LETTER TO JACK BROOKS FROM FREDERICK P. HITZ

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: April 29, 1981
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
Legislative Counsel
Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman
Committee on Government Operations
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
2 9 APR 1981
OLC 81-0757/a
? The Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security
will be meeting on 30 April to consider H.R. 2098, the
"Inspector General Act Amendments of 1981." We believe. it
would be advisable to include in this legislation a pro-
vision which would take cognizance of the responsibility of
the Director of Central Intelligence for the protection of
intelligence sources and methods.
STAT
The establishment of statutory Offices of Inspector
General in the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Treasury
raises the possibility of Inspector General access to
classified national security information. The Departments
of Defense, Justice, and Treasury all deal with classified
material, including Sensitive Compartmented Information.
The Department of Defense, moreover, carries out certain
national foreign intelligence programs which operate under
Intelligence Community-wide security standards.
We would respectfully suggest, therefore, that it would
be appropriate to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 so
as to insure the protection of classified information and
intelligence sources and methods. Such a.provision was
included as subsection 209(d)(4) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (P.L. 96-465), which established a statutory Inspector
General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service.
Specifically, we would suggest that a new subsection 6(d) be
added to the Inspector General Act as follows:
"(d) Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to detract from the
responsibility of the Director of
Central Intelligence for the pro-
tection of intelligence sources
and methods from unauthorized
disclosure (50 U.S.C. 403(d)(3)),
or to authorize the public dis-
closure by any individual of any
information which is -
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(1) specifically prohibited from disclosure
by any provision of law; or
(2) specifically required by Executive Order
to be kept secret in the interest of
national security or defense."
Your consideration of this proposal would be greatly
appreciated. The Office of Management and Budget has
advised that this proposed amendment is consistent with the
Administration's objectives.
Sincerely,
tIGNED
Frederick P. Hitz
Legislative Counsel
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