REPRESENTATIVE BILL YOUNG'S INTEREST IN POLYGRAPH INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP11M01338R000400470096-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 96
• Publication Date: June 21, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 85-1784
21 June 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security
FROM
Chief, Liaison Division, OLL
SUBJECT Representative Bill Young's Interest in
Polygraph Information
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1. We received a call today from Doug Gregory, staffer
for Representative C. W. Bill Young (R., FL), House
Appropriations Committee. (Gregory's telephone number is
225-5961) Mr. Gregory said there will be a vote next Tuesday
or Wednesday on a program to expand the use of the polygraph
for Defense Department personnel on a random, aperiodic
basis. He said Mr. Young had discussed this matter with the
DDCI and had asked the DDCI for a letter describing the
success of our polygraph program. He said Mr. Young is
seeking unclassified material that he can use on the floor of
the House to convince his colleagues to support expanded use
25X1 of the polygraph by DOD.
2. Mr. Gregory said the Walker case indicates that
random, aperiodic polygraph examinations would be helpful.
He added that, if ever there was a time to get congressional
125X1 action on this issue, it is now.
3. Mr. Gregory said he was told by Mr. Young to contact
CIA's Director of Security and see what might be furnished
quickly in the way of unclassified written material on the
advantages offered by a polygraph program for use by
Mr. Young as he pushes for this legislation. To be useful,
the material must be in Mr. Young's hands no later than the
evening of 24 June or the morning of 25 June. If possible,
the material should be based on CIA's experience -- although
Mr. Gregory understands that this may cause a problem in an
unclassified context. Nevertheless, if it is to be useful as
a means of persuading Congressmen of the wisdom of ex.anding
25X1 polygraph use by DoD, it must be unclassified.
4. Mr. Gregory said he was not now asking for the letter
that Mr. Young had discussed with the DDCI. He said he did
not know the status of that matter, but he would leave that
up to the DDCI. What he was now looking for was the best
package we could supply on admittedly very short not'
25X1 Gregory apologized for the lack of advance warning.
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5. I asked Mr. Gregory if Congressman Young would like
to have a tutorial on the utility of the polygraph as well as
written material. Mr. Gregory said that Mr. Young probably
would appreciate such a briefing. Mr. Young, however, won't
be back in Washington until late afternoon on the 24th. We
25X1 agreed to discuss the briefing question again on 24 June.
6. As a final note, Mr Gregory said that the
Congressman, through previous service on HPSCI, had a vague
recollection that there were two cases of espionage some time
ago involving CIA employees who had been polygraphed. He
said Mr. Young could not remember any details but would
25X1 appreciate knowing if this had been the case.
7. Please let us know whether you will be able to
furnish unclassified material for use by Mr. Young. In
addition, Mr. Young will probably want a briefing on the
utility of a polygraph program on 25 June. (Final decision
on the briefing will be made on 24 June, and we will keep you
informed about it.) Please refer questions on this
memorandum to
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