RECENT SPEECHES BY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, WILLIAM H. WEBSTER

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• Publication Date: June 2, 1988
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MEMORANDUM FOR: John lle erson
Directo/b Office of Congressional Affairs
FROM: Willia M. Baker
Direct r, Public Affairs
SUBJECT: Recent Speeches by Director of Central Intelligence,
William H. Webster
1. I have enclosed selected speeches given by Director of Central
Intelligence, William H. Webster over the past three months. These speeches
show the Director's approach to policy and intelligence and include his views
on how we can best counter the problems of terrorism, how we see the changing
role of CIA and Congress, and how we approach our relationship with the media.
2. I have also included a speech delivered to an Intelligence Community
audience, as well as remarks given at the Memorial Service for William Buckley
at Arlington Cemetery.
3. If you have any questions or comments about these speeches, please contact
chief of our speeches unit. She can be reached a
4.rIencourage you to send these speeches to others in your office who
wi~sii to -know-wh-at-the-Director is saying i n `i-s public appearances.:
William M. Baker
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You will be addressing an audience of 175 alumni and current members of
the White House Fellows Program on Thursday, 5 May at 10:00 a.m. at the Old
Executive Office Building. In your proposed remarks, you mention the
important work that the White House Fellows did at the FBI, and observe,
"Regardless of the career you have chosen, the White House Fellows Program
afforded all of you an opportunity to spend at least a year in public
service." You develop the theme of public service by commenting on the
"impact such service can have on our government," using as an example your
experience defending a sailor accused of theft during the Korean War.
You introduce the thesis of your remarks in general terms on page 2: "I
plan to talk to you about some of the issues I am now facing at the Central
Intelligence Agency," and more specifically on page 4: "I would like to tell
you something about this new responsioility -- the issues we in intelligence
are facing, the changing nature of congressional oversight, and the need for a
cooperative relationship with the media."
You mention that many of the issues and challenges we now face will still
be with us in the 1990's -- terrorism, proliferation of weapons and delivery
systems, and verifying and monitoring arms control agreements.
In the next part of the speech, you discuss the relationship between CIA
and Congress and note that the Agency provides information to legislators
through briefings, written material, and testimony. You refer to the need to
be candid with Congress and mention the guidelines that were developed to help
those in the Agency provide information without compromising sources and
methods.
You point out the damage that can be done by disclosures of very sensitive
information, and cite an example sanitized in the text of the speech. You
also mention
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You emphasize that our policy with the media, like our policy with
Congress, is to be both candid and responsive. You conclude by recognizing
the importance of the experience each has had as a White House Fellow:
"Having had the opportunity to serve as White House Fellows, you are well
aware of the responsibilities of public service and of the contribution each
of us can make. I firmly believe that it is through serving the public that
we can best serve our separate professions and our nation. And it is through
that service that we can fulfill our highest aspirations for a safer and a
better world."
Your proposed remarks are attached.
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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
BEFORE THE
WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MAY 5. 1988
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IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH THE.WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS.
IN JANUARY, I SPOKE TO THE FELLOWS IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM -- IT'S
GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE AGAIN TODAY. AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE ALUMNI.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOWN, WELCOME BACK TO
WASHINGTON. DURING MY TIME AT THE FBI, I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE
SEVERAL OUTSTANDING WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS ON MY STAFF. THEY PROVIDED
THE BUREAU -- AND nE -- WITH VALUABLE SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS
MINORITY RECRUITMENT, AGENT TESTING AND EDUCATION, AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS CENTER.1 I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE
A WHITE HOUSE FELLOW AT THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY -- THE
TRANSITION FROM FBI TO CIA A YEAR AGO DIDN'T LEND ITSELF TO THAT.
BUT IF THE QUALITY OF FUTURE WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS IS ON PAR WITH
THOSE I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST -- AND I'M SURE IT WILL BE -- A FELLOW
WOULD BE A WELCOME ADDITION TO MY STAFF. I'M CERTAIN THAT
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POLICYNAKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THIS CITY WHO HAVE HAD WHITE
HOUSE FELLOWS AS ASSISTANTS WOULD-AGREE -T-HAT THEY HAVE MADE A
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO GOVERNMENT.
REGARDLESS OF THE CAREER YOU HAVE CHOSEN, THE WHITE HOUSE
FELLOWS PROGRAM AFFORDED ALL OF YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND AT LEAST
A YEAR IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I PLAN TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE
ISSUES I AM NOW FACING AT THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. BUT
FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE AND ABOUT THE
IMPACT SUCH SERVICE CAN HAVE ON OUR GOVERNMENT.
AFTER JUST BEGINNING TO PRACTICE LAW AT A FIRM IN ST. LOUIS, I
WAS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN THE NAVY -- THIS WAS DURING THE
KOREAN WAR. I SERVED ON A TANKER IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS APPOINTED
TO REPRESENT A YOUNG SAILOR ACCUSED OF THEFT. WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT
THE SAILOR HAD BEEN INTERROGATED WITHOUT BEING ADVISED OF HIS RIGHT
TO COUNSEL, I TOLD HIM TO REMAIN SILENT IF HE WAS QUESTIONED IN THE
FUTURE. MY SUPERIORS WEREN'T PLEASED WITH MY ADVICE. THEY SENT A
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TERSE MESSAGE FROM THE SHIP TO HEADQUARTERS: "DUE TO LIEUTENANT
WEBSTER'S INTERFERENCE-; --UNABLE- -T O OBTAIN CONFESSION."
ALTHOUGH-THERE-WERE SEVERAL-INQUIRIES FROM FLEET HEADQUARTERS,
THE END RESULT IN THIS CASE WAS A COMMENDATION FOR MY INTERFERENCE.
THE PROCEDURE OF ADVISING ACCUSED MEN OF THEIR RIGHT TO COUNSEL WAS
LATER INCORPORATED INTO THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.2
MY INTERFERENCE IN THIS CASE WAS THE BEGINNING. IT WAS THE
FIRST EXPERIENCE THAT PROVED TO ME THAT AN INDIVIDUAL COULD EFFECT
CHANGE WITHIN A SYSTEM -- EVEN A SYSTEM AS LARGE AND IMPOSING AS THE
UNITED STATES NAVY.
I'M SURE THAT MANY OF YOU -- EITHER DURING THE WHITE HOUSE
FELLOWS PROGRAM OR THEREAFTER -- HAVE HAD A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT IS REASSURING TO KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT -- BIG
AS IT IS -- CAN STILL BE RESPONSIVE TO INITIATIVE AND COMMITMENT.
WHEN I TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR OF THE FBI IN 1978, MY GOALS WERE
TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE BUREAU AND TO
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PROTECT OUR SOCIETY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CONSTITUTION. AND,
DURING MY NINE YEAR TENURE, I BELIEVE THAT THE FBI MET THE
CHALLENGES OF MODERN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SERVED THE PUBLIC WELL.
I BELIEVED THAT AS DIRECTOR OF THE FBI I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
EVERYTHING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THAT ORGANIZATION. I MAY NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ALL ERROR, BUT I COULD, THROUGH MY OWN ACTIVE
INTEREST AND COMPLIANCE, INSIST UPON DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND
FAITHFUL ADHERENCE TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.3
LAST YEAR, I ACCEPTED A NEW RESPONSIBILITY -- DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE -- AND I HAVE APPROACHED THIS POSITION AS I
APPROACHED MY JOB AT THE FBI. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS NEW RESPONSIBILITY -- THE ISSUES WE IN INTELLIGENCE ARE
FACING, THE CHANGING NATURE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND THE NEED
FOR MAINTAINING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA.
INTELLIGENCE FOR SOME YEARS NOW HAS BEEN MARKED BY A GROWING
DIVERSITY OF THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IT IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS AND
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BY THE GROWING NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF THE USERS OF INTELLIGENCE.
WE NOW SUPPLY INTELLIGENCE TO NEARLY EVERY DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY OF
THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS TO CONGRESS. AND INTELLIGENCE,
INCREASINGLY, IS BECOMING CENTRAL IN POLICY DELIBERATIONS. IT IS
APPARENT THAT THE CAPACITY OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE TO MONITOR OR VERIFY
SOVIET COMPLIANCE WITH ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS IS, INCREASINGLY,
DRIVING THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS.
MANY OF THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WE NOW FACE WILL STILL BE WITH
US IN THE 1990's -- TERRORISM, PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS AND DELIVERY
SYSTEMS, AND VERIFYING AND MONITORING ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS. OUR
ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE REAL INTENTIONS AND EFFECTS OF THE SOVIET
LEADERSHIP AND TO ASSESS THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WILL REMAIN INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES. WE ARE
INTERESTED IN BOTH THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF COUNTRIES
FROM BRAZIL TO BANGLADESH, FROM MEXICO TO MALAYSIA, AND FROM TURKEY
TO TANZANIA.
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AND CONGRESS IS VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THE CIA DOES. NOT LONG
AGO. I ADDRESSED A GROUP OF RETIRED INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, AND THEY
RECALLED THE DAYS WHEN NO CLASSIFIED PAPERS WENT FROM THE CIA TO
EITHER BRANCH OF CONGRESS AND THE ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFINGS TO
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES WERE GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR HIMSELF, OR WITH
THE DIRECTOR PRESENT. AT ONE TIME, THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE HAD ONE CLEARED STAFFER, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ONE OR TWO. TODAY, FOUR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
CLOSELY EXAMINE THE AGENCY'S ACTIVITIES, AND THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO SEE CLASSIFIED MATERIAL FAR EXCEEDS THE ONE OR TWO
OF THE PAST.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, THE CIA GAVE 175 BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS. LAST
YEAR, WE GAVE OVER 1,000 BRIEFINGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. THESE
TOPICS INCLUDED ARMS CONTROL, SOVIET WEAPONS. THE PERSIAN GULF
SITUATION, THE CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. AND EVEN THE SPREAD OF
AIDS IN AFRICA. IN THE LAST YEAR, THE CIA SENT OVER 5,000
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
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IN ADDITION TO BRIEFINGS AND PAPERS, WE ALSO TESTIFY BEFORE
CONGRESS. I HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE HILL, LATELY,
MYSELF. IN FACT, I HAVE BEGUN TO REFER TO CAPITOL HILL AS MY "HOME
AWAY FROM HOME."4 MY TOP EXECUTIVES TELL ME THEY SPEND ABOUT 25
PERCENT OF THEIR TIME DEALING WITH CONGRESS, WHILE I ESTIMATE THAT
-- ON AN AVERAGE -- 15 PERCENT OF MY TIME IS SPENT TESTIFYING ON THE
HILL AND MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.5
BECAUSE I KNOW OF THE NEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY CANDID WITH
CONGRESS, AND THE RESPONSIBLITY THAT INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS HAVE
TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS, I HAVE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES
GOVERNING OUR DEALINGS WITH CONGRESS. AND I HAVE MADE IT ABSOLUTELY
CLEAR THAT IN DEALING WITH CONGRESS THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR
DECEPTION.
THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT THE AGENCY OFFICIALS WHO BRIEF
CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO REFER BACK TO ME. I WILL TAKE THE HEAT OR
WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS WITH CONGRESS. BUT WE WILL NOT GIVE
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HALF-ANSWERS OR AROUND-THE-CORNER ANSWERS. THAT'S NOT THE WAY I
OPERATE. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE WILL SAY_.THERE.ISA PROBLEM, AND
WE CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION AT THIS TIME. WE MAY ULTIMATELY HAVE
TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER, AND IT MAY MEAN NEGOTIATION. BUT WE WILL NOT
LEAVE THE CONGRESS FEELING THAT IN SOME WAY ANYONE IN THE CIA HAS
BEEN DISINGENUOUS IN DEALING WITH THEM.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED
BY CONGRESS ARE BOTH NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL. THERE MUST BE A
DEPENDABLE SYSTEM OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH BUILDS,
RATHER THAN ERODES, TRUST BETWEEN THOSE WHO HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THOSE WHO ARE THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, INSTANCES WHERE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
NATIONAL SECURITY MUST NOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE CONGRESSIONAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES: THIS INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT COULD
JEOPARDIZE LIVES, OR INFORMATION THAT THREATENS THE MEANS BY WHICH
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WE PROTECT OURSELVES. THE DISCLOSURE OF SOPHISTICATED TECHNICAL
SYSTEMS OR CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ALERTS A HOSTILE NATION TO THE
NEED TO DEVELOP COUNTERMEASURES AND CAN SERIOUSLY HAMPER OUR
INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS. IN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ONE
SENSITIVE PIECE OF INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED, IT COULD PUT AN ENTIRE
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEM OUT OF USE. AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME, PLANNING, AND MONEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT.
INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLISHED NEED NOT EVEN BE ACCURATE TO DO
IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. LET ME GIVE YOU
AN EXAMPLE. NOT TOO LONG AGO THERE WAS A BRIEF FLURRY OF NEWS
STORIES PURPORTING TO BE BASED ON CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION INDICATING THAT THE SOVIETS HAD CARRIED OUT CERTAIN
MILITARY EXPERIMENTS. THE STORIES WERE LARGELY INACCURATE. YET
COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION -- AGAIN MOSTLY INACCURATE -- WERE
ATTRIBUTED TO A NUMBER OF U.S. OFFICIALS. SOME OF THESE OFFICIALS
CONFIRMED THE STORY, ONE DENIED IT, AND YET ANOTHER CORRECTED THE
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INITIAL STORY. THE STATEMENTS BY THESE OFFICIALS SERVED TO HEIGHTEN
SPECULATION AND TO SUSTAIN PUBLIC FOCUS ON MATTERS-INVOLVING HIGHLY
SENSITIVE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION TECHNIQUES.
AFTER THESE STORIES WERE PUBLISHED, THE SOVIETS TOOK
COUNTERMEASURES WHICH LIMITED OUR ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF
INTELLIGENCE. IN SHORT, EVEN THOUGH THE INFORMATION DISCUSSED BY
THESE U.S. OFFICIALS WAS INCORRECT, THE NET RESULT WAS A FURTHER
LOSS FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE.'
REGRETTABLY, SOME VIEW THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S OBLIGATION
TO PROTECT INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS AS A THREAT TO A FREE
PRESS. BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT MOST MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARE MORE
THAN WILLING TO COOPERATE WHEN WE HAVE CLEARLY STATED THE REASONS
WHY CERTAIN INFORMATION WOULD JEOPARDIZE NATIONAL INTERESTS.
LAST FALL, A REPORTER FROM A MAJOR NEWSPAPER REQUESTED A MEETING
WITH BILL BAKER. MY PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AT CIA, TO DISCUSS
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THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE PRESS HAS WITHHELD
STORIES OR WRITTEN THEM IN A WAY THAT PRESERVED THE CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INTELLIGENCE SOURCES. THIS COOPERATION IS A RESULT OF THE
CREDIBILITY AND GOOD FAITH WE HAVE WORKED TO ESTABLISH WITH THE
PRESS.
OUR POLICY WITH THE MEDIA -- LIKE OUR POLICY WITH CONGRESS -- IS
TO BE BOTH CANDID AND RESPONSIVE. WE FREQUENTLY SCHEDULE BACKGROUND
BRIEFINGS FOR REPORTERS WHO REQUEST INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS. AND IF WE CANNOT ANSWER A SPECIFIC QUESTION FROM THE
MEDIA, WE WILL TELL THEM THAT WE CANNOT ANSWER IT AND WILL NOT TRY
TO INVENT A RESPONSE.
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IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NEWSWEEK, I MADE THE POINT THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT IN THIS ORGANIZATION.-WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE RISKS, BUT THE RISKS HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN
KINDS OF PRINCIPLES -- PRINCIPLES WITH WHICH THE PUBLIC IS
COMFORTABLE. THE RISKS MUST NOT PUT US AFOUL OF THE CONSTITUTION OR
OUR LAWS.8
A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LAW HAS CONVINCED ME THAT THE
INTEGRITY OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS CAN ONLY BE MAINTAINED BY
INSISTING UPON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND RULES -- RULES IMPOSED TO
ENSURE OUR CITIZENS THAT WE ARE INDEED ACCOUNTABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO
DO THAT IS TO RESPOND AS FULLY AND CANDIDLY AS WE CAN TO THOSE
CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT.
HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS, YOU
ARE WELL AWARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND OF THE
CONTRIBUTION EACH OF US CAN MAKE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS
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THROUGH SERVING THE PUBLIC THAT WE CAN BEST SERVE OUR SEPARATE
PROFESSIONS AND OUR NATION. AND IT IS THROUGH THAT SERVICE THAT WE
CAN FULFILL OUR HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS FOR A SAFER AND A BETTER WORLD.
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Georgia Adams of the FBI supplied information about White House Fellows who
served under the Judge at the FBI as "Assistants to the Director." This
background information, which is attached, was also provided before
Judge Webster addressed the current group of White House Fellows on 6 January
1988.
2 Judge Webster's defense of a sailor accused of theft who had not been
advised of his right to counsel was reported extensively in the press when the
Judge was named Director of the FBI in January, 1978. A description of this
incident was included in the Judge's proposed remarks to the Bar Association
of St. Louis on 29 April 1968.
3 The Judge discussed now he approached the job of FBI Director during
his confirmation hearing as Director of Central Intelligence before the SSCI
on 30 April 1987. The relevant part of the testimony is attached.
4 Judge Webster humorously referred to Capitol Hill as his "home away
from home" during remarks to the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth
Association on 13 April 1988.
5 The amount of time the DCI and his top executives spend dealing with
Congress was mentioned by Judge Webster in remarks to the American Business
Conference (23 March 1988) and the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth
Association (13 April 1988).
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8 The Judge's comments on the need to take risks -- albeit risks that
are associated with principles -- was drawn from an interview he had with
1EWSWEEK reporters on 29 September 1987. Several articles based on that
interview appeared in the 12 October 1987 edition of NEWSWEEK, and a
transcript of the relevant portion of the interview is attached.
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WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS AT FBI
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The following White House Fellows served under you at the FBI as Assistants to
the Director:
1. Stephen Harty: He developed a Writing Skills Program while at the FBI.
Stephen is now a Vice President/Account Supervisor at Ogilvy & Mather, Inc.,
New York.
2. Priscilla Douglas: Priscilla worked on minority recruitment at the FBI.
She is Director of Placement and College Relations, General Motors, Detroit,
Michigan.
3. Mary Spaeth: Mary worked on the New Agent Education and Recruitment
Practices Program and the Agent Testing Program. She also monitored the Agent
Identification System under Public Licensing Proposal Public Law 921-544,
worked with on training matters, and improved the quality of
written communication at the Bureau. She is now an Executive Vice President
at Fairchild/LeMaster, a Dallas communications firm.
4. Mike Ryan: Mike worked on the Economic Crime Proposal and also helped
develop the Hostage Crisis Center. He also worked on the Bureau's computer
programs under Assistant Director William Bayse. He is now a U.S. Army
Battalion Commander at Fort Hood, Texas.
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-Thursday, April 30, 1987
United States Senate,
Select Committee on Intelligence
Washington, D. C.
The Select Committee met, pursuant to recess, at 3:45
o'clock p.m., in Room SD-628, Dirksen Senate Office Building,
the Honorable David Boren, Chairman of the Committee,
presiding.
Present: Senators Boren, Bentsen, Hollings, Bradley,
DeConcini,'Ya-czenbaum, Cohen, Hatch, Murkowski, Specter and
Hecht.
Also Present: Sven E. Holmes, Staff Director/General
Counsel; James Dykstra, Minority Staff Director; and Kathleen
McGhee, Chief Clerk.
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