LETTER TO ROB SIMONS(SANITIZED)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R000500660008-0
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 26, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intdiigence Agerxy
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Mr. Rob Simmons, Staff Director
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
OEXA 83-0112/A
.This will acknowledge receipt of your letter
(83-0028) of 5 January 1983 requesting that ave
declassify, in whole or in part, two letters.
The letters have been reviewed and Deputy
Director John McMahon advised me that he must hold
,to his decision not to declassify these letters,
:since to do so tivould confirm classified information
? is contained in the published articles.
I am sorry that we could not be more helpful,
but I am sure you understand the reasons for this
decision.
Cordially yours,
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WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
Office of External Affairs
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington,. D. C. 20505
A Member of the Senate- Select Committee on
Intelligence has expressed an interest in using' de=
classified portions of:the enclosed letters in .the
;public :'domain. ''The 'first letter was :written by Director
Turner to Attorney Gerieral'Cviletti`on October 5, 1979,
and is classified SECRET. The second letter was .written
by Director Turner to Senator Barry Goldwater on
.O.ctober 1Q, 1979, and is also eI'assifed SECRET.
If.these letters cannot be declassified in their
'entirety, ' I would appreciate knowing what parts , if .any,
can be declassified for use in the public. domain. Thank
-you for your consideration in;this .matter:.
Enclosures
DECLASSIFIED: WHEN REMOVED., FROM .ENCLOSURES
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The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D. C.20505
13 January 1983
NOTE FOR:
FROM: EA/DDCI
The DDCI wants to stick by his
original decision not to declassify
any of the attached two letters because
by expressing concern about the informa-
tion in the articles, the letters confirm
that indeed they contain classified _
information.
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