LETTER TO WILLIAM H. WEBSTER FROM SAM NUNN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00017R000400190036-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2012
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: June 16, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

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COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE
ON INVESTIGATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6250
June 16, 1987
The Honorable William H. Webster
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Building, CIA
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
SAM NUNN. GEORGIA, CHAIRMAN
JOHN GLENN, OHIO. VICE CHAIRMAN
LAWTON CHILES, FLORIDA WILLIAM V. ROTH. JR..
CARL LEVIN. MICHIGAN DELAWARE
JIM SASSER, TENNESSEE TED ST. EVENS. ALASKA
DAVID PRYOR. ARKANSAS WILLIAM S. COP::Y. MAINE
GEORGE J. MITCHELL MAINE WARREN B. RUDMAN.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PAUL S. TRIBLE. JR.. VIRGINIA
ELEANORE J. HILL CHIEF COUNSEL
DANIEL F. RINZEL CHIEF COUNSEL TO THE MINORITY
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In_tially, I would like to take this opportunity
again to congratulate you on your confirmation as
Director and express my confidence in and support for
your task ahead.
As part of that function, I am writing to you
concerning a written request I made on May 7th, to you,
in your former capacity as Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. I am attaching a copy of that
letter for your review, since Deputy Assistant Director
Dan Hadway has recently informed my staff that the FBI
is not authorized to disclose the CIA document referred
to in my previous letter. As a result, I am requesting
that the Agency provide the Subcommittee with that
document, as referenced in the attached letter.
I would appreciate your earliest attention to this
matter as well as your support for the Subcommittee's
review of the important issue of defector handling. At
this time, . I would also like to extend to you the
opportunity to discuss this matter at our hearings now
planned for early Fall. In addition, I would also
appreciate a further briefing for my staff on the
reforms that the Agency has initiated in defector
handling, as well as any recommendations that your
agency can offer for Congressional assistance. Your
staff can contact John F. Sopko, Deputy Chief Counsel of
the Subcommittee, who has been working on this issue for
me.
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In conclusion, once again I want to wish you the
best of luck in your new position. I look forward to
the continued spirit of cooperation and trust that
stands as one of the lasting contributions of your
tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Serely,
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GEOj4E J..MRCHELL_ MAINE JOHN HEINZ. PENNSYLVANIA
JEfF BINGAMAN. NEW MEXICO PAUL S. TRIBLE. JR. VIRGINIA
LEONARD WEISS. STAFF DIRECTOR
JO ANNE BARNHART. MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE
ON INVESTIGATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6250
May 7, 1987
The Honorable William H. Webster
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
9th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Room 7176
Washington, D.C. 20535
LAWTON CHILES. FLORIDA
CARL LEVIN. MICHIGAN
JIM SASSER. TENNESSEE
DAVID PRYO0. ARKANSAS
WILLIAM V. ROTH. ill.
DELAWARE
TED STEVENS. ALASKA
WILLIAM S. COHEN. MAINE
WARREN B. RUDMAN.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PAUL S. TRIBLE. Js. VIRGINIA
ELEANORE J. HILL. CHIEF COUNSEL
DANIEL F. AINZEL. CHIEF COUNSEL TO THE MINORITY
Dear Judge Webster:
As you are aware, the Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations is conducting an in-depth review of the
Government's handling of Soviet and East-Bloc defectors. In that
capacity, Deputy Chief Counsel John F. Sopko recently arranged an
interview through your Congressional Liaison office with Deputy
Assistant Director Thomas E. DuHadway on February 3, 1987.
Mr. Sopko, of my staff, has informed me that the interview
with Mr. DuHadway was very informative and that both he and
Special Agent Schenck. of, your Congressional Liaison staff were
most helpful.
During the course of that interview, reference was made to
the existence of a classified "secret" document that is relevant
to the Subcommittee's investigation. I would therefore
appreciate your providing a copy of this document eltitled: "Tie
U.S. Defector Program, DCID 4/1 -- effective 28.b- 84," to our
Subcommittee for its use in its current investigation of the
government's defector program. The document will be maintained
in a secured container as has been the practice of the
Subcommittee since its inception. Access to such a document will
be limited to only those staff who are properly cleared and have
a need to review the material contained therein.
Your earliest consideration of this matter would be greatly
appreciated. The Subcommittee staff has discussed the substance
of this request with Deputy Assistant Director DuHadway and
Special Agent Schenck. Deputy Chief Counsel John F. Sopko can
answer any questions concerning this matter at 224-3721.
Sincerely,
Sam Nunn
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