POLICE CHIEF REBUFFS SENATE CIA PROBERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-01208R000100200033-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: August 21, 1975
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE WAS I-NGTOiv STAR (RED LIE )
21 AUGUST 1975
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Serm,
LOS ANGELES (AP) - tween 1970 and 1574, Davis
"It will be a cold day in hell said: '
when I provide you with the = "The attempt -to penes
information you have re- ' Irate the app_op:iate-crirni-
quested," Los Angeles Pb.- nal' intelligence mech-
lice Chief Edward M. Davis" anisms of local government.
told the U.S. Senate panel. by federal lawmakers is an
investigating the CIA. absolute -- violation of the
"Your request 'for 10th Amendment -of' the'
information is inured- : Constitution. which re-;
ible. I think, that the elected : serves to-the. states 'all 1
p o t i t i c- i a n- s -. - i n powers not granted to' tae
Washington . are doing federal government by the
a pretty good job raping the Constitution.
FBI , the CIA and the DEA - : Davis' also* credited 'his
(Drug Enforcement department's '.undercover
Administration)'! the Los operations with making Los
Angeles Times today quot .-Angeles- "the only major
ed Davis as saying in a let- city in the country relative--
.ten to Frederick Schwartz ly - fre e of -any -organized
Jr., the Senate Intelligence crime influence:' .
Committee's chief counsel. . "Ors intelligence gather-
Dev is' angry outburst ing is in absolute confoxrr-
`was in- response - to ante with California law
-.Schwartz's letter asking the and is done under' the
police chief for "the names guidelines set. forth .by our.,
of all individuals who en-. civilian Poard -6f Polio;.:
gaged in intelligence-gate Commissioners." said
eying activities" for the Los - Davis.
Angeles Police Department '7 would suggest that you'
Since 1965_ _'stick{yyou: nose back in your!
r? r w n tent,"-he added. -
_::~i APPEEAL for .poling , - -1 ;:
intelligence data - came as
the. Senate panel ea:manded =
its investigation of. the CIA
to.. include intelligence-
gathering operations of. po^
lice - departments through-
out the county.
Contending the Los An--
geles police - intelligence
operation was "one of the.,
e reasons"- for the,
reduction of the city's
cTime
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