THE TEN CHARGES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96B01172R000300020037-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: April 11, 1984
• Content Type: NSPR

The ten
charges
Michael Battaney faces the
following charges, that:
1. On April 3, 1983, in the United
Kingdom for purposes prejudicial to
the safety or interests of the state,
he communicated information to a
Soviet official which was calculated
to be or might be, or was intended
to be, directly or indirectly useful. to
an enemy, contrary to section 1(1)
(c) of the Official Secrets Act, 1911,
as amended by the Official Secrets
Act, 1920 and 1939.
2. On April 3, 1983, in the United
Kingdom, he delivered a letter to a.
Soviet official setting out precise information preparatory to the
arrangements for the communi- communication of information to
cation of classified information by another person for purposes
the use of dead letter boxes prejudicial to the safety or interests
preparatory to the communication of the state whichsaid information
of information to another person for was calculated to be, or might be or
purposes prejucicial to the safety or was intended to be directly or
interests of-the state, which said indirectly useful- to an enemy
information was calculated to be, or contrary to section 7 of the Official
might be, or : was.. intended to'.be; Secrets ,Act, 1920..
directly or indirectly useful to an diverse days between
enemy, contrary to section 7 of the December 21, 1982, and September
.Official Secrets Act, 1920. 16,_x1983, in 'the United Kingdom
3. On June 12,1983 as charge for p~'poses prejudical to the safety
11 or intdrests of the state, he recorded
information which was calculated to
4. On June 12, 1983 [as charge be, or might be, or was intended to
21. be directly or indirectly useful to an
' 5. On July 10, 1983, in the enemy, contrary to'Section 1(1) of
United Kingdom, he delivered a the Official Secrets Act, 1911, as
letter to a Soviet official offering his amended- by''.the Official Secrets
services ` in supplying. classified Act; 1920 and 1939.'
8. On September 7, 1983 [as
charge 61.
9. On a day between September 6
and September 16, 1983 [as charge
61.
10. Between April 3, and
September 16, 1983, in the United
Kingdom he collected information,
to wit biographical details of Soviet
officials in Vienna, preparatory to
the communication of information
to another person for purposes
prejudicial to the safety or interests
of the state, which said information
was calculated to be, or might be, or
was intended to be, directly or
indirectly useful to an enemy,
contrary to Section 7 of the Official
Secrets Act, 1920.
Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP96B01172R000300020037-8