LEAKS ON SALT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-5-6-10-8
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 22, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/02: LOC-HAK-5-6-10-8 94,05
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The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director of Central Intelligence
Chairman. Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director of Arms Colktrol and Disarmament
Agency
Vital national interests are being jeopardised by leaks to the press
concerning the strategic arms limitation talks. No one in the Govern-
moat is authorised to divulge the U. S. or Soviet positions to the press
or to speculate concerning my intentions with respect to the negotia-
tions.
The President has directed, that immediate steps be taken to ensure
that standing directives concerning leaks are adhered to without
exception by personnel under your jurisdiction. Prompt and severe
disciplinary action is to be taken in the event of violations.
Those in the Congress as well as any consultants who have been briefed
concerning SALT should be firmly reminded that there must be no leaks
to the press. Allied Governments should be similarly reminded.
The President has directed this office be informed by memoranduxxl