WILLINGNESS OF REPRESENTATIVE BOB WILSON (R., CALIF.) TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON INDIVIDUALS WHO KNOWINGLY REVEAL THE IDENTITIES OF CIA CASE OFFICERS AND AGENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R000700110093-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 93
• Publication Date: August 7, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Frederick P. Hitz
Legislative Counsel
Assistant Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT Willingness of Representative Bob Wilson
(R., Calif.) to Introduce Legislation
Which Would Impose Criminal Penalties
on Individuals who Knowingly Reveal
the Identities of CIA Case Officers
and Agents
1 On 7 August 1978 I accompanied Don Gregg,
Chief, to the office of Representative Bob
Wilson to ri.e Mr. Wilson in response to Mr. Wilson's
questions about
Once'this briefing in response to a constituent reques
had been completed Mr. Gregg mentioned that John Stein,
ADDO, had just returned from an extended trip to the Far
East Division. Mr. Stein returned from his trip with the
overall observation that morale was really quite good
with one notable exception. He said that nearly all
case officers were deeply concerned about revelations
of identities pf CIA officers as well as agents by Phillip
Agee and other like-minded persons.
.2. ir. Wilson indicated that he shared this
concern a said that he would be willing to introduce
legislation imposing criminal penalties on those (I presume
limited to former staffers) who knowingly reveal the
identities of CIA officers and/or agents. When asked. about
the likelihood of getting such legislation passed during
this session of Congress,-Mr. Wilson indicated that it would.
be difficult but possible. He suggested that perhaps the
most expeditious way of getting legislation through at this
term would be via an amendment to some other legislation.
3~ I recommend that one of us take the same
language w ich has already been supplied to Senator
Lloyd Bentsen (D., Texas) and deliver it to Mr. W'i'lson
as soon as possible, preferably this week. I should add
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that Fred Hull, House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence staff, told Mr. Wilson that Representative
Les Aspin (D., Wis.) is not at all interested in this
sort of legislation (as opposed to sources and methods
legislation).
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