CIA STATEMENT ON BLANDON TESTIMONY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00005R000800120040-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2012
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 9, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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'1;4'" CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Congressional Affoirs
Washington, D.C. 20505
Telephone: [phone]
TO: Mr. Sven Holmes
Select Comfflittee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Wachingjon, D.C. 2010.
Sven:
Per your request, enclosed is a
copy of the press release on the Blandon
testimony.
Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure
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9 February 1988
CIA STATEMENT ON BLANDON TESTIMONY
CIA categorically denies Blandon' s assertions that it furnished any such
information regarding US Senators and their staffers to the Government of
Panama. CIA is prohibited by law (EO 12333 and Attorney General's approved
implementing procedures) from collecting or retaining information on the
personal lives of US officials and US citizens. CIA does not engage in this
practice. Under the law, CIA may only collect or retain information on US
persons if it is of legitimate foreign intelligence or counterintelligence
value.
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