LETTER TO HONORABLE EDWARD I. KOCH FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

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• Publication Date: June 30, 1977
• Content Type: LETTER

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the Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
so JUN Y7
Honorable Edward I. Koch
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Koch:
This is in response to your letter of 2 June 1977,
about reports of violations of human rights in Latin
America and the possible threat to political exiles
living in the United States.-
I wish to assure you that the CIA is not aware
of any agreements of any kind which give, or could
even be construed as giving, foreign intelligence
services license to conduct illegal activities in
the United States. Also, as you know, the CIA has
no internal security functions in the United States.
I wish further to assure you that, should the CTA
somehow become aware of illegal activities undertaken
by foreign intelligence agencies in this country, we
would immediately notify the Justice Department, the
FBI, and other appropriate officials or agencies of
the U.S. Government.
I hope this reply is responsive to your concern.
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Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
For quite some time I have been concerned with the violations of
human rights in Latin America and the possible threat to political
exiles living in the United States. In particular I have been
repeatedly informed of threats against Chilean and Uruguayan refugees
living in Europe and the United States. These refugees charge
that the DINA and the Uruguayan Secret Police are operating within
the United States and harassing these exiles.
I would appreciate learning whether the C.I.A. is aware of
these activities, and whether there is any coordination whatsoever
between the C.I.A. and these other intelligence agencies. In view
of the President's stance on human rights, especially with regard to
Chile and Uruguay, I would of course hope that such coordination, if
it ever existed, has ended.
Thank you for your consideration. All the best.
Sincerely,
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