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From: John Helgerson
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answer for your signature.
We plan to prepare an
answer for my signature.
No answer expected or required
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PETER W. RODINO, JR., NEW JERSEY
FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, CALIFORNIA
JAMES H. SCHEUER, NEW YORK
CARDISS COLLINS, ILLINOIS
DANIEL K. AKAKA, HAWAII
FRANK J. GUARINI, NEW JERSEY
ROBERT T. MATSUI, CALIFORNIA
DANTE B. FASCELL, FLORIDA
WALTER E. FAUNTROY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WILLIAM J. HUGHES, NEW JERSEY
MEL LEVINE, CALIFORNIA
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, TEXAS
LAWRENCE J. SMITH, FLORIDA
EDOLPHUS "ED" TOWNS, NEW YORK
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SELECT COMMITTEE ON
NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL
ROOM H2-234, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING ANNEX 2
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
July 2, 1986
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Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
E. CLAY SHAW, JR., FLORIDA
MICHAEL G. OXLEY, OHIO
STAN PARRIS, VIRGINIA
GENE CRAPPIE, CALIFORNIA
DUNCAN HUNTER, CALIFORNIA
JOSEPH J. DIOGUARDI, NEW YORK
MICHAEL L STRANG; COLORADO
JOHN G. ROWLAND, CONNECTICUT
JOHN T. CUSACK
CHIEF OF STAFF
ELLIOTT A. -BROWN
MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
The recent press allegations of drug trafficking by Panama's General
Manuel Antonio Noriega are of serious concern to the Select Committee. On
behalf of the Committee I want express our appreciation for your cooperation
during our investigation of the charges. Thank you for designating
representatives from the CIA to brief the Committee on June 16 and to testify
before us on. June 19 about the. CIA's knowledge of these allegations..
We appreciated the assistance of
Issues;
Director, Office of Global
Office of Latin American Analysis;
Strategic Narcotics Division, Office of Global Issues; and
sistant National Intelligence Officer for Latin America, who
appeared- before the CoRrnittee. was also extremely helpful in
arranging the appearances of these representatives on very short notice.
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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Central IntdligFnoc AAcncy
18 JUN 1986
STAT
The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
Chairman
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse
and Control
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Director has asked me to respond to your letter of
13 June 1986, inviting the Agency to testify before your
committee on'The New York Times allegations regarding General
Noriega of Panama. Mr. Casey has appointed the
Director of the Office of Global Issues, as his representative
to present testimony on the issue before your committee in
closed session on Thursday, 19 June at 0930.
Sincerely,
Al ?
David D. Gries
Dire for of Congressional Affairs
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Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 235 / Tuesday, December 8, 1981 / Presidential Documents 59945
(c) The heads of departments and agencies involved in the National Foreign
Intelligence Program may appeal to the President decisions by the Director of
Central Intelligence on budget. or reprogramming matters of the National
Foreign Intelligence Program
1.7 Senior. Officials. of the Intelligence` Community. The heads of depart-
ments and agencies with organizations in the Intelligence Community or the
heads of such organizations, as appropriate, shall:
(a) Report to the Attorney. General possible violations of federal criminal laws
by employees and of specified federal criminal laws by any other person as
provided in procedures agreed upon by the Attorney General and the head of
the department or agency concerned, in a manner consistent with the protec-
tion of intelligence. sources and methods,. as specified in those procedures;
(b). In any case involving. serious or continuing breaches of security, recom-
mend to the Attorney General that the case be referred. to the FBI for further
investigation;
(c) Furnish the -Director of Central Intelligence and the NSC, in accordance
with applicable law and procedures approved by the Attorney General under
this Order, the information required for the performance of their respective
duties;
(d) Report to the Intelligence Oversight Board,. and keep the Director of
Central Intelligence appropriately informed, concerning any intelligence activ-
'ized disclosure consistent with guidance from the Director of Central Intelliy'
gence;
or contrary to Executive order or Presidential directive;
(e) Protect intelligence and intelligence sources and methods from unautho
ities of their organizations that they have reason to believe may be unlawful
(f) Disseminate intelligence to cooperating foreign governments under arrange-.
ments established or agreed to by the Director of Central Intelligence;
'(g) Participate in the development of procedures approved by the Attorney
General governing production and dissemination of intelligence resulting from
criminal narcotics intelligence activities abroad if their departments, agencies,
or organizations have intelligence responsibilities for foreign or domestic
narcotics production an& trafficking;
(h) Instruct their employees to cooperate fully with the Intelligence Oversight
Board; and
(i) Ensure that the Inspectors General and General Counsels for their organiza-
tions have access to any information necessary to perform their duties
assigned by this Order.
,. , The Central Intelligence Agency. All duties and responsibilities of the
CIA shall be related to the Intelligence functions set-out below. As authorized
by this Order, the National Security Act of 1947, as amended; the CIA Act of
1949, as amended; appropriate directives or other applicable ' law, the CIA
shall: ,
(a) Collect, produce and disseminate foreign intelligence and counterintelli-
gence, including information not otherwise obtainable. The collection of for-
eign intelligence. or counterintelligence within the United States shall be
coordinated with the FBI. as required by procedures agreed upon by the
Director of Central Intelligence and the Attorney General;
b Collect, produce and disseminate intelligence on foreign aspects of narcot-
cs production and trafficking;
(c) Conduct counterintelligence activities outside the United States and, with-
out assuming or performing any internal security functions, conduct counterin-
telligence activities within the. United States in coordination with the FBI as
required by procedures agreed upon the Director of Central Intelligence and
the Attorney General;
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Federal- Rester / VoL 48, No. 235 r Tuesday. December a. 1981 / Presidential Documents. 59951
gence Community are authorized to:
(a) The CIA to. engage in electronic surveillance within the United States
except for the purpose of training. testing, or conducting countermeasures to
hostile electronic surveillance;
(b) Unconsented physical searches in the United States by agencies other than
the FBI, .except for
'(1) Searches by counterintelligence elements of the military services directed
against military personnel within the United States or abroad for intelligence
purposes, when authorized by a military commander empowered to approve
physical searches for law enforcement purposes, based upon a finding. of
probable cause to believe that such persons are acting as agents of foreign
powers; arid
(2) Searches by CIA of personal property of non-United States persons
lawfully in its possession.
(c) Physical surveillance of a United States person in the United States by
agencies other than the FBI, except for.
(1) Physical surveillance of present or former employees, present or former
intelligence agency contractors or their present of former employees, or
applicants for any such employment or contracting; and
(2) Physical surveillance of a military person employed by a nonintelligence
element of a military service.
(d) Physical surveillance of a United States person abroad to collect foreign
intelligence. except to obtain significant information that cannot reasonably
be acquired by other means,
ZS Attorney General Approval. The Attorney General hereby is delegated
the power to approve the, use for intelligence purposes, within the United
States or against a United States person abroad, of any technique for which a
warrant would be required if undertaken for law enforcement purposes,
provided that such techniques shall not be undertaken unless the Attorney
General has determined in each case that there is probable cause to believe
that the technique is directed against a foreign power or an agent of a foreign .
power. Electronic surveillance, as defined in the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978, shall be conducted in accordance with that Act, as well as
this Order.
,,Assistance to Law Enforcement Authorities. Agencies within the InteW-
(a) Cooperate with appropriate law enforcement agencies for the purpose of
protecting the employees, information. property and facilities of any agency
within the Intelligence Community, .. .
(b) Unless otherwise precluded by law or this Order, participate in law
enforcement activities to investigate or prevent clandestine intelligence activi-
ties by foreign powers, or international terrorist or narcotics activities;
Provide specialized eauinment, t erbnic;81 knowledge, or esaist any ce2f
2.7 Contracting. Agencies within. the Intelligence Community are authorized
to enter into contracts or arrangements for the provision of goods or services
with private companies or institutions In the United States and need not
reveal' the sponsorship of such contracts or arrangements for authorized
intelligence purposes. Contracts or arrangements with academic institutions
may be undertaken only with the consent of appropriate officials of the
institution. .
ties not precluded by applicable law.
endangered. to support local law enforcement agencies. Provision of assist-
ance by expert personnel shall be approved in each case by the General
Counsel of the providing agency; and
(d) Render any other assistance and cooperation to law enforcement authori-
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