PROTECTION OF COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00709R000400070122-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 122
• Publication Date: August 29, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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Protection of communisations
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Tr-.;ptra,74.1. aisteNsWJ communications intalligencop
rovdo6 thtiat "lithoo7er obtaf.=d or having lact
or, aticona Lc, or '41low1edgo of (1) Gni elaaairioa
vj7,n 11,ro1ViO3 it, otoo
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Hn11 t:cL t371iikna thn 14:1r4 "Claszil:ku;:4"
vsl 7.):1,r)t 1); propo:ocl Bill* lu 40finf
ni'!;-tha
lax:1171,od,Wo;Nm4ton"a t:10 Bill prollosoa conotru-
14f,;11 ?ar_:)oaokii
!JoavIti nuod to dwagnato at4.a1401.
e :oiva t4.) for*co Vic attituda 1:17 thkA CQurtm
owur:Is lan7un7o or tIlla typo end believe that clioar inai-
tC)J.t.n bttitn, r Ule Court in'Chit 1543 0 0
"30 twi 1-1, V. :21,:1 'LOU ta03, Uo 7,s. 71 61 3.0;0 4,2fiv#4, 4* 41' a
vr,t.r a orivinal pavaecution umier '41;4, *ini)iir.prp-
rt, vior:Is "Is aroma/at:Iva re4poictl.; tho
onal dorciase Lia:t "laromztion relstinc, to tiao t:,ationza
acranno.? T/',a att,N,Ttod to obtain a ntrrDt.1 ruling
of tno atetuti! v_Ichuould ap*olfy that rolating, to the
'Ination4.2 tit;far" 7-liant just placos and !1.utoria115 apacii'icd
in thc' it cciAended tIlat any oxtowton of irnia moallIng
woul tLi ict uw-,:.',o:4Altutionel as violDtiv.i) cr auo
pmeern be,rautn cf 1:!2ef1nitenoos. Ti41) Cort rojOotetd 1,110
conter.t!on ti%ot It in:an thn i!tont Corouz; to
plate u Iroa] r,r-',7,1-'2on on tno wordlns cf Act. iw
Court woA on to mllo 4;:41 followe:
:n ouch orthovl soctIona at thv AOt ti docUo.
LAnt. o tho hifl srotectod is required alno to bo tatiu-
!wctod vitho or brtlatLq to' the nntional dorenooe Tho
sections unq no ra'ollibitions against obtaining
or drs31-iln to fortin 74oworm infomation wh164 a
:,2177 nay ennaldIr relatinp to national '..tortinso, If
Ltdm wcro tht4 1anr,7uar,a, It would nood to bo toatod by
tt in-v.1.1r:r as ?Ivlothor it 1.1,nd doublo
nil:rcr,f,:i# hf,..z ;Ierrip to wilecuiritziA, af.J. 44; ".;
rAntIL.11:1 tho ntatutkie CinIrt haz;
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1%,v,et.00tion 4t=f CiLimunications IntelIiFenne 2 -AU7 1S144i
fretly hr..111 orimirlal laws doomed to violate these
testn Untted states ve Cohen Crocory Compang,
urgee, irocod*nt Uy patitioninva points out that tio
stetut urdor coraiidratIon forbade no specific
flets t:,.Lt it mally p'Irin3:1! nets idetrii4ontai to t!...e
1Ltemzt %Caen tirjt and unreasonable' In a 17.tryl:;
7iew.j.Liu.ttn v.To.T.4. Jeraoy the statute vir-4.5 eTgaly
7,7roon not enr-pd in any lawrill oft7VpritII:mo
Acnowr. to 7.-o aT::.?J)mber or any * 0 414 who lulu been con-
wletn(1 Dt les5t tb.roo timua of boinE diserderly.pornon or
whc,hrmconvIxtect of tiny el71=e 1"1 this els In .f? other
Ptcte, 1:3 citclamd to btl a :..,tot:r7ster * 4. 110 No thePo 661(1.
that ttotutr' ,oc-xin771,z no uct or onlealon'l that the
vseriftve in su?zTh ;1:1 to viole.te due precesce
bat wo rind no unctltrttanty in this) statute
w1ianprfiRla 7crson of :Le tibilly to prodetorLdno
vaiether a coratbplated action in critsinel under the pro-...;
vimione of thl. lave The obvious delimiting words in,tho
stptutt ;T:_rc/thoo rrqurjrr 'intent or reason to believe
tftat t:1; irWormation to be cbtained is to be used to th0
Injury r1 the Un1ted Stfite.k;g ZO the advantage of,ag:V -
forein nation." This reqvdres those prosecuted to 'lave
acted In bud faith. The sanctions apply only when ilutienter
I a eatnblin!ledi therothers Is no occasioll for socrocyt
as wItn reports minting to :national dofense, publiahed by
authorivor or c:ne-ress or the militarT departments, there c4(10._
of eourmn tn all likelihood be no reaAonablo intent to givi
11 t7 to a fonsign Fo-oernmentt Finally* we aro Of_
the view thst the usi:t of tile words 'national 4ofense. has
given them, an nerc employed, a twell-Alndorstoodelonnotation.p.'.
May worb llood in the DefenSol Secroto_.Aot of 1911*?Tho
traditfLonal content of war AnU strutglp between-natlons
uot chanied by the intensity of support given to this armed
forces 'oy civilians or the fAtension of the combat area.
Netiimal defense, the Goverivp-tent inalpteina, Sie a generic
concept of broad connotitiorat referring to the military -
and naval ectnblich=onts th4 reXttod activities ot
national pivpiarednausot Vie-r4Bree th.v.t the wo.rdo 'nation-,
al defense' in the L:spioLts!F Aot carry that maaninz,
Whother i do cult or repor% is coverad by scot:ion I (b)
vr 2 (a) dopeds upon their rtilation tz the nutioxial
as sc: ,!,:tt.1:3.no,d,', not upon theLr eOkiele cion with place:3 soci-
fled In tlectlion I (a). Tho -lan;!Alajle employed appears auff
cionti;,; clofInito to apprise the publi of prohibited activti-0
ties mr1,1 In connonmIt with fil;.02 proceialti,"
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Protootion of Communicationa intell1S3n46
0142 A5,46, 41.0?ao.
3. Iou will note that tho Court appears to make the
otntiTItinX ales:lent "scienter? or "intent or reason, to
belit,va
'Lit te information TO be obtained ie to tta used
to tla. 1_;,!u.r-j? or the United at,atos, or the advantsce
of at,r1 iThroiqn tlation?" (incidentally, the Caurt specifi-
cull$ poLntt crz.t t.tifA no dlatinction ir rAado bvItween friend
or enan4.) 1%113 lt.ads us to suggeat that you Oseensider
the ir.7r11.7. of yo..11, 1-,roposd Bill which_ziov provides in
orroct shall cornmunicatei furni p ran tarli t
Cr iiklaolo t(; I c11.-Licated to a person. not au;thorized"
shall 'Do 71.trth, it F-orho7on 1angtuvu71 s5ji1ar to that
In t1%,_- -m2:...oiatia Act ccrinerninz "Intent or roan= to
11.1.n.r.f7" n11:71r.i be Ii any case, we believe that tho
uvie cif r'classl.floft 171:ornation" laight Invalidate tno w'Aole
)112. Lrlth, roattiollin: used. in the clorin case, that sinco
th.9 4'1r-nnificat!?.o1 uas an administrative act it would forct)
ptfItyrIon.. at ;10 to 1eSS to thOr certain
actions violated the atatutA,
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