MEMO TO DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FROM WILLIAM V. BROE RE NAME OF <SANITIZED> WAS REFERRED TO THIS OFFICE AS HAVING ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR CONCERNING "ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AGENCY"

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01430404
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: May 25, 1973

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25 May 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH : Mr. William E. Colby
1. On 17 May the name of was
referred to this office as having attempted to contact the Director
concerning "activities outside the Agency." I attempted to contact
on 21 and 22 May, but he was on leave. On 23 May
he stated he wanted to check a portion of his information and asked
if he could come to my office on 24 May.
2. came into the Agency as a JOT
In October 1957 and is currently a assigned
to the Soviet/EE Section. He has a very strong personnel file.
3. advised that in August 1971 he attended the
Advanced Intelligence Seminar. On the first evening of the seminar
the students had a "getting acquainted" session where each one
gave a brief description of his duties. One of the students,
of the Office of Security, however, carried on
after the session was over and expanded on the briefing he had given.
He claimed that CIA was cooperating with the Montgomery County
Police, stating that the Office of Security gave electronic and other
support to that organization.
4. He further indicated that the Office of Security had been
Involved in the "Ballou case", described the Ballou case
as follows: The residence of Mr. Ballou, an antique gun collector
in Silver Spring, Maryland, was raided on 7 June 1971 by the Mont-
gomery County Police and some Federal law enforcement officers.
Alter the officers, dressed in civilian clothes, had forced their way
into the house Ballou picked up an antique pistol. The officers
immediately opened fire and wounded Ballou seriously. He spent
a long time in the hospital and is partly paralyzed at the present time.
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His case was given much publicity in the Washington Post at the
time. There was additional publicity in the last several months
when Ballou instigated a lawsuit against the raiding officers.
5. identified another student,
who was assigned tor, as a friend of
He stated that also seemed to know the specifics of the Ballou
case.
6. I thanked and told him this was Just the type
of information we wanted to receive so that it can be investigated
and appropriate action taken if the information is borne out.
7. This office will follow up on this allegation and advise
the Director concerning our findings.
William V. Broe
Inspector General
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