WORKING DRAFTS OF THE SSCI INVESTIGATION OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND RECENT POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN EL SALVADOR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R001501890051-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: September 20, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 84-3571/ 1
20 September 1984
VIA: Chief, Liaison Division, OLL
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DO/EPS
Liaison Division, OLL
SUBJECT: Working Drafts of the SSCI Investigation of
the U. S. Government and Recent Political
Violence in El Salvador
1. Transmitted herewith are working drafts prepared by a
working group of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
(SSCI) staff as a result of the Committee's investigation of
the U.S. Government and Recent Political Violence in El
Salvador. Also attached is a copy of the forwarding letter
from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the SSCI. An advance
copy of the Executive Summary/Public Report was forwarded to
you on 14 September.
2. Please note that the Committee deadline for the
comments on the Executive Summary/Public Report is 26
September. Executive Registry has asked for a reply by 24
September.
3. Comments on the Agency report have been requested by 15
October.
1. Copy 22 of Executive Summary/Public Report
2. Copy 6 of Agency Report
3. Copy of SSCI Transmittal Letter
ALL PORTIONS OF
THIS DOCUMENT ARE
CLASSIFIED SECRET.
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ROBERT R. SIMMONS, STAFF DIRECTOR
GARY J. SCHMITT, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
September 17, 1984
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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We are transmitting herewith working drafts prepared by a
working group of the staff of the Select Committee on Intelli-
gence as a result of the Committee's investigation of the U.S.
Government and Recent Political Violence in El Salvador. The
following documents are enclosed for your review:
1. Executive Summary/Public Report -- This document contains
a statement of the preliminary conclusions reached by the
staff working group as a result of the Committee's entire
investigation. The Committee is treating the Executive
Summary as Secret in its entirety at this time. You
should note, however, that much of this material has
tentatively been identified as unclassified. We would
ask you to pay special attention in your review to
determining whether these portions could in fact be
released by the Committee as a Public Report containing
the Committee's conclusions, findings and recommendations
based on its investigation, without resulting in the
release of material that is properly classified. We would
of course welcome any other comments you may wish to
provide on this document, including from the perspective
that the unclassified portions could appear in a Public
Report by the Committee.
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SECRET/SENSITIVE c r la " d w ae ac
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The Honorable William J. Casey
September 14, 1984
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Members of the Committee of course have access to this
entire report, and other Senators may be permitted to
see it by arrangement with the Chairman and Vice Chairman,
pursuant to the security rules laid down in Sen. Res. 400
(1976) which established the Select Committee. We solicit
your agency's comments on the contents of this draft.
We look forward to your comments on these staff working
documents. We wish to emphasize, however, that at the present
time they should be considered only preliminary drafts. They
have not yet been reviewed by the Members of the Committee,
and in fact were only introduced for the Members' consideration
on September 13. In addition, the staff has not yet completed
their initial investigative activities. For example, several
members of the staff will be traveling to San Salvador for
interviews with Embassy pesonnel on September 17-18.
In view of the shortness of the current Senate legislative
period, we ask for your comments on the Executive Summary/
Public Report by September 26, 1984. This will enable the
Committee to finalize this document, including any portions
that the Committee may decide to issue'as a public report,
before the coming Recess. On the separate report dealing
we would like to have
your comments by October 15. This will enable the staff to
finish this product during the Recess.
We appreciate your continuing cooperation in this matter.
1 .
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Vice Chairman
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