AMHERST CLUB 19 MARCH NEWSPAPER EDITORS - 10 APRIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01554R003200040018-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: March 17, 1980
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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DCI T
17 Mar 80
OUTLINE REMARKS
Amherst Club - 19 March
Newspaper Editors - 10 April
Intelligence exciting profession today
Rate of change demands flexibility, open-mindedness and
innovativeness
1. Tech change - must understand: e.g., digits, computers,
space, satellite orbits, etc.
Tech collection - vast quantities data - new dimension
Old dimension - HUMINT
Tradecraft
Avail of new tech gadgets to help
2. Analysis
Absorb quantities of data
Computer processing - sorting - screening
New analytic. techniques
(examples)
New subjects
Terrorism
Narcotics
Ind production
Food - grain
Econ
Oil*
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Zimbabwe, etc.
3. Environment
Past - Isolated, secret
Today - front page, oversight, etc.
Discuss different dimensions of it:
(1) Internal
Past - subdivisions of effort
- compartmentation of data
Plus - secrecy - (essential)
Minuses ? all relevant facts
- ? checks and balances -
differing judgments
Mistakes - not malicious -
over-responsiveness
Today - moving toward corporate structure
- Major decisions vetted much more
Especially OGC, OLC - even PA
But also broader judgmental base
Security? less concerned internally -
but principle is minimize numbers
Trying find happy medium between
dangers of isolated decision-
making and proliferation of info
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(2) Executive Branch
Less an independent corporation today -
one part conglomerate
NSC is Board Directors
Provides degree coordination both
what collect/analyze and what do in
covert action greater than before
Big plus to be tied into policy deliberations
Can be more effective in providing
objective, non-policy data
Some hazards of proliferation -
Greater than internal
a. More #'s
b. Dealing with policy-making
agencies
Motive to leak exists -
Worse today than ever
(3) Legislative Branch
Past - Virtually nothing
Today - Virtually all
Plus - in touch w/USA
- share responsibility
- differing insights - not part of
same policy fights
Minus - #'s
- leak motivations - political
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Process worked well - 3 years -
Want continue
Controversy today -
Why? - Attempt codify current practice
Lawyers responsible!
2 issues:
1. How soon do we notify?
2. How much detail?
How soon - interesting constitutional point
What Founding Fathers intend by
separation of powers -?
Leading newspaper editorial -
If Congress not notified before
Pres. acted, we'd be depriving
him and nation of "Congressional
consultation."
Consultation nice voluntary
ring to it
But if law says mandatory -
not really consultation -
it's partnership
Most cases Congress
has veto if knows
in advance -
Leak it.
Seems to me F.F.'s intended Congress to use
its law-making authorities to do its will -
Power purse - don't like Pres. programs -
cut off his $ - or direct him to do
otherwise
If Congress judges Executive
in advance - how ever know
whether Executive effective or not?
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On detail - matter of perceptions
Only country brings Parliament in to
this degree
Foreigners don't understand
Secrecy is hallmark of intell.
agencies - public relations
hallmark of Congresses
Need some restraint -
Has been well exercised by
committees
Lawyers again!
But committees not complained
lacked info for oversight
Differences - yes - but resolved.
(4) 4th Estate
Used to get very little
Now a lot:
(a) We've opened up
Public has questioned us
Must have support
Show return
But results -
Not process/sources
? All secrets is no secrets
? We've been opened up
Leak is prevalent
Investigative reporting is in
Burrowing and piecing it
together it comes out
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Often in degree of detail
of no interest to public -
great damage to us
e.g., description how
to ID CIA officers
abroad -
Midst hostage crisis
Most serious challenge
Asking for some help
Hughes-Ryan
FOIA
Identities
Note: none constitute any relaxation
or setting loose of CIA-
All simply pointed toward modicum of
secrecy so we can do our business
Yes conflict - secrecy and open
society
Yes conflict - dirty tricks and
fair play Americans
Country has to decide if want intelligence -
clearly do
Must not carp at-reasonable levels of secrecy
and freedom to play dirty tricks
Nation's conscience is clear to those of us entrusted
with this delicate responsibility
Do not want to undermine values we're defending
Do not trust us alone -
remember - Exec. Branch checks and oversight
- Legislative oversight
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Poised today at balance point - 3 years experience -
can't demand tip balance even more toward disclosure,
risk of leak, etc.
Not asking to be unshackled
Asking to continue on in way we've performed
past 3 years -
know no accusation illegality, impropriety,
abuse -
no any inference oversight process not been
thorough and successful
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