LETTER TO RICHARD O. CARDEN FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000300090059-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2007
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: June 9, 1980
• Content Type: LETTER

Approved For Release 2007/03/01 :CIA-RDP99-004988000300090059-9
;'?1r, f;i chard 0. Carden
Editor and P~;bi i sher
T;~e tJi rgi ni a Engineer
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off, gEeat, encourager~nt., . , _
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?must.-say.-~that:-not~many have~.haci-the courage.,i:o-_t~ut their support.,,'tn, any.
-_ ~rrti ng~ such as you have. I appraci ate your taking the ti mP to send
sack a thoughtful letter and want you to know that it has been a source
T~~ank you for your setter of ffiay list, diving tie your thoughts
about Dear pot i cy on CIA ref ati ons tvi th t~~e news r~?edi a. Quite frankly
{ 'i` etas shock9d by the recent reaction f rorn across the courrtr,/ to a
quests on I answered after a speech at tree rjeeti ng here i n Sdashi noton
of the-,~erican Society-af~ newspaper editors::-~!~e_ announced ot~r - -.,, ,,~-. :;,
pol icy i n-L`?ece~oer~ -797 {copy errciosed) and had iiesi fined-that po7 icy.,., -..
-to-close any loopholes perceived in the policy announced in February i976
by my predecessor. -?iy policy t?~as wi des y reported i n E=ecember 1977,
~f~i_th ~ a .rather rii i d reacts. on . to t>e so-cal 1 ed exception clause., _.,The,re ,. .
. were, lengthy open hearings on-..the subject. of "The CIA and the. Media"-
. Held by .the Subcor~ittee on oversight of t,`~e Mouse t:'err~anertt `S~iect ~ .
,_ Cor:~mi ttee on In tei i i gpnce i n Decdt~ber i 977 and i n January grid Apri 1 1973...
I have testified about this policy in sevaral oppn~hearings sine ~~
teat tir.~. In any case, I have :jade public assurances that we would
rake. exceptions to our policy only i n extraor-di nar;~ ci rcu~ tances when
~t-`was`.'of grave concern t?? do so~-in the interest of national securrty.? _-
~? I' Piave ? considered` the-;~se'of-newsmen only three tirses and for a variety
of reasons those` ,journalists were never used: ; ~~ , ~ ~ ~ ~:~
. ~ ~ ~:~?4s=yon ~i.gtit~imagine?,I..have? r~ceivecF?. considerable,?cor~rtt,~ born ,. ,,
~~ editoriaily-:aiidnar~:letters>,~:frnm-.journaljs:tsz.around tie ,country.,r .I ?;,r'e.:r=
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