OVERSIGHT AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DRAW SPEAKERS' FOCUS AT DINNERS

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Oversight and Counterintelligence Draw Speakers' Focus at Dinners
Echoing two of the themes of this year's AFIO Con-
vention, Washington attorney Mitchel Rogovin and
Readers" Digest editor John Barron, in addresses deli-
vered at the convention's luncheon and banquet ses-
sions, added new insight to issues with which they have
deep familiarity.
Rogovin, who served as special counsel to the DCI
during the tumultuous investigative period of the 1970's,
detailed the Intelligence Community's relationships with
the Church and Pike Committees as it attempted to
respond to those committees' frequently hostile charges.
John Barron
Honorary Director Luncheon Speaker
and Banquet Speaker
He reminded the luncheon audience of the political atti-
tudes and public reactions cf the period which caused
the investigations to end with a whimper, not a hang,
and gave his overall assessment of the effort. After all
the issues were aired, Rogovin said, it was concluded
that "CIA was not as had as depicted, nor as good as
they thought themselves ..
Barron, who had fast returned from providing expert
testimony at the trial of a former FBI agent accused of
espionage, detailed rmafor Soviet recruitment successes
iii recent years and the impact each has had on our
nations security He also reviewed recent Soviet intelli-
gence failures senior level defections and personnel
apprehended in the West--which he told the banquet
audience have been disastrous for the Soviets and have
left the USSR's intelligence services in severe disarray.
Barron expressed strong sentiments about the destruc-
tion of U.S. security and counterintelligence during the
1970's and questioned how much the United States has
regained of what was lost at the time. What good is a
National Agency Check, he asked, when all the records
have been destroyed? Barron was also critical of what
he views as inadequate internal security efforts to
thwart Soviet agents.
Gene Tighe Elected President
Thomas Remains Board Chairman
The newly-constituted AFIO Board of Directors has
announced that it has elected LG Eugene F Tighe, Jr
(USAF-Ret ), as President for the corning year. He will be
assisted by Dr. Walter L. Pforzheimer, who was elected
Vice President. Reelected as Secretary and Treasurer,
respectively, were Charlotta P Engrav and Robert J.
Novak.
During its convention meeting, the Board also re-
elected MG Jack E. Thomas (USAF-Ret ) as its Chair
man, and continued Dr. Louis W. Tordella as Vice
Chairman.
Elected to begin three-year terms on the Board area
Capt. Richard W. Bates (USN-Ret.), John F. Blake, BG
Harry T. Hagaman (USMC-Ret.), Newton S. Miler, MG
Jack E. Thomas (USAF-Ret), John H. Waller, and Lloyd
George Wiggins.
In addition, those continuing on the Board of Direc-
tors are. Ann Caracnsti, LTG John J. Davis (USA-Ret
Lee Echols, Samuel Halpern, Lawrence R. Houston,
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick Jr , MG Richard X. Larkin (USA-
Ret.), Dr- Pforzheimer, David Atlee Phillips, John Anson
Smith, LG Tighe, Dr. Tordella, W. Raymond Wannall,
and John S Warner.
Capt- Bates, Halpern, Houston, Tordella and Waller
will also serve as AFIO's Executive Committee
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Notes from National
The 1986 Membership Directory will be printed in
January 1986 and mailed with the Winter Edition of
Periscope. The closing date for receipt of information for
listings is December 31, 1985. If you have a change of
address or if you wish to be listed in the directory and
have previously been a Restricted member, we need a
written notification to change your status.
For those members who did not attend the 1985
Convention, the following statistics were given concern-
ing AFIO membership. As of August 31, 1985, total
membership 3239, Full Members: 2826, Associate
Members 413. Included in the above figures are 503
Life Members. The Life membership drive of last year
was very successful We had a total of 83, with 16 new
life members, 51 conversions `rom regular to life and 16
who took advantage of the 12 month installment plan.
We hope more members will consider conversion when
their dues notice arrives. Remember dues to AFIO are
tax deductible as a charitable donation since AFIO has
been designated by the IRS as a Tax Exempt Organiza-
tion under section (501) c(3), IRS Code.
The following Chapters had representatives at the
National Convention and gave oral reports: Arizona, San
Diego, Florida Satellite, Florida Suncoast, Greater Chi-
cago, Montana, New England, New Mexico, Central
New York, Greater New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
IN MEMORIAM
Notes from the Boardroom
The Board of Directors meeting on October 4, 1985,
was held during the 1985 Convention at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Rockville, Maryland. Sixteen Board members
were present and four absent but represented by prox-
ies. The AFIO officers and the Executive Director were
also present. Four Resolutions proposed for submission
to the membership for approval at the Business Session
on October 5 were discussed and approved (Resolutions
are printed elsewhere in this Periscope). The audited
Financial Report was presented by the Treasurer, Robert
J. Novak (summary is printed elsewhere in this Peri-
scope) Mr Greaney reported on the status of AFIO
membership and noted there has been a positive re-
sponse to the Life membership letter sent with the dues
notices 83 Life Members were received in FY 1985,
including both new and regular members who con-
verted to Life.
The Board meeting on October 5, 1985, was also
held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Eighteen members of
the Board were present, including the new and re-
elected members. The Board re-elected Major General
Jack E Thomas, (USAF-Ret.) as Chairman; Dr. Louis W.
Tordella, Vice Chairman; Lieutenant General Eugene F.
Tighe, Jr., (USAF-Ret.), President; Dr. Walter Pforzheimer,
Vice President; Mrs. Charlotta P. Engrav, Secretary; and
Mr Robert J. Novak, Treasurer. Mr. John H. Waller was
appointed a member of the Executive Committee by
General Thomas.
Submitted by Charlotta P Engrav, Secretary.
Gulfcoast. We were pleased to learn that the name of
the Greater New York Chapter has been changed to the
Derek Lee Chapter in memory of its founder and former
member of the Board of Directors. Fred Rodell made us
all envious when he reported that the two dinner meet-
ings held in Houston each had more attendees than the
National Convention did this year.
The results of the election for members of the
Board of Directors were announced at the business
meeting We are pleased that over 650 ballots were
received which is the largest number of AFIO members
who ever voted for the Board We welcome the follow
ing who were elected to the Board of Directors for a
three year term: Richard W. Bates, John F. Blake, Harry
T. Hagaman, Newton S. Miler, Jack E. Thomas, John H.
Waller, Lloyd George Wiggins. We want to thank the
following who agreed to have their names on the ballot
Cecil C. Corry, Robert A. Dowd, Robert C. Roth, Fred
Rodell and George Scatterday.
The 1986 National Convention will be held in
Orlando, Florida, October 17 and 18, 1986. It will be
held at the Holiday Inn on International Drive and the
room rates are $44, single and $50 double occupancy.
Please plan to attend.
The Honorable Leslie C. ARENDS
Naples, Florida
Col Robert 0. BROOKS, USAF(Ret.)
Springfield, Virginia
Col Norwood J. BROWN, USAF(Ret.)
McLean, Virginia
Col Eugene M. EMME, USAFR(Ret.)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dr. Jeremiah N. FUSCO
Falls Church, Virginia
Mr. Donald F. JONES
San Antonio, Texas
Mr. John L. McINTYRE
Squantum, Massachusetts
Mr. Robert W. O'CONNOR
Cheverly, Maryland
Judge Stanley M. OHLBAUM
Silver Spring, Maryland
Col James W. SMITH, USMC(Ret.)
Sacramento, California
Mr. Russell F. SULLIVAN
Key West, Florida
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Convention '85
Joint Services Color Guard
at Convention Banquet
Chapter Reports
John Greaney
Executive Director
"Five Minutes per Chapter"
Dick Grant
Montana Chapter
Jerry Cerkanowicz
San Diego Chapter
Bill Bohl
Central New York Chapter
Jack Kuritzky
Satellite Chapter
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Scotty Miler
New Mexico Chapter
Charles Rockhill, Jr.
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Mike Speers
New England Chapter
Chapter Reports
Fred Lewton
Ohio Chapter
Tom Mackie
Greater Chicago Chapter
Donald Milton
Greater New York Chapter
Fred Rodell
Gulfcoast Chapter
George Wiggins
Arizona Chapter
Ray Saint-Germain
Suncoast Chapter
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Convention Adopts Resolutions Concerning Vital Issues
Resolution on
Counterintelligence
WHEREAS, during the 1970's there was an erosion
by statute and Executive Order of our capability to pro-
tect the security of the United States both from domestic
and foreign subversive acts, and
WHEREAS, such acts have been furthered by an
increasing number of cases of espionage against the
United States by not only foreign agents but also by
American agents working on behalf of foreign powers
hostile to our security and interests, and
WHEREAS, during the 1 970's there was a steady
dimunition of the strength and ability of American coun-
terintelligence entities at home and abroad to counter
and defeat many of these hostile acts;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Association of Former Intelligence Officers, in conven-
tion assembled on 5 October 1985, urges the Executive
Branch of the Government through appropriate action,
and the Legislative Branch of the Government through
necessary statutory action, to take the following reme-
dial action
1 Strengthen the American counterintelligence
mechanisms at home and abroad through such addi-
tional personnel, funds, and training as the present
situation requires
2. Strengthen the Government's program for the
clearance of its employees (and its contractors) who will
have necessary access to classified information in gen-
eral and to special compartmented information in par-
ticular, with emphasis on reducing the number of
personnel having such access wherever possible.
3 Maintain detailed security' counterintelligence
files
Resolution on Amendments to
Federal Tort Claims Act
WHEREAS, the Federal Tort Claims Act, since the
1971 Supreme Court decision in Bivins vs. Six Unknown
Narcotics Agents, now makes government employees
personally liable instead of the government for actions
taken in good faith within the scope of their authority
and duty; and
WHEREAS, since 1971 over 2600 "Bivins" law-
suits many with multiple defendants totaling up to
10,000 employees, have been filed, and less than 20
have rmsulted in money judgments, and
WHEREAS, in publicly supporting proposed amend-
ments to the Act the Department of Justice has declared
the majority of these suits to he trivial and vindictive; and
WHEREAS, the current legislation has a chilling
and stiffling effect on employees of the Congress, regu-
latory agencies, investigative agencies and other Govern-
nrrtnt bodies under its provisions, arid
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative amendments
would not remove a citizen's legal recourse if wronged
by the Government but would curb harassing actions,
increase legitimate plaintiff's recoveries by encouraging
settlements by the Government, and reduce the Govern-
ment's litigation costs;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Association of Former Intelligence Officers in conven
tion assembled on October 5, 1985, urges the Congress
to pass legislation which will make the Federal Govern
ment the sole party defendant instead of the individual
employee in such suits.
Resolution Proposing
Legislation on Unauthorized
Disclosure of Information
WHEREAS, existing law is inadequate to deter
unauthorized disclosure of sensitive intelligence infor
mation, sources and methods, and to deter or penalize
those who make such disclosures, and
WHEREAS, the effectiveness of the intelligence
effort is seriously impaired by the inadequacy of existing
laws in this field;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Association of Former Intelligence Officers, in conven-
tion assembled on October 5, 1985, calls upon the
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to initiate
legislation to amend and update existing law to deter
and penalize unauthorized disclosures of sensitive intel
ligence information, its sources and methods The Admin -
istration is also urged to take , milar action with the
Congress.
Resolution on Amendments
to the Privacy Act of 1974
WHEREAS, the Privacy Act of 1974 requirements
are unduly restrictive with respect to personnel security
investigations for granting access to classified informa-
tion; and
WHEREAS, the effectiveness of such investigations
has been severely damaged by such requirements, to
the detriment of the national security,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Association of Former Intelligence Officers, in conven-
tion assembled on October 5, 1985, urges the Congress
to enact legislation which will amend the Privacy Act of
1974 so as to afford Federal investigators ample oppor
tunity to conduct satisfactory security investigations
(and reinvestigations) of those prospective or present
Federal employees (and government contractors) whose
duties will require access to classified information relit
ing to the national security; and with particular empha-
sis on those requiring access to special compartmented
information, and intelligence sources and methods
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Panels
Intelligence Oversight
Jack Blake (Mod.) and Tom Latimer of HPSCI
Oversight Function Is
Far Cry From Church-Pike
A friendly, but alert, pair of watchdogs was the image conveyed of
the House and Senate intelligence committees in the panel discussion
of ''Oversight of Intelligence ""
According to Thomas K. Latimer, Staff Director of the House Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, the two present-day bodies
are quite unlike the committees chaired in the 1 970's by Seri Frank
Church and Rep- Otis Pike ''They are not out for publicity; they have a
(lay to day responsibility to provide oversight " he said Thus, Latimer
explained, The committees will stay in business or go out of business
depending on the wisdom of those appointed chairmen
Oversight, he continued, will become more important as intelli
pence expands Requirements levied on the Intelligence Community
far exceed the money available to meet them, he explained, making
the work of the two committees vital in the resource allocation area
One example of this is the two year effort by -fie committees ''literally
forcing the FBI to increase resources for counterintelligence- One
problem which has arisen in the resource allocation area, as well as
other functions of the House committee, is the loss of institutional
knowledge resulting from the mandatory rotation out of members who
have served six years
Other problems, he said, are more potential than actual at the
present time- One such area where the delicate balance exists is in
regard to covert action Latimer, who has served as Staff Director of
the committee since its founding in 1977, cautioned that covert action
has the potential for straining relationships and breaking down trust
When such an operation is directed by the President, he explained, the
President must provide information on it to the committees This is
informational only, no approval or veto power rests with the commit
tees If there is significant dissent, recourse is to call on the DCI to
have a rethinking of the issues. Of course, the Executive Branch can
respond that it has thought the matter through and will continue with
it But, says Latimer, "There have been very few disagreements
between the Intelligence Community and the HPSCI on covert action "
A similar view of the oversight process was voiced by Dr Ed
Levine, senior ranking staff officer of the Senate Select Cornroittee on
Intelligence. "Basically,'' he said, the committee's task is to ''try to
determine what is going on, and in a bipartisan way to try to see what
it can do to help."" This bipartisanship is formal, he explained, guided
by the committee chairman's understanding of the importance to
reaching a consensus - a middle ground -- working together rather
than as individual members of the Senate as is often found in other
committees
Levine reported that the Senate committee has been very suc
cessful in conducting the oversight process and has a large agenda for
action in the coming year One agenda item places emphasis on the
issue of counterintelligence, both at home and abroad, he said
Intelligence Oversight
Jack Blake (Mod.) and Ed Levine of SSCI
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"Grand Larceny" Saves Soviets
Billions of Dollars Says Panel
hr 'xploslve lopu of technology T t.lnsfer drew th,~ sharp tor is
of pauelr,ls spe,Ikiml for govenunent ind industry As described by
% I ( [,'I [,,I I d A I Irklu (USA Ret ) 'h, gland Iarci'ny of Ii S technology
by thi, 5t,viet Blur ,' most inslllons and mist effective Control of
Ins. It Ilk, I, it mast he tI to? cu?n 'rI I if gover nrnent, industry arnd our
r ti, -I I,, h, ,,lid even I hnu,IlI It I ontr,l1 Io our nit lira I i 1st I act to
routiol ,IIl thing
Ili, If dll';If V viewpoint vol' erprestied by Robert V BeowlI, Vice
I'- ioli,ol rat f ord Airiis,,rci~,irid Cunrniunic itiarts Corporation Beach
11 ;b \,ar v,teran of the Inns nut's: that the U S and industry view of
Ow, -,[w n, fund~lnient~111y It,,, 5,1110' Technology Transfer, he said,
uilteii na N83 34 s,ivrngs to the USSR of $13 3 billion in develop
III(] anti upgr,1dniq 11s weaponry the problem Beach s,jid is how to
totrnl Technology Transh'r yet expand US international trade
lhnoad At tin,, present time the speaker noted, 20' o! nor nations
Iiigli is hoology is exported some with billions of dollars of favurahle
toreigri ?'xi Ian(.
Ih,r, are iuultiple o "I, ons tot cunrrollinq finis 1,( Ii 11010,7 ii it out
Ilow It -lid First of these r, l,flio nl security for which the
uiF Iile Is sound Next national political oblectn+es, exerting the
0 1 ur-ri, r? If It', goven1lnrni ui uifluenr inq other nations either by
gr.iutioq It so 1111 hauling yin I cxpnlt' Finally, there is fli, future of
,l I tr, tselt to whirli Ho,I"'1 railtiIf It tli;it givinq,iway Olt' fdInlIY
Ir w,1; ~ilhni,iteh nuirtquges nor notion s futrire by creating tough
nnlietitnr; lomouuw In thit. he s,iiii we must depend on Inlustrv s
n.11ur,11 iu;luti t for ,i'niprhtlve r.rrv'v,il liner, must be. Beach
ieniir.de of it,nis 11)d hundreds of pages of restricted Items He
r?ininifed the ,iudu'nc, that many of the Itwins prohibited for export to
the USSR .11111 others is ,iv,1Ilahle In them elsewhere and that 90?r, of
'uvlet nerds Can h, satisfied through espionage and from academic,,
liuhlu hurts syniposr,i and the lik, The nation needs will established
gu,.ls Bear h said finding in appropriate h,ilance between national
IIritb ind nerd tot It', nat'ein, to r 'main conipeht ive
Dr Jack Verona Assistant Deputy Director for S)i:Ience and inch
rology DIA, descnhed the means by whicf, the Soviets assunll,Ite U `i
lechnology and Infegnite it will their military systi'nis i'ie lISSB he
said finds such ii qulnng is integral to national paws grid h,is
nstrtuhunalited nulustnal esponage and put it on a businesslike
Lasis The result is a Soviet bureaucracy structured to support and
en1ploy acquisition of vital U S Iechnology In reviewinq ;he finding,; of
a recent DOD CIA study that lays hare' the nulrtary advantages gana'd
by the Soviets through such a program Verona observed that only In
re,.e111 vears hai'a we come to Ipprec:rile the extent of it ,is it itt,', s
our nation MG Larkin interjected that U S technology Is it Soviet
,issef
More than 2200 export applications exceeding statutory Ill I
tons were found gathering moss when Ilse Rcsigan Administration
came if), said the Hon Lionel H 01n1er, former Undersecretiry for
weir,
International Trade, Department of Commerce No one in gr,
rnent was concerned except in the most abstract wav Canonic, s
I-nforcernent po0It(On was found to be '"feeble' and even Customs wws
not aware of what the Export Control Act was, lie said He spoke Of It)('
urgencv of our being willing to sacrifice some overseas sales or order
to protect technology The nation, he said, must be willinq to "clean If[)
the mess,' improving anrf toughening export laws and working to
harmonize and make more even handed the export policies of thr' U S
and that of its allies
To do this the government must convey that it is I oniinitu'd1 ui the
program consistently and predictably. ,1111 gain the cnnse'i,sus of
industry The word must go out that Bureau of Light Switch
Inacy I s at an end Olmer said The present Administration, he stiit
has done pretty well in meeting this objective overall Some 30 50
of the Items on the export control list don t need to be there he soil
and the list has been cleaned it, I 'not nearly enough I and lightened
Such action said Diner, Increase's our I redihrtity rind pernuts conct'n
tration of our resources on the real areas of concem
Unfortunately, said the speaker the process has taken too lung
and has been the source of acrimony htitwoeo the Department of
Commerce, the Defense Department arnd the Bureau of Qistunis In
addition, the effort his resulted in fruition between the U S and Its
o llie and has alienated the Congress Yet, he added, there ha', not
been enough cognlianie taken of the fantastir change that has
occurred in technology over the last fifteen years Fifteen years ago the
leading edge of technology was to be found in the DoD but If re
appearance of the semi conductor has reversed DOD s positron is the
driving force and it is now lagging behind and many of its weapon o,
systems are using yesterdays technology
Olrner called for a new philosophy to underpin national Te0mol
oqy Transfer policy He noted that for the past ten years our philosophy
has been guided by a DoD task fort:, report of that period that urged
priority more in preventing the Soviets front gaining 0 S 'know now,
than it was to prevent its obruninq hardware front lira,- to lime The
Technology Transfer
Bob Beach, Jack Verona, Lionel Olmer, Dick Lark in
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Counterintelligence
Don Moore, Scotty Miler, Gen. Dick Stilwell
new DOD study provider evidence for a reexanunatioo of that obit
osophy noting that the Soviets appear to be gaining morn =coin
reverse engineonnq such hardware, rather than from general know
how The document, he said, should trigger a new look at our
polcies
The issue today revolves around several questions Olnrer ;aid
an the system he made more efficient or is t hopeless? He worries
hr said about the construction of it system of irrelevancies Is it worth
huilIt inrl towers or irrelevancies that dont prevent Soviet development
trot at the since time impose a very substantial cost on the American
indirstn,rl base? Is it possible, he asked to develop letter measures to
fudge whether in particular cases the costs are worth rte This decision
making has to he dofw faster, tire bureaucracy ': inrrol be lied up for
months on a single issue as it has In the past He noted ?hat the 'few
DUD report emphasizes that the Soviets are not using U S technology
to catch up, rather they ' xploit it to enhance military capabilities teat
;ire equal to or better than the West's Can Pr U S arid COMM and
hi lateral ag'eernents ever hope to keep ap with the pace of technolog
it it rhange? Can the Congress he a better watch dog? (' 'It needs to he
heleve tie I Will the Adnunistration develop better cdpafiility to deal
with the flow of unclassriod data' 'I have serious doubts about that
he noted considering the immense arnounts of vital data transmuted
over satellite and lectru:al links I
A speaker from the floor questioned Miter about the sharing of
high technology with allies front whom he charged the nrafonty of
such technology is acguired by the Soviets Olnrer renunded that the
DOD corrtrols the export of military equipment r-nd that the Department
of Come-rerces role is to examine civilian technology that may have if
foil -use as military technology Dr Verona observed that some esti
mates say that the Soviets will surpass the LJ S by integratirrg IJ S
technological gains or their military equipment before we do The Intel
lgence Conrnrunity he ;aid, has fit large measure been extrernaly
valuable in assuring that ideas and evidence are presented to arm aid
in making export lceosin_g lodgments There are nrechanisnrs to
assure chat the Department of Commerce gets fit(, informatioti it
needs, Ire folded Olnurr assured that this is done hot warned of
those few instances where policy makers have used intelligence
information to support a pre determined decision Diner also intro
duced the point that intelligence analysis is vitsl in the area (if foreign
.rvarlabrlityI those produ its produced abroad which we cannot con
trot Intelligence he said, is essential to arriving at rlocontrol decisions
as we'll Dr Verona also brought up the matter of sensitive inforrnaion
conveyed to tote Soviet Union and others through the publishing of
technical papers He estimated that one third of such papers should
not he published even though unclassified He added that the DoD
also has established categories for defining unclassified but techno
logically significant products Olmer noted that we are still reluctant to
transfer 10 year old technology to our allies and questioned whether
we can even address the new technologies any better
Cl and Security Vital
To National Security
The scope of the nations counterintelligence problem and what
is being done about it, was the thetnre of Gen Richard G Stilwell
USA-Ret I as lead off speaker III the panel addressing current (-,pion
age against the United States Stilwell serves currently as chairnrau of
the Department of Defense Set unty Review Committee
The Department of Defense, hr- said, is "clearly the most ettru:
Pve target for hostile intelligence noting that 90"r, of chose cleared in
the Executive Branch are within DoD To it ustrate this he holed that
38 million people are cleared for access to SE-CRET inforrnauon and
above, 1 15,000 have access to sensitive cornpartmented informatior,
and 700,000 hold TOP SECRET clearances In addition, there are DoD
facilities in 95 countries around the world, 14,000 cleared contractor
facilities, and 16 million documents added annually to the hundreds of
millions currently on file ..The threat is very real, as we appreaatr'
Stilwell said
Seek rig access to Hit,) information hr- noted is i missive Soviet
overcollection program to exploit out free society The speaker observed
that identified Soviet collectors fit the U S rrutnunrber U S collectors
in the Soviet Union by 40 to 1
The goal of his committee, Stilwell said, is to look at proterti ru of
classified information and to reduce the opportunity for wrttinq it
unwitting unauthorized disclosure of it He asked some the loncal
questions confronting the group "How do we improve' the r tiles for
access to classified information? How do we make it more difficull and
inhibit hostile collection in the United State's? How du we urrprove the
handing, use and storage of classified information? Withoirl que,
Lion, the speaker said, The main Ihirrg is to keep runnnrg and to keep
abreast of or hopefully surpass the threat
So far the Review Committee has found police to h,; in good
shape, he said, it is the implementation that remains a prol:lern He
reviewed the remedial legislation under consideration, noting hovv
ever that if legislative gap exists which excludes officials of the Eastern
Rloc from the travel restrictions imposed on the Soviets
Stilwell suggested some areas where t're Review Committee will
make recornmendaions Require that all cleared personnel report ofii
edit or personal travel abroad, institute if rewards program which leads
to the unmasking of espionage, support for the FBI and enhancernent
Of counterintelligence measures, institute rancsont exit searches at
sensitive facilities, enhance the investigative process determine the
right of people to access classified information insisting that candi
dates for sensitive work come forward to prove trustworthiness, yet
[letter control over the number of those cleared for classified access
and requiring that supervisor certification of eligibility he strengthened
and tightened
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Ili(, vpr,rkr r observed that the recent 10"? reduction in those
gr,utted rlassihed access proved no iroblenl for DoD It turns out we
,llrr,ldv have an 1 1 reduction Co.rplod with this reduction of those
given le,irances he said must come an understanding that clearance
doesit I rne,3n automatic access The need to know doctrine, violated
widely over the yeses must be enforced he Said
Othr r an,,is being addressed jr, the numbers permitted to Its
documents Stilwell noted that at present 2,533 have original
rl,rssific,ilion authority and 10000 hive derivative authority He cited
the coed for gentler counterintclligenree and counterespionage efforts,
and called for IF permanent, discretionary authority for the Secretary of
Ilefense to use the polygraph for counterintelligence purposes The
;eeuniy adjudication process must be improved. Stilwell said and the
double or nxilliple secunty standards used throughout DoD most he
,tandarif zed 01) dor'unlent security the speaker suggested that DoD
elements should he asked how many tons of classified information
they hive destroyed over the last six months Why Should a docu
flint over ten years old exist Ili any compartment in more than one
V,
Stilwell noted this current trends toward the. paperless office roc
the r isk of one or two had eggs gaining access to sensitive informa
tine a new concern to he addressed
The speaker urged that we prioritize the doable things," and
flirt there he increased professional SIT) in and stature for the security
profession
Newton S iSroity) Miler a former counterintelligence official
.with I A relined that necessity calls for core comprehensive Cl CE
liuigr,nns There i, 1 need he said, for its to be store concerned and
rle?rt to tilt, lessons of [(I( ,Ill espionage cases Now is the time, Miler
:.cif Ie r~ui>ader a rr)ntr,ih;i ii Iook it the CI question and to integrate,
at Ihr fir e level ninny of the Mli i it nusnis of counterintelligence. The
in,bleni s ronyxiunded, he nl)served, by the loss of files and rnstitu
tion,il nienrory which crake it more difficult to analyze and follow upon
the bads, given by recent Soviet defectors. We may not have the
rrsou ins we should have to follow up on such leads, Miler said
The ; ounterintelligence philosophy should be instilled not only in
lie nitrlligence conununrty but in industry which has lust as much at
,take IT the n,rtuon s future Obviously he said, there must be greater
efforts in reg,ud to conipartnientation, document dissemination and
nerd to know Hot what most he done also Is to look at the philosophy
of CI CI over the past decade An deal" of what it should be should
or modeled and serve is a guide for development Miler advocated
Iliac although the eincept of eenhalizedl counterintelligence files has
urn ronireversial I felt need dot rtes that the concept should be
n-studiod It should also be possible once again, for officers to serve a
r,urei it counterntelliyence, Miler said, Ili reviving the concept of
11);ututional nienrory and specialization Ili CI Such careerists, he said,
are Herded Ili both reseawh and active operations He also called for
yn atrr enipl)asis ITT the penetrating of the other side Another effort
night he to reintegrate secunty program rnechanisrns with counterin
telligenceThere must be a close relationship between CI and secur
try people, Miler ,aid
It is nnportant to develop a management concern for CI CE 'It is a
vit'll r on, or ind requires leadership, Miler said Leadership must
lest n he swirl t nIt 50i l ess is not deter mined by document dissernina
grin Many of the benefits of CI are intangible and cannot he measured
U visiialiy And despite recent cases. it is a nportant that managerent
J1'4 l)r i ii5iuerized min heliei that all hostile fitellrgence successes
~,Irnl horn greed Tho regrowth of InuOIl nntelhgenc e Wet said.
,;liiild nil In e nlintiv; fed by paranoia rather, it should he propelled by
kunwin1(li
A fresh approach to ttit issue wad, presented by Donald Moore, a
iii nit , rnnuienntrlligence agent will) the FBI Ina highly anecdotal
irv,rw r,f his I',ueer hegnininq with Nazi espionage cases during
0%,WII Moore mailed sonic of the essons he learned in becoming a
rinnuenntillgrnre opt i:i,ii si f or e xample in reminiscing about the
itruog.unn of lie Nazi agent it lhoughi then of how much my
nrithrr would like her Tier; ilw In son You cant tell a spy front the
I Ivor
Afli~u one wit lhlt clash with die fates Moore learned that the CI
ni.in;IhepreparedGtrrvrrrvIV uitualite Norshoulcfihespecialist
d~;hrlirVi true (mull i II ( Donl disli,Ilirve that the documents are hid
1, it ii i pumpkin i or drams, amaiyrnons inforrnatnil otit of hand
l ,ix ,II iiritV rIeternuurd fit some of the earlier cases prompted Moore
add yet inndher ride If bun fiat real secrets you had better
ln~Ilrr t Ihenn Hot ailing lie. i'xprnencr vvih one Soviet ageol Moore
.ug 11 ' I. f the-, rule 1)1111 I ',,IV you r.inl deal wish a drunk Such
lie mid nttrn het()lilt, tier Iran singer in the choir Annihrr
of Moore s rules is to Inc aware how easy it is for are ;rdversary Io
obtain documentation of another in this country (He recalled how the
false documentation of Rudolph Ivanovich Abel had come frorn in
early CPUSA program to assemble docurnentauon of infants who had
died at hlrth, and how in later cases the Soviets had merely created
duplicates of Irving Americans )
In discussing recent espionage cases, Moore observed that most
of the spies were riot working for the Soviets when they went to work
for the government This results in another Moore rule find out what
happened along the way ("There were things that happened to these
people that should have given us something to look it )
During the question and answer session that followed, among
the issues raised was the traditional absence of career enhancement
for those who devote themselves to a counterintelligence career The
question was answered from the floor by guest MG Thomas Wean
stein, ACSI, who explained that recent improvements in the Annys
programs include career recognition. Another issue was that of budget
priorities, with Gen Stilwell observing that one technical security pro
grain last year ' wasted'' 1 2 billion dollars, many tunes the entire cost
of the Defense Investigative Service He was not advocating mindless
scrapping of the program, it was indicated; rather, it serves as in
example of the need for establishing intelligence priorities The stIffling
effect of the Privacy Act on personnel security investigations was also
discussed
Robert Gates
DDI, CIA
Openness, Changed Environment
To Shape Intelligence of Future
Ten trends seen today will dorninate intelligence to the end of thie
century according to Robert Gates, Deputy Director nt Intelligence,
CIA As a panelist addressing The Future of the Intelligence Cone
nntnnty, ' Gates noted that many of the trends ore already established
while others are linked to technological development certain to come
He described the coming revolution in which intelligence will be
Comm riic:ated to policy makers desks electronically resulting or
promptness, greater interaction between rho policynriker and the pro
ducer and having significant security advantages Gates noted also
that intelligence data is becoming harder and harrier In collect I
camouflage dental and the inhdmitrng re;ici on to unauthonnid des
closures force us to seek other collection means for that once available
openly Recruitment of personnel is also heconinirng more difficult, he
said because the' number of people who can meet secunty standards
and pass polygraph screening is declining resulting Iii the need for a
greater pool of applicants it initial stages Also uifluencrtxt rei:ruil
meat Gates said is that governinltnt service , lice outing It -,
altuit five
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There has been i rrvolution as well he 'xplit rned in the ro e of
intelligence in regard to ;ongress Not only is the flow of intelligence
niter niahon to Congress as heavy as that to the Executive Branch but
the large number of staff on the Hill makes the Congress better pre
pared to ask questions than the Executive Branch entities receiving
the s,rnre information There has also been an increased use of imelli
gence by the Executive Branch for public education a tribute to the
accuracy and integrity with which the American people view such
reportin.l In the nternati:mal arena, Gates indicated, there has been a
growing use of intelligence to convince our aliies, and certain nations
beyond traditional alli('s, if the rectitude of U S policies
Another challenge has been the dramatic increase nn the dive ,sty
of the subjects intelligence must now address far from those early
days when the focus was limited to potential adversaries Today for
exannple, the Conununily must serve requirements dealing with
nuclear proliferation nrernational narcotics foreign technological
development, human rig'its, technology transfer population, religion
and the like Similarly, there has been an immense growth in the
diversity of the users or consumers of intelligence Gates observed
that intelligence it) the past decade has heconre steadily more central
to national decision making rioting that in some cases there might not
be a national policy without the contributions of the Intelligence Corn
munity He also suggested that it often appears the Intelligence Corn
nuinity is the only part of the government looking to the future, as one
sees the withering of long range planning in other agencies He noted
one problem stemnnrng from such progress the policy maker is faced
with addressing future problems when costs are low, yet receives no
benefit from doing so The rewards of such efforts will be seen only by
his or her successors
and changes in present methodology Antony these are the partner
ship between government and industry a commitment to education,
an attack on COMSEC illiteracy armed at both government risers and
marketers in industry and the encouragement of risk taking by Indus
try to advance protective technologies This will require, Faurer said, it
reduction in the stringency of security limitations by pursuing it coop
erative, but controlled, openness We must give a little in the security
area so that we can gain security in it macro way, Iii said, replacing
the traditional green door with a mesh door
There must be technical and intellectual exchange with acadenua
and industry while maintaining it highly protected intelligence envir
onment, Faurer said Carefully selected people must be recruited to
improve computer security as massive parallel processing of national
security nforinition becornes it necessity
Within the Intelligence Cornmunrty, the former NSA director soul,
there must be a major change it) the traditional denicircation or corn
partmentation between tactical and "strategic intelligence He
called for integration of organizational assets to address both without
the costly redundancy seen today The budget process, Far,rer said
will drive this change We must be more disciplined in what to go
after and which we can afford Minirnizing and prioritizing competing
requirements, all area where we have failed in the past, will permit
the 'wiggle roorn to meet other urgent requirements for which the
Community will not be given additional money and personnei
Phil Parker Deputy Assistant Director, Intelligence Division, FBI,
noted the strides made in recent years to enhance the Bureaus coun
terintelligence capabilities This has been made possible, he said,
Intelligence Future
LG Lincoln Faurer
The future may see "Ore openn('ss, it cultural change in Si
with and seeking of assistance front elements outside the Intelligence
Conlinursty, predicted LG Lincoln D Faurer (USAF Ret ), the former
Director of NSA The Community "pays and continues to pay every
day he said for the cultural overprotection of the past
In explaining his advocacy, Faurer addressed Borne of the issues
confronting NSA Development of advanced information systems, he
noted, is it growth industry, an industry yet to he "converted" to recog
nize the need for computer security The Intelligence Community will
have to work in partnership with industry to seek such a fundamental
change, the former NSA Director said In the area of communications
security, Faurer observed that 90ro of U S telephone calls are easily
intercepted by adversaries because they are carried by microwave
Satellite down-links and almost all computer transmission systems
also hold such vulnerability. He observed that the fifty billion dollars
transmitted electronically every day in the U S. holds great potential for
such mischief
Faurer observed that the track record of secure communications,
on the whole has been spotty and poor, despite some exceptional
successes What is needed, he said, is outside help, new initiatives
Phil Parker
FBI
because policy makers and the Congress recognize the need for
increased mesources Coupled with this growth must be an adjustment
of current security practices, more thorough counterintelligem:e anal
ysis and innovative operational security measures to reduce vulnerr
bility And, although Cl will become a battle of technologies by the end
of the century, the business of counterintelligence will continue to
revolve around the human agent, Parker said
The FBI official reviewed recent long-terns espionage cases which
have caused the nation serious damage, noting that we have learned
in recent years that the ideologically-motivated spy of the past is very
rare Today's hostile recruits are voluntarily- inspired mercenaries
guided by greed and profit, he said.
This calls for continuing advances in personnel training, analytical
techniques and technological aids, Parker said In the discussion that
followed, Gates added the importance of stressing the role of the
manager. He or she must remain alert to indications of life-style
changes in employees, and not rely solely on the initial security adlu
dication as a basis for continuing clearability The theme was echoed
by Faurer who stressed the importance of periodic reinvestigation of
personnel in sensitive positions
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Getting to Know You
Katie Rigsbee and Sara O'Connell
Periscope's Ed Sayle and Larry Sulc,
Nathan Hale Foundation
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Betz Ferguson, Betty Doyle, Andy Ferguson
q. Y
John Greaney, Jack Thomas and John Waller
Jim Wheeler, Scott Breckinridge, Warren Magnusson
iC
John Greaney and Harold Ramsberg
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Notes from Here and There
A Word of Appreciation ...
Billy T. Norwood, Director of Security, Howard
University, Washington, D C , was recently elected
National Treasurer of the National Organization of Black
Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) at the group's
Ninth Annual Conference in Miami, Florida.
At the fall graduation ceremony of the Defense
Intelligence College, September 6th, an honorary degree
of Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence was
awarded to Captain Richard W. Bates (USN-Ret). Bates,
,t former Vice President of AFIO, and now a member of
its Board of Directors and Executive Committee, is the
former President of the National Military Intelligence
Association and a Director of the National Intelligence
Study Center An intelligence careerist in the U.S. Navy,
he served as Commandant of the Defense Intelligence
School, 1975-79, where his skill and leadership is cred-
ited with the development of the institution into an
accredited college with a Master's program in intel-
ligence
Col Francis R. Quis (AUS-Ret), of Statesville, N.C ,
felt Inspired to resume his regular newspaper column
there after attending last year's AFIO convention. The
result forty five columns discussing military and intelli-
gence issues, including a six-part "Intelligence Primer"
and a series of six on the potential of the Special Forces
in dealing with terrorism. Col. Quis is a frequent speaker
before organizations concerned about U.S. intelligence
needs
Honorary Board member John Barron has been
named co-recipient of a major award for the best inves-
tigative reporting on subversion in the media, Barron, a
senior editor of Readers' Digest, w ll share the 50,000
pound award, founded last year by iuublisher Sir James
Goldsmith, with Paul Anastasi, the managing editor of
the Athens Star. In receiving the award, Barron was
credited with exposing KGB influence in the media.
193 J 194 1 niliI,try and State Department records or it sit b,ect, he
has been less thorough on Arnencan rntelllg?nce efforts in the 1920s
Ind 1930s has not used Gerhard Weinhergs 1980-81 mater,,tl on
Hitler ', rd'i ision to declare war on the IJ S it 1941 and has made two
'onclusiuns wirer:h scholars and students may dispute His statement
p 4791 th it the Unitec States in the years before 1939-41 "did not
have ms secn't agents in foreign rountnes, is debatable According
to the rrsr',in'h of Jeffreys Jones Arnencan Esptnna.ge from Secret
Srrvrrr to CIA 19771 and other sources including a hloyraphv of
,nn -ei agent Mon is Berg, Arnencan diplnm is and attaches between
the w,in; fiu,tncrrd some networks of spies Finally the analysis of
Roberto Wohlstetter s m,tior thesis is provocative but somewhat
harsh His t'u+sis that the Pearl Harbor intell gence failure was one of
collection out .in,tlvsls s interesting but is weakened by evidence that
lop experii, dike Fnednr,in knew of the likelihood of an attack if riot the
nnir t-id pl,icel and that there were serious comrnunicatluns, security
ind w.unru7 prr'-cedure failures
This said this volume is a most significant contribution whi( h will
~meltr to put professon;tl intelligence studies on the academic and puts
lit ni,ip Its re,idership should not be Ilmrted to the intelligence 5)111
nunily and >chril,irs fcr general readers wi-o enjoy reading about an
r'xcitn'g s,-,u(+ for the unknown in our century will find much to
pondo' nee e
1)()(1q1% IS I iVhee'ter Pnrlessnr of Modern History University o1 Neiv
l /,tint ,chit Our l;,rnr w,is Rrcharrl Welch Fellow on Advanced Research
/ntr lij(,,t /r( - r? r 981 b.5 It the Ccntr'r for Interrr,a lon;J Atlarrs. Har
1111 I rio rrcrty ;r f 'rr' f/rrs vesar lie rs an Research Assocerte l
There were several unsung heroes who deserve
being sung to for their part i n the 1 1 th Annual Conven-
tion. Each of these persons combined three indispensi-
ble qualities, professional skill, a willingness to pitch in
and a good sense of humor.
What is more important to a convention than hospi-
tality suites? Thanks to Bill Grady and Sam Hopler, the
convention could boast two suites which could be models
for the best airline VIP lounges. They were thoroughly
professional operations.
Convention finances can be complicated; reserva-
tion fees pour in and bills mount up. The specter of
going in the hole always haunts us. But between
Warren Magnusson and Jim Wheeler everything carne
out right.
The book room, reeking with spy lore provided by
six exhibitors, offered a congenial place to chat and drink
coffee during breaks, as well as nourish the intellectual
demands of the members. Tom Troy, who put this
operation together and watched over it during the con-
vention, deserves much credit.
The first and last persons seen at a convention are
usually those at the reception and registration tables,
responsible for handing out the convention kits stuffed
with meal tickets, programs and other essentials, as
well as answering all kinds of questions This year Betty
Woodward and Alma Mattison were kind enough to
handle all this with grace and efficiency. And, if you
appreciated the beautifully scripted name tags, large
enough so that you didn't have to fumble for your
glasses when you met people whose names you had
forgotten, thank Trudie Wannall.
Sherry Engrav, AFIO's secretary, gave her valuable
services again at the on-location office and deserves our
gratitude. Mary Greaney is another volunteer who
helped make the wheels go round and falls into the
what-would-we-have-done-without-her" category
The stalwarts of this convention, like all AFIO con-
ventions, were, of course, Executive Director John
Greaney and Gretchen Campbell, whose work at the
convention was much in evidence, but whose continu-
ous labors for months before the convention made it all
come together.
Thanks to them all
-- John H Waller
Convention Chairman
PERISCOPE is published quarterly by the Association of
Former Intelligence Officers, McLean Office Building,
6723 Whittier Ave., Suite 303A, McLean, VA 22101
Phone[phone]
Officers of AFIO are
LG Eugene F Tighe, Jr ............ . ..... President
Dr. Walter L Pforzheimer ............ Vice President
Robert J. Novak ......................... Treasurer
Charlotta P. Engrav ...................... Secretary
John K. Greaney ....... . ..... ... Executive Director
Edward F. Sayle .............. Editor of PERISCOPE
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Chapter Activities
Arizona Chapter. The chapter held its June meet-
ing at the Stronghold Restaurant, Sierra Vista. The
twenty four present were treated to it couple of anec-
dotes by guest Lee Echol; other guests included Don
Perry from San Diego and Dr Pete Lupsha and Bob
Mrgneault from Albuquerque- The chapter also extended
a warm hand of welcome to its new member, Cliff
Dolan
Following lunch the members motored to the U.S.
Army Intelligence Center, Ft. Huachuca, where MG
Thomas Weinstein was on 'land to extend a very gra -
r.ious welcome An excellent command briefing was
given by SGT Sheppard of the Base Information Office,
enhanced by poignant comments throughout by MG
Weinstein His explanations were very much appre-
crrted The briefing enunciated the Center, its mission
and the breadth and needs of Army intelligence
The chapter held a Iiir cheon meeting on Sep-
tenrher 21st at the Airport Central Inn, Phoenix. Dr. W.P.
Shofstill presented a very interesting and provocative
talk entitled Our Counterfeit Constitution.- Dr- Shof-
stall has field the posts of Arizona State Superintendent
of Schools ano Dean of the School of Education, Arizona
State University Among the sixteen members and
guests present at the meeting were Col. and Mrs. Thomas
(USAF Ret ), new chapter wember Frank LiBrandi and
new national and chapter member Chester Pomeroy.
TIie next meeting was announced for the same location
on Noveniber 16
Sari Diego Chapter. The chapter's annual elec
ions were held at the May 24th meeting- Elected were
Jerry Cerkanowicz, president; Keith Young, 1st vice
president, Elizabeth Allison, 2nd vice president, Phillip
Keith treasurer Trudy Keith, secretary, Ed Learnard,
public relations director, and Frank Thornton and Eileen
Scott, directors at large
Special guests of the evening were two ROTC
graduates who were to receive their regular Navy com
missions the following day It was also announced that
on June 21, the chapter would sponsor a half-hour
ceremony for new citizens at the War Memorial Build
nil Den Perry is the speaker and Jerry Cerkanowicz will
welcome the new citizens on behalf of AFIO Chapter
nienihers will greet the people and provide refreshments
Robert J Caldwell, editorial writer and member of
the editorial hoard of the San Diego Union, spoke to the
forty five members and guests about Central America
today Caldwell a Vietnam veteran, specializes in for
eign policy and defense issues, and in 1983 was the
recipient of a Jefferson Fellowship In 1984, he traveled
to Fl Salvador, Nicaragua Honduras and Cuba His
presentation was rousing and fast paced, clearly one of
the best before the chapter !n the past year
Summarizing Central America today El Salvador,
he reported, has about 9,000 guerrillas at present,
representing five Marxist-Leninist organizations. Hon
duras has no indigenous insurgency, but has a small
number of terrorists and guerrillas operating from out
side the country. In recent months, about a hundred of
them have been captured, and all proved to have been
trained in Cuba and armed by Nicaragua, with a goal of
creating a communist revolution in Honduras. Guate
mala, with its history of government repression has
been the target of three large Marxist-Leninist, pro
Cuban, pro-Soviet organizations with a great number of
near-illiterate members. A number of guerrilla diaries
have been recovered which focus on their Cuban and
Soviet connections and indicate the writers' devotion to
"Carlos Marx."
The government of Costa Rica, without an army,
has expressed great long range fear of Nicaragua. Henry
Sisneros, the liberal Democrat mayor of Sari Antonio,
saw the light after a trip to Costa Rica and has stated
that the Sandinistas are a problem for all Central Amer
Ica, and "that maybe it was time the U.S. Democrats in
Congress took the Sandinistas seriously."
Caldwell's impressions from his visit to Nicaragua
a gagged press, a minimum of 3,000 political prisoners,
one dominant party remindful of the USSR or Nazi Ger-
many, a smothering type of public relations by the San
dinistas, arid food rationing controlled by local block
"defense committees" as in Cuba He noted that if one
is on the outs with the block committee, food rations are
reduced or withdrawn. Other impressions Caldwell
gained during his visit to Nicaragua an overwhelming
Soviet presence, the largest army in Central America,
the only tank (T-54) regiment in Central America, and
sham elections, which he observed are taken as a
"bourgeois formality." Caldwell cited the remarks of one
Sandinista leader "If we communists didn't have war
problems (i.e. the Contras), elections wouldn't be
necessary."
Thomas Borge, Nicaragua's Interior Minister, made
a gaff during a visit to Cuba. According to Caldwell,
Borge did not realize he was being overheard when he
said "You can't be a true revolutionary without being it
Marxist-Leninist. I have a tactical love for the Cuban
system, but I can't articulate it at the moment -,
When Caldwell talked to an editor of La Prensa in
Managua, he was accompanied by two Ministry of
Information lackeys. Still, the editor had the guts to say,
'I don't want a communist country- They got here by
force- The only way to get them out is by force. ' C,rld
well contrasted this attitude with that of a Cuban editor
of Havana's Graina, "We will print anything - - as long
as it is correct ' Meaning, said Caldwell, ''party correct
In Cuba, Caldwell was impressed by the fact that
one can't find any dissidents---they are either dead or in
jail ''In the USSR,'' he said, ''you can come across some
in between jail sentences once in a while " Caldwell
was struck by the absolute poverty of the economy,
which he termed ''pathetic,'' after twenty five years of
communism and despite 25?c subsidies frorn the Soviet
Union
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Lt Frank Thornton, (USN-Ret.) a member of the
chapter, addressed some fifty-seven members and their
guests at the Admiral Kidd Officers Club on June 28th.
Lt. Thornton, a former SEAL with seventeen years expe
rience as an unconventional warfare specialist, explained
the mission of the Navy commando units. Speaking
primarily of their role in Vietnam, Lt. Thornton told how
he led a SEAL team that successfully penetrated into
the heart of a Viet Cong camp to raid a bamboo barracks
in which some 100 VC were sleeping. This resulted in
some 80 VC killed with only one SEAL suffering a minor
wound
Thornton explained the importance of immediate
intelligence and the capability to act on it without delay
The SEALs recruited and paid their own agents, many of
whom were ' Chieri Hors" (defectors from the Viet Cong)
who were reinserted back into their own units where
they were able to supply the SEALs with intelligence
that proved of great value For example, on one occasion
fresh intelligence revealed that a party of instructors
from Hanoi and China had come into the SEAL area of
operations to instruct the VC on rocket assembly and
repair. Acting immediately, the SEAI_s were able to cap
ture this cadre. In another case, agent-supplied intelli-
gence allowed the SEAL team to capture a high-ranking
VC on his wedding day, along with his bride, guests and
wedding presents.
Stay-behind" SEAL operations worked to capture
VC political and military cadre. It was done this way: two
or three helicopters would airlift in two or three SEAL
teams They would land in a suspected VC-controlled
village The village would appear to be devoid of any
men of military age, so the teams would reload the
helios and depart, but a few SEALs would be left behind
Hiding themselves outside the village, they would wait
until the VC cadre emerged from their hidden tunnels
The ' stay-behind" SEALs would then rush in arid cap-
ture or kill the VC, calling in the helios that were hover
frig out of sight and hearing of the enemy
Another mission of the SEAL teams in Vietnam
was the recovery of prisoners of war. Thornton said that
some forty-eight Army of the Republic of Vietnam POWs
were recovered, but no Americans. American prisoners
of the communists, he said, were continuously moved
so that their whereabouts was most difficult to pin-point.
There are two SEAL locations in the United States,
one in Coronado and the other in Virginia They serve
the Cornmarrder-in-Chief, Pacific and Atlantic Fleets,
respectively. Since Vietnam, the SEALs have had a role
in military operations in Grenada and Lebanon. They
stand ready to perform any task as directed by the
Commander-in-Chief, Thornton said.
"The Vietnamese people have had 10 years with
the Americans and 10 years with the Russians," said
Luc Phoung Ninh, formerly a colonel in the South Viet-
namese army, and U.S. Director of Vietnamese Military
Personel Overseas. "I can tell you, they want the Ameri-
cans back," lie told members and guests at the chap-
ter's July 26th meeting.
Ninh, now an American citizen, leads about 100,000
anti-communist veterans of the armed forces of the
defeated nation. Formerly head of a still secret counter-
intelligence unit, he has been credited by the Pentagon
with risking his life to stay-behind for 72 hours after the
AF10 delegation assembles to hear Tom Polgar
address the Canaveral chapter of the TROA. From
left, Herbert Jenne, Ernest "Zeke" Zellmer, Stone
Christopher, Polgar, and Major General John Cleland
(USA-Ret), president of the TROA chapter.
fall of Saigon to recover top-secret computer tapes con-
taining information on the Soviet KGB throughout the
world, and other data on the communist infrastructure.
"I think that few Americans outside the armed for
ces understand what the Soviet Union is doing in Viet-
nam today," he said. "They have a major warship,
submarine and long-range aircraft base at Cans Ranh
Bay . . They are already making their influence felt
across the South China Sea in the Philippines which is
being threatened by an internal communist guerrilla war "
Ninh also said the Kremlin is dictating policy to the
Hanoi regime and is manipulating talks with the United
States regarding the more than 2,500 American military
men still listed as missing-in-action in Southeast Asia
"I receive reports of living American prisoners from resis-
tance forces fighting the communists in my former
country and in Laos and Cambodia," reports he relays to
the Department of Defense.
Ninh's interpreter, Tran Vinh, a former South Viet
namese officer and philosophy instructor at the Univer-
sity of Saigon, added more to the tragic story. He told of
spending three years in a communist "re-education"
camp after the fall of Saigon. "They talked about the
class struggle and the communist utopia,"" he said "I
can tell you it was a hell, not a utopia. I learned the poor
man in South Vietnam was the equivalent of a rich man
in North Vietnam." According to Vinh, nationalist revolu-
tionary forces have been formed inside Vietnam. One
unit, organized in Paris in 1976, "has established a
clandestine network of operatives, secret camps arid
arms caches in South Vietnam.'" A formal statement
also noted that the unit's forces have staged ambushes
and sabotage acts in Saigon and has succeeded in pene-
trating certain government levels through corruption
and bribery of communist cadre. "Once the Vietnamese
people didn't want Americans," Vinh said. "Now they
want Americans and they want to kill communists. We
wait for your help."
At its Board of Directors' meeting, July 31st, the
chapter agreed to donate $50 to the CODE 99-VRV
fund, a fund aimed at purchasing for the Sari Diego
Police Department an armored car for use as a victim
rescue vehicle in high risk situations.
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Sari Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Thirty-one mem
hers and guests attended the chapter's June meeting,
lwld it the Magic Pan Restaurant Chapter president
Roger McCarthy presided, and the Rev. Ward McCabe
delivered the invocation Following dinner, VP-Programs
Fd Rudk,i offered sortie worthwhile remarks on the
value of networking among other organizations with
oblectives similar to AFIO, that is the education of the
public to the need for national resolve and dedicated to
our country He then outlined the unique format for the
0vrIning 5 program in which each table, aided by good
humored facilitators, would 'brain storm'" key topics
Each table was instructed to reach a consensus (which
(',()I Hayden aptly pointed out may be thought of as a
yellow line down the middle of the road), and at the end
of the exercise the table facilitators would report on the
range of conclusions
Topics for the evening were
? Was U S response to the recent TWA highjacking
handled properly?
? Will President Reagan yield the Strategic: Defense
Initiative at Geneva in order to gain some form of
arms reduction agreement?
? What is the biggest problem facing the United States
today?
? Will the Democrat Party gain control of the Senate in
the 1986 elections?
? How can the Sari Francisco Bay Area Chapter
become a more meaningful, i e effective, chapter?
There was a minimum of thirty-one different opin-
ions on each facet of each issue. However, several
themes emerged
Perhaps the greatest problem facing the U.S today
is an apparent lack of will on the part of a great segment
of the American population to preserve our way of life.
I his theme was described variously as a loss of will or
as internal decay Another recurring theme centered
around the power and negative impact of a national
press which ignores national security in self-serving
pursuit of often slanted "nevus
Regarding the SDI as a bargaining tool at Geneva,
most tables reported that they thought that portions may
he sacrificed it the talks, but the point was made that
before reaching that decision, the President probably
would first be yielding to anal-strength coalitions within
our own country. e.g., a hostile press, anti-nuclear activ-
ities, or a Congress more sympathetic to the Left,
On the question of the 198F elections, most tables
concluded that the Democrats would not gain control of
the Senate "Unless'' certain conditions arose, such as a
possible protracted hostage situation or a weakening of
the U S domestic economy, to name but two of the
ninny caveats raised
There was a great deal of reaction to the TWA high-
jacking but little consensus beyond commonly held
anger tad indignation As one facilitator reported, his
table generated ouch fire and smoke, but little light
Among the few recurrent ideas were the lack of ade-
quate intelligence at the outset, the fact that a rapid
esponse force was not on location, the role of the
nudr,r tit coveting the overit, and the question of whether
n ,ippropnate reaction plan was in effect- A majority of
tables concluded that the President was handling the
problem well
Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the
chapter centered around increased community partici-
pation and the assumption of an informational role We
must let the public know that we exist and that we have
commendable and honorable objectives. Ways of corn
municating this include increased public speaking
engagements on the part of some members, and the
solicitation of fair press coverage.
Forty-five members and guests attended the chap-
ter's July meeting at the Magic Pan Restaurant. Presi
dent Roger McCarthy chaired the meeting Among the
guests were Vice Consul Yuji Sato and Takahiko Kondo
of the Consulate of Japan, San Francisco
Guest speaker for the evening was Alex Escla-
mado, editor-in-chief of the largest Filipino-American
newspaper, The Philippine? News, and an outspoken
critic of President Ferdinand Marcos. The recurring
theme of his address was the cessation of all aid to the
Philippines, particularly military, as a tool for forcing
President Marcos to restore, in the speaker's words,
freedom to the country.
Esclamado stated that the Philippine Republic was
created in the image of the United States and there is
still residual affinity on the part of Filipinos for this coup
try He recounted his own experience as a member of a
family which helped five American guerrillas during WWII,
and said he was speaking now as an American, an anti-
communist and a lover of democracy. He reminded the
audience of how Philippine resistance had upset the
invading Japanese timetable in the Pacific, a delay criti-
cal to the outcome of the war there.
The speaker warned that America is running out of
time in the Philippines and that we risk losing that coun-
try to the communists as a result of our continued sup-
port of President Marcos. Citing mistakes he claimed
America had made there, Esclamado recalled President
Roosevelt's high commendation of Filipino fighters, and
noted that General MacArthur has promised that all
soldiers under his command there were to be treated
and paid equally The speaker noted, however that forty
years later lie is still fighting in court to get America to
''fulfill its promises'' to Filipino soldiers who expected
U.S. citizenship and who were paid only fifty percent of
the salary of their American counterparts He made the
point that after the war the United States took care of its
enemies first; it helped rebuild Japan and Europe, but
the Philippines still has not recovered economically. He
repeated that the U S.'s greatest error had been support
of President Marcos.
Esclamado characterized Marcos as 'the most bril-
liant criminal mind the Philippine race ever produced
To justify his assertion, he claimed the following inci-
dent took place at the beginning of Marcos' legal expe-
rience: At the time Marcos was preparing for his law
degree at the University of the Philippines, his father
was defeated in a race for Congress Infuriated at the
defeat, young Marcos shot a member of the victorious
political opposition Convicted, and while in prison, Mar -
cos reviewed for the bar examination, which lie ''toppers''
subsequently, ranking highest in all the exam areas
Young Marcos then argued his own case before the
Supreme Court- He argued the case so brilliantly said
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AFIO Suncoast Chapter president Andy Ferguson
presenting plaque to guest speaker BG Charles B.
Eichelberger, USA. Incoming president Ray Saint-
Germain is on the right.
the speaker, that one of the justices, who had also killed
someone in his own youth, persuaded the other justices
to give Marcos a second chance.
The Philippine Constitution, he explained, is similar
to that of the United States, thus the president is limited
to two terms. In the seventh year cf his presidency, the
speaker alleged, President Marcos staged the bombing
of his Defense Secretary as justification for proclaiming
martial law. Yet, Esclamado said, no U.S. president has
criticized publicly the "destruction of freedom' resulting
from the martial law declaration. Only since the 1983
murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino, the speaker
noted, has there been derogatory coverage of the Mar
cos government by the US press.
Continued aid to Marcos, whom Esclamado deemed
the people's enemy, is the surest way to have a com-
munist takeover, 'ne declared. Esclamado accused the
U S of being afraid of "a tinhorn dictator" because of
our military interests in the Philippines, yet should not
fear calling Marcos' "bluff." If Guantanamo can exist, he
said, then Subic Bay and Clark Field can remain in U.S.
hands because no Philippine soldier would fire on Amer-
icans defending those bases. Esclamado predicted that
when repression, corruption and poverty worsen, the
people will view communism, not as a system, but as a
better way of life They will risk supporting the commu
nists in the belies they will be able to neutralize the
communists later
The speaker concluded that he believes freedom
can exist in .iny situation if given a chance to flourish on
its own Saying that it might not be the same as by !J S
standards. the essence'' would sti,l be there, that is the
country would he run by its own people there would be
a system of law and human rights would be respected
He believes, he said, that the Philippine people will
return the country to these foundations of democracy if
clean ' elections are held, citing the May 1984 elec
tions as an example There, he said, Marcos was under
pressure frorli the U S Congress to hold the elections,
and because he perceived his opposition to be frag-
mented, Marcos did not activate machinery for cheating
on the vote count. People, Esclamado said, chained
themselves to the ballot boxes to frustrate having ballots
counted somewhere other than in the polling places,
with the result that one-third of the legislature now is in
opposition to President Marcos.
During the question and answer session, the
speaker returned repeatedly to the themes that ( 1) there
is much good will toward Americans residual from the
WWII experience and the creation of the Philippine
Republic modeled on the U.S form - resulting in a
strong devotion to freedom by the Filipinos, (2) President
Marcos' declaration of martial law has destroyed democ
racy in the country and he is perceived by the people as
their oppressor and enemy, (3) feelings of good will
toward America are dissipating because of our con
tinned support of the Marcos government, (4) all aid to
the Marcos government should he discontinued to force
"clean" election; and, (5) if such elections are held the
Philippine people will know whom to choose to restore
democracy to the country
Responding to a question concerning the 2.8 mil-
lion Muslims in the Philippines who are being armed
and directed in opposition to the U.S. presence at Subic
Bay, Esclamado said the Muslims took up arms against
the government as a response to President Marcos' out-
lawing of arms. To the Muslim, the speaker said, his gun
is his life The Muslim is not the threat, Esclamado
declared, it is the alliance of the Muslims with the New
Peoples' Army which is being supplied by the Soviets
through Cam Ranh Bay Several questions and com-
ments from the floor recalled other U.S. experience with
regimes for which there was room for much criticism In
each case, it was noted, when U.S. support was with-
drawn. the situation worsened dramatically.
A counterpoint to the views of Esclamado was
announced for the chapter's August meeting, a presen-
tation by Romeo Aguilles, Esq., the Consul General of
the Republic of the Philippines.
Thirty-five members and guests attended the May
8th meeting at the New Pisa Restaurant. Following the
Pledge of Allegiance and announcements, President
Roger McCarthy read a letter sent by Max Peters to the
President of the United States. In it, Peters proposes that
Check Point Charlie, which links West Berlin with East
Berlin, be named the Major Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr.,
Memorial Gate, to serve as a constant reminder of "the
significance of Major Nicholson's supreme sacrifice that
was given freely for the good of mankind " Vi and Dave
Pollack were presented an award for having travelcsd the
longest distance to the meeting.
Vice President (Programs) Ee Rudka introduced th"
guest speaker, Semere Haile, Ph D , Visiting Lecturer at
the University of California, Berkeley Speaking frorn the
Eritrean vantage pont, Prof Haile gave a chronological
narrative of the actions taken by the four post-war pow
ers (US, USSR, Britain and France) and the UN General
Assembly in their role as architects of the ''Etl-uopean
Eritrean Federation which Haile contends has been
the root of the 24 year conflict on the Horn of Africa
1942 Italian colonialism in Africa comes to an end
with Italy's defeat there, but disagreement among the
Allied Powers concerning disposition of its former colo
nies, Eritrea, Somalia and Libya, begins and is not
resolved by the end of the war.
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1947 Italy signs a peace treaty which provides for
a f our Power Commission of Inquiry to Study the condi
tion of the inhabitants of the former colonies. No con
census is reached
1948 The UN General Assembly is given respon
sihility for deciding the fate of the former colonies The
USSR introduces Italy into the picture, possibly because
the Communist Party is becoming more active in Italian
politics A proposal for British ItalianFrench administra-
tion of the former colonies is rejected by the Soviets and
several "non aligned countries '" Debate continues.
1949 The UN decides. to grant Libya indepen-
dence, but yet another Commission of Inquiry is estab-
lished to study the question of Eritrea- It agrees that
Fritreaa should remain intact and undivided, but none of
it~; recomnaendahons are adopted by the UN.
1950 The Ethiopia -Eritrea Federation is established
to embody a unique division of governmental powers.
r he Eritrean government is to be an autonomous state
federated with Ethiopia under the Ethiopian Crown,
despite the diversity of cultural orientation and systems
of government The Eritrean government retains auton-
omy in domestic affairs, but the federated government is
to have jurisdiction over such matters as defense,
finance, commerce and communication.
1951 The UN Secretary General appoints a panel
of legal experts to review the draft of the Eritrean Consti-
tution which, according to Prof. Haile, was drawn up by
American lawyers. The panel rejects an Ethiopean
interpretation which would have weakened Eritrean
autonomy while strengthening federal powers of the
Ethiopian Crown- Ensuing recommendations of the panel
are not heeded by Emperor Haile Salassie.
1952 The federal plan is implemented. A 68-
naumher Eritrean Assembly is elected, but among Fri
teeans there is disagreement with the election guidelines
of the supervising British authorities- The plan, which
continues Fthiopean suppression of Eritrea, kindles
nationalism among the Fritreans
1961 All peaceful avenues to autonomy for the
E ncie.ans ore exhausted Nunacrrous appeals to the UN
At the Gulf Coast Chapter's September meeting:
(front row from left to right) Carlos Lopez, Texas FDN
representative; Commander Enrique Bermudez, FDN;
Prince John de Batemberg. (second row) Mario Calero,
FDN; and Father Thomas Dowling.
produce resolutions not binding on the Ethiopean Crown.
Armed conflict ensues.
1977 U.S. and allied influence is replaced by
USSRCuban influence as the American and Israeli mil
itary missions are expelled from Ethiopia. The USSR
becomes the major supporter and armament supplier to
Ethiopia.
1978 The Somalian Army is defeated by Fthiopean
Soviet Cuban forces. Eritrean nationalists remain active
in their fight for "self-liberation.''
Prof. Haile contended that despite increased quanti
ties of armaments supplied to Ethiopia by the USSR,
Eritrean nationalist interests have not been subdued
Since the end of 1984, he noted, world attention has
been focused on the Horn of Africa as a result of media
coverage of the region's extended drought and ensuing
famine. The combination of famine and prolonged war
fare continue to have severe and unprecedented effects
on the region and make the issue of Eritrean resistance
a major problem within the USSR's overall African
strategy.
A brief question and answer session developed an
additional theme: Lack of Soviet support in alleviating
famine conditions in the Horn may be explained by its
view that since Africa has been "exploited" by the West,
the West should supply all the aid. (Haile noted that the
U.S. actually had to pay for the fuel used by the Soviets
to distribute US-donated food.) Yet, the Russians con
tinue to supply armaments. Prolonged warfare has not
settled the region's problems, the Soviets intend to
remain in the Horn and, according to the speaker, the
only solution rests with a political settlement
President Roger McCarthy has written chapter
members to stress the importance of participation in
AFIO activities "Only through AFIO can you perpetuate
your identity with your life's work, and the significance
of that commitment to a free and beloved Country
And from there ONLY WITH YOU can AFIO reach
its aims and purpose- We must become a force, if voice
to be respected and listened to. You can go out to dinner
Gulf Coast Chapter Vice President and President,
Richard Partch and Fred Rodell, with the Hon. Nestor
Sanchez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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at least once a month; do it with your colleagues on
meeting nights. Find a new fulfillment and camaraderie
and zing as you participate in the lightheartedness and
spirited determination of our growing San Francisco
chapter. Most of all, you will bear witness and enhance-
ment to the interplay of political dynamics on the world
scene today."
McCarthy cited, as an example, the credibility and
recognition the chapter received recently when Bay
Area radio and television were "all over us" seeking
authoritative analysis and comments about the Soviet
use of "spy dust" to track U.S. citizens. An ABC TV
camera crew filmed the chapter at it's August meeting
and interviewed both McCarthy and Captain Bill Greene
(USN-Ret), the latter a veteran of critical intelligence
assignments in Moscow.
Suncoast Chapter. The chapter held its final meet-
i rig of the season at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa.
Approximately fifty members and guests were present
from the Florida west coast area and MacDill.
Among other guests was Dr. Albert Parry, who
defected from the USSR many years ago (with a bullet in
his back). Dr. Parry has written a number of books on the
Soviets, on terrorism, and is considered by the chapter
to be its ''in-house' Soviet expert. His new book, to be
published soon, deals with Gorbachev and draws on
information collected for some years, i.e. "picking the
right horse."
The honored guest and speaker was Brigadier
General Charles B. Eichelberger, USA, the Director of
Intelligence, United States Central Command, MacDill
AFB. Other uniformed guests were LTC Spence Camp-
bell, USA, the Executive Officer-J2, and LTC Dave Bur-
pee, USA, Public Affairs Officer, both of the U.S. Central
Command.
General Eichelberger reviewed the mission of the
U.S. Central Command. He recalled the establishment
in 1980 of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force to
focus U.S. capabilities on projecting military power
quickly. By its very nature, however the Joint Task Force
was limited in scope, as it became clear that significant
security and economic issues required long-term focused
attention Needed was a permanent command with
geographic responsibility for the region, one that could
perform the full range of functions that the European
Command performs in Western Europe and the Pacific
Command serves in Asia.
As a result of this requirement, the U.S. Central
Command became the nation's sixth unified command
on January 1, 1983. It was given responsibility for all
U.S. military activity in the 19 natiors of the Southwest
Asia-Persian Gulf-Horn of Africa region. Its principal
mission is deterrence, based on a strategy of helping
friendly nations defend themselves through security
assistance and training programs, combined exercises,
regional cooperation and political and economic support.
Gen Eichelberger called the region the cradle and
crossroads of civilization, noting that it has a cultural
heritage which goes hack over fifty centuries and is the
origin of several of the world's major religions. The area,
he added, has also been a Center of power and learning,
as well as a strategic passage for merchants and con-
querors alike.
"Today," he said, "this region displays a wide range
of economic and social development. It is marked by
great ethnic, religious and political diversity, reflecting a
rich history and producing tensions which have often
resulted in armed conflict."
The speaker noted that the region is spread over an
area larger than the United States, and that the dis-
tances involved present considerable obstacles to inter-
and intra-theater movement and communications. The
north-south dimension, he observed, is about the same
as the distance between Teheran and London. For this
reason, the air line of communication from the East
Coast to the Persian Gulf is a fifteen hour trip on an
air-refueled, non-stop C-5 aircraft. The sea line of com-
munication through the Suez Canal to the Persian Gulf
takes at least seventeen days and the route around the
Cape of Good Hope takes a minimum of twenty five
days.
"The biggest problem I face as J-2 is the lack of an
adequate intelligence infra-structure and adequate data-
base for countries in the region," General Eichelberger
said. He recalled that earlier the Middle East as a whole
had a very low priority in intelligence database collection
and analysis. "Maps are either non-existent or grossly
outdated."
Gen. Eichelberger observed that no part of the
world can rival the Middle East in levels of destabilizing
intra-regional conflicts. To illustrate this point he pointed
to the Afghan resistance to Soviet occupation, the turbu-
lence in Lebanon, Israeli disputes with its neighbors,
Palestinian efforts to gain a homeland, the border strug-
gle between Ethiopia and Somalia, the Ethiopean-
Eritreari separatist movement and the spill-over effect of
the Iran-Iraq war. "Added to this witch's brew," he
observed, "is Soviet support for its client states in Libya,
Ethiopia, Syria and South Yemen." Qadhafi's capacity
for terror beyond Libya's borders remains undiminished,
the speaker said, recalling that during the short two-
year history of the Central Command it has had to react
to Libyan threats and actions several times.
In 1983, he noted, Central Command deployed four
AWACS airborne warning and control systems and
supporting KC-10 tankers in response to a Libyan-
backed coup against President Nimeiri of Sudan. "As a
result of Egyptian and Sudanese resolve and our deploy-
ment, the coup attempt failed." Central Command also
responded to the bombing of the radio station in
Omdurman, Sudan, and at the time the mining threat in
the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea endangered shipping
in those vital waterways.
"Terrorism, not conventional war, is one of the
most immediate dangers that Americans, in general,
and members of our armed forces, in particular, face
when traveling or being stationed abroad," General
Eichelberger said. In addition, attacks against American
embassies and diplomatic posts worldwide have become
almost commonplace. "It is not a threat that will fade
away, but one that we anticipate will continue to grow
in the future . especially in the Middle East," he said in
reviewing the frightening history of terrorism in the area
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Not unexpected was General Eichelberger"s dis
russion of Soviet expansionIsnn and subversion in the
Middle Fast arid the high priority the Russians have
assigned to it file Soviet investment in its client states
ii the area is best illustrated by seeing what could be
purchased with the fifteen biilion dollars that the Soviets
have invested in arras for Libya. If you wanted to buy
lust tanks, you could probably buy about 50,000 Soviet
T 55 nrediurn tanks The parking lot for these would
occupy about two Square miles Or, for fifteen billion
dollars you could buy a lot Of Soviet assault rifles and
0nuniunrtion, In fact, you could buy enough to equip a
lu,g(' army, stand their) shoulder to shoulder in a line
some 15,000 miles long and issue enough ammunition
to fire those rifles 24 hours a day for 192 years If, on the
other hand, you wanted to spend your 15 billion dollars
on a variety of equipment, you could buy 40,000 rifles,
10 niill1on rounds of ammunition, 100 tanks, 150 heli
copters. two large transport aircraft similar to our C-141,
14 smaller transport aircraft and 60 very serviceable
fighter bombers And you could do this every year for 30
years That, ladies and gentlemen, is what 15 billion
dollars in arras sales means
The Soviet presence in the area Must remain a
continuing concern "Including Libya and Syria, there
arc about 9,000 Soviet advisors and technicians in the
Middle East and North Africa . Note that this does not
include the estimated 1 1 5,000 Soviet troops and advis-
ers in Afghanistan -
6crieral Eichelberger made it clear that with all this
he still does not consider the Soviets 10 feet tall. He
cited the expulsion of Soviets from Egypt, its continuing
failures in Mali, Ghana, Indonesia, Sudan and Somalia
and problems stemming from the Russians' lack of
~ippreci'ition for local political and economic structures
The Soviets have other problems as well, he said
Many countries in the Middle East have traditional
Isl;inuc distaste for conununisi n and are suspicious of
Soviet neo Imperialist' dealings with clients Overall,
the Soviet Union is still distinctly inferior to the United
States as an effective superpower in the Middle East -
After a spirited question and answer period, the
chapter presented a cornnneMOrative plaque to General
Fichelberger
Retired Navy L.t Cmdr Andrew J (Andy) Ferguson,
a devoted and ardent support--'r of AFIO, has received a
plaque honor rig fi nn for dedicated service and Hatstand
cig leadership of the Chapter last year The award was
amide by the chapter's current president, Ray Saint
Ger nmann, during the chapter's September 1 7th meeting
held it MacDill AFB Officers Club ''Betz" Ferguson,
Cmdr Ferguson"s wife, was also recognized and received
a beautiful floral piece for her efforts on behalf of the
chapter
Highlight of the autumn meeting was an Hatstand
ing presentation by Dr Albert Parry, Professor Emeritus,
Colgate University, on the history, evolution and current
status of international terrorism. Following his address
and question and answer session, Dr Parry made avail-
able copies of one of his many books, "Terrorism. From
Robespierre to Arafat '-
Andy Ferguson honored for service and leadership
There were 45 members and friends in attendance,
including a representative of the intelligence at ,l) of the
U S Central Command, Maj James Mercer, and a
number of representatives from the Tarnpa Council of
the Navy League, co host for this meeting
On behalf of the chapter, President Saint-Germain
has extended an open invitation to all AFIO members
who "winter" in the Central West Coast area of Florida
to contact the chapter, [phone], when in the
area and to attend any of the meetings set for December,
February or April
New England
New England Chapter. The chapter celebrated its
first anniversary on June 1 5th at a meeting attended by
68 persons at the Londonderry Inn, South Londonderry,
Vermont Starting in June 1984 with a core group of
eight members, the chapter now has grown too seventy
three dues-paying members. A number of special quest;
attended the June meeting, including Dave Phillips and
William G. Smith, vice-chairman of the New York City
chapter. The speaker was the noted English military his
tor an and intelligence author, Nigel West. who spoke
on "The Postwar Challenge to Western Countenntelir
Bence."' The evening before, Some forty five guests
attended a reception hosted by Mike and Sue Speers in
honor of Mr and Mrs. West
The meeting also was highlighted by the election of
chapter oficers Michael Speers was re elected presi
dent, Roy Berkeley was re-elected vice president, David
O'Connor was named treasurer, and Dan Minissenhei
mer was elected as secretary Recognition was given to
two chapter members who had been especially dedi
cated and successful in support of the chapter's and
AFIO"s goals. Ms. Eleanore Hoar received a plaque from
Dave Phillips for her most successful efforts at recruit
ment of new members in Connecticut, and Mr David B
O'Connor was recognized for his overall hard work and
dedication, named chapter person of the year and
received a plaque presented by Phillips.
It was announced that the next scheduled rneeting
would be on September 14th at Kennebunk, Maine
Allan Swenson will be the host and organizer The
speaker will be Joseph C Goulden, author of the well-
received book on Edwin Wilson, The Death Merchant
The chapter continues to stress support of educa-
tional efforts supportive of AFIO"s goals. Three rnembers,
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Eleanore Hoar is awarded a plaque by Dave Phillips in
recognition of her work with the New England Chap-
ter during its first year. The presentation was made
during the chapter's June meeting in Vermont.
Ms Rose Mary Sheldon (Georgetown University), Winn
Taplin (University of Vermont) and Bob Mahlman (Uni-
versity of Maine), will be teaching fill credit courses in
intelligence. Several chapter members will appear as
panelists in a series of seminars dealing with intelli-
gence and intelligence- related subjects to be held this
Fall at the University of Vermont. In support of such
work, the chapter has started a scholarship fund. The
fund will be augmented by member contributions, as
well as a projected intelligence bock scheduled for the
September meeting. In addition, the chapter commenced
raising funds to support CHALLENGE.
Gulf Coast Chapter. Over three hundred persons
attended the chapter's September 12th meeting at the
fashionable Westin Oaks Hotel (Galleria) in Houston. The
dinner was preceded by a cocktail hour.
The meeting opened with the posting of the Colors
by members of the University of Houston ROTC, accom
panied by the University of Houston !Marching Band, and
the playing of the National Anthem. The invocation was
delivt'red by the Reverend Thomas Dowling, St Andrews
Parish, San Francisco. In introducing Father Dowling,
who also serves as the Executive Director of the Latin
American Strategy Studies Institute in San Francisco
chapter Vice President Richard Parch thanked him for-
coming specially to Houston to attend the meeting
Following dinner, chapter President Fred Rodell
introduced Hennq,te. Bermudez, Feld Commander of
the FDN Awned Forces (''Contras'') engaging the Sandi
nista Army in Nicaragua Commander Bermudez was
flown to Houston from the field to appear on behalf of
Dr Adolfo Calero, President of the FDN and Commander
In Cl-ief of the anti-communist forces, who was ur'able
to attend Also representing Dr Calero was his brother,
Mario Caleic:o, who is in charge of acquisition for the
contra forces
Also addressing the meeting was the Hon. Nestor
Sanchez U S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Inter American Affairs.
All three gentlemen made stirring speeches fol-
lowed by a lively question and answer session.
By all accounts, this was the most successful meet-
ing in the Gulf Coast Chapter's history. Media coverage
was excellent. The local NBC-TV affiliate presented a
lengthy interview of chapter President Rodell on two
local TV newscasts, and SIN, the Spanish-speaking
cable network, interviewed Mr. Sanchez for cablecast in
the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico The chapter
has received countless complimentary telephone calls
regarding the meeting.
Kingry Urges Secrecy In
Anti-Terror Operations
The Rev Jeffery Kingry of ?he New England Chapter has penned
over twenty articles in the Buthrrgtoo Free Press orculatior 100 COO,
over the past two years In one, for example, he defended secrecy as
vital to the fight against terrorism
No conmrnent is all anyone can rightfully expect from an mtelli
pence agency To admit to the possession of a secret is to have already
half revealed it The opponent has already gained great advantage in
acquiring our treasure merely to know exactly where it is It seems
evident to me that none are so fond of secrets as those who have no
iritention of keeping there Such people covet secrets like the greedy
do money for the sheer glory and power of circulation
Employment Opportunities
Jim McCarley & Associates, P.O. Box 817, Millbrae,
California 94030, advises that it has openings for field
associates to work in Asia and Southeast Asia. Those
interested should include personal data when writing
AFIO member McCarley advises that the posts offer "an
A-Plus future."
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NEW LIFE MEMBERS
L TCOL Paul D Baker, AUS(Ret.)
Rockhndge Baths, Virginia
Mr Howard T BANE
Fairfax, Virginia
Di Norman R BOTTOM, Ph D
Miami, Florida
Mr Dewey W BRACKETT
APO San Francisco, California
MAJ George H BRIGHT(Ret)
Kenne Valley, New York
Mr Philip S DICKSON
Bethesda, Maryland
Mr William H DONAHUE
Bradenton, Florida
Mr Garston W DRIVER, Jr
San Diego, California
Mr Leonard E. DURHAM
Fairfax, Virginia
Mr. John M. QUESENBERRY
Vienna, Virginia
Mr. J Robert RUNYON
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
CDR Louis G. SCLIRIS
APO Miami, Florida
Col Donald W. SWAIN, USAF(Ret )
Alexandria, Virginia
MajGen Jack F THOMAS, USAF(Ret.)
\Nashington, DC.
LtGen Eugene F TIGHE, Jr., USAF(Ret )
Springfield, Virginia
LTC Robert F. WALSH, USAR
Sari Antonio, Texas
Col Frank E. WALTON, USMCR(Ret.)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mr. Max WENK
Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. David D. WHIPPLE
McLean, Virginia
COL Sully H FONTAIN, USA(Ret.)
APO New York, New York
COL William P FRANCISCO USA (Ret.)
San Antonio, Texas
Dr Marion G GEISE
Arlington, Virginia
Mr Gordon GRAHAM
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs Donald C HAYS
New York, New York
Mr Carl F JENKINS
Arlington, VA
Mr Raoul KULBERG
Washington, D C.
Mr Frank J LiBRANDI
Glendale, Arizona
Mr Harry L McCONKEY
Kingman, Arizona
Ms Mary Frances MERZ
Washington, D C
Mr Edward N MESERVE
Pittshurgh, Pennsylvania
CAPT John K MITCHELL, USN(Ret.)
Westwood, Massachusetts
Mi Richard A NFWSHAM
Alexandna, Virginia
(moral Samuel C PHILLIPS USAF(Ret
Rilos Verdes Estates, California
DONATIONS
The following members have generously contributed an
amount equal to or exceeding one year's annual dues.
Mr. Henry L. BERMANIS
Silver Spring, Maryland
General James F. COLLINS, USA(Ret.)
Arlington, Virginia
Mr Joe Wilson ELLIOTT
Los Angeles, California
Mr. Franklin S. DAVIS
Silver Spring, Maryland
Mr. George A. DELL
Frederkicsburg, Virginia
Mr. Robert D HUGHES
Sherman Oaks, California
Mr. Terence M. LEE
San Marino, California
CAPT John K MITCHELL, USN(Ret)
Westwood, Massachusetts
Mr William G S SMITH
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Mr Peter SIVESS
St Michaels, Maryland
Mal Hector F UNGER, USAF(Ret_l
Portland, Oregon
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The following list of new members since the last issue is incomplete in that it does not include those who requested
that their names be kept restricted.
Mr. Bernard P. CHEWNING
Mr. Clark C. ABT
Eric F. BOWES
Mr
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3637 Appleton Street, N.W.
19 Follen Street
241 Perkins Street
DC 20008
Washington
Cambridge, MA 02138
Boston, MA 02130
,
Dr. Philp H. CLENDENNING
Mr. Gasper R. ALTOMARE
Sally J. BOWMAN
Mrs
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Russian Research Center
600 Amherst Drive S.E.
805 Turner Drive, N.E.
Harvard University
Albuquerque, NM 87106
NM 87123
Albuquerque
,
Cambridge, MA 02138
LTC Walter W. ARENDT
A. Dale BRAEUNINGER
Mr
408 S. Emerald Drive
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7 Northport Avenue
Mr. Joseph N. CONNORS
105 Brook Road
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937
ME 04915
Belfast
,
Milton, MA 02186
Mr. Kenneth BAIRD
Col Rodney P. G. BRICKER USAF(Ret.)
Mr. James S. CONWAY
1841 Huge Oaks
9732 Ranger Road
4 Bond Street
Houston, TX 77055
VA 22030
Fairfax
,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mr. William C. BAKER
Richard J. BRODER
Mr
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Mr. Martin G. CRAMER
2111 eff Davis, #316N
640 Running Water Circle
5205 Benton Avenue
Arlington, VA 22202
Albuquerque, NM 87123
Bethesda, MD 20814
Mr. Raymond L. BARKER
Reese BROWN
Mr
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John H. CREETH Jr.
Mr
One Skyline Place, #212
Box 411
P
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33 Willet Street
5205 Leesburg Pike
NY 10021
New York
,
MA 02170
Wollasten
Falls Church, VA 22041
,
Col Henry M. BUSSEY II USAFR(Ret.)
Dr. Gerard L. DANIEL
Mr. David M. BAYLOR
9801 Vale Road
100 West 57th Street
1601 Pennsylvania N.E., #C-4
VA 22180
Vienna
,
NY 10019
New York
Albuquerque, NM 87110
,
Roy BUTLER
Mr
Mr. Ronald S. BEARSE
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Box 9190
P
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Mr. Franklin S. DAVIS
3140 Key Boulevrd
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TX 78766
Austin
15136 Fairlawn Avenue
,
MD 20904
Silver Spring
Arlington, VA 22201
,
BYRNE
James D
Mr
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George A. DELL
Mr
Mr. Jeffrey teven BENKOE
7229 Timber Lane
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752 Andora Drive
8010 West Drive
VA 22046
Falls Church
,
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Miami Beach, FL 33141
Capt James R. CALLARD
Ms. Julia M. DELPINO
Mr. Waldo E. BERTONI
526 East Third Avenue
4815 North 11th Street
3440 Sleepy Hollow Road
CO 81301
Durango
Falls Church, VA 22044
,
Arlington, VA 22205
MSgt Howard F. CAMERON USAF(Ret.)
LtCol Carol S. BESSETTE USAF(Ret.)
Box 317
USSAH
Mr. Quensel K. DIAMOND
,
5119A Leesburg Pike, #222
8251 Taunton Place
DC 20317
Washington
,
VA 22041
Falls Church
Springfield, VA 22152
,
CECCHINI (Ret.)
Col Louis A
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Mr. John V. DOW
Mr. William D. BLANK
16200 Laurel Ridge Drive
475 Pleasant Street
P. 0. Box 744
MD 20707
Laurel
,
MA 02186
Milton
Bonita, CA 92002
,
William CHALFANT M.D.
Albert Milo DOWDEN
Mr
Mrs. Elizabeth Burford BOLSON
Montrose VA Med Center
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43155 Potrola Avenue, Space 73
NY 10548
Montrose
P. 0. Box 188
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PA 18360
Stroudsburg
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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Mrs. Mary "Sal" D. EAMES
LtCol Edward M. GIBBENS
Mr. Robert S. KNOX, Jr.
4601 Calvillo Ct., S.E.
USAF(Ret.)
6904 Greenvale Court
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
4380 Poppy Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Mountain Home, ID 83647
Mr. Earl H. ENERSON
Mr. Eli J. KREISBERG
108 Park Avenue, P.O. Box A
Mr. Steven M. GOLDMAN
5 East 28th Street, Box 86
Ladysmith, WI 54848
P. 0. Box 32248
Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
Columbus, OH 43232
Mr. James H. EVANS
Mr. Raoul KULBERG
3209 Riviera P1. NE
Mr. Paul W. GOTTKE
3916 McKinley Street, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87111
4114 Blackthorn Street
Washington, DC 20015
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
LtGen Lincoln D. FAURER
Mr. John C. KUNTZMAN
USAF(Ret.)
Mr. Paul GRAY
11204 Trippon Court
1438 Brookhaven Drive
734 Santa Maria Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
McLean, VA 22101
El Sobrante, CA 94803
Mrs. Gerri G. LAWRENCE
Mr. David M. FIELDS
Mr. J. Fred GRIFFITH III
9502 Beverly Hill
3543 West Braddock Road, #B-1
308 El Jon Drive
Houston, TX 77063
Alexandria, VA 22302
Kingston, TN 37763
The Hon. William K. LAWSON
Mr. Richard 0. FIMBEL
Ms. Jo Ann HALL
1303 Darlene Way, #402C
4935 Champagne Drive
56 Old Bennington Road
Boulder City, NY 89005
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Peterborough, NH 03458
Mr. William M. LEARY
Mr. Richard S. FINLAY
Mrs. Donald C. HAYS
Department of History
400 Balsam Drive
501 East 79th Street, #12B
University of Georgia
Severna Park, MD 2114b
New York, NY 10021
Athens, GA 30602
Mrs. Virginia B. FLYNN
Mr. James R. HAYS
Mr. Terence M. LEE
Route 2, Box 370
1439 S.W. 53rd La.
1480 Garfield Avenue
Edenton, NC 27932
Cape Coral, FL 33914
San Marino, CA 91108
Mr. Stanley M. FREAS Jr.
Capt Thomas E. HAYWARD USMC(Ret.)
Mr. Walter F. LITTLE
3b7 Capri Road
6767 Reflection Street
1923 Westmoreland Street
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Redding, CA 96001
McLean, VA 22101
Mrs. Ann M. Boyle GALLAGHER
Mr. Robert D. HUGHES
Mrs. Barbara LOWERISON
5500 Holmes Run Parkway, #602
14659 Valley Vista Boulevard
4672 Adams Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
San Diego, CA 92115
Mr. John J. GARLAN
Col Leon S. INGE USAF(Ret.)
Mr. Ninh P. LUC
2758 Oadale Drive (West)
4100 Century Court
731 Oneonta Avenue
Orange Park, FL 32073
Alexandria, VA 22312
Imperial Beach, CA 92032
Mr. Arthur R. GARVIN
Mr. William M. JOSEPH
Mr. Antonio H. LUCERO
1201 Alameda Road, NW
10700 Richmond Avenue, #245
13226 Park Lane
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Houston, TX 77042
Ft. Washington, MD 20744
Mr. Brian J. KAVANAGH
Mr. Vincent S. LUDDY
163 7th Avenue
16022 Riffleford Road
San Francisco, CA 94118
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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Mr. James C. RIGNEY
Mr. Stephen J. LYONS
OUSEY
Richard A
Dr
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#3011
One Devonshire Place
One Devonshire Place
7974 Pebble Brook Ct
,
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MA 02109
Boston
Boston, MA 02109
Springfield, VA 22153
,
Mr. Robert J. RIOUX
Mrs. Evelyn A. McCARTHY
USN(Ret.)
PARCHER
CAPT Stuart M
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,
Box 1674
29 Broadsound Avenue
1115 Fallsmead Way
NC 28374
Pinehurst
Revere, MA 02151
Rockville, MD 20854
,
Mr. Leonard M. RODELL
Mr. Stephen W. McCLOSKEY
USAF(Ret.)
PASCOE Jr
Col William W
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1668 Beaconshire
5321 Bayview Drive
7720 Elba Road
TX 77077
Houston
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Alexandria, VA 22306
,
Mr. Steve E. RODGERS
Mr. Donald A. MELBYE
PETERS
Mr
William T
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11229 Cranbrook Lane
1119 D Street, S.E.
2117 Coal Place SE
VA 22124
Oakton
Washington, DC 20003
Albuquerque, NM 87106
,
Mr. Trammell P. RUTHERFORD
Mr. Richard R. MERTENS
Mr
PFLUGRATH
Charles 0
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1713 Singletary NE
2532 Rimrock Drive
3133 Nestlewood Drive
NM 87123
Albuquerque
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
Herndon, VA 22071
,
RYAN
Mr
Francis E
Mr. Hayden M. MOBERLY
CAPT Ervin J. PIERUCKI USN(Ret.)
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1540 Red Rock Court
7106 McKamy Boulevard
#134
6118 Edith N
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VA 22180
Vienna
Dallas, TX 75248
Albuquerque, NM 87107
,
Mr. Richard A. SAMPSON
CDR James F. MORRILL USN(Ret.)
Mr
Thomas POWERS
.
11815 Bernardo Terrace, #E-103
Georgian Hotel, #207
Broad Brook Road
CA 92128
San Diego
1415 Ocean Avenue
So Royalton, VT 05068
,
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mr. Donald W. SCHIMMEL
William A
PYE
Mr
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516 Kingsley Road
Mr. S. James MULA
94 Maple Avenue
,
601 W. 11th Avenue, #309
Leominster, MA 01453
Vienna, VA 22180
Denver, CO 80204
Mr. George F. SCHMALHOFER
Rudolph S
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Mr
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1149 Sidonia Street
Mr. Donald V. MULCAHY
8th Street
328 E
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CA 92024
Leucadia
4631 Denpat Court
Hinsdale, IL 60521
,
Annandale
VA 22003
,
Mr. David J. SCHUMACHER
Mr. Lewis G. REGENSTEIN
4213 De Haven Drive
Mr. Claus K. NACKE
4290 Raintree Lane
VA 22021
Chantilly
2627 NW 98th
Atlanta, GA 30327
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Seattle, WA 98117
Mr. Richard SCHWARTZBARD
RHOAD
Mr
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Woodstock Street
3704 N
Mr. James W. NASH
7125 Oak Ridge Road
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VA 22207
Arlington
8308 Cedarspur
Falls Church, VA 22042
,
Houston, TX 77019
CDR Louis G. SCLIRIS USN(Ret.)
RICHARDSON
Mr
David W
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APO Miami, FL 34037
Mr. Armond M. NOBLE
P. 0. Box 1075
2509 Donner Way
McLean, VA 22101
COL Todd H. SLADE
Sacrameto
CA 95818
,
167 Vista Grande
RIGGS
Barbara M
Ms
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CA 94904
Greenbrae
Mr. Winston C. OLIVER
5704 E. Aire Libre, #1044
,
1555 Evers Drive
AZ 85254
Scottsdale
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Louise SMITH
Ms
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McLean, VA 22101
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5911 Madawaska Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
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Mr. Derrin Ray SMITH
Mr. Patrick L. TOWNSEND
Dr. Ernest Rod WILLIAMS
374b E. Easter Circle S.
93 Winfield Road
124-A 2825 Bellefontaine
Littleton, CO 80122
Holden, MA 01520
Houston, TX 77025
Mrs. James W. (Jeanne) SMITH
Mr. William H. TRAIL
Mr. Sam WILSON
5607 Seward Ct.
5551 Oregon Avenue
10126 Spring Lake Terr.
Sacramento, CA 95819
Baltimore, MD 21227
Fairfax, VA 22030
Mrs. Agnes C. SPERA
Mr. Robert G. TRUMBULL, Jr.
Col Hugh WINTER USAF(Ret.)
5913 Kingswood Road
24 Quayside Court
Box 14904
Bethesda, MD 20814
Lake Wylie, SC 29710
Albuquerque, NM 87191
Dr. William D. STEEVES Jr.
Mr. Jordan J. USSAI
Mr. Thomas H. WITCHER
412 N. Armistead Street, #201
2740 Devon Hill Road
710 Brantford Avenue
Rocky River, OH 44116
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Mr. Anthony S. VAIVADA
Miss H. A. Terry YIRGA
Evelyn V. STRATTON
1229 Ingleside Avenue
280 South Euclid, #310
203 Yoakum Parkway, #519
McLean, VA 22101
Pasadena, CA 91101
Alexandria, VA 22304
Dr. Andrew V. VALIUNAS
Mr. Michael M. ZANONI
LTC Charles S. SUSSMAN
P. 0. Box 2994
2075 Lincoln Ave., Suite F
AUS(Ret.)
Reston, VA 22090
San Jose, CA 95125
b421 Pumpkin Seed Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Mr. Charles L. VENABLE
13301 Tierra Montanosa N.E.
Col Donald W. SWAIN
Albuquerque, NM 87112
USAF(Ret.)
9420 Mt. Vernon Circle
Mrs. Patricia VENABLE
Alexandria, VA 22309
13301. Tierra Montanosa N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Mr. Randall C. TALBOTT
25290 Mesa Grande Road
Mr. Charles S. VIA Jr.
Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
116 S. Hudson
Arlington, VA 22204
Mr. Lewis A. THAMES Jr.
1203 Third Avenue
Mr. Jean Edward VINEYARD
Laurel, MS 39440
1111 Dee Street, LBE
Box 3245
LTC Charles M. THOMAS
Bonita Springs, FL 33923
USA(Ret.
6012 Torreon Drive, NE
Col Frank E. WALTON USMCR(Ret.)
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Colony Surf
2895 Kalakaua Avenue
LtCol Clarence L. THOMAS
Honolulu, HI 96815
l1SAF (Ret. )
2700 N.A-I-A, 12-101
Mr. James M. WHELAN
Indialantic, FL 32803
Montrose VA Med Ctr
Montrose, NY 10548
Mrs. Joan E. TOWNSEND
93 Winfield Road
Mr. David D. WHIPPLE
Holden, MA 01520
1379 Woodside Drive
McLean, VA 22102
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From the President's Desk
New Beginnings
It's with considerable sadness that we say goodbye
and thank you to Lyman Kirkpatrick as President of
A.F.I.O. He brought to the position unique wisdom and
integrity. All who've worked with him -- whom he
served and those he taught have been blessed. I met
him first when, a major in the Strategic Air Command, I
briefed him out in Omaha on some "terribly important"
(only to me) project in which I was involved. As he is
wont, he listened with great patience - lavished praise.
Young majors seldom forget such attention. I've fol-
lowed his long years of service carefully and Kirk has
long been one of my heroes. To follow him as president
is humbling.
We've just concluded a very siccessful convention.
While reminiscing with old friends and making new
ones was our greatest reward there, the contributions of
our distinguished speakers was indeed important. Some
of their comments may interest:
Gen. Dick Stilwell "Access to classified material is a
privilege not a right. Thousands in this country seem
to have this axiom turned around."
Phi/Parker. "The human agent will continue to be the
most important element for good and against U.S.
intelligence."
Mitch Rogovcn. (Looking back on the Church-Pike
days) "CIA was not so bad as depicted nor as good as
they thought themselves." "Those days ended not
with the expected bang but with a whimper."
Ed Levine. (When asked by Kirk how U S. intelligence
is doing today) "They're doing a marvelous job which
is not good enough."
LionelOlmer. "DOD is no longer America's promoter
of leading edge in high technology. Most of the new
and innovative technology is coming from small and
medium-sized businesses." "If they don't survive in
the international market they'll perish.''
Linc Faurer "There's a need in the U S. intelligence
community for a new openness -- we must knock
down the "'green doors."
Dr. Jack Vorona. "We are proposing six new catego-
ries of unclassified data for special handling."
Bob Beach. The U.S. is overcontrolling technology.
The Soviets have access now to 90% of our technol-
ogy through open source literature and academia.
We must protect the vital 10% of the cutting edge and
emerging technology which will keep us ahead."
"Tech transfer today means tougher competition
tomorrow-"'
Scotty Miller "This country simply has to better coor-
dinate its counter-intelligence functions and agencies.'"
Bob Gates. "The big revolution coming for U.S. intel-
ligence will be in the means of transmitting important
intelligence to our decision makers - in near real
time
Gene Tighe
AFIO's New President
There were so many other interesting words
Now the convention is history. Those important
words will have significant impact on our business in
the days ahead - should be taken seriously by each of
us. With great faith in our beloved country, dedication to
the health of our intelligence community and my pledge
of support to every woman and man in AF'HO, I must
start my turn at the helm. I have dreams for you and for
A.F.I.O. Especially I'd like to see on the rolls of the organ-
ization a significantly greater percentage of our intelli-
gence community alumni and their friends I'm sure
there are so many of the brethren just waiting to be
asked to join or rejoin our great organization. I hope each
of you will try to get just one new member during the
next year. The rewards are satisfying to the inner self
-a chance to help support all those who today must
carry out the heavy burdens you once shouldered and
a chance to educate our youth to the importance of good
intelligence to the health of the United States
We'll be trying to visit each chapter this year
maybe for only an hour's conversation and coffee --- but
I'd like to meet a great many more of you great people
out there. There are thousands of you and I've only met
hundreds
I'll do my best for you and the nation God bless
AFIO Winter Luncheon
The Winter Luncheon will be held on Mon-
day, December 9, 1985 at the Officers Club at Fort
Myer, Virginia. Note the location will be Fort Myer
since the Bolling Field Officers Club is closed due
to a major fire last June. We are fortunate in hav-
ing as our speaker The Honorable Alexander M.
Haig, Jr., former Secretary of State. In view of the
limited space we must limit the number of guests.
Each AFIO member will be permitted to bring only
one guest. There will be a flyer sent to members in
the Washington area with information corcerning
the menu and the price
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