LETTER TO MR. RAYMOND P. WHEARTY FROM (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002600190003-5
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 3, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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mmone esIghearty
airman, mterdeportmental
on Internal Security
2107 Depearneent of Justice
Yaehington 25, D. C.
Dear Ur, lhearty
In the r?t of the Attorney Cameras made on
22 SepteMber 1949 to the Jzdicia1 Conference of the United
States' Mr* MeGrath directed the Conferenee's. attention to the
prOblem of diselosure of national security documents or inforration
duriee the course- of criminal trials* He also discussed the
prOblem of cases ethers the information is such that it cannot
be disclosed even to the court' the attorneys or the Jury,
and eas ? of this type *here the Department of Jeatioe has been
coppeIled to refrain from prosecuting. the offenders because of
severity implications* The Attorney Otneral stated that the
preblen ma important not ohly to the Department- of Ai-sties.,
but Aloe the Departments of State and Defense and the AMC*.
among others* Ile further stated that because of this Oovernment-
eide interest the problem has been brought to the attention of
the Interdepartmental Committee an Internal Security, operating
under the Yational Seicuritr Council.
As no agengy may be more vitally affected by these
the CIA, it would- appear that me should be represented
ussions in socordanoe mith the provision. of the
consideration of matters *hi& affect such agenci, *
If in fact the ICIS is actively considerinc this
Agency would appreciate having a. reproveltative of
in the Committee's -working deliberations*
c`incerely yours"
al*
25X1
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Chairman, Interdepartnental
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2107 Iwpartnent of Justice
?lasi,int,ters 25, L'? C.
i'ear '.hearty,
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understami that on the 22nd of',..eptenLer 1947, the
Attorsuy -,mnerel, Fr, Iiimirath, addressed V. Federal Confer-
ence of :Ainior 414Lee and diecuesed the proUst of admission
of claasified documents in public trial*, pertivamrlyetere
the documents mUht impair national security, The Attormv
4.ienoral stated that not only the Justice 'ftpertnent ,u.t also
tim ;.Wpartrvnits of :Ante and i?-efense and the A;X, were cm-
sen-isid about this aituation, and 1C15 woo emmelderin?: the
pruit4'1,
As au ageac: is more vital.).y affected ty this oartter
Umul CIA, it vmmild appear that we should be reprevented in
thene discussions in accordance with the RIB charter.
:17, in fact, the ICI ti is act val,y oonsiderin4 tUe
suJject, ; sf.nould appreciate bovInt; a representative of CIA
ine1uded in rrsAr tommitteele work:11v neilberatione,
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