LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM EDWARD M. KENNEDY

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• Publication Date: April 24, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

JAMES O. EASTLAND. MISS., CHAIRMAN SUBCOMMITTEE:
JOHN L. PACCLELLAN, ARK. ? ROMAN L. HRUSKA, NEBR. EDWARD M. KENNEDY, MASS., CHAIRMAN
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BIRCH BAYH, IND. CHARLES MCC. MATFIIAS, JR.. MD.
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, MASS. STROM THURMOND. S.C. QUENTIN N. BURDICK, N. DAK. EDWARD J. GURNEY. FLA.
BIRCH RAYH. IND. MARLOW W. COOK. KY. JOHN V. TUNNEY. CALIF.
QUENTIN N. BURDICK, N. DAK. CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
ROBERT C. BYRD, W. VA. EDWARD J. GURNEY. FLA. JAMES F. FLUG. CHIEF COUNSEL
JOHN V. TUNNEY. CALIF.
JOHN H. NOLLOMAN III
CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
(PURSUANT TO SEC 9. S. RES. 53,93D CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
April 244 1.975
Honorable William F. Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
The Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practice
and Procedure will be holding a hearing on may 6 regarding
the practices and. procedures of federal agencies in
the area of electronic surveillance.
At Subcommittee hearings last year, former Attorney
General Saxbe testified that he knew of no agencies
besides the Justice Department which conducted warrant-
less surveillance. He may not have been referring to
surveillance outside the United States, but the possible
ambiguity of his testimony makes even more important our
determining the precise extent, nature, and parameters of
electronic surveillance in each government agency. Since
current information about the Central Intelligence Agency's
practices in this area is important to the Subcommitteels
inquiry, I would appreciate it if you would provide the
Subcommittee with the following information prior to our
hearing:
1. The specific statutory or other authority for
the Central Intelligence Agency's conduct of electronic
surveillance of any type (including wiretaps, bugs, and
any other uses of any device or apparatus which can be
used to intercept a wire or oral communication).
2. A copy of all guidelines, procedures, rules and
regulations relating to the conduct of electronic sur-
veillance. Please also provide a copy of any such pro-
cedures that were in effect at any time since 160, or
are planned for the future.
3. An indication of whether the agency's conduct,
or authority to conduct, electronic surveillance includes
or has included. the following, and if so, the specific
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statutory or other authority for each category:
a. Electronic surveillance conducted within
the United States;
b. Electronic surveillance conducted in foreign
countries;
c. Electronic surveillance of communications
between the United States and a foreign country;
citizens;
d. Electronic surveillance of American
e. Electronic surveillance of foreign citizens;
f. Electronic surveillance conducted pursuant
to a court order obtained under the provisions of sections
2516 and 2518 of title 18, United States Code;
g. Electronic surveillance conducted with the
consent of one of the, parties to the conversation;
h. Electronic surveillance conducted without
a court order obtained under the provisions of sections
2516 and 2518 of title 18, United States Code, and without
the consent of one party;
i. Electronic surveillance of conversations in
which one or more parties is an employee of the Central
Intelligence Agency;
j. Electronic surveillance of telephone or
other conversations on CIA bases, installations, or
premises.
4. For each category listed under question 3
above, the number of electronic surveillances in place
on April 1, 1975, and the number of electronic surveil-
lances in place at any time during the calendar years
1960 through 1974 .(with a description of the -.method
used in computing these figures).
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5. Please indicate whether the approval of the
Attorney General or any other federal official must be
obtained for any electronic surveillance initiated,
conducted or requested by the Central Intelligence
Agency, and whether the Attorney General or any other
federal official (including the Director of Central
.Intelligence) must be notified of such electronic sur-
veillances.
6. Please provide a copy of all procedures for
evaluating, reviewing, and disseminating information
obtained from electronic surveillance by the CIA.
7. Please indicate,. for each calendar year from
1960 through 1974, the number of electronic surveillances
installed, conducted, maintained or monitored by any
person or organization, or by any unit or employee of
any state, local, or foreign government (including state,
local, or foreign police officials or employees), that
were directed, 'supervised, made at'the request of, made
with the knowledge of, initiated by, made for the use
of, or connected in any other way with the CIA or any
employee thereof.
The information requested is extremely important to
the Subcommittee's inquiry into this area. Because the
hearing will be held on May 6, it is important for us
to have the responses to these questions by May 2.
Edward M. Kend'y
Chairman
Subcommittee on Administrative,
Practice and Procedure
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