WHITE HOUSE SAID TO BE IN TALKS WITH WASHINGTON POST ON DATA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00965R000807260013-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 16, 1986
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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NEW YORK TIMES
16 May 1986
White House Said to Be in Talks
With Washington Poston Data
By BERNARD WEINRAUB
Spedal to The New York Times
WASHINGTON, May 15-The White A White House official declined to
House and The Washington post have discuss the details of the White House
been engaged in "negotiations" over negotiations with The Post, except to
the last several weeks about the publi- say. "We are discussing the proposed
cation of information classified as se- publication of an article, and our seri-
cret that the newspaper has received, ous reservations on the publication for
White House officials said today. national security reasons."
A White House official said Edward The official said the White House
P. Djerejian, a deputy White House "categoricall gopp s at: tbpublication," of
press secretary who deals with na- ? the article,
tional security matters, Ding discussion."
ward, an assistant managing editor of Mr. Casey has met in recent weeks
the newspaper, were "In the middle of with two senior editors of The Post and
negotiations" about the publication of .warned them the newspaper could be
'the article. The official declined ?sev- prosecuted'ii it went ahead with its re-
eral times. to discuss the nature or de- port. Both the Administration and Con-
tails of the negotiations. grew are seeking stiffer sanctions
Administration officials have said against those who disclose secrets.
the information obtained by The Wash- Earlier this month, the pentagon dis-
ingtan Post might have included some missed a senior official on grounds that
of the classified data provided to the he had been the source of a news article
Soviet Union by Ronald W. Pelton, a on a sensitive matter.
.former employee of the National Se- Mr. Casey has said that he believed
curity Agency, who has been charged The post as well as The New York
with espionage. Mr. Pelton, who is in Times, The Washington Times, and
jail awaiting trial, is said to have told Time and Newsweek magazines had
the Russians about American systems violated the law by publishing clasai-
used to intercept communications. fied material on the raid against Libya.
have published information classified
as secret.
entra n e sought a com-
mitment from the Justice Department
to prosecute the paper if it published
the information. Administration offi-
cials said last week that the Justice De-
partment was resisting the request to
prosecute The Post, as well as other
newspapers and magazines that, may
Government officials have said t
the information that The Post had ob-
tained covered a broad range of activi-
ties of the National Security Agency.
White House officials said that they
had "no idea" when The Post intended
to print its article and that the Admin-
istration opposed any publication of the
information that has been under die-
cussion between Mr. Djerejian and Mr.
Woodward.
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