IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE INTENDS TO TAKE UP CONSIDERATION OF THE LEAHY-HUDDLESTON AMENDMENT

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• Publication Date: September 21, 1984
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SECRETARY OF STATt
WASHINGTON
Gear Mr. ChatTmane I ' ,.
1.4t ~_J i or
it is my understanding that the $ -'SOteign Relations
committee intends to take up eonsidsX etas of the
ddl ton amendweot?to the WY 194S Intelligence
Leahy-Hu WW
Authorisation Bill on Thursday. June 11. would like to take
this cpportunity to share with you t sea why the
Administration and I personally have ditti ulty With the
amendment as it now stands.
As the Administration noted on l+t1-y to o the Senate Sol t
Committee on Intelligencet we concur in tb general objectiv
the amendment purports to support. w ich i that the number t
official representatives of foreign is that engage in
intelligence activities in the V.S. Ihould not exceed the
number of official representatives a the sited States in
those foreign countries. We cannot gre?. however. with th
provision of the amendment that sets limits in statute on t e
number of official representatives it certain foreign
governments. By formally establish a tutory limit, i is,
our view that the Leahy-KSddleston t would I
unnecessarily infringe upon the Pre ident ? constitutional
authority for the conduct of foreign afta re.
in addition, there are a number of practical considecat coal
which have led me to the conclusioulthat a Leahy-Huddlest
amendment, as drafted, would not be a the intended effect a
creating conditions of greater reel ocit in our relations
with the Soviets and others
-- it would require deterwinati
that place an undesirable and untat
the President
;bus on hiss that
a a tivities harmful a
is i the national tat ses
isle 4f that goverment or
tins. The amendment* a
the P asident options, ut
d to of full
egard ems of foreign po icy
gc..vett+ment was engaged in intelliga
the united States, and than that it
not to expel large numbers of attic
riot to deprive then of their isouni
presently drafted, appears to give
in effect prejudices the argument
implementation of its provisions.
or ether political considerations.!
-- it we decided to deprives )i of! vials of their
ir.unities. in the Soviet case we d b's violating a .
til:zteral Agreement in force since 1962. which gives all
members of our Embassies and their) ta^i ies full diplomat 'Ic
The Honorable.
Charles H. Percy.
United States Senate.
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privileges and immunities on a sea PS 1 basis. Even a
ii purtantly. tie would be sendim* ex ~snely strong nsge. ive
signal which would impede out off t$ t iaipcove out
relationship with the Soviets in then Ns.
-- it the United States chose Jto d? ivs a number of it
Emt,assy and Consulate
the personnel s ~~tho amendment ivethis~immunities (under
exceed 120), the most logic. I Soviet response wou~o
strip an equal number of out pet 1 a the USSR of tpr ivi.ieges and immunities. We wo ld be forced to withdthese personnel or leave then ope to bitrary arrest.
imprisonment and interrogation. is Lion on our parld
lead ultimately to a number of hi lY evorabte Bevel tf
which I cannot detail in this low t which Departs
is IL f
experts can brief you on it you sh* My conclusion
we chose to implement Leahy-Muddl stave a Statutory liminis
ineedd.tely. the United States# th Soviet Union. wlose were,
ording of t o an moat is also Loose
Finally, the w
r. nougb to include any other nett tlra night have more
offic.i~als in the U.S. than we ha a in h*it country. Tp s is
clear-Sy an undesirable feature o the daent.
It is my strong hope that yo -will, consider fully tho
pzobr.ms I have outlined above w th respect to the prose t
:.rohy-Huddleston amendment. I d believe that with dot mined
etfort we can achieve the laudable goals# which we all upport,
ot. containing hostile intelligende activities in our co try,
ei,suring reciprocity, and supposing the activities of ur
mission* abroad. I do not believe, however* that the p esan%t
amendment will advance us toward] these goals. Members f mty
staff will be available to disc s those natters in sag detail
with you and your colleagues* a to discuss possible
alternatives to the Leahy-HuddI s.ton.Iaendment now beta a the
Fr~retgn Relations Committee. T *the $. I as convinced a con
solve this problem. I
lincerely,
George P. Shults
L 1_ t j
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