LETTER TO COLONEL A. J. HARAGEONES FROM B. C. EVANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00467A002500020009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 7, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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7 JUN 1976
Colonel A. J. Harageones
Chairman, DA Physical.Security Review Board
Office of the Deputy Chief. of Staff for Personnel
Department of the Army
Room 2D740, The Pentagon
Dear Colonel Harageones:
IDn/O?2.
Reference is made to your memorandum (DAPE-HRE-CP)
dated 5 May 1976, concerning intelligence information bearing
on the security of US Army. nuclear, chemical,.and conventional
arms and ammunition.
The line of Agency information collection most
pertinent to your interests is that dealing with inter-
national terrorist activities. Although there, have been
only occasional reports to. date which touch directly on the
security of US arms and ammunition stocks, such information
can have broader use in assessing the potential of foreign
terrorist groups and the likelihood that they might strike
US military targets. Certainly any. such terrorist threat
that came to our attention would be. promptly reported.
field offices."
Procedures for efficient dissemination.of the
intelligence information reports of the Agency's Directorate
of Operations to the Department .of Defense,.the military
services, and the major military commands are well established.
Except for a limited number of sensitive information reports
which are delivered to named addresse.es only, normal distri-
bution to Department of Defense elements is handled by (a)
DIA's Dissemination Control Branch., DS-4C, Arlington Hall
Station, and (b) the Joint Chiefs of Staff Message Center,
Room 2D-945, The Pentagon.. Delivery of information reports
to the Commander, US Army.Intelligence Operations Support
Detachment would be accomplished through one-of-these channels.
The Agency has no facility. for delivering such. information
reports to "local US Army Criminal Investigation Command
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With regard to the major military commands, selected
intelligence information reports of interest are sent
electrically to CINCPAC, USNMR SHAPE, USCINCEUR, CINCSO,
and CINCLANT, and certain of their major components. Any
distribution to elements subordinate to those commands is
the responsibility of the command concerned.
Apart from such Directorate of Operations intelligence
information reports, the Agency does publish a weekly
compilation of information on international terrorism for
members of the Working Group of the Cabinet Committee to
Combat Terrorism. That publication, the Weekly Situation
Report on International Terrorism, is presently being sent
to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff of Intelligence.
Please be assured of the continuing interest and
cooperation of the Agency in this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ B C. Evans,
B. C. Evans
Executive Secretary
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 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR PERSONNEL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20310
?s. George Ti. Bush
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
The security of nuclear, chemical and conventional arms and ammunition
continues to be a matter of great concern within the Department of the
Army (DA). During the past year, DA reviewed the measures employed to
protect this material to determine appropriate measures to upgrade the
overall security. As a result, it was determined that closer coordina-
tion Twaith local, state and Federal police and intelligence agencies was
desirable to obtain the most timely information possible concerning the
threat to the security of these items. Based upon a knowledge of the
threat, commanders will be better able to plan for their protection.
To facilitate the gathering of pertinent threat information, the specific
elements of information at attached inclosure were developed. It is
requested that any such information obtained by your organization concern-
ing nuclear, chemical or conventional arms or ammunition be provided the
nearest local US Army Criminal Investigation Command field office, located
on all major Army installations, and the Commander, US Army Intelligence
Operations Support Detachment, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence (OACSI), Washington, DC 20310 (telephone [phone]).
Due to the potential damage which could be incurrred by the possession of
these items by criminals or terrorist elements, I ask for your personal
assistance in ensuring continuing coordination and close cooperation in
this matter.
Sincerely Yours,
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ELEMENTS (F TNF(RfATTON FOR.
ASSESSING THREAT TO ARMY
NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL AND CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND AMMUNITION
1. Threats by groups, organizations or individuals to steal nuclear
arms/ammunition, lethal chemical agents and/or munitions, or conven-
tional arms and ammunition.
2. Identification of groups, organizations and individuals having both
the knowledge/experience to attempt such a theft (i.e., ex-servicemen or
Department of Defense employees; persons with chemistry education or chem-
ical industry experience, etc.) and the inclination (criminal background
and/or affiliation with a terrorist, extremist.or'hostile cause).
3. Information pertaining to paragraphs 1 and 2, above, should include
number of personnel involved, possible armament, location of base of oper-
ations and whether terrorist or criminally oriented.
4. References to nuclear, chemical or conventional arms and ammunition
made during interviews or interrogations. Attempts should be made to
determine motive for obtaining these items (criminal, terrorist or hos-
tile intelligence), extent of planning involved, modus operandi to be
employed, location of target Government facility, identification of
"inside" accomplices and any prior affiliation of conspirators/perpetra-
tors with a Government lethal chemical facility.
5. Any other information obtained indicating a potential threat to these
items,
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