CASEY SAID TO HAVE FAILED TO FOLLOW ARMS RULE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00017R000500140008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 3, 1987
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ARTICLE APPEAR
ON PAGE
NEW YORK TIMES
3 Apri 1 '1987
Casey Said to Have Failed to Follow
Arms Rule
By FOX BUTTERFIELD
sr.d.n n 11r Nw Y?t 71,M
WASHINGTON. April 2 - William J.
teWre'oca, promised In writing in jun
t
1111 to notify the Senate
any cornet United ties
committee Of
arms sales, but failed to ten It atone the
clandestine weapons sake to Iran then
y. Senator Daniel Patrick
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The promin was contained In a writ-4
ten agreement approved Presidertta
Reagan and h Aded to Insure that
be
Senate Is non" promptly M oomd of all .WWWZ bona.
Senator Moynihan said the Iran
arms sales represented a clear viola-
aid.
tion by Casey.'' Seostoir
..It and
wesleed palbtmd taNh
ears
the facts are sot Y dlsptrta -
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be terond the hadapr psarrea"d to
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to a subco
genoe Committee OR Wedseeday
Hearing ea IVed"deo
Senator Moy-W4 who was belpioR
? lead the effort In the Seaga to overrWs.
President Reagan's veto d the him.
way bill, did not attad the hearbtgw
They were quire wesld re-
a nottly dra
House and Senate Intelligence Com-
mittees in writing within 48 hours of ap-
proving a covert operation.
The existence of the agreements
signed by Mr. Casey had been hinted at
be
In Fabnor fore. and a bbyythed committee at the
time of the on the nomination
of Robert M. Gates to be Mr. Casey's
successor. They were not noticed at the
time or reported In the press.
Mr. Casey, who resigned as Director
of Central Intelligence earlier this year
after surgery for brain cancer, was un-
available for comment.
This accord was signed by Senator
Dave Durenberger. Repu41ica0 of
Minnesota, as chairman of the Sena
Intelligen Committee, and 'Senator
Patrkic J eLeahy. Democrat Of Ver-
mont, as vice chairman of the commit-
tee.
Mr. Moynihan added that In signing
with Mr. Casey. Senator
the agree" ber and Senator Leal' hs"
worn-ked'~ and that adneyy ha a aided
toecommiltse and:dra D:C.L (Din
al Intelligence) Ian
d 21"
of their resectiw
Kathy Pbgrion, ~ a spok00V1=aa for
i
icy, said
the
she was not with the docu-
~ butandlthe e committee
uMr. Casey
44, a the President
was
and the COO$rem
d w armsd as d UK ban rred rM
from Morin them and he felt
bound by ddL
IMIaMet
ro
Senator m seld, do
of at of do in Con-
ay
acoord
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was . to s
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1B 064 9bW R Itad dot the intelW
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publican d Arlmna. wan
Senator Moynihan related. and he him-
self reslpted as vice chairman in pro-
test.
AA few months later. In June 1984,
wator h
Senator as negotiated t a a th Mr.
Casey. T v th the President's explicit
0-ouv,"' Calling for Mr. mosey Ito
;f the Swa a aigaactivities" for
which d presidential, approval was re-
quired, the Senator said.
The agreement called for a review a
d a' and in June an"oded accorrdd Mr. Casey
which he
p jsed to notify the erects panel the
,tion approved by P M ? s 1Caat Milk-
is to be nrp-
tlrst time in as antgohni
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/03/20: CIA-RDP90B00017R000500140008-7
 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/03/20: CIA-RDP90B00017R000500140008-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/03/20: CIA-RDP90B00017R000500140008-7