LETTER TO THE HONORABLE LEWIS STRAUSS FROM C. P. CABELL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700140059-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: September 8, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Honorable Lewis Straus! /"
Chairmen, Z. etemrnergy Commiseden
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As. you are are ? there are at present a considerable nueber of eme
ployees of the Central Intelligence Agency who have been granted clearances-
for access to Restricted Data information in order to carry out intelli-
gence activities having a bearing on the field of atomic energy.
et thn present time the need to 13111V4 42001,445 to Restricted Dete is
first determined within this Agana', end requests for the necessary clear-
ances are than processed to the Atomic Energy Commission Security Office.
In amoordanes uith current procedures, sada request is than subject to a
Atli-field investigation conducted by the Civil Service Commiesion et- the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. This. procedure for grentiag cleerences
appeared to be required ender the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of
1946 as emended. However, it is py belief that Section 145(b) of the Atomic
Peergy Act of 1954 is someehat less restrictive in that it permits en
authorisation for ROOOOS to Restricted Data without the necessity or an
investigation by the Civil Service Comaissionupon a determination- by the
Commission or the eeneral Manager that such action is clearly consiatent
With the national interest. Also Section 243 enthorizee any employee of
an agency of the Department of Defense or any member of the Armed Forces,
under certain broad comditions, to have acmes to Restricted Date required
in the performance of hie duties.
Tech employee of this Agency prior to entering on duty is the subject
of a fUllefieId investigation through the investigative facilities of CIA.
The coverage of this investigation is at least the eeeivaIent of the Civil
Service investigation for access to Restricted Data and the investigative
requirements of Teecutive Order 10450. In addition, our evaluation of the
investigative results conforms with Executive Order 10450 and pertain special
emPloiment requirements of thie Avow. You art also advised that the
handling ar Reetvicted Data within CIA, including stoma,* facilitiet4 ia in
till accord with the security requirements of your Commission and is-
regular4 reviewed by AEC representatives.
OGC Has Reviewed
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delay amdckiplicstion or effort s occasion
field investigations of CIA employees when
access to Restricted Data. In vies of the apparent
WOO of your Act, it is requested that the
repriete arrangements with CIA to permit 4enqy
secess to ilastricted Data-without the necessity of
1 Service Commission or ?:ederal I-211-reeu or
:security certification by this Agency to your
or sech ep1oye. granted access or pmvision for Al system of
-ch czees can he established to meet arof rewirenante yeti deer
Ln this regard.
inforlation is desired, I-onid
irity confer with the ayiroprIats
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CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DIRECTOR
The attached letter to the Chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission requests that he use the
authority granted him in Section 145(b) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize Agency
employees to have access to Restricted Data with-
out the necessity of a fuil field investigation
by the Civil Service Commission.
It is indicated that the investigation
carried on by the Agency is at least the equiva-
lent to that conducted by the Civil Service" Com,-
mission, and that we are complying with the
requirements of e tiWO?rcilF110450.
This proposal was initiated at the request
of the Deputy Director (Intelligence), has the
concurrence of the General Counsel, Office of
Security and myself, and your signature is
recommended.
FORM NO.
I AUG 54
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H. GATES LIJOYDI
Assistant Deputy Director
(Support)
RAPREPLACE
WHICH MAY BE USED.
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