SENATE FLOOR DEBATE AND PASSAGE OF INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL/DCI VIEWS LETTER

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29 September 1986
OCA 86-3276
MEMORANDUM FOR: (See Distribution)
Deputy Director for Legislation STAT
Office of Congressional Affairs
SUBJECT: Senate Floor Debate and Passage of Intelligence
Authorization Bill/DCI Views Letter
1. Floor Debate and Passage. On September 24, 1986, the
Senate debated and passed S. 2477, the Senate version of the
Intelligence Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 1987. Attached
please find copies of pp. 513559 - S13580 from the
Congressional Record of that date which contain the Senate
floor action.
2. DCI Views Letter. Also attached is a copy of a views
letter from the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to the
House and Senate conferees on the Intelligence Authorization
Bill (identical letters were sent to the House and Senate
sides).
3. Helms Amendments. Your attention is directed to pp.
S13566 - S13580 of the debate which contain the proceedings on
the two amendments offered by Senator Helms and ultimately
adopted by the Senate: the first by voice vote and the second
by a party-line vote of 53-47. A brief description of both
amendments follows.
4. First Amendment - Classified Annex. The first Helms
Amendment added a new section to the bill, Section 104. This
new section, in turn, directs that the "Classified Schedule of
Authorizations" appended to the bill (usually referred to as
the "classified annex) be amended to incorporate a "classified
supplement" (hereinafter the "Helms supplement"). Section 104
states further that the Helms supplement incorporates
additional directions to the Intelligence Community on the
fcllowing subjects: "competitive analyses of key intelligence
topics, survivability of national technical means of
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intelligence collection, availability of the report of the
President's 1980 Transition Team study of intelligence;
training on combatting Marxism-Leninism; integration of
military, political and economic aspects of national estimates
on the Soviet Union; assessment of the effects of Soviet data
denial; Foreign Broadcast Information Service analyses;
reconnaissance capability; protection of polygraph information;
role of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and intelligence
policy regarding Panama."
5. In the debate on p. S13567, Senator Helms lists
thirty-two (32) topics which he states his first amendment will
mandate be addressed by "competitive analysis." In fact,
however, this thirty-two item list is not the "Helms
supplement". The actual Helms supplement is much smaller; it
contains only eleven items in total, the first of which
mandates that eight subjects be addressed by competitive
analysis. The attachment to the DCI's views letter is a
correct copy of the Helms supplement with the additions and
deletions which the DCI proposes to the conferees marked
thereon.
6. The thirty-two item list which Senator Helms read
appears to have come from a version of the list prepared
earlier by Senator Helms' staff for purposes of discussion with
the Agency and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
7. Second Amendment - DCI Study Of Panama. The second
Helms amendment appears on p. 513571. It added a new section
to the bill, Section 604. This new section mandates the DCI to
provide a report to the SSCI and the House Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence no later than March 1,?1984, as to
whether and to what extent the Defense Forces of the Goverment
of Panama have violated the human rights of the Panamanian
people, are involved in international drug trafficking, arms
trafficking, or money laundering, or were involved in the death
of Dr. Hugo Spadafora. In effect, it repeats somewhat the
eleventh item in the "Helms supplement".
8. The conference on the authorization is almost concluded
and the report of the conferees is expected to be available
within the next few days.
Attachments:
as noted
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SUBJECT: Senate Floor Debate and Passage of Intelligence
Authorization Bill/DCI Views Letter
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S 13560 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL END STRENGTH international organization September ter you
SEc 202. (a) The intelligence community agreement for the Pursuant x to "(c)(1) The entitlement of a former spouse
Staff is authorized two hundred and thirty- of such data.". production or exchange e to a survivor annuity under this section-
nine full-time personnel as of September 30. (b) The table of contents of chapter 167 of (A) shall commence-
1987. Such personnel of the intelligence title 10, United States code, to amended by Partici (f) to the case of a former spouse of a
Community staff may be permanent em- adding at the end thereof: ceased as or ferff participant who is de.
ployees of the Intelligence Community tlonceased g of the the lateter date of this sec-
Staff or personnel detailed from other ele- '?2795. Exchange of mapping, chartig. . begi nning sixtieth the laafter te
-(D the r of the United States Government. geodesy data withforeign nag "(II) the date suchy former spouse reaches
(b) During fiscal year 1987. personnel of
the Intelligence Community Staff shall be tfona."? age fifty; and
the Intelligence
as a Community
appropriate shall
e? MEDICAL EVACUATION OF DIA CIVILIAN ?(11) in the case of any other former
selected from to provide s of the United EMPLOYEES STATIONED OVERSEAS spouse, beginning on the latest date of-
sentat Government engaged in intelligence Svc. 404. Subsection 1605(a) of chapter 83 '(1) the date that the P or
at tics. of title 10, United States Code, is amended former Participant to whoma the P former
(c) During fiscal year 1987, any officer or by Inserting "(5)" after 'paragraphs (2). (3), spouse was married dies;
employee of the United States or a member (4) and after "22 U.S.C. 4082 (2), (3), t4>', "(II) the sixtieth day after the effective
of the Armed Forces who Is detailed to the PROCEEDS FROM DEFENSE DEPARTMENT date of this section; or
Intelligence lement of the Community Staff from another COUNTERINTELLIGENCE NEL G Secretary OPERATIONS (III) the date such former spouse reaches
e
element S
d States ov Government eSvc. 4p 40 . (a) without regard to thDefense age fitly, and
shall detailed that asuch ofttcer, employee, or sions of oriz thou of title 31, pro vi- United month h sha before terminate the former the last day of the
member may any such detailed fi
a nonretmbursa. or States Lose, use of be the spouse's fifty death or
Proceeds from counter- Te "(2XA) survivor r a nuit age tinder this fo
ble r basis for a period f of less temporary one year intelligence operations conducted by compo- 2>(Al A cube payab uisec.
for
by the performance Director of to of cr y functions Intelnents of the
appropriate
Intel. necessary Military Departments to offset written rit all not be e Direc.
as required and reasonable expenses, not oth- application any provided
gthe mnen.
ligence. erwise prohibited by law, incurred in such totation r' complete which with ar my by regulation
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF ADMINIS. Operations. if use of appropriated funds to requ r which the Director may regulation
TERED IN SAME MANNER AS CENTRAL INTELLI. meet such expenses would not be ractica- fective , dwithin ate of Ls seY months after the ef.
GENCE AGENCY ble. P fictive date of th is section.
SEC. 203. During fiscal year 1987? activities (b) As soon as the net proceeds from par. ?(B) Upon approval of an application pro-
apersonnel of the ICommuni- ticular counterintelligence operations are no vided under subparagraph
and Staff shall o subject Intelligence
nnuity shall be), payable le to appropri.
the provisions longer necessary for the conduct of those or former ate survivor annuity shall respect all e one
the National Security Act of the 1947 (U.S.C. similar operations, such proceeds shall be before On fore spouse Piro resduri g wh h the
401 et seq.) and the Central Intelligence deposited into the Treasury as aliscellane- such approval e d to such the this no
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) ?us receipts. former spouse was entitled to such annuity
in same of 1949 as iSies and (c) The Secretary of Defense shall estab- survivor suityction, be but topayable e under er tthis shall
sec.
Ins activities lush policies and procedures to govern acqui- annuity lion . the TITLE III CENTRAL, INTEAgen ]~IVCE aition, use, management and disposition of Lion with respect to any period before the
net of the Central AGENCY Intelligence Aced proceeds from counterintelligence oper- effective date
ecthishall-n.
RETIRE![ENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM taations rt Dconducted , b i omdpon effects ofitheMIlri. "(d) The Duch respell- may be nec.
" (1) issue such regulations as and
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS nal Systems of accounting and aiveiste. emary to
SEc. 301. There is authorized to be appro- carry out this micable and
five controls. "(2) to the extent practicable inform each
Printed for the Central Intelligence Agency SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORS individual who was a former spouse of a par.
Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal SPOUSES OF CRNTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 15. 1982 of or former is which such November
a
year 1987 the sum of $125,800,000? EMPLOYEES may 15, 1 have any rihis s which such individual
TITLE IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI_ SEC. 406. (a) Part C of title II of the Cen? (b) Sectiond 14(a)sof he Central Intelli.
SIONS RELATED TO INTELLIGENCE tral Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of gence AGENCIES 1964 for Certain Agency ndt ob 1ns Ja/U
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
The roar;: r;ntrll efl i :,;f?: that the Congress and arc being considered That right needs to)bf exec ~,f 1, a
are must d;f frcult tc di.; ~,;
nvolve u in public by the executive branch. rcir< d in ,
i cunrr?'.mf c;. and dc~ The second responeible a tashior; as nhtron. ~Le do not want to rand to im hetaet ns ipoin taI~would make is pofsthle w
f ; otf rant strengths to immight po ant the health and w ift ou here Just had s example of that o
our ad,( rsar;< you here earlier this afte moon.
our a?eakne:c,t ; yet we realize there the intelligence oversight itself. Mr
Be. President, I would su
are inevitable public concerns about cause, Mr. President. when the Senate In the accommodation t coo that
ahc-(her the Soviets may be able to created the Select Committee on Intel- from North Carolina we? are cnoit nee
affect U.S national policy b~ deceit- ligence in 1916, ur:der the provisions of process ly Intending our intelli f ncf? se;:tcm This g to set up a new
1(-.m desc?nrs dirt; } prob- Senate Resolution 400. it was expior. dfficult fort he 15 Members le. is lyre , very
priori ~ in every ing new ground Up until that volutee for the brief criotof tame
Part of the intf li;et r,r, community, as many people believed that it waslIm. volunteered for brief pcr;ots of time
of 11 as leadership be the DCI who can possible to operate an effective intelli- but their Senate career-UP that ana!.st: have access to genre community without giving aaa ? bno more-to deal up to 8 years.
the data they' need to identify threats the essential democratic right of free compromise between dae?tr.;h the vcr
and develop means y very difficult issues of the so-called
p ans to counter them. and open debate. Some people said de-
The committee and the DCI have mocracy had to oeracy and
taker. certain initiatives in this field, United s bo gi etwaynbecaus nthe good intelligence.
and the committee continues to moni- ligence. Others said the United States So I would hope that, in the future,
tor the effort. The classified commit- ig should not state the the adequacy deall the our
tee report oto the Senate will discuss at all because the costs intelligence the the gene or thinadequacy of
inadequacy of
this ethe intelligence collcbon lectedis a
operating a community in the way it manner process t May be on
In general, we have found over the needed to be operated, the costs to de. manner
in the
past 2 years a new attitude in the ex- mocracy would be too great. y manner somewhat different from the
in which it was reflected this
ecutire breath toward counterintelli? The Senate at that time said other-
gence. The administration and the in. year.
wise. In adopting Senate Resolution
telligence community are coming to 400, the Members of the Senate decid. 0 1520
grips with difficult, underlying grab- ed tthey could compromise be-
g
lenis rip that have plagued the Govern- tween intelligence that
and democratic rule the right And Yet, Mr. President, I would sae
meat for Years. The Intelligence Corn- by selecting some of their colleagues rule that without ho of f m y oll ague from disparaging
mitten has worked very closely and to represent the full range of views y calla
North
Carolina present present to his colleagues
quietly with the executive branch to within the Senate and by giving them and that eat all the lent those t l-
raise these issues in a manner that can full and open access to the budget, the ings present tense tha-
lead to their resolution by l envy that we are
era, to the than deion on policy defensirriak. tell atioe community. polThen. of to he in- have that are deeply held, feelings that cies ness. tect the security of the intelligence, have accumulated over. years and
ratheve- pro- years experience, with a commit.
The committee's attention to these the Senate agreed to isolate legislative mint to o the security of the country
issues will not end when our reports review of the intelligence community
are issued next week. The committee to just this one committee, that we both hold so dear.
will continue to seek the su Mr. President. I yield to my col-
the Senate for its efforts to pperconf The thinking. Mr. President. was league from Vermont. EAHY. that the Select Committee on Intelli? Mr. I~ think Mr. President, I will be
structive use of its oversight authority gence would serve as a buffer.
in counterintelligence and other sensi- The concerns that Members had re- brief. I thMi tnnesota has distinguished spelled Se out
ut
tine areas, tor from M'
carding intelligence were to be fun- eery carefully and very well the stric-
Mr. President, I have one further set neled through the committee so that lures we operate under and the ex-
discussions of the relevant issues could
Pally a the process that relate l princi- remain secure. In exchange for that rnni difficulty this committee. we face in actually
of through brief gh tcomments r afternoon. . I we going arrangement, the running this committee. I compliment of
though this that the ohn. have are
Committee indicat-
In- pity agreed to deal intelligence thecseleict him for his work and the amount -s
telligence has agreed to accept the In- comn-littee in a com letely frank and mrasthat than he anf heoother g ME ns
more
nibus amendment the Senator from open atmosphere. Nopmally, this proc bens
North Carolina has offered to the au_ ess works well. The community has of obis body how much lima nd w thorizatIon bill. sometimes raised concerns about secu? why so sh often care it pekes, and
rity. The select committee for its part s en we much
to Speak in eu-
twobrief e Pheaimf if we
pe ki all. often
But, if I might, . I cOne,ould that like tito would make kept fully complained about not being saying from speaking g rather er than
not be accurate to say that, as chair- kept fully and adequately informed on
man.
, I agree with the u intelli ence seeing anything all.
amendments or with the panyose renec of tt se g matters. I also compliment the distin
But , on the whole, , anMr. President, Senator worked from North rd with the because
the aby the committee the system works, and it works well. he very hard with the commit-
migh
that t the imply acceptance rc on the current perform- As I said in my earlier statement, it
ance or management of the intelli- kind of an t tee in trying to find the way to raise tha
I gence
oncern to is spent on inellie n cef ein the, L ni t ad issues
Bence community. g r a?hic manner
h m nimizess floo hdcus Bon.
understand, Mr. President, that States that has not been reviewed by The distinguished
this Process that we are grind through the elected representatives of the North Carolina is notfrom
one
here this afternoon does go athe people of this country in Congress. who normally would shy away from
Senator from North ina allow
raise That is an amazing fact. It is unique in floor debate. But in this
so a issues
case some it that h feels very, very the world. But It Is a fact. wked , i has
about. that is not e very
a member very Unfortunately. Mr. President, the discusssiione on isvery hard sues about to which on he
deeply the Intelligence Committee and has system, to a degree, this year may feels strongly.
This been
not ba member of that a have broken down, or some people As he knows, and the distinguished
an Opportunity mmittee. may say it has broken down. And it Is Senator from Minnesota and I know,
for him, as any not the kind of course that we would many of these topics are
Member might have that same oppor- necessarily want to foll
tunny, to raise those iss
uit
q
ow
e sensl-
ues and to Year after five. We do not want to do anything not only himself but a larger I year think after the Year.
Members of the body ur. damage our intelligence or national sc-
e-
constituency that he and we represent derstand that everyone has the right
- rarity in discussing them.
that these issues have been considered to move amendments to the intelli- of the issues and report 1
by the Senate, are being considered by I will note that the full descriptions
ensure gence bill on the floor of the Senate. appended to the Intelligence language be
Commit-
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September _'{. 19,'E CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE-: I
513.;,'
h r ' art a , , , , , ' to :. S.court pc(N!e' in tilt E\t'?u:,; Conct'rn Ott'r the current siiuatiur.
for th t igl: the st 1 t Ccr i in a who have b:-e.n workii;g very, very Panama. There were many ever; Jr!
Slit-- :.`,t d ver ;un under It;( strut t .ir c!o,t lj wi! h th::: eomm.:tee over m a::,i Panama in the last
of S. r;att Resr,lutinr 400 year wh.l?
years particularly in the la t 2 ytiar-- Sparked this concern, begicr;,r;K w; t
I would also note for all St: at ors by the sdgCestictn from the St:.ator the brutal murder of former Vicc TI;r,
tha' tit chairman, and I are waling from North Carolina that a more de- inter of Health, Dr. Hugo Spad,-.f.,r:?.
ai n rt ad% at a tint to meet with tailed dicer;ptlon of the nerds of L!,( and the forced removal of Pres:d.:,r
S, na'c r.: from either side of the aisle oversight process n?erdtd to be acme.-:- Nicolas Ardito Barletta. This conct rn
it ita ha%e spt'cif;C qu. scion or: in- moda?ed. was hei~!htcned with the revelation:
tt I!, ',t 'e n::: i i r,. If wt ha,. e t!!r art I refiect in my ccmn,er.ts rr.y appre about Gen. Manuel Antonio Noric;:a
ewers. we can malt them available elation to my colleague from North last June in the New York Times ar;d
undt,r the rules of Senate Re~olut;on Carolina for being. I think, sigrrfi^art- on NBC television. Furthermore, in
400. If riot we can use the Senate In- ly cognizant of the difficulty that cer- the subcommittee on Western Heml-
tellicenee Committee to get those tain members of the execut!?.'e branch sphere Affairs. I held three hearings
questions answered for individual Sen- may have had with his amendment. this year on Panama in which both
ators or for committees-whether it is Mr. HELMS. If the Senator will witnesses from the administration and
Foreign. Relations. of which the distin- yield. I thank him for his kind com- the private sector discussed many of
guished Senator from North Carolina ments. In a very delicate way. it might the problems facing Panama today.
is a member. or Armed Services or Ju- have given some slight heartburn to The news accounts as may be ex-
diciary. Each of these committees certain individuals, which is what I in- pected, generated a greater interest in
from time to time have need for access tended. but they can take a little bi- tracking down the veracity of the al-
to classified material in order to carry carbonate with water and feel better leged activities of the Panamanian Dc.
out their duties and functions. tomorrow morning.
Again. I would remind all Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is fence Forces. Several hearings were
held
that we are available to help. We nei- there further debate? If not. the ques- and just the last House Johns Rs Hopkins Uni-
ther stet as advocate or adversary, tion is on agreeing to the amendment. week. non Panama t7nd
but m, ,r( l} present the facts as we The amendment (No. 2896) was versity is held g a on seminar there. Panama and
know them. agreed to. what going on there. At that semi-Mr. I yield to the distinguished Senator Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I move mar, staffer charged dn tha t Batley, a former NSC
from Minnesota. to reconsider the vote by which the on Panama as as lige deas asset art asset u %s
Mr. HELMS addressed the Chair. amendment was agreed to. causing mute criticism s
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. DURENBERGER. Mr. Presi- cadrug to mute cgitcitiv of , an and
Senator from North Carolina. dent. I move to lay that motion on the ma's drug trafficking activities, and
Mr. HELMS. I thank the Chair for table. the Spadafora case.
recognizing me. The motion to lay on the table was --This cannot be allowed to continue,
tor DVRENBERGER and Senator LEAHY,
that I appreciate the spirit of coopera-
tion and I think it is a matter of com-
fort to people inside and outside the
Senate that there is comity in the un-
derstanding about the agreement
about very important aspects of our
intelligence capability in this country.
I know this exercise has been ardu-
ous for you. It has been detailed. And
also for the staff. in particular, Mr.
McMahon. Mr. Finn. Mr. Newsome,
and Mr. Holliday. They have spent an
enormous number of hours going
through this material.
I might add parenthetically, it was
not easy to prepare my statement,
even. without running the risk of step-
ping over the classified line of demar-
cation.
In any case. I compliment the chair-
man and vice chairman of the commit-
tee and I assure them it has been a
pleasure to work with them on this.
It is a complicated amendment and
it is a very important one.
I thank my friends.
Mr. DURENBERGER. I thank our
colleague from North Carolina for his
comments. I think in the remarks we
have made on the subject, besides ex-
pressing the difficulty in dealing with
the line of demarcation that the Sena-
tor from North Carolina referred to
between classification and national se-
crets and what can be referred to in
the open, the other difficulty is always
dealing as between this branch and
the executive branch. I think the Sen-
ator from North Carolina can appreci-
ate to a degree the difficulty, perhaps
the last-minute difficulty, presented to
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Lions regarding Panama have centered
Senator from North Carolina. on the following issues: The decapita-
AMENDMENT NO. 2897 tion and murder of Noriega's harshest
Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I have a critic, Dr. Spadafora; the unanswered
second amendment at the desk which questions about the plane crash of
Gen. momentarily will call up and ask to . Omar Torrijos; the role of the
be stated. I am offering amendment on Panamanian Defense Forces in inter-
behalf of myself and Senators PELL, national drug trafficking, arms traf-
DENTON, HATCH. KERRY. WALLOP. ZOR- ficking and money laundering: the role
INSKY, HAWKINS, MCCLURE, SYMMS, of the Panama Defense Forces in elec-
HECHT. THURMOND. and MATTTNCT v tier fraud; the role of the defense
ment to the desk and ask for its imme? recta; the existence of gross corruption
mate consideration. at the highest levels of the govern-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mart and the defense forces: the role
clerk will report. of General Noriega as an intelligence
The legislative clerk read as follows: asset for Cuba and other countries, at
The Senator from North Carolina (Mr the same time he was providing intelli-
Mr. HATCH, Mr. KERRY. Mr. WALLOP. Mr role of Panama serving as a refuge for
ZORINSKY. Mrs. HAWKINS. Mr. MCCLURE. various terrorist organizations.
Mr. SYMMS. Mr. THURMOND. Mr. MATTINGLY. Mr. President, this amendment
and Mr. HECHT, proposes an amendment pending would require that the Cen-
to
numbered 2897. tral Intelligence Or. page 24 of the bill. after line 4. add the Intelligence Committees of the Senate
follow ing new section:
'Section 604. The Director of Central In- and the House, within 6 months,
telligence shall provide a report to the whether and to what extent the de-
Select Committee on Intelligence of the fense forces of the Government of
Senate and the Permanent Select Commit- Panama violated the human rights of
tee on Intelligence of the House of Repre. the people of Panama; to what extent
sentatives not later than March 1. 1987. they are involved in international drug
whether and to what extent the Defense trafficking, arms trafficking, or money
Forces of the Government of Panama hate laundering; or whether they were in-
violated the human rights of the Panamani-
an people, are involved in international drug volved in the death of Dr. Hugo Spa-
traffickirig. arms trafficking, or money laun? dafora.
dering, or were involved in the death of Dr. It is time that the veneer was ripped
Hugo Spadafora.?? off and whatever the facts may be-
and 1530 and I think I know what they are-let
them be exposed. That Is all this
Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, in the amendment asks. I am asking it be-
past few months, may Senators have cause I believe that it is absolutely es-
come to me and expressed their deep sential that the U.S. Senate be able to
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ha'. ( tht; in,`c,rr!at i!n oru:: to
a,:,. . Ur,:r, J Statt po=ll', toward
Panama wit n regard to int( 11ir(nc(
matters. In the New York Time- of
Jul!, 12. 1986. Seymour Hersh wrote
that sonior U.S. Government officials
stater! that General Noriega had b-n
pros ding intelligence information. si-
multaneously to Cuba and the United
State:, I believe that w( ab':c.lu1(1y
must ask ourselves wl:( t.( r this sit ua
tion constitutes a national security
threat to the United State- if prose.
true. It is with this in mind that I
offer this amendment on behalf of a
number of my colleagues and myself
as a first step in focusing our long-
overdue attention on what really is
going on and has been going on in
Panama. Let us review a little bit. then
I shall conclude.
Mr. President, a little more than I
year ago. Panama was shocked by the
brutal murder of Dr. Hugo Spadafora,
at one time the Vice-Minister of
Let m( make it clear. Mr. Pr(es:d( tit, this cc-jntr% uho felt th Par,ar.:a.
that I an! not a partisan of Dr. Bar- phy-sica!I' ixa, too small a country to
letta. I know him and I like hirn p"r- bear the bard( r: of re: pL)n ;bit;t\ for a
sonai!y I am not a partisan of the, late strati c uaterv.nv coveted by the
Dad I hae ora or G(.ncra] Noriega major military and ecc noon:r powers
grave doubts. as a mritter of the world ~i F los' that argument
of fact. that Dr. Bart tta's elf ;ion But there ua an ai-re(m!'i;t
was a fr(e( and fair ejection I %Anuld in t}i( treat Its that th( L'n;ted States
hardly be con. ,dcer(?d an advocate of
Dr Spada`ora's Social Derr.ocrat po. -dw(u,-)1,;,-, 1t' x;ork to encourag( duriand
tics not do I hold an;. brief for G, :,( r ?(.,..,,( rut toPang!-_a during the
at Non( oudt;on pcncd so that Par ama
ga w-hose- longstanding tie
with Cuba are wci; knc;an. would 'b( as s;.- _ g as p ,,, :,in the
Nevertheless, the Panamanian Gov- year 2000.
ernmcnt is widely perceived as d( pond So far Panama not achu?wed
ent on United States aid. We appear to either political stab;l;tv or economic
be responsible for the activities of the development. Despite the many addi-
Panamanian military, as though we tional millions of dollars which the
somehow approved the murder of Dr. treaties hate brought to Panama, the
Spadafora. republic faces an economic crisis. Un-
That is why the U.S. Senate deseres employment has reached catastrophic
to know the truth about what is hap- proportions. And its political structure
pening in Panama, and why we need has almost ceased to operate effectite-
to call upon the CIA to direct its ly. In the last 4 years, Panama has had
assets toward a study of Panamanian five Presidents, three of whom were
f
k
i
- -?-
ing, ar=r. trafficking and political the military. The brutal murder of Dr.
fighters in the fight against the Sandi- assassination. Hugo Spadafora has not been solved.
nistas in Nicaragua. Mr. President, the historic Panama's free r. with
In the weeks before he was mur- ship with Panama has always been stretching back to the found ng oftthe
dered. Dr. Spadafora had been very very important to the people of the republic, feels increasing pressure and
vocal in criticism of elements in the United States. The friendly contribu. intimidation.
Panamanian military whom he said tion of the American people to Pana- These international events are de-
were allied to drug trafficking, princi- ma's development, through the con- stablizing Panamanian society. Pana-
pally Gen. Antonio Noriega. struction and operation of the Panama ma's future internal security depends
That is pretty dangerous stuff to do Canal, still remains unmatched in any upon opening up economic opportuni-
and say in a number of countries. Ap- other country in the world. At times, ty to all levels of the Panamanian
parently Panama is one of them be- no doubt, the sheer size of the United social structure. The promise of free
cause on September 13. Doctor Spada- States has tended to overwhelm enterprise will be an illusion unless
dora was taken off a public bus as it Panama, and Panamanians have some- the campesino, the worker, the trades-
entered Panama from Costa Rica by times chaffed at the relationship, per- man, and the small businessman have
two members of the Panama defense haps feeling they have too much of a the chance to participate in economic
forces, and was never seen again alive. good thing. Nevertheless, for better or life. No economy can flourish when
The next morning his decapitated for worse, the United States and motivation is destroyed by Govern-
body was found across the border in Panama are closely associated by went regulations, delays in granting
Costa Rica, and that mutilated body treaty until the end of this century; permits, redistribution schemes. cor-
showed clear signs of torture before and I know of no American who is not ruption, and special prit ileges for cro?
this man was murdered. eager for that close association and Dr. Barletta, the President of friendship to continue for the next erf ul. and relatives of the rich and pow,
Panama-incidentally, he is a graduate century. rf
of
of North Carolina State University, I And in Panama itself. we recognize a Moreover, powerful outside forces
say to my friends who are man- basic reserve of good will and deep ence. and freedom.
The in
gstan-
aging this bill-Nicky Barletta was friendship. Many Panamanian families inee, and democracy. The elements in
moved by the public outcry to call for have intermarried with ours, have sent ing relationship of some elment in
the appointment of a commission to their sons and daughters to the United the military with the totalitarian
invesigate the death. And what do you States for education, have Joined in Communist government special Cuba i a
reckon happened. Mr. President, when business ventures with Americans for cause granted concern. The apriva?
Barletta called for a public investiga- decades in the canal operations. Mem- loges granted to the which respect
tion? This was the President. Presi- bers of the Panamanian Defense banking which respect
dent Barletta, known personally by Forces have trained with our military the national interest of no nation,
many of us in this Chamber. personnel, have have distorted the Panamanian econo-
Before the commission could even be schools, gone o to our military
appointed, he went to New York for have served on multilateral my, and Panama's relationship with
the meeting of the went t General Assem- institutions such as the Inter?Ameri- other nations. Finally, the growing
can Defense Board, and worked to co- concentration of the North American
bly. He returned to Panama on Sep- ordinate the defense of the canal. drug traffic in Panama's transporta-
tember 26, and was ousted under pres- The positive interests of the United tion facilities threatens to create
sure from the military elements sus- States and of Panama are inextricably forces more powerful than any legiti-
pected of the murder. intertwined to the benefit of both mate power in Panama.
That was the President of Panama, countries. We want to do everything to The brutality of the murder of Dr.
and he was ousted after he had said, see that those benefits continue for Spadafora, an insistent critic of power-
"I want a public investigation and I everyone. ful elements in Panama. is without
am going to appoint a commission." Yet the news from Panama contin- precedent. It has served as a catalyst
That is the kind of thing, Mr. Presi- ues to be very disquieting. When the to action for many, inside of Panama
dent, that this Senator believes should commitment to turn the Panama and without, who believe that it marks
be investigated, and I believe the U.S. Canal over to Panama was made in the the end of Panama's independence
Senate is well within its rights to make 1976 treaties, there were many of us in and signifies the hidden takeover of
such a requirement of our intelligence the country by illegitimate and anti-
capability.
democratic forces. That is why my
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