CIA ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2024
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• Publication Date: December 24, 1974

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WASHINGTON. D.C. MOS
December 24, 1974
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Plesident:
BEST
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This report is in response to your request.for my comments
on The New York Times article of December 22nd alleging CIA
involvement in a "massive" domestic intelligence effort. While
CIA has rade certain errors, It is not accurate to characterize
it as having engaged in "massive domestic intelligence activity."
The National Security Act of 2947 states that CIA shall
have to "police, subpoena, law-enforcecent powers, or internal
security functions." The Agency's functions thus relate solely
to foreien intelligence. Included in this.responsIbility is
foreign counterintelligence, as stated in Nstional Security
Council Intelligence Directive No. 5. This provides chat CIA
shall, inter alia, conduct clandestine counterintelligence
outside the United States and its possessions. Under thtr
charge, CIA for many years has maintained liaison with the
intelligence and security seevices of other nations and has
conducted independent counterintelligence activities abroad.
Whenever such natters relate to the internal security of the
United States, information derived from such operations is
passed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
Departments or Agencies of the Government when appropriate.
In addition, CIA has responded to requests from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, and on occasion other Depsrtments,
for counterintelligence work abroad,
.1n..1967, when concern grew in the United States Gcvernment
over domestic dissidence, questions were raised as to whether
there night be stirulation or support of such activity from .
outside the United States. As a result, the Director of
CentralAntelligence on 15 August established within the CIA
counterintelligence office a program to identify possible
foreigne links with American dissident elements (Annex A).
Later that sale year, this became a part of an ietereeency
program' (Annex 9). In November 1967, the Agents, ptoduced a
study, Ieternetiorel Connections of VS Peace eroeee, in response
to a request by the President. in late 1967 or early 19eS
the Assistant to Cze President for Notional Security Affeirs
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requested en assessment of possible foreign links with
American dissident student groups ($DS). In mid-1968 the
Agency produced nn essessment of youth movements throughout
the world, including. section analyzing the American scene
to cotplete the picture. This study concluded that: "There
is no coevincing evidence of control, manipulation, sponsorship,
or significant financial support of student dissidents by
any international Communist auttiority." 4
In September 1969 the Director reviewed the counter-
intelligence program and stated that he believed it to be
proper, "while strictly observing the statutory and de facto
proscriptions on Agency domestic involvements" (Annex C).
In 1970, in the so-called Huston Plan, the Directors of
the FBI, DIA, NSA, and CIA signed a report to the President
'recomeending an integrated approach to the coverage of demestic
unrest. While not explicit in the Plan, CIA's role would have
been to contribute foreign intelligence and counterintelligence.
The Buston Plan itself was not leplemented but was followed
by the establishment on 3 December 1970 of the Interagency
Evaluation Committee which was coordinated by the Counsel to
the President, Mr. John Dean. This committee was chaired by
� Department of Justice officer, Mr. Robert Mardian, and in-
cluded representatives from CIA, FBI, DOD, State, Treasury,
and A. Pursuant to this Government-wide effort, CIA con-
tinued its couetevintOligence intereet in possible foreign �
lin'es with American dissidents. A full description of the
CIA project, 'erepared on 1 June 1972, is attached (Annex D).
Because of CIA's effort during these years, some CIA
employees, not directly involved in the proeram, misinterpreted
it as being more focused on American dissidents than on their
possible copnections with foreign governments. In addition,
however, 'there were individual cases in which actions were
taken which overstepped proper bounds. For example, the
Agency recruited or inserted individuals into American dissi-
dent circles to establish their credentials for operations
abroad areeinst those foreign elements which night be supporting,
encouraeine, or directing dissidence in the United States.
In the,course of their preparatory vote_ or on completion of
,a phase of 'their EiSSiOU abroad, these individuals renorted on
the activities of the American dissidents with whom they tate
in contact.! Significant information thereby derived was
reported te the FBI. but in the process CIA files were
established on the individuals named.
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In 1972, with the approval of the Di Fector, the Executive
Director issued an internal menorandun to senior CIA officials
describing the proeram in order to clarify its scope and to
Invite reports of any departures from its policy:
"To carry out its tesponsibilities for counter-
Intelligence, CIA is interested in the activities
of foreign nations or intelligence services ained
at the U.S. To the extent that these activities lie
outside the U.S., including activities mimed at the
U.S. ntilizine U.S. citizens or others, they fall
within CIA's responsibilities. Responsibility for
coverage of the activities within the U.S. lies with
the FBI, as an internal security function. CIA's
responsibility and authority are united to the
foreign intelligence aspect of the siToblen,, and
any action of a lay enforcenent or internal security
nature lies with the FBI or local police forces."
(Annex E)
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On 9 May 1973, the Director issued a bulletin to all
'employees requesting then to report any indication of Any
Activity they believed night be outside CIA's charter (Annex.F).
Responses Iron some enployees referred to the counterintelli-
ience program. As a result, on 29 August 1973 the Director
Issued sneeifie direction tu the tanners of the protrnn re-
emphasizing that the focus of -the proeran was to be clearly
on the foreign organizations and individuals involved In links
with Anerican dissidents and only incidentally on the Anerlean
contacts involved (Annex C).
In March 1974 the Director terninated the protrAn And
issued scecific guidance that any collection of counter-
intelligence information on Americans would only tie pinto
abroad and would be initiated only in response to requests
from the FBI or in coordination with it; furtlicrttorv. Any such
infornation obtained as a by-product of forritn intelligence
activities would be reported to the tei (Annex 11).
In .the course of this eroeran, files were developed on
American citizens. The total index of these Aneritnnn acounte 1
to 9,944 counterintelligence files. Approxinately two-thir.In of;
these consisted of the by-product cover) ee of the actIvItte::
outlined tSove or stemned from specific requests iron the 131
for inicernation on the activitiee of Apericane Abroad. One-
third consisted of FBI reports on Anericep Communietn, lee
have for the past several months been in the procenn of
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eliminating material not justified by CIA's counterintelligence
responsibilities, and about 1,000 such files have been removed
from the active index but not destroyed.
Aside from our Congressional liaison working records,
we bold files on fourteen past and present Members of Congress.
These were opened prior to their election to office and were
caused either by the process of clearine then for work with
the Agency or because we 'were interested in them for foreign .�
intelligence purposes. There is no, and to my knowledge never
has been any, surveillance--technical or otherwise--of any
Eembers of Congress.
The Wew York Tires articles makes a number of specific
allegations of improper activity dooestically by CIA and
relates these to the above program. In the 1973 compilation
by the Agency of all activities which night be questionable,
number of itets were raised which were not related to that
program. The Agency's action in most of these eases was
founded upon the section of the National Security Act of 1947
'which provides that the Director of Central Intelligence Is
responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods
froo unauthorised disclosure. Over the rany years in which
CIA has been operating, some actions have been taken which
were improper extensions of the charge contained in this
language. Apparently The New York Tines reporter learned of
cote of these items and erroneously ast.ociated them with the
shove program. Examples include:
' a. Unauthorized entry of the premises of three
individuals, a defector and two former employees, to
determine whether they had classified documents, and
in one cast to recover them (in 1966, 1970 and 1971).
Two of these incidents involved breaking and entering.
b. Electronic surveillance (telephone tap) of
two newspaper reporters (1963) and physical surveillance
of live reporters (in 1971 and 1922) to determine the
Sources of classified inform.ition published by them.
SimilLt physical surveillance of three ex-enployecs of
the CIA who were suspected of unauthorized posf,ession
of classified docutnents (1969, 1971, and 1972).
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� c. Development of paid informants among construction
workers at the time of construction of the Agency building
(1960-1961) to protect against the placement of electronic
taps therein.
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d. During the period 1967-1971, agents were also developed
to monitor dissident groups in the Washington area considered
to be potential threats to Agency personnel and installations.
and Agency security field officers in the US slso collected
information on similar dis*ident groups, to advise the Agency
of potential threats to its personnel and Installations.
e. A:list of individuals suspected of particular offenses
considertd to pose a security vulnerability was collected over
* number of years prior to 1973. This practice was terminated
and the file destroyed In 1973.
f. From May-September 1971 a long-time CIA source was under
surveillance in the US in connection with a reported plot to as-
sassinate or kidnap Vice President Agnew and the DCI. The in-
dividual covered was a Latin American revolutionary, but the "
surveillance expanded to cover several American cititen contacts
in hew York and Detroit.
A final category of questionable activity identified during the
1973 survey was related to the Agency's nission to collect foreign
Intelligence. In some cases the Agency exceeded proper bounds or its
activities were subject to misconstruction as being aimed at purposes
outside its charter. The following exanples, for instance: LI:1Y be
related to the charges made in The New York Times article, although
they have no connection with the Program first discussed abova:
a. Records were rade of the identities and addresses of
individuals exchanging correspondence between the Unitvd States
and certain communist countries, as an aid to determinjnA pos-
sible leads to potential operations. This program inclu4ed
the surreptitious opening of certain first-class mail to ex-
tract positive intelligence or datn valuable for the develop-
ment of foreign intelligence operations against the commonist
country. This program was initiated in 1953. and Cron its
inception was fully coordinated with the Rnl. which received
much of its product. The operation wos approved by three
Postmasters General and one Attorney General. The proerasi
was terminated in 1973.
b. We obtained names and addresses of persons telephoning
a communist country so that we could follow up for possible �per'
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Issued detailed and specific instructions dealing with each activity.
Some were terminated; others were continued but only as fully author-
ized by our statute and in accordance with law (Annex I).
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e. Individuals were recruited or Inserted Into dissident
groups in the 1S to establish their credentials to collect
foreign intelligence overseas. By-product information reflect-
ing planned violence or similar activity was passed to the,FRI.
The items listed above are those questionable ectivities relating
to matters covered it The New York Tines article. Obviously, I am
prepared to brief you fully on such matters. as X did the Chairmen of
the Congressional Armed Services Committees.
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.e! The Vew York Tines article also statues that I am considering
[ the possibility of asking the Attorney General to institute legal
t. action against some of those who had been involved In these activi-
I ties. I have conferred with the Acting Attorney General, Mr. Silber-
man, as to my responsibilities with respect to evidence relating to
� pessible illegal activities by Agency personnel. On December 21st
I agreed with hi that I would review the questionable activities
ooted In this letter and otheLs to determine whether these should be
brought to his attention for legal review. I will certainly keep
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believe the Agency essentially conforned to its mission of foreign in-
to those alleged in The New York Tines article. Even in the past, I
I. As I stated to you on the telephone. Mr. President, you have my
i full assurance that the Agency is not conducting activities comparable
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qactions were taken as noted above, but I believe these were few, were
quite exceptional to the thrust of the Agency's activities. and have
been fully tveminated. Agency personnel are instructed each year to
advise me of cry activity they consider questionable. and I am re-
solved to follow your directive that no improper activity be conducted
by this Agency.
Respectfully,
W. E. Colby
Director
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in discharging this sensitive responsibility, while strictly observing the .
. statutory are de facto proscriptions on Agency domesV.c involvements.
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ties and systematic compilation c>f useful inforrnetion. Mr. Corscadden't
reassignment removes from the pcene an experienced and knowledgeable
analyst of these matters, and it is my hope that a suitable replacement
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milieux. At the same time, it s'hould be understood that Mr. Oberts
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on aspects of activities abroad which have. a direct bearing on U.S.
.radical and black militant movements. I expect that area divisions and
senior staffs will be fully cooperative in this effort, both in exploiting
existing sources and in developing new ones, and that Mr. Ober will have
the necessary access to such sources and operational assets. .
! 4. _lit is most important to ensure that Mr.� 'Ober's-Group has a
small coterie of knowledgeable, effective officers. Ye needs two kinds
of people: skilled analysts who can produce written material coherently
and quickly, and experienced operations officers. ideally with a demon-
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with certain other elements of the security community. I would urge the
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agencies, including the White House as appropriate.
' C. Data Base Maintenance: Since all cable and '
dispatch correspondence in relation to the program Is
,compartmented for reasons of operational security and
sensitivity, and is not. processed by. either the Cable ,
Secretariat or the Inforration Services Division (ISO- 4(
of the Clandestine Service, a complex, highly sophis-
ticated system is utilized for the control and retrieval
of this inforeation. (An additional reason for the
need for such a system is the receipt of a large volume
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of reporting from the Federal Bureau of -Investigation
which requires detailed retrieval capability for perti-
nent names cited, and which would not otherwise be
retrievable under existing 1SD proeedures.) The con-
trol and retrieval system has an on-line remote query
and remote inpet capability and is linked to an IBM
360/67 computer of the Office of Computer Services.
Hardware involved includes rine IBA 2260 Cathode Pay
Tube Terminals, five IBM 2741 Typewriter Terminals,
one Data 100 Offline Printer, and one Data 100 Card
Reader.
D. Production: In addition to disseminating
pertinent informaeion as collected, the Agency is
reeponsitie for preparation and provision of special
reports, studies, and estimates on the sub-paragraph
A above subject, in response to requirements levied
upon it by other elements of the Government. 'T6
maximize compartmentation, such special studies,
reports, or estimates are prepared by the Special
Operations Group, rather than the DDI, utilizing
either all information available to the Agency or
all information available to the Government, depend-
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Implementation of the Age'ncy's program for collection
� and dissemination of information on -foreign exploitation
of domestic dissidence and extremism involves a complex '
series of interagency relationships. These fall into the
' following categories: operational; dissemination of
information; and provision of Special studies, reports,
and estimates.
A. Operational: Despite the disruption of
liaison between the Agency and the Federal Bureau
-of Investigation in the Sprig of 1970) the F3I
has cooperated operationally with the Special.Opera-
tions Croup along three lines:
1. Exploitation of FBI Sources Abroad:
Most common (about ld cases since January 1971)
has been participation by the Special Operations
Group in the briefing and debriefing or FBI Ve4
Left end racial extremist sources who travel
abroad as part of their undercovel. activities.
Some such travel (five cases, not included in
.the preceding figure) has even been arran--d
to meet Special Operations Group needs.
,2. Provislon'or Sources By the FBI: In a �
:few.cases, either in response to a specific receee
for a specific type of source � for long-term use
abroad by the Agency, or because an FBI informant
who has done a good job for the FBI and who wants
to work abroad has asked for it, the FBI has made
available FBI sources in this country for tern-
over, to the Agency and use abroad. There are/hr
such sources now active abroad under Agency cones
and direction.
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-3. Provision of Inforeant Leads To the FBI:
As a converse of sub-paragraph 2 above, tha Aeeney
on occasion has provided the FBI with leads on
possible informants In the United States on extrem-
ist and dissident activity. Such leads arise from
efforts to spot and recruit assets suitable for
dispatch abroad againkt.targets of this program.
B. DisseTination Of Infornation: Pertinent infor-
mation is dissemenated as collected in response to -
. general standing requirements of the Federal Bureau
or Investigation, the Secret Service, and the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service. Most of this informa-
tion goes only to the FBI. Roughly 20 to 25 percent
of that is responsive to specific FBI requirements.
The Special Operations Group evaluates its disseminated
product by regularly checking with the FBI on its ade-
quacy and relevance. Counterintelligence of exceptiona
Importance is disseminated over the signature of the
Director of CIA and is sent, as appropriate, to the
White House, the Secretary of State, the Attorney Geeer
and the Director, :Federal Bureau or Investigation. The
principal White Fouse addressee is the Counsel to the
President who has special cognizance over domestic
affairs; when appropriate, the information is also sent
to the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs.
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C. Provision o SDecIl Studies. Fecorts. and .
Estimates: In the earlier phase of the program) specie
studies and estimates were requested by and prepared fo
� the President, his Counsel, and/or the Attorney General
Since mid-1970 such special reports and estimates have
teen prepared for a highly sensitive interagency com-
mittee physically located within the Department of Just
and working on behalf or the White House. This is the
Intelligence Evaluation Coeelittee, composed of represen
tatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Dee
vent of Justice, the Secret Service (on behalf of the
Treasury Department), the Department of Defense, the
National Security Agency, and the Central Intelligence
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the evaluation of domestic intelligence for agreed- '
on national estimates,.and the levying of collection
requirements related thereto. The CIA contributions
are limited to the foreign aspects. The Chief of.the
Special Operations Croup servos as the representa-
tive for the Agency on the Intelligence Evaluation
Committee Staff, and as the alternate to the Agency
representative in the COmmittee (who is the C)iief,
Counter Intelligence Staff). .
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NOTE: Special Problem: There is' no written agree-
ment governing the activities of FBI Legal Attaches abroad
in dealing with foreign liaison services on collection of
information on foreign exploitation of donestic U.S. dissi-
dence and extremism. The DOI has enunciated a policy that
the Agency is the action instru7entality of the U.S. Cover-
ment in this field with foreign lieison services. In actsea:
practice, the FBI levies pertinent requirements directly
upon its own Legal Attaches and may or rey not core to
the Agency for assistance. An inrorelal, usually followed,
agreement has been reached, under vhich the Agency henjles
FBI requirements in this field (a) in countries where
there is no Legal Attache, and (b) in situations in which
several countries are involved (iecludine: countrice; in
which there is a Legal Attache). Unilatveal collection
effort is requested of the Agency, however, hether or not
there is a Legal Attache.
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Operational PrO;ram
. Special Operations Grouo. Counter intelligence Staff
To accomplish its objectives, the Special Operations
Group seeks to achieve the maximum feasible utilization
of existing resources of the Clandestine Services. Few
assets have been recruited and are being run exclusively
for this program. Instead, emphasis has been placed on
the exploitation of new and old Agency assets who have
a by-product capability or a concurrent capability for
provision of infor.mation responsive to the program's
requirements. This involves close continuing liaison
wit-A briefed officers in all area divisions and the Soviet
Bloc Division; and provision of custom-tailored collection
requirements and operational guidance. Where special tar-
gets exist, a fe-,r a;ent assets have been speciall recruit'
and de lo ed a=ainst th
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assets to the extent feasible and of liaison service w cape-
,bilitics here appropriate, this has been and continu:
to be a low-cost collection program, particularly in rela-
tion to the total number of assets involved and the produc-
tion therefrom. At present; operational expenses directly
chargeable to the pro ram are limited to eight approved
o e tional pro ects
The major costs o e program Ere
t e salaries ox n_ pecial Operations Group personnel end
the computer-associated data base maintenance costs. These
Neafquarters resource requirements are covered in a separate
�memorandum.
� The following statistics are a rough index of the"
� extent of effort involved in the collection and related
dissemination program. They show how much is being done
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with a relatively small resource input. :fhe statistics
.apply to cables and dispatches sent or received through
special handling channels
Special Operations Croup;
and distributed by the
reports received by the
data base maintenance
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Cables Out
for the exclusive action of the
to the dissemination prepared
Croup; trd to the number of FBI
Group for operational support an-3
purposes.
1970 1971 I Jan-3I Pay.721
2593
2114
2190
2217
2071
:1076
Dispatches In
1016
1033.
355
Dispatches Out
347
315
99
Disseminations
(Regular)
746
711
307
Disseminations
(Special memos,
studies, estimates)
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Incoming FBI Reports
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10,110
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nated in instructions of the Deputy Director for Plans on
15 August 1967) based on inseructions to him by the Dire:ter
Central -Intelligence Agency. These instructions,were to. e4
establish a program for collection and dissemination of
information on foreign involvement in domestic extreaism
and dissidance; and to maintain an adequate supportine date
base, including full control of pertinent related Inforae-
tion received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The program started with one officer and one IA, buildin;
strength gradually as personnel could be obtained.
The first formal strength authorization was provided
.in mid-1969 when a total of 36 positions was authorized
with the understanding that, if this should prove insuffi-
cient, additional personnel would be authorized. (The
Chief of the Special Operations Croup estimated that a
force of about 60 would be required as a minimum to rally
Implement the required program.)
To facilitate a rapid qualitative buildup of the pro-
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gram, a memorandum was sent in September 1965 by the
..tO each of the Agency Directorates requesting full auaaore
to the program; i.e., especially by the Office of Security
and Office of Communications in the Support Directorate;
by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service and the Dene!..7.4
Contact Service in the Intelligence Directorate; by the
Office of Computer Services in the Scientific and Technita:
Directorate; and by all pertinent elements in the Plans
Directorate. As part of the buildup of the Special Cpe:'1-
tions Group, several key personnel assignments were mse in
"mid and late 1969; i.e., three branch chiefs and a depaey
thief.
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By mid-1970 the authorized strength of 36 had been
.achieved and was inadequate for the workload, despite 'Ite
Use of a very large amount of overtime.
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'reviewed and a decision made in late Spring of 1971 that
an additional 18 positions would be authorized for the
Special Operations Group for fiscal year 1972. Due to the
lack of an effective directed assivement system, the Group
has been unable to date to build up to its authorized
strength (and still is short of the space needed to accom-
modate that strength).
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As of 2 June1972, the Croup has an on-board strength
of 42, with two additional officers scheduled to report
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by early July. Four Group officers, hcwever, are scheduled. !
for transfer.out by mid-July. The Group thus needs not
only to complete its buildup to authorized strength by
filling existing vacancies, but also to obtain replacements
for officers still in the Group whose tours with the Group
either are already over or are close to their end. The
early satisfication of these personnel requirements is
essential to bring a halt to the physical drain on the
health of the Group's officers trying to keep up with the
enormous continuing volume of work. The Group has been
staffed to date primarily by junior officers who are bright
and hard-working but who require relatively close super-
vision because of lack of prior experience. The management
span of the senior officers is thus larger than desirable;
additional middle grade, experienced officers are required.
Replaceelent of officers at or near the end of their tour
of duty is also required to maintain a concept of rotation-
tour-staffing which has proven the only effective means of
attracting qualified, experienced personnel or bright,
ambitious, young personnel.' .
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strength Group was authorized, a formal Table of Organiza-
tion has been recently approved. The Group is organized
around two worldwide operational branches, each of which
is concerned with the collection and dissemination of
information on foreign involvement in certain specific
aspects of the domestic U.S. scene. These branches are
supported by a special operational .unit and by sections
concerned etith the control of correspondence and the main-
tenance of a retrievable data base. In addition, the ie
Office of Computer Services provides five full man years
and two partial man years of programming and system design
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and utilized by the Group. Without such computer support,
it would be impossible to run this program with the rela-
tively small number of people authorized and with the
' short time deadlines required to provide effective require-
ments end guidance for field operations, and to respond
:effectively to special studies and estimates requirements
levied upon the Agency.
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for protecting the pNylical security of ouz: own personnel, � our � � �
facilities', r.nd or clissd info'dor.:, we do not have way .� !.
sucll, powers and 1%.:.octions; we have nevei sought*a.ny; we ep nOt
exercise any. la shOrt, v.re do not target on .A.=ericart citizeni."
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17 Septeraber 1971; be -said:
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1ast. winter, as you kno-x, a-id I aid it for only one pu.rpose. The.:
was to try and put in the record a for/ of thu.denials that we've � .
c....ante.d to see-put...in the public record for soma time. And f �
you Can rely;ori'..thos,e-danielsz They're tree, and you can. use
Vaat a 3 'any tct that you rr.2.1y neeito deri:onstr3te. that we're not ,J:.'
in the drug traffic, and that Nie're not trI�ing to do espio.--ge oa
American citizens in the UnIted States, and wie'ro not tapptng .
telz:phone lines,- and th:st -.-Ye're not dolz.g a lot el other things
TO hien we're accused of doing. Cr.e of the th_ings that tends to
perpetuate SO..raa of the 3'3 silly it.3.e2. 3 aro jolces that are .ade
nbout tha:n, particularly about domestic es?ionege. Although
the jokele have obasis fact,th;.ty nevertheless SW': U3 a CIZT.31
Whiesa 16.0 2: 4:1070# deserve. I don't c.�',.; that that -;:".ea an that rnuch
difference, but it does mal:e difference, tis tondo to
spill over, so I would to sugzest tht ify in your
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apyro-.Pti by ti Director in 14�Iarch 197 ant! 13 1:0!--1�1:�-43 Ca arty cf .
� our reln.tions wit.% American or3aninations toy.. 12 zpecilicatly
prohibits covert ria&acial asstotanceO sz:::.port, direct or ine.irect,
to emy U.S. ee...N.tational or priv�Jte vol:Lmtary organization. Any
' relaelo=s111p or o?tratioa Agency has luieI an 'American o;;-
tin rmust be and is these guidelines.
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. Dettils or .7.--e,ans. On rarit occasions, da'ails of teehaicalli
gnalailed person:lel, teclu.4cal aZle-lie, or loans of C!..56. ecr:12.
� . men% save been rna es a-rail..%"lole to oats:U.S.u3eocies at their
requa3t to assist t'nen.-k to carry oe.t their responsibinties. Aa
�. "eLa.znple is ele.5kj 3.11prO3rar.r.:, t7b.z.C.B some CIA person.nsl
: were tern:Dorsi-Lily detailed to ene %FAA L order to assist ;in repii
..iitit-intion of f..!��_st.pro3-.-a.L.n. Sc h per sor2.-,e1 and ecs..12-mentor1."
' the o,pern17...10:tal corlin:�ol of tint receli/ing, astency. Assistance of Vela
-ratare in no way constit�zt es an a ss:.L.--1prion of respc:nsibilit-y or. .
ev.e.-ority by CIA for the �
- Co'!::.! D71:L23. To c3.rzy c its respoas"..-
bilities .for couln::erin.teiii3ence, CIA is 4...mteres'tea in the acdvides
of foreign na'rions or inte.1113ienc.e. servIces air:zed at t**hr. U.S. To
ths exte:".t fhat these A eti'Vi.:77.:�:� lie outside. ,the U.S. ,� inci4c13-n3 activ-
ities n'imed at the U.S. utilizrt.r...3 U.S. citinens�t1-.er, they fall
withlo. CIA's re3:non3i`oill'zie3. nosponsibiliry for cove of the
a otiyie tl,:e U.S. 112:3 Wit!:t2 FBI, AS intermal *..ecicrity
..flotion. CIA's rebpo.7.sibiliti e_nd oAfeca.rity ora lirrited to th.e. for-eir.
intelli&tencer a spe-ct of the proh!ern, and yaction. of a la�.,.v era:arca--
men% or internal security r..ate_re lies with the .FZI or local police
forc-4..!s. (CIA's.a3sistance tc enz. U. S. C-overnznent program
rinrcotice. a_����.8 dr,....!_gs is 11.1z-d1ed in th ai f3s1-3on. ) .- �
I. Operational Si..-pport. To s�.�.??ort. CA arranze.-
Inert.; are rr.nds with vario..i.a.U. S. b'zsizesi or ot11,4.- entitizs t4
provilt cover. or ot.1-ter st for CIA personnel or activities
� ctlx-o,:l. TI-ds can ir.cl.,:de propritstaries �formed or cor�;trolled by
those. rnay :40:L.:a the if. S., nilir prl.�-ose i3
conetIct oroz2?ori.- o2-eratio:ts abroft.i.
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9 ray 1973
EDIORANDUA FOR ALL CIA EMPLOYEES
1. Pecent press reports outline in detail certain alleged CIA
activities with respect to Mr. Foward Punt and other parties. The �
presently known facts behind these stories are those stated in the .
attached draft of a state t. 1 will be making to the Senate Committee
On Appropriations on 9 Eay. As can be seen, the Agency provided
limited assistince in response to a'request by senior officials. The
Agency has cooperated with and rede available to the appropriate law
enforcement bodies information about these activities and will con-
tinue to do so.. . �
2. All CIA employees should undersCand my attitude on this
type of issue. shall d�) everything in my po.ier to confine CIA
activities to those which fall within a strict interpretation of its
legislative charter. I ti-Ae this position because I an determined
that the laq shall be respected and because this is the best way to
foster the legitimete end necessary contributions wain CIA can make
to the national security of the United States.
3.. I an taking several actions to implement this Objective:
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^ 1 have ordered all the senior operating officials of this
. Agency to report to ine immediately on any activities now
. going on, or that have gone on in the past, which might
be construed to be outside the legislative charter of this
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� hereby direct every person presently tmployed by
CIA to report to me on any stich activities of lohioh he
has 1mo:fledge. I invite all ex-sployaes to do the same.
Anyone who has such informetion should call my secretary
(extension 6353) and say that he wishes to talk to re
'eboJt "activities outside CIA's charter."
AD MINI 9 0.1AL USE MY.
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t1 hereby.eromuIgate the following standing -order for all CIA employees:.
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.Instructions vohich in any way appear inconsistent
with the Cif% leoislative charter shall inform the
D i r ec t o r of Central Intelligence ir-ilediately.
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DoPuty Director for Intelliger.ce
Dep.....ty Director for Er-napnent end 5:14-vices
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: Questionable Activities
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- 1! As an espact of theelltions of innroper CIA activity
ft connection vith te IpterE4te anl assniatel rtatterc, Vte
; Itcpector C. irected to asni::nble ell icforrrftticn avnil-
. able in the Azenty oa any ruch ect-ie. Certain stecific .mi.tters
were _provided. to hit:, and the Dirctor tenc.rendu.m a 9 ;gay 1973
directed eli emtloyees to report !h.ny activities, eiz-reat.er past, �
=icht be construi-1 to be outcide the Itz?slative ch!--rter of.
� ' this Azency.". This infnr:-.etie-: vt:s asserMe! erd eonitolidatil by
� the I:.spector General in a temormn of 21 Nay 1973 aal certain
� le!ividutl supple,..entin it. This noterial
used in n detailed, paaa-b;--pLe reviv.: of ell such infontatioo
win Senstor Syminston cni Conress=;.:n Cnairmen of the
Senate and the Yousa 1-ned Services intelli;ence SuScoznittees;
respect5vely... In eilitioa, I umdertook very specific co=itmants
,Ito my confirraticn hearino to ensure that the Azency will r,!nt.ln
withinsits legislative charter. I a- ransing for the published �
transcripts of those hearing; to be circ-.:Iated throuthout the
Agency for compliance, an! at that.tine.wilI reaffirm the specifiC
:direction maie by Dr. Sehiesicser in his memorandt;m of 9 :.!:ty 1973.
This 1.411 also be 3:corparated into appropriste resZations.
� 2. With resnect ^ to the soecific questiona'ale a:tivities which
were reoorted a; a result of the .seirch made throushout the Asency, .
bo.:ever, tel;eve it essential to ta%e specific action in order
'4-net these :2ot teen to be condcnel or overl00%ed. I b;:ve therei'ore
de7elopei iyaeific instretions on each *.-eports.! activity. These
aze inclu:Sed in the attschmnts to this te7.orandun, end hn7e the
force of specific direction to yoil to pass on to appropr:.r.te
5u7oorntes the in:tr.:eticns outlined. Eapn.rate packa;es or suea .
instrIxamS are lie.ts devA'*%-:�d for each. Directorste in order tc
re;:7ect the.s6nsit:viti of cf the activitcs discvslei, includ
ir.thoze t.'"y.sth are A4:e:,hd w;thin cherter.
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L*;"-itY o:onceri-.N1 may r.a.g.. fel it to tt�e oice
or officos cor.vernc...1vctdist.....tbuting it ;lore
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efficulti:Js of or C 1 voidd appre.Atit.e
yo=rrLi1zuch vith me clirectiy, vithvIltot..rter
;iCe.1 kLve for. rolificati:a to 'Ole spirit of tte
ection 9.1.1.1ert:::*:.tea here but to evoia rasr.:::!...ica of leattivate
activities. 1.'n the ebsence c,f such rotice, I -Ail e-�.�-r,act fkal
cam:glance 1.-i'th the Irstr.ActLor.s outl.iced hereLe. . �
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to the 1.).7.%�;?..7., cr edditi In to JA's,�?,..f...y rerolf.tt:f.or.r. or
1A:r.Aut;.? to rzilcct. the direction incl.k:Z:1 in thir.
afi-arz-ssel to him. vt1i be
reoNtibie consolit.'etinzl s.ach reec�:::-.erelc.tions ar4.1 r...12.1..irts
orcJJ rz tc the Director thr:�����gli the 10, coordie.atini vith
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' o� nly inl.identally on their A=ericao contacts. As a cooseluence,
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CIA vill not take On the primary responsibility for following
AnericaAs abroad, altho,:gh CIA. can accent a rcauest by the FBT to,
be passed to t appropriate liaison service in a foreign country
...for,the'swrveillance of such an Anerican and'tile tranir..ission of
the resa ts bac% to the FBI. It rust be plaimly damonstrated in
^ each such transmission t!:at the CIA is rerely a elaznel Zo=uci-
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Vith respect to Az:ericani abroad who become slaspect for
security or counterintelligence reasons; tny official U.S. per-
sonnel �ill be reported to their parent.egency's security autl,ori-
ties CIA viii merely serve is a transmission belt for the
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raze, nt sumh inrIviduaIn, but thc i1i be reportel vheo t^er
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triligtne or cIu!iterintellilence operstiots. t:Lth res'iect to
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vill.be reported to tbe F3I. CIA involver.ent thereafter be
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of.tbe case and transmittin; elv FBI reauests for assistance from
foreign security or intelliaence services on the natter, in the
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AUSJECT: TERMINATION OF MHCHAOS PROGRAM
1. THIS rESSAGE IS TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE TERMINATION
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Deputy Director Crf Operations
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in connection vith the e,:terset..... a.n! cssociatei matters, the
vo_i�airect:;;I to osr.ir.r.ble all.inforzation
.abl.e�in the As.,:ncy or ny such activities. Certain. specific zett,ers
yore provided to hio; :)irector rez.�.%rer.'dem of 9 VE,7 1973
-t1n.b.cttf.1 cli czployees to report ezly e.ctivitits'� cua-rent Cr pest,
racht be.construc4. to be outside the lezislative c:mrtof
� this Itzency." This ir.fo:.-7.�.stion uf.s t'ist.mbled iv!d consolid�-..r,ei by
the :Inspector in a ce:orancluz. of 21 1973 &.0,3. certain
individual r.ezorenda therelfter suppler.enting it. Tnis aterial
'vas 1.4se1 in detailed, pege-by-pe;e: re�ritz of ell such infcmation
vitb Senator Sr.lington an! Congressct.In Nedzi, t lain-A:1'ot the.
Senate c-nd the House A.1.-ze! Services Intelligence Subcomnittee3,
respect!....'ely. ialiition, I undertock very specific to=..itmensts
in ry sonfirr.e.tica hearings to ensure thst the Aztacy vill rer..c..to
vithin� its 'lecislative charter. I lez; arranisina for the yublished
tra_nscripts of those hearings to be circulate! throughout the
�� Agency for ccz*lie_nce, and at that 'Liza viii reaffirm the specific
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This N.-in also� be inco.--iorated into appropriate reelulatioas.
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vere reoorted es result of the sei.rch thro...:3hout the Ageocy�
to:sever, I believe it essent1,-I to taXe specific action in order
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developed iyee.fic instructions on ea:.�1 repo:tea activity. Tr.1 e e
are inclue.ed in tile et.t.e:..hmerIts to this ceriorc.:11,...=, and hcve the
force of specific direction to you to ss on to appropriete
suborcliates the outline!. Separate yacka,lea of such
instn:cticr.s arc being developed for eh Directoro.te in ore: to
res:-..ect the sensitivity of sore of th c iiit.3 4iscv_sse.11
ir.t:,�.ose vlatet are 41,uite a.;:zropriste s.-ithin CIA's charter.
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Deputy Citzatc.: coneekned waste-A:1y i"rv:tr4 it to ttl oSfice
or ofti.7::3 directly t:or.ctroad dist:A.huLins IL core br.
A. In the event that thtse instractioao relot se.stentiel
diffiv.aties 0i=p1s=ectstion or c:::.-plilLace, I would e2p1ecitts
your ;roisins. such cose3 with mc directlr,wIth vhattv-tr recom.7.12r.=.2-
tions you L-ty have for mo!Ification to carry out the spirit of the
action underte_t.-. here bat to cioid air,-:t..�7:tica or les.itirzete
ectivities. :n the easecct or such notice, I will Cull
co=pliu.o.ce with the Imstructiofts outliced herein.
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to the D73 roe_ification or eSi.i.'tiz,n to Ager.cy rezulatiocs of
epprn2rfs.ta ta reflect the direction inclucl:td thio
e.na ettso%ner.t; rli;,�essel to him. DIM:5.1,411 be
res:onsile eor consolit:,tir.5 r.roc=endctiocs t-l!mel.:ins en
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Cemerol Counsel.
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tbe posple coinci!enee of CL trzii, testieg, or su,ypc,rt
totivities end siamificaot dozestic, politicel or other events
to vhicb they co,ale be vrongly releted by the unvitting observer,.
ThSs refe:s re:tic:1_1=1y to politiota conventions, the activ-Ities
of dissint Eroilys, etc., in whicb ct5e3 CIA sotivities should
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Qat. during the training End development period of 'such egeots
I n the United States1, they will not be operated by CIA egain'st
dazestie targets. co'tbe extent that ineideotal !;:nowledge is
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tea foreigm activities related to domestic ratters. CIA will focus.
clearly on the foreign orgacizations and individuals.involved_and
only incidentally on their kmerican contecis. As a consevenee,
CIA vill not tee on .the primary responsibility for followitg
Americans abroad, although CB. can accept a rev.est by the Y3I ta
be pass to an appropriate lson 5er/ice in a foreign country '
for the turveillanCe.Of such an JmeriCan and the trAnsmission of
the results back to the FBI. It cyst be plainly demonstrated in
each such transmission that the CIA is cerely a channel of commumi-
cation betweem the FBI end the appropriate foreign service and is
not to be directly engaged in the surveillance Or other acticn
against the American involved.
With respect to Americsns abroad who becoz.e suspect for
security or counterintelligence reas, any official U.S. per-
sonnel will be reported to their pere'nt agency's security 11..1thori-
ties, CIA wilL meter/ serve es a transmis'oion helt for the
infomation conferned Specific CIA operations vill not be roteel
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telligence or counterintelligence operations. With respect to
private Antrintm citizens abroad. azy such infornation arising
v111 be reported. to the nr. CIA involvecent thereafter will be
restricted to following.intelligente or.counterintelligence aspe:ts
of tbe case and transmitting any F31 reoyests for assistance fro= 4
.foreig= security or intelligen:e services ;.)n the ratter, in the
fashion outline! above.
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alaintain. files of P=erica n citizens other tban those deve:oped as
an incidental aspect of foreig, intelligence or counteriztelligence
ratters or as e:zployee, applicant, contact, etc. The arrest, records
for=erly received fro the Washi.ngton, D.C. ,.and certain ot'her areas
hay.e been destroyed and will not be reconstituted.
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The accumulation of operational leads to Americans with access
to sigmificamt foreign-targets must be conduct? in e fasbion
clearly avoids the charge thi;; blact lists of ur,y sort are being
accumulated by CIA. If such listings cannot be Lade by CIA In a
.Doa-mlsunderstamdahle marLner, arrangements should be Lade for the
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such as mail Vateces, overseas telephone call vetch listS., doctors
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respect to U.S. citizens irvived it narcotics treffiesing abroad. �
To the extent these rel-orts reflect intelligence incidentally
acquired on U.S. citizecs in the course of operations against
foreintelligence.targets in the narcotics field, these reports '
ray be continued, but no operations ere authorized to be launched
aimed et inaividual U.S. citizens es a target in themselv'es. As-
sistance can ba provided for DL-1, operations broad in the narcotics
eveo In provision of intelliLence-related efluipme.A, so long
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tbat infomation on the latter appears to be acquired incidenta114.
to the foreign co-farage, it cay be passed to the appropriate age-,cy. .
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prezticirq, i3 the U.S. Ley continue. DC S D ay also continue to
accept infor.r.ation On passible foreisn involve:_�en.t Sn U.S. fdssi.-
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the futuze., CIA p".rticipaticn. in interagency donestic intelligence�
discussions Vill be restricted to the provision of foreign
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mot:participate in re.c.t.-=endations or z�ztions with respect to
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nost incidettal form in CIA publications, and no study Ica depth
"rill be developed of such groups, such es occurred In OCI publi-
cations lo 1957 and 1953. Eowever, it is approptiate to focus on
sificant foreign intelligence such es black radicalis=, even
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operations, it nay om occasion be t2proprinte to toctuct surveil�
lance of foreisu Jodivituals te=;:ori.T.ily within tbe United States.
Amy such sta., reillaoce will be cooducted in toordiontiom with the
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be conducted against employees or ex-e_r_ployees of the JX_gency out-
side Agency property. la the ri.eot that. tb.rcais to intelligecce
sources and methoas pl_De2.r frornki,ency exployets or ex-employees,
the apnropriate authorities vill be advised, ar.d the Asency viii
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_possible violatict of ley.
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Vo.su.rveillez..ce, telephone tap surreptitious entry or other
action will be tecen by Agezcy tersonzel in the United States
itgainst United States cities not CDrl.r.ected with CIA, unier the
elairzed e..-Ithority of.' "protection of intelligence sources end
nethod,s." This provision of tlie law e,ys a charge end duty on the: -
Director and the Agency to t so as to protect intelligence sources
.�� azd neth.o3s4. It does not give it e�thority to ta:ke action 'with re-
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.spect to other erica cities. If a threat or ey.7.posure of
intelligezte�sources a. os occurs, the Agency can e.7.pro-�
priately es:iitthle- its infor-zation Or the topic and co:zduct such
steps vithlm its ordaaination, es ray be epprOpriate. With respect
to outsids� the appronriate lavful authorities rust be apoacheil
for 2_33iSe'D" the ratter,. e.g., the Ft or lo21 police.
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SUBJECT: Sestina of Bc.Aipment in U.S.
Testing of intelAigence am! espinnsae-peculiar ecemt may �
IF: under-tali:et in the United Stetes, but caze vill be te%em that no
recorlit.zs are made of U.S. ..citizens or ot'nerwise conducted on um-
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vitting subjects in the United States. If it is essential to test
eouipzent on an American ccrmunications system or other establish-
tent, this nay be de provided that no recor.linzs of-the material
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P-rojects e.re terzinated. It is
appropriate =der certeje circlmstar.ees to record the mail add.resses
of seeders e.id receivers, V.A. no such lists. shotad be developed as
a vatelt list on Az:eric.....3 citizens, such es, for ey.ez.-ple, the list
of doTtors vho sted abro2d.
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vate sources amocg CLA. employees. It is cot appropriate for CIA' .
to per:et:ate donestio groups external to CIA, even for the purpose
of locating threats to the Agency. Votice of such threats should
be reported to tle appropriate lav eoforcenent bodies and CIA 1.111
cooperate t-ce= in e.=.7 action reluired 'which does not involve
direct CIA participation ic covert clandestine operations
U.S. citizecs in the United States.
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be underteXea in tte United States, but care will be tale= that to
recordings are tada of U.S. citizens or other/ise condunted on un-
vitting subjects in the United States. If it is essential to test
equipmeat on an American comications system or otl:er esteoliz'a-
rent, this tay te dnne provided that no recordinzs of the caterisl
are retained or examined by any element other tha_n the originai.
test engineers.
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fluencing humEn behavior vial be undertaen only viti the Director's
specific approval end in no case on unwitting kmerican. citizens.
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Inspector by* OTS sts appro.?..1.e.te, provided it is essentielly
defensive in.orieatation e-nd.vould not assist renetretion.ot the
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