CIA KNEW OF INVASION: BAYH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000100440014-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 28, 1980
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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INDIANAPOLIS NEWS
28 January 1980
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The -Central Intelligence Agency
knew about Soviet troops, gathering
near the Afghanistan border before
their invasion of Afghanistan, according
to Sen. Birch Be* D-Ind., chairman of
the Senate Select Committee on Intelli-
gence.
At a dinner meeting here Saturday
night, Bayh defended the CIA's actions
on recent events in Afghanistan. "I
have read about how'the CIA was
caught short," Bayh said. He main-
tained, however, that the CIA had kept
President Carter informed of the immi-,
rent Soviet invasion.
"We have the capacity to see and
learn and know where they (Soviet
troops) came from," he said. "We
couldn't `look into the minds of the
(Soviet Aripy) field commanders and
see, m ere: 4hey were going, but we
kpew' y. were not on the Afghan
bonder to puck mushrooms."
On another matter, Bayh told 300
Indiana Jaycees at their statewide win-
ter meeting the he would approve
drafting women the armed forces if
Sul, Rights Amendment were ap-
p
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