary
Edward M. Kennedy Lowell P. Weicker,
Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Committee on Labor Subcommittee on the Handicapped
and Human Resources
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Chairman
Subcommittee on
the Handicapped
m" Harkin
Ranking Minority Member
Committee on Finance
Bob Packwood
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SUBJECT
sponse regardin ivil Rights
Restoration Act Query
NOTES
Attached is a proposed response
to Senator Kennedy and
Congressman Hawkins regarding their oversight of the Civil
Rights
Restoration Act of 1987.
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