ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADDRESS OF GENERAL LEONARD PERROOTS' RETIREMENT DINNER

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• Publication Date: December 13, 1988
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MEMORANDUM huK: erector of Central Intelligence
FROM: William M. Baker
Director, Public Affairs Office
SUBJECT: Arrangements for Address of General Leonard Perroots'
Retirement Dinner
1. You are scheduled to address Air Force Lieutenant General Leonard
Perroots' retirement dinner at the Army Navy Country Club on 2400 South
18th Street, Arlington, Virginia. Phone: [phone]. Black-tie is the dress
for the evening. I will accompany you and stay throughout the event.
Bob Gates is also attending the dinner.
2. Arrangements: You are asked to be at the Army Navy Country Club at
approximate Ty p.m. where you will be met by the Superintendent of the US
Naval Academy, Rear Admiral Ronald Marryott, and Executive Assistant to
General Perroots Lieutenant Colonel Ben Romero who will escort you to the
reception in the ballroom. A receiving line is not planned. Dinner seating
in the ballroom will be at 7:45 p.m. and you will be seated with the following:
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Leonard Perroots (Mary)
The Honorable William H. Webster (you will be seated
between Mrs. Perroots
and Mrs. Negus)
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Negus (Barbara) Executive Director, DIA
General Robert "Bob" and Mrs. Herres (Shirley) Vice Chairman Joint
Chiefs of Staff
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ronald Marryott (Carol Ann) Superintendent of the
US Naval Academy
(See tabs for biographies and head table diagram.)
After the invocation and introduction of the members of the head table,
dinner will be served at 8:00 p.m. At 9:15 p.m. a 10-15 minute slide show and
roast of General Perroots will be given. Mr. Negus will introduce you at
9:30 p.m. and you are scheduled for 15 minutes of remarks. At the end of you
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Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (NIDSM) to General Perroots -- the
highest Intelligence Community Award given. Colonel Romero will give you the
medal to clip onto General Perroots' lapel and I will hand you the certificate
for you to present to him. An in-house photographer will take photographs of
the presentation. Following the Intelligence Award ceremony, Mr. Negus will
introduce the next presenters. Deputy Director for External Relations for
DIA, Denis Clift, and Deputy Director for Foreign Intelligence of DIA, Major
General Frank Horton, will present General Perroots with a sword for his years
of service and a shadow box with a US flag and General Perroots' three star
flag. General Perroots will give closing remarks. Adjournment is at
10:15 p.m. (See tab for agenda.)
A podium and microphone will be available at the end of the head table.
DCI security will tape your remarks for the Agency's historical records.
Audience: Approximately 160 senior civilian and military officers from
the Intelligence Community will attend including representatives from DIA and
State Department. Commandant of the Defense Intelligence College, Rear
Admiral Howard Roop; Director of the Intelligence Community Staff Lieutenant
General Edward Heinz; and Brigadier General Grover Jackson from NSA will be in
the audience. Neither the media nor foreign nationals will be present.
Background: Lieutenant General Leonard Perroots assumed his present
duties as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency on October 1, 1985. As
Director of DIA, he was instrumental in guiding military intelligence during
the TWA Flight 847 hijacking, the Achille Lauro incident, and during the US
counterterrorist operations against Libya. (See tab for complete biography.)
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BIOGRAPHY
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS,
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Lieutenant General Leonard H. Perroots
was appointed the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency on October 1, 1985.
General Perroots was born April 24, 1933,
in Morgantown, West Virginia, where
he graduated from Saint Francis High
School in 1950. He received a Bachelor of
Science Degree in History from West Vir-
ginia University in 1955 and a Master's
Degree in International Affairs from
George Washington University, Washing-
ton, D.C., in 1975. The General completed
Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air
Force Base, Alabama, in 1960; Strategic
Intelligence School in 1961; and the Na-
tional War College at Fort Lesley J. Mc-
Nair, Washington, D.C., in 1975; all as a
distinguished graduate.
He received his commission through the
Reserve Officer Training Corps program
at West Virginia University and entered
active duty in May 1955 as a squadron
intelligence officer for the 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Mary-
land. General Perroots was then assigned to the 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Goose
Air Base, Labrador. In February 1959, he transferred to the Combined Services Support Pro-
gram at Stead Air Force Base, Nevada, and attended Squadron Officer School, from August
until December 1960.
General Perroots returned to Stead Air Force Base where he was selected as Chief of the Com-
bined Services Support Program. From May 1962 to May 1965, he was assigned to Headquar-
ters Alaskan Air Command at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as Chief of the Operations
Intelligence and Training Division, Office of the Director of Intelligence.
In May 1965, General Perroots transferred to Air Force headquarters as Chief of the Current
Intelligence and Briefing Branch, Directorate of Estimates, Office of the Assistant Chief of
Staff for Intelligence. In June 1969, he was assigned as Chief of the Combat Analysis Division,
Directorate of Targets, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence at Headquarters
7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam.
After returning to the United States in August 1970, he was again assigned to the Air Staff
as Chief of the Operational Intelligence Division. During this period, General Perroots' tour
of duty was interrupted by special projects directed by the Air Force Chief of Staff and Joint
Chiefs of Staff in support of Linebacker II bombing operations in Southeast Asia and fact-
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finding requirements associated with the Middle East war. His Air Staff duties included
briefing the White House staff, congressional committees, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs
of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force, and Air Force Chief of Staff. In September 1975, General
Perroots was assigned to the Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, as
the Director of Operational Intelligence and in February 1978 became Deputy Chief of Staff
for Intelligence. In September 1980, he was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,
Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In May
1985, General Perroots became the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence at Headquarters
Air Force and the Commander of the Air Force Intelligence Service. He assumed his present
duties in October 1985.
General Perroots' military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal,
Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Air Force Commendation
Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one Oak Leaf
Cluster, and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm.
General Perroots was promoted to Lieutenant General on October 1, 1985.
General Perroots is married to the former Mary Slavensky of Morgantown, West Virginia.
They have five children: Sharon, Leonard Jr., Steven, Barbara, and John.
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PERSONAL FACT SHEET - LIEUTENANT GENERAL
LEONARD H. PERROOTS
A. Personal Data
Born: April 24, 1933, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Wife: Mary Slavensky.
Children: Sharon, Leonard Jr., Steven, Barbara, and John.
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia.
B. Education
Graduated: West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree, 1955;
George Washington University, Washington, D.C. with a Master's
Degree in International Affairs, 1975; Squadron Officer School,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1960; Strategic Intelligence
School, 1961; National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Wash-
ington, D.C., 1975.
May 1955 - Mar 1958 Individual training officer and later intelligence officer,
95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Andrews Air Force
Base, Maryland.
Mar 1958 - Feb 1959
Feb 1959 - May 1962
May 1962 - May 1965
May 1965 - Jun 1969
Jun 1969 - Aug 1970
Aug 1970 - Aug 1971
Intelligence officer, 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron,
Goose Air Base, Labrador.
Intelligence officer and later Chief of the Combined Ser-
vices Support Group, 3635th Flying Training Group,
Stead Air Force Base, Nevada.
Chief of the Operations Intelligence and Training Divi-
sion, Office of the Director of Intelligence, Headquar-
ters Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf Air Force Base,
Alaska.
Chief of the Current Intelligence and Briefing Branch,
Directorate of Estimates, Office of the Assistant Chief
of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters United States Air
Force, Washington, D.C.
Chief of the Combat Analysis Division, Directorate of Tar-
gets, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,
Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Re-
public of Vietnam.
Chief of the Operations Effects Branch, Current Intelli-
gence Group, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence, Headquarters United States Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
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Aug 1970 - Aug 1971
Aug 1971 - Jun 1973
Jun 1973 - Aug 1974
Aug 1974 - Sep 1975
Sep 1975 - Feb 1978
Feb 1978 - Sep 1980
Sep 1980 - Jan 1981
Jan 1981 - May 1985
May 1985 - Oct 1985
Oct 1985 - Present
Chief of the Operations Effects Branch, Current Intelli-
gence Group, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence, Headquarters United States Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
Chief of the Eastern Operations Effects Branch Opera-
tional Intelligence Division, 7600th Air Intelligence Group,
Air Force Intelligence Service, Washington, D.C.
Deputy Chief of the Operations Intelligence Division and
later Chief of the Aerospace Intelligence Division, Direc-
torate of Operational Intelligence, 7600th Air Intelligence
Group, Air Force Intelligence Service, Washington, D.C.
Student at the National War College, Fort Lesley J. Mc-
Nair, Washington, D.C.
Director of Operational Intelligence, and later Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters Tac-
tical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters Tac-
tical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Intel-
ligence, Headquarters United States Air Force in Europe,
Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters United
States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Ger-
many.
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters
United States Air Force, and Commander, Air Force In-
telligence Service, Washington, D.C.
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
D. Decorations and Service Awards
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars
Air Force Long Overseas Tour Ribbon
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Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Device
Republic of Vietnam, Campaign Medal
E. Effective Dates of Promotion
Grade
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
Current as of October 1985
Dates
January 31, 1955
November 16, 1956
October 15, 1961
March 20, 1967
August 1, 1971
November 1, 1975
August 1, 1981
September 1, 1984
October 1, 1985
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BIOGRAPHY
GENERAL ROBERT T. HERRES
General Robert T. Herres was appointed as the first Vice Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, on February 6, 1987. In
this position, he serves as the Nation's second highest ranking military
officer.
General Herres was born December 1, 1932, in Denver where he attended
East High School. He was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1954,
and holds master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Public
Administration from the Air Force Institute of Technology and the George
Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff
College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. General Herres
was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology.
General Herres began his flying career in fighter-interceptors, was
graduated from the Aerospace Research Pilot School, served as chief of the
Flight Crew Division with the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program, and
later moved into bomber and aerial refueling aircraft operations in the
Strategic Air Command. General Herres has also performed duties as an
intelligence analyst, in system development and acquisition, and in
Command and Control System Management; has commanded a B-52 bomb wing, an
air refueling wing, the Air Force Communications Command and Strategic Air
Command's Eighth Air Force. As Commander of the Air Force Communications
Command, he was responsible for the development, installation and
worldwide operation of all Air Force communications, ground radars and air
traffic control services. As Commander of Eighth Air Force, General
Herres commanded a significant portion of our nation's nuclear
deterrent--to include B-52s, FB-llls, aerial refueling tanker aircraft,
and Minuteman and Titan missiles. He subsequently served as Director for
Command, Control and Communications Systems in the Organization of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Prior to his appointment as Vice Chairman, General Herres served as
Commander in Chief of the bi-national North American Aerospace Defense
Command and as the first Commander in Chief of the United States Space
Command. In these capacities, he was responsible for the aerospace
defense of North America, and for ensuring that military space systems
adequately support national command authorities and U. S. forces worldwide.
General Herres is a, command pilot, and is qualified for the senior
missile, air traffic controller and space badges.
His military decorations and awards include the Defense Distinguished
Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Distinguished Service
Medal and Legion of Merit.
General Herres is married to the former Shirley Jean Sneckner of San
Antonio, Texas. They have three children: Julie, Michael and Jennifer.
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REAR ADMIRAL
RONALD F MARRYOTT, USN
Superintendent
United States Naval Academy
Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott, the 52nd Super-
intendent of the United States Naval Academy, was
born on February 18, 1934, in Eddystone, Pennsyl-
vania, and raised in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania.
Admiral Marryott studied for a year at the
Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania,
before entering the Naval Academy in 1953. After
graduation from the academy in 1957, he began
Navy flight training.
Designated a naval aviator in 1959, Admiral
Marryott flew P-2V Neptune anti-submarine warfare
and maritime patrol aircraft with Patrol Squadron
Five, deploying to the North Atlantic and the
Mediterranean. While assigned to Patrol Squadron
Five, he also served as Project Mercury Recovery Officer for the first three manned space flights, with respon-
sibility for airborne search and recovery operations.
In 1964, as a lieutenant, he joined the faculty at the Naval Academy and taught courses in Naval History.
History of the U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government and Politics and International Relations. After this
assignment, he flew P-3 Orion aircraft with Patrol Squadron Forty-Six at Naval Air Station Moffett Field,
California. Then he reported in 1969 to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C., as
Special Support Plans Officer in the Strategy, Plans and Policy Division (OP-60).
In 1972, Admiral Marryott became the executive officer and then commanding officer of Patrol Squadron
Nine. Immediately following this first command tour, he served briefly as the special assistant to the
commanding officer of Moffett Field.
Returning to Washington in 1974, Admiral Marryott was assigned as the Primary Security Assistance and
Sales Officer for the Far East Region, Bureau of Politico- Military Affairs in the Department of State. In 1976, he
became the executive secretary to the Chief of Naval Operations for Joint Chiefs of Staff Matters (OP-06C).
I n September 1979, he took command of Naval Air Station Moffett Field. After selection for rear admiral in
February 1981, he reported in August 1981 as Commander, Iceland Defense Force, with headquarters at
Keflavik, Iceland.
Subsequent flag assignments in Washington included duty as the Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy
Division (OP-60) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and an assignment as Assistant Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations for Plans, Policy and Operations (OP-06B) in Washington, D.C. He became the 42nd
President of the Naval War College in August 1985, and served in that role until reporting to the Naval
Academy as Superintendent in August 1986.
Admiral Marryott's formal education includes a master's degree from the American University in
Washington and a baccalaureate degree from the Naval Academy. He is also a graduate of the Armed Forces
Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, and the National War College in Washington, D.C.
He wears the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy
Air Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and various campaign medals.
Rear Admiral Marryott is married to the former Carol Ann Westendorf of Elmhurst, New York. They have
three sons, Ronald Jr., Robert and Thomas.
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GORDON NEGUS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Mr. Gordon Negus, the Executive Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been involved
in progressively responsible assignments supporting national security and defense policy since 1958.
The early years of his career were spent at Rome Air Development Center, progressing from a project
engineer to Chief of the Applied Research Section, Directorate of Communications. In 1967, Mr.
Negus came to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and for nearly 20 years his contributions have
influenced the Agency's success in national level substantive, operational, and management intelligence
issues. A DIA executive since 1974, Mr. Negus' most noteworthy early accomplishments included the
development and implementation of management policies and practices for performing scientific and
technical intelligence through a combined DIA-Service arrangement and the successful oversight of
Service technical sensor data processing operations. In 1975, Mr. Negus was assigned to the position
of Defense Intelligence Officer for Strategic Forces and Strategic Arms Limitations. As one of a small
group of senior intelligence experts, Mr. Negus performed as the Director's personal staff representative
throughout the DoD and Intelligence Community on all matters concerning Soviet strategic forces,
weapons systems characteristics, and strategic doctrine in support of arms control negotiations. In 1980,
Mr. Negus was selected to be the Assistant Deputy Director for Research. Charged with the responsibility
of managing the Agency's major intelligence production operations, Mr. Negus was instrumental in
greatly enhancing the quality of intelligence available to senior policymakers and military planners for
world-wide military capabilities assessments. In November 1982, Mr. Negus became a member of
the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. In early 1985, Mr. Negus was appointed Vice Deputy
Director for Foreign Intelligence responsible for the administrative, substantive, and operational direction
for all research, estimative, and scientific and technical intelligence produced by DIA. In June 1986, Mr.
Negus assumed his current position as the Agency's Executive Director, the senior civilian in the Agency
and one of the three members of the command element. In this position he is responsible not only for
daily Agency operations, but also for long-term planning and strategic resource management.
Mr. Negus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Lemoyne College in Syracuse, New
York (1957) and a Masters of Science degree in Physics from Syracuse University (1961). Additionally,
he successfully completed the resident curriculum of the National War College in 1973.
Mr. Negus has received a number of performance awards during his career to include the Presidential
Rank of Distinguished Executive in 1985. He is also a member of the CINCSAC Scientific Advisory
Group.
Mr. Negus is married to the former Barabara Stephano and they have six children. They reside in
Falls Church, VA.
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Head Table Seating for General Perroots' Dinner
Mr. Negus
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Program
Fruit Cup
1945
Invocation
Opening remarks and introduction of special guests
Salad
2000
Dinner
Filet Mignon or Filet of Sole
2100
Break
Broccoli
2115
Special Program
Baked Potato
2130
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Rolls
Judge William H. Webster
Coffee or Tea
2145
Presentation by Major General Horton, III,
Denis Clift Representing the DIA
USAF and Mr
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Chocolate Mousse
Leadership
2200
Remarks by Lieutenant General Perroots, USAF
2215
Adjourn
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You are scheduled to give the principal speech at a retirement banquet for
Lieutenant General Leonard H. Perroots, Director of DIA, on 14 December 1988.
Your remarks will follow dinner and a brief slide show and "roast" of General
Perroots.
In preparing your remarks, we talked to a number of people who could
provide us both with personal insights on General Perroots and with
information on his contributions to intelligence. These individuals included
Lt. Col. Romero, Executive Assistant to General Perroots; Admiral Roop,
Commandant of the Defense intelligence College; Lt. Gen. Heinz, Director of
the Intelligence Community Staff; and Major General Horton, former Chairman of
the National Intelligence Council and currently DIA's Deputy Director for
Foreign Intelligence.
Your proposed remarks are centered around the thesis that General Perroots
"has made a lasting contribution to intelligence -- strengthening the quality
of our product, the capabilities of our intelligence officers, and the
integrity of our profession. With these accomplishments, he has helped to
make intelligence a more vital and valued part of our nation's defense and
national security policy."
After you discuss General Perroots's contributions to intelligence and to
our national security, you discuss what may be General Perroots's greatest
talent -- "his great ability to communicate his vision, his enthusiasm, his
energy, and his commitment to others."
You close with a few ohserv'tions on General Perroots's retirement plans.
Your proposed remarks are ittach?cl.
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You are scheduled to give the principal speech at a retirement banquet for
Lieutenant General Leonard H. Perroots, Director of DIA, on 14 December 1988.
Your remarks will follow dinner and a brief slide show and "roast" of General
Perroots.
In preparing your remarks, we talked to a number of people who could
provide us both with personal insights on General Perroots and with
information on his contributions to intelligence. These individuals included
Lt. Col. Romero, Executive Assistant to General Perroots; Admiral Roop,
Commandant of the Defense Intelligence College; Lt. Gen. Heinz, Director of
the Intelligence Community Staff; and Major General Horton, former Chairman of
the National Intelligence Council and currently DIA's Deputy Director for
Foreign Intelligence.
Your proposed remarks are centered around the thesis that General Perroots
"has made a lasting contribution to intelligence -- strengthening the quality
of our product, the capabilities of our intelligence officers, and the
integrity of our profession. With these accomplishments, he has helped to
make intelligence a more vital and valued part of our nation's defense and
national security policy."
After you discuss General Perroots's contributions to intelligence and to
our national security, you discuss what may be General Perroots's greatest
talent -- "his great ability to communicate his vision, his enthusiasm, his
energy, and his commitment to others."
You close with a few observations on General Perroots's retirement plans.
Your proposed remarks are attached.
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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AT THE RETIREMENT DINNER FOR
LT. GEN. LEONARD H. PERROOTS
DECEMBER 14, 1988
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
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GOOD EVENING. I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS AT THIS
DINNER TO HONOR MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, LENNY PERROOTS.
THE PROGRAM WE'VE JUST SEEN HAS MADE ONE THING PRETTY
CLEAR -- WHEREVER LENNY IS, THERE IS A LOT GOING ON. HE HAS
TAKEN CARE OF PROJECTS AND PEOPLE. AND WHEN HE IS IN CHARGE,
THOSE AROUND HIM WILL TELL YOU THEY HAVE A GOOD PLACE TO WORK.
THAT IS BECAUSE LENNY MAKES SURE THAT THOSE WHO WORK FOR HIM
HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE AND THE
TRAINING THEY NEED TO DO THE JOB BETTER. AND IF THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO THE JOB BETTER, LENNY CAN TELL THEM
THAT TOO. LENNY HAS NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF LACKING FOR WORDS.
BUT TONIGHT OUR WORDS ARE FOR LENNY RATHER THAN FROM HIM.
WHEN LENNY RETIRES ON THE LAST DAY OF THIS YEAR, HE WILL
RETIRE FROM THE HIGHEST POSITION IN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. IN
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HIS 33 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE AIR FORCE, TO THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND TO THE COUNTRY, LENNY HAS MADE A
LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO INTELLIGENCE. HE HAS STRENGTHENED THE
QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCT, THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS, AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR PROFESSION. WITH THESE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE HAS MADE INTELLIGENCE A MORE VITAL AND
VALUED PART OF OUR NATION'S DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
POLICY.
AS DIRECTOR OF D.I.A., LENNY HAS SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. AND HE HAS NOT BEEN
SHY IN COMMUNICATING THIS TO THE TROOPS. "IF YOUR INTELLIGENCE
REPORTS ARE LOUSY," HE TOLD A CLASS OF NEW DEFENSE ATTACHES
THIS PAST SPRING, "SENDING A MOUNTAIN OF THEM IS NOT GOING TO
HELP. LIKEWISE, I ASSURE YOU, THAT IF YOU SEND FEWER REPORTS,
BUT OF BETTER QUALITY, NO ONE WILL COMPLAIN, ESPECIALLY NOT
ME.,,l
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THE INTELLIGENCE THAT LENNY DEMANDED ALSO HAD TO BE FREE OF
PERSONAL OR POLITICAL BIAS. LENNY AND I SHARE THE OPINION THAT
THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR ANALYSIS DEPENDS UPON THE OBJECTIVITY OF
OUR PRODUCT. EARLY THIS YEAR, LENNY TOLD A GROUP OF DEFENSE
ATTACHES, "YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE GUY WHO NEEDS THE INTELLIGENCE
AWAY FROM THE GUY WHO IS COLLECTING IT."2 AND HE HAS TOLD
HIS ANALYSTS TO KEEP A SIMILAR DISTANCE FROM POLICY CONCERNS IN
DEVELOPING THEIR JUDGMENTS.
LENNY'S WILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THE ANALYSIS OF D.I.A.
AND OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY HAS EARNED HIM OUR ADMIRATION
AND RESPECT. HE HAS RESISTED PRESSURES TO CHANGE HIS COUNSEL,
AND HE HAS BOTH DEFENDED AND INSISTED UPON THE ANALYTICAL
INTEGRITY OF HIS ORGANIZATION.
SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS APPOINTED DIRECTOR, LENNY WAS
CONFRONTED WITH SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING D.I.A.'S WORK ON
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THE P.O.W.-M.I.A. ISSUE. HE INVESTIGATED THOSE CHARGES AND
TOOK ACTIONS WHICH NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED CONFIDENCE IN D.I.A.,
THEY HELPED MAKE THE P.O.W. ISSUE A PRIORITY CONCERN FOR THE
ENTIRE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.3
UNDER LENNY'S LEADERSHIP, D.I.A. HAS WON HIGH MARKS, NOT
ONLY FOR THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF ITS INTELLIGENCE, BUT FOR
ITS ABILITY TO MEET THE INTELLIGENCE NEEDS OF ITS CONSUMERS --
FROM THE OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS, TO THE JOINT CHIEFS, TO OUR
ALLIES.
PROVIDING AND ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO OPERATIONAL
COMMANDERS AROUND THE WORLD HAS BEEN ONE OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES,
AND HE HAS DONE MUCH TO ELIMINATE GAPS, REDUNDANCY, AND
INCOMPATIBILITY IN THE COMMUNICATION OF INTELLIGENCE BOTH
BETWEEN SERVICES AND FROM THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCERS TO THE
TACTICAL COMMANDERS IN THE FIELD.4 IN 1986, THE DEFENSE
I'
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,INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RECEIVED THE JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD
FOR THE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT IT PROVIDED -- ESPECIALLY TO
OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS -- DURING THE LIBYAN AIR RAID, THE
ACHILLE LAURO INCIDENT, AND THE HIJACKING OF T.W.A. FLIGHT
847.5
I CANNOT DISCUSS LENNY'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE
INTELLIGENCE NEEDS OF OUR CONSUMERS WITHOUT MENTIONING THAT HE
MAY WELL HAVE BRIEFED MORE FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE AND CHIEFS OF
DEFENSE THAN ANY OTHER LIVING AMERICAN. AT THE REQUEST OF
SECRETARIES WEINBERGER AND CARLUCCI, LENNY HAS SPOKEN WITH
FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE, BRIEFED MINISTERS OF DEFENSE, AND
ADDRESSED FOREIGN PARLIAMENTS ON U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
CONCERNS. IN FACT, HE RETURNED FROM A FINAL AND VERY
SUCCESSFUL BRIEFING TOUR ONLY LAST WEEK.
MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS IN THE COMMUNITY'S INTELLIGENCE
PRODUCT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT LENNY'S WORK TO
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CREATE BETTER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS. HE HAS RECRUITED MANY
GOOD PEOPLE FOR D.I.A., AND HE HAS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT THAT PERSUADE THEM TO STAY.
I KNOW THAT HE IS ESPECIALLY PROUD OF HIS WORK WITH THE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE. AND THIS IS AN EXCITING, DYNAMIC
TIME FOR THE COLLEGE. IT IS ATTRACTING AND SERVING MORE
STUDENTS THAN EVER BEFORE -- STUDENTS NOT ONLY FROM THE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES, BUT FROM ALL PARTS OF THE ARMED SERVICES
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.6 THANKS TO LENNY'S EFFORTS, THE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE HAS EXPANDED ITS FACULTY,
BROADENED ITS CURRICULUM, AND BECOME A CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
LEARNING IN THE INTELLIGENCE FIELD.
LENNY'S EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE HAVE
BENEFITTED THE ENTIRE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS. UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP, THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAS PLAYED A
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STRONG, RESPECTED ROLE IN PRODUCING NATIONAL ESTIMATES --
MANAGING MANY ESTIMATES AND CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE
TO OTHERS.
I ALSO THINK WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GET ALONG BETTER IN THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DURING LENNY'S TENURE AS DIRECTOR OF
D.I.A. MORE ANALYSTS IN DIFFERENT AGENCIES ARE WORKING WITH
EACH OTHER, RATHER THAN AGAINST EACH OTHER. CLEARLY, WE HAVE
SOME DISTANCE TO TRAVEL IN COORDINATING OUR COLLECTION EFFORTS
AND PRODUCING COMPLEMENTARY ANALYSIS. BUT, WE HAVE MADE SOME
REAL PROGRESS, AND I THINK LENNY DESERVES A GOOD PART OF THE
CREDIT.
THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT LENNY AND D.I.A. HAVE NOT STOOD
THEIR GROUND WHEN THEY HAVE HELD A STRONG, OPPOSING VIEW.
THIS, TOO, HAS STRENGTHENED OUR ANALYSIS FOR, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
CURBED THE ALL-OUT CONTEST, WE STILL HAVE COMPETITIVE VIEWS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
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UNDER LENNY'S LEADERSHIP, D.I.A. IS PROVIDING MORE AND
BETTER SUPPORT THAN EVER TO OUR NATION'S DEFENSE AND SECURITY
POLICY. INTELLIGENCE IS NOW A REGULAR, VALUED INPUT AT EVERY
STAGE OF THE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT PROCESS --
FROM THE DEFINITION OF A NEED, THROUGH THE DESIGN OF A
PARTICULAR WEAPON SYSTEM, TO ITS EVENTUAL RETIREMENT AND
REPLACEMENT.
ARMS CONTROL IS ANOTHER, VERY IMPORTANT AREA OF OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY WHERE INTELLIGENCE HAS BEEN
INDISPENSABLE. IN EARLY NOVEMBER, I AWARDED A UNIT CITATION TO
D.I.A.'S STRATEGIC NEGOTIATIONS BRANCH FOR ITS SUPERIOR DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO OUR STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL TALKS WITH
THE SOVIETS .7 AND THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH TRAINING THE U.S. INSPECTORS AND ESCORTS FOR THE
INF TREATY -- A TASK THAT INVOLVED PREPARING FOR AND TRAINING
THE FIRST CLASS: OF INSPECTORS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE TREATY
SIGNING.8
P
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THE LATE GENERAL MAXWELL D. TAYLOR ONCE RECOUNTED A
CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH A HARD-BITTEN AND HIGHLY DECORATED
SERGEANT MAJOR WHEN HE WAS CONDUCTING AN ARMY STUDY ON
LEADERSHIP. GENERAL TAYLOR ASKED THE SERGEANT MAJOR IF HE
COULD GIVE HIM A BRIEF DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP. THE OLD
SOLDIER REPLIED, "LEADERSHIP IS WHEN YOUR LEADER TELLS YOU HE
IS GOING TO TAKE YOU TO HELL AND BACK AND YOU FIND YOURSELF
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRIP."9
THE TOUGHEST JOB OF ANY LEADER IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE
HIS PEOPLE. AND I THINK THIS MAY BE LENNY'S GREATEST TALENT HIS GREAT ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE HIS VISION, HIS ENTHUSIASM,
HIS ENERGY, AND HIS COMMITMENT TO OTHERS. HE KNOWS THAT NO
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION CAN SUCCEED WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THE
IMPORTANCE OF ITS PEOPLE. AND HIS DEDICATION AND LOYALTY TO
HIS PEOPLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO HIM MANY TIMES OVER.
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LENNY, THROUGH YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THROUGH THE
DEDICATION AND SERVICE YOU HAVE INSPIRED IN OTHERS, YOU HAVE
DONE MUCH FOR THE INTELLIGENCE PROFESSION AND FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
ALTHOUGH SOME OF US DOUBT THAT YOU WILL REALLY RETIRE FROM
INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUR ACTUAL RETIREMENT PLANS
MAY BE THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN WASHINGTON. WHATEVER YOU MAY
CHOOSE TO DO, YOU HAVE OUR BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS AND OUR
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO
OUR PROFESSION.
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STAT
1 General Perroots talked of quality in intelligence when he spoke to a
class of graduating defense attaches on 1 April 1988. A copy of the relevant
passage of his speech is attached.
2 General Perroots's remarks on the need for objectivity were drawn
from his address to the Latin American Attache Conference on 19 January 1988.
A copy of the relevant passage of the speech is attached.
3 Press clippings on the POW-MIA issue are attached, as are General
Perroots's remarks on the subject to the Air Force Worldwide Inspection
Conference on 7 October 1987.
4 General Perroots discussed his efforts to improve support to
operational commanders in an article he wrote for Signal magazine entitled
"New Approaches to C3 Interoperability in the Intelligence Community." A
copy of the article is attached.
5 A copy of the unit citation to DIA, awarded on 31 October 1986, is
attached.
6 Enrollments at the Defense Intelligence College have increased from
2,685 in 1984 to 7,509 in 1988. A chart showing this increase is attached.
7 At the Intelligence Community awards ceremony on 4 November 1988, the
DCI awarded a unit citation to DIA's Strategic Negotiations Branch. A copy of
the citation is attached.
8 According tol Ithe DCI's Special Assistant for INF, the INF
treaty was signed on 7 December 1987 and the Defense Intelligence College's
first class for INF inspectors began on 16 February 1988.
9 The DCI quoted General Taylor on leadership when he dedicated the
statue to General Donovan on 16 October 1988.
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REiIARKS BY LT. GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS
DEFENSE ATTACK GRADUATION/ CLASS 88U2
1 APRIL 1988
GOOD MORNING, AND MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL OF YOU ON CQPLE-TING THIS- COURSE. IT
IS ALWAYS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR. ME TO COME
HERE AND ADDRESS OUR NEW ATTACHES. YOU ARE
THE "FRONTLINE" IN THE INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS
-- A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN THIS COUNTRY'S
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING PROCESS. LAST
YEAR, THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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FOR OFFICIAL USE QLY
NOW I KNOW THAT THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT
BEAN COUNTING IS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM HERE IN
WASHINGTON. I HAVE TO AH"IIT THERE IS SOME
TRUTH TO THAT. BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT IF
YOUR IIRS ARE LOUSY, SENDING A MOUNTAIN OF
THEM IS NOT GOING TO HELP. LIKEWISE, I ASSURE
YOU, THAT IF YOU SEND FEWER IIRS, BUT OF
BETTER QUALITY, NO ONE WILL C(PiAIN,
ESPECIALLY NOT ME. ONE W11-THOUGHT-OUT IIR
IS WORTH A HUNDRED BITS AND PIECES OF
I FORMATION.
QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY, WILL BE THE MEASURE OF
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REMARKS BY LT. GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS
TO LATIN AMERICAN ATTACHE CONFERENCE
DATE: 19 JANUARY 1988
GREETINGS FROM WASHINGTON, WHERE THE CLIMATE
IS DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU ARE
ENJOYING HERE, THOUGH THIS IS NOTHING
COMPARED TO THE HEAT I'VE BEEN GETTING ON
CAPITOL HILL LATELY.
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO JOIN
YOU FOR YOUR CONFERENCE. IT IS A TRIP LONG
OVERDUE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE WORK
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IS STEADILY IMPROVING AND THE DISAGREEMENTS
HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE INFREQUENT.
A FEW LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: MANY OF YOU.ARE
NOW MOVING IN VERY HIGH CIRCLES AND THAT
RARIFIED ATMOSPHERE MIGHT GO TO SOME HEADS.
MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO SELL OUT TO THE
PROCESS, JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING WINED AND
DINED BY CONGRESSMAN X OR SECRETARY Y, THERE
IS NO REASON TO SKEW YOUR FINDINGS TO MEET
THEIR POLITICAL NEEDS. YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE
GUY WHO NEEDS THE INTELLIGENCE AWAY FROM THE
GUY WHO IS COLLECTING IT.
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The Associated Press, June 23, 1986
HEADLINE: Panel Investigates Claim That a Videotape Shows U.S. POWs in Laos
BYLINE: By DONALD M. ROTHBERG, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: POW Videotape
BODY:
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, delving into a mystery that dates to
the end of the Vietnam War, is trying to untangle reports that a videotape
exists showing American prisoners of war still held in Laos.
The tape is being offered to the U.S. government for $4.2 million.
Involved in the episode are a retired Army major and a retired sergeant who
are suing President Reagan and other tap government officials in an effort to
force them to pursue the matter; a man recently released from a Singapore prison
who claims to have the tape; and a North Carolina congressman who is championing
their cause.
The suit is pending in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville, N.C.
Maj. Mark A. Smith and Sgt. Melvin C. McIntire told the Senate committee at a
hearing last January that for two years they collected information on American
POWs from a network of agents in Southeast Asia and turned It over to Army
Intelligence, which passed it on to the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Smith said that this winter he saw ?evidence" which, he said, "proves beyond
any doubt that in excess of 30 Americans and other nationalities are being held
as prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. This evidence cannot be described in
detail but can generally be described as current and specific."Smith didn't
discuss in open session what he had. But sources, who Insisted on anonymity,
said he was referring to a videotape which was described in some detail in an
affidavit filed in connection with the suit against Reagan.
The committee, chaired by Sen. Frank H. Murkowski, R-Alaska, has asked Smith
and McIntire to return for a hearing Wednesday to question them in more detail.
Since the end of the Vietnam war and the release of prisoners held in North
Vietnam, the U.S. government has received hundreds of reports that Americans
were still being held prisoner. Many of these reports included alleged sightings
of Americans in Laos.
Government officials, while saying they do not rule out the possibility, have
testified that they have never received proof that Americans still are held in
Southeast Asia.
So far, even government officials who express skepticism about Smith's report
refuse to rule out the possibility that it is accurate. The committee appears to
be reserving judgment.
Lt. Gen. Leonard H. Perroots, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency,
told the panel on Feb. 27 that he was aware of Smith's contention that there was
a videotape.
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"Now, I'm not suggesting, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, that there is no film,"
said Perroots, "and I hope, as I think he is attempting to do now, Mr. Smith
is pursuing this, trying to find that film."Rep. Bill Hendon, R-N.C., delivered
to Vice President George Bush a letter dated Feb. 28, addressed to Reagan and
signed'by Mark L. Waple, Smith's lawyer.
The letter said "those who are in control of the Americans in capitivity" had
agreed to allow three members of Congress to view the film.
"After these three representatives have had the opportunity to view the film
and are satisfied with the validity of the contents, they will be required to
pay the sum of 4.2 million dollars in cash and take receipt of the original of
the film and other-evidence of live Americans and other allied POWs still
being held in Southeast Asia," Waple wrote.
The letter also stated that "those in control of this evidence also require
that Major Smith and the three congressional representatives mentioned above be
provided a U.S. commercial airliner with the authorization and capability to
depart from Los Angeles International Airport and to fly to a destination in
Southeast Asia to be determined at a later date by those in control of the film.
"One of the pilots of the airliner must be selected by Major Mark-Smith and
the remainder of the crew may be selected by the United States government as
long as they are under deep civilian cover."Steve Hart, a Bush spokesman, said
the letter was referred to the Defense Intelligence Agency.
The three members of Congress named in the letter were Hendon, Sen. Dennis
DiConcini, D-Ariz., and Rep. Robert C. Smith, R-N.H. Robert Maynes, a spokesman
for DeConcini, said the trip never took place.
The person in control of the tape was Identified as "John Obassy."In an
affidavit given in connection with Smith's lawsuit, "Obassy' said, "My
fictitious name is John Obassy. I presently reside in Southeast Asia. My
experience in Southeast Asia as an entrepeneur and government contractor goes
back to approximately 1967 and has continued through the present.""Obassy" said
he had access to border and central regions of Laos where the communists had not
consolidated control.
"I traveled throughout Laos because I had many Laotian friends who asked me
for assistance to help and supply food and medical aid for non-military uses,"
he said. To finance his activities, "Obassy" said he "entered the business of
buying precious metals and stones from the free Lao at very low prices which
enabled me to resell for commercial prices."He said Laotians showed him "sites
or camps which had male Caucasian and Asian prisoners some were in chains
who were heavily guarded by Vietnamese. They were also guarded by other
nationalities.
"I estimated that approximately 90 of the prisoners were Caucasian and that
40 to 50 of this number were North Americans."He said the first time he saw such
a group was in. 1978 and that the last time was in October of 1985 'when I saw a
work detail comprised of 39 men which I very strongly believe to be Americans.
... I was told by the free Lao that they were Americans."Smith wrote a
memorandum in which he described meeting "Obassy" in Cyprus in last January and
being taken to a building where he was shown a four-hour videotape of men,
handcuffed and chained, being marched down a road.
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"The prisoners were described - as I saw them - as American and Korean,"
wrote Smith.
He said "Obassy' was in the film and he saw him "give medical attention to
the Americans and the Koreans. ... I saw him look in their mouth, give shots and
give medicine."Smith said the prisoners were being used to pan for gold.
He added that "The film shows the Americans and the Koreans working with one
leg chain on. They were chained together. They were being used to dig the pits.
The film showed them doing the work digging the pits. After that I saw the same
views of the gold panning by the other. prisoners who were not
American.""Obassy's' real name is Robin Gregson, a British national, according
to a Defense Department document. It was disclosed in Insight magazine on April
28 and again at a committee hearing.
Until recently, Gregson was in jail in Singapore an a fraud charge.
Lt. Col. Paul Mather, assigned to the Joint Casualty Resolution Center at the
U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, testified before the committee that three or
four years ago, Gregson was convicted in Thailand on charges stemming from
'planting drugs an some tourists and then having them arrested and then taking
payoffs."Mather said that "as far as I know''Gregson did not go to prison on
that charge.
A Veterans' Affairs Committee staff member said the panel was informed that
Gregson was free on bail from the current charge in Singapore.
After Gregson's name was mentioned at a committee hearing, Hendon wrote to
Murkowski and said, "Your identifying this critical witness is the most
reprehensible action that I have ever witnessed in my five and one-half year
effort to help return U.S. military personnel from communist prisons in
Southeast Asia."Hendon wrote that 'had you asked me, I could have told you that
divulging this man's identity would jeopardize not only Obassy's life, but the
lives of the U.S. prisoners of war that I am convinced he has access to.
"Your actions not only jeopardize all these individuals lives, but make my
task of securing the entire videotape infintely more difficult, if not
impossible."When asked about the matter, Hendon refused to discuss the tape.
In a letter to Hendon on May 8, Murkowski denied that Gregson's identity had
been divulged by the Senate committee. "Mr. Gregson's identity was revealed some
time ago, in an internationally available publication,' as well as elsewhere,
the Alaska Republican wrote.
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The Associated Press
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materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The
Associated Press.
June 22, 1986, Sunday, BC cycle
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materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The
Associated Press.
September 30, 1986, Tuesday, AM cycle
SECTION: Washington Dateline
LENGTH: 706 words
HEADLINE: Task Force Reports 'Strong Possibility' Americans Still in SE Asia
BYLINE: By NORMAN BLACK, AP Military Writer
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: POW Report
BODY:
A task force, reporting to the Pentagon, says it found no hard evidence but
believes there Is a "strong possibility' that American servicemen from the
Vietnam War are still being held as prisoners in Southeast Asia.
"The Prisoner -of- War -Missing-in-Action center should be clear that its
largest analytical question is whether Americans remain alive in Southeast Asia
against their will," states the report by the group.
"No one knows the answer to the question for sure. Based upon the body of
information, there is a strong possibility of prisoners still being held."The
findings of the task force were released Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Leonard H.
Perroots, the Air Force general who heads the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Perroots created the task force last spring to gain an independent assessment
of his agency's work on the POW -MIA issue.
Perroots, during a Pentagon briefing, said he could not adopt the panel's
conclusion that there was a "strong possibility" of live American prisoners in
Southeast Asia. At one point, he expressed concern that reports on the task
force's work might raise false hopes among the families of missing Americans.
The task force, he noted, used the "key words 'information'rather than
'evidence,' 'possibility' rather than 'fact."'"I do not know" if there are live
American prisoners, Perroots added.
"My concern is that those comments may be misinterpreted, to suggest that
possibly we have something new and that perhaps this will raise the expectations
of the families. I have to look these families in the face ... and I have no
credible evidence strong, compelling evidence or I submit to you it would go
to the president tomorrow."The report by the task force, which was headed by one
of Perroots' predecessors, retired Lt. Gen. Eugene F. Tighe Jr., has been
classified and was not released to reporters. Perroots sought to summarize its
findings, however, and read selected portions.
According to Perroots, the panel found "there was no evidence of a
'cover-up' by anyone in DIA or anywhere in the U.S. government" in terms of the
handling of POW information.
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The task force, which included several former and current officials with the
DIA and Central Intelligence Agency, also offered a host of recommendations to
improve the procedures by which POW reports are investigated, Perroots said.
Virtually all of those have been accepted, including proposals to increase
the number of personnel working to analyze "live-sighting reports."The general
said there are currently 91 such live-sighting reports whose status cannot be
resolved. The most recent involve 12 reports received between 1982 and 1985.
There have been-no new reports this year, he added.
Virtually all of the reports investigated by the DIA come from Southeast
Asian refugees, making the process very difficult, Perroots said.
Referring to the live-sighting reports, Perroots added: "In toto, you may
establish that that is strong possibility; someone else may establish that it's
just a possibility. It's a question of a call."Tighe, In a television interview
Monday night, said he personnally believed that American POWs would probably
be found as soon as the United States extended diplomatic recognition to
Vietnam.
"I think it's over-simplification of the problem, obviously," Perroots said
when asked about that statement.
Perroots said Tuesday that reporters were "quibbling in terms of language"
by suggesting there was a great difference between administration policy and the
Tighe group's conclusions.
The Reagan administration's oft-stated policy is to assume that since there
is no conclusive proof to the contrary, there might be some live Americans in
Southeast Asia. Under that policy, the DIA continues to investigate all
"live-sighting reports" received from Southeast Asia.
"I am going an the assumption that there may be Americans"still alive in
Southeast Asia, Perroots concluded..
"I am totally dedicated as director of the DIA to pursue all available
avenues of collection and analysis an this issue of such importance to the
nation. We share the pain and sorrow felt by many American families and we must
take care to avoid giving false hope to those who have placed their trust In
us."
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eVWS BY LT. GENERAL LEONARD H. PERROOTS AND MEN'O'DEFE
TO AIRFORCE 1987 WORLDWIDE INSPECTION CONFERENCE
7 OCTOBER 1987
GOOD EVENING, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO
SPEAK TO YOU ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR WORLDWIDE
INSPECTION CONFEMICE. I HOST SAY THAT I APPLAUD
THE EMPHASIS THAT YOU ARE GIVING THIS YEAR TO THE
PROJECT WARRIOR THEJIE AND THE imPORTANCE OF THE,
AOLE PLAYED BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS YOURS MVD
MINE IN SUPPORTING OUR FRONT-LINE FIGHTERS.
THIS EVENING *I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND ON THE THEI E
OF COIIII1IIENT TO OUR FIGHTING FORCES, AND SHIFT
THE FOCUS SLIGHTLY TO OUR CO1i I TivENT TO ENSURING
THAT THEIR SERVICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, THE
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IS AS IT SHOULD BE, IT SIGNALS' TO VIETNAM AND LAOS
THE-IMPURTA\'CE OF THIS ISSUE TO OUR PEOPLE, AND IT
REASSURES THOSE IN UNIFORM THAT IN FUTURE
CONFLICTS THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
AS SECRETARY WEINBERGER SAID RECENTLY, "ALL OF US
IN THE DEPARTi NT OF DEFENSE REMAIN STEADFAST IN
OUR SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITMENT TO
RESOLUTION OF THE POW/MIA ISSUE. THE PRESIDENT HAS
REPEATEDLY DECLARED HIS DETERMINATION TO OBTAIN
THE FULLEST POSSIBLE ACCOUNTING FOR AFRICANS
MISSING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL. REASONS WE EMBRACE THE PRESIDENT'S
GOAL AS OUR OWN."
WHEN I BECi E DIRECTOR OF DIA, I WAS CONFRONTED
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WITH CRITICISM THAT DIA WAS RUNNING INADEQUATE
POW/MIA INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AND SUPPRESSING
POWIMIA EVIDENCE. I ORDERED AN INTERNAL REVIEW,
AND FLATLY ESTABLISHED THAT SUCH CHARGES OF
SUPPRESSION WERE FALSE, BUT BASED ON MY REVIEW I
FELT WE COIIJ) AND SHOULD DO MORE, I DOUBLED OUR
POW/MIA STAFF TO 39. THIS SPECIAL GROUP INCLUDES
OF THE LEADING SOUTHEAST ASIAN ANALYSTS AND
LINGUISTS IN THE COUNTRY, MOST OF WHO11 ARE
VETERANS WITH WIDE EXPERIENCE IN INDOCHINA AND"
SUBSTANTIVE POW/MIA BACKGROUNDS.
TO FUTHER PLAY PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS,
FORr?R DIA DIRECTOR RETIRED AIR FORCE LT. GENERAL
EUGENE TIGHE WAS ASKED TO ASSEMBLE A GROUP OF
EXPERTS, INCLUDING TWO FOI ER POWs, TO EXAMINE VIA
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FILES FOR EVIDENCE OF A COVER-UP. THEY FOCUSED ON
LIVE SIGHTING REPORTS TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF
THE INTELLIGENCE.
THE TIGHE REPORT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE
OF A DIA COVER -UP. BUT THE GROUP DID CONCLUDE
THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY U.S. PRISONERS
ARE STILE, BEING HELD IN SOUTHEAST - ASIA.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE GROUP DIl) NOT SUPPLY ANY
EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE ITS CONCLUSION.
AS THE GROUP NOTED, "NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO
THE QUESTION FOR SURE," ALTHOUGH IT IS HARD TO
ARGUE WITH THAT PREMISE, AND I KNOW MANY AMERICANS
SHARE GEN. TIGHE'S BELIEF, WE HAVE YET TO FIND THE
HART) EVIDENCE WHICH WILL PROVE THAT POWS CONTINUE
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TO BE If1.D, THAT SAID, AND I WILL MAKE THIS POINT
AGAIN-AND AGAIN, WE ARE PROCEEDING IN OUR WORK
ASSUMING THAT SOME Af'1ERICANS MAY STILL BE THERE.
WE CANNOT RILE OUT THAT POSSIBILITY,
WE WILL KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT EVIDENCE, ALTHOUGH
I CANNOT GO INTO GREAT DETAIL, IN DESCRIBING OUR
EFFORTS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT DIA IS PART OF A
LARGER, INTERAGENCY INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, WHICH
-'VCLUDES CIA, NSA, MD THE NATIONAL COLLECTION
ORGAIZATIONS. THIS CO1 ITTEE OVERSEES THE ACTIVE
COLLECTION EFFORTS FOCUSED ON THE-POW/MIA ISSUE,
WHICH INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF METHODS --BOTH
HU11AN AND TECHNICAL,
SHOULD EVIDENCE ErERGE THAF ONE OR MORE A