“operations. The Committee intends to approach the issues of the CIA’s domestic activities with a broad perspective, realizing, as I am sure you agree, that the' threats to United States security and the need to protect sources and methods of intelligence, as well as CIA inst”
“approximately 100 briefings. Most of these briefings dealt with the organization and activities of the Central Intelligence Agency, but also included a full day spent with the Department of State in addition to several briefings on State Department activities and its relations”
“congressional committee; it did not involve revisions that, would significantly modify the structure or the powers of the CIA it- self. The Committee has not been authorized to hire additional staff personnel for the purpose of this legislation. Further more, we were under i”
“G. c.-vd € ( •* Mr. William E. Colby Page Four June 26, 1975 for the use of each such technique? How was the use of each such technique authorized, reviewed, and con trolled, internally and externally? What was the effectiveness of each such technique in achieving the”
“SECRET SENSITIVE 178-10004-10115 REPORT' TO THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES Mr. Vice President and Members of the Commission: In accordance with the Commission’s request, my former colleagues and myself submit herewith a critique ”
“SECRET 00 - 2- Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is used in this report, however, in a somewhat more, .limited sense. Where the term appears in this report it primarily refers to and includes the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the intell”
“agencies or private companies and CIA’s assistance to them; CIA management of its investments; CIA use of proprietaries, notional organizations and devised facilities; CIA experi ments with drugs on unwitting U. S. citizens; CIA detention of individuals within the United St”
“trie € ( id Mr. William E. Colby Page Five June 26, 1975 10. Have governmental officials outside the CIA sought and obtained the CIA’s assistance for-political pur poses or personal advantage? To what extent have private organizations or individuals enjoyed special tr”
“*‘% wor he ‘a pKFA 4.4 Now the next gogbien refers to the fentral Intelligence Agency in general. Now lesganino so much of our inquiry is Focused on the Central Intelligence Agency, we have a rather ■1 long series of recommendations regarding it. R Now the sections ar”
“directed against American citizens subsequent to 1968. In every case the surveillance was directed by higher authority. It also appears that the Washington Field Office gave substantial assistance to local police departments in the Wash ington, D. C. area. Much of this assis”
“confirmation hearings to ensure that the Agency will remain • within its legislative charter. ' I am arranging for the published * transcripts of those hearings to be circulated throughout the Agency for compliance, and at that time will reaffirm the specific. direction made ”
“requests from any committees of the - O M Congress for copies of this report should be referred to the M U T White House. At the present time, the consensus of those A IED persons in the White House dealing with the subject of release 2 ALL INFORMATION CONTAIN - ”
“SECRET SENSITIVE 8. That CIA counterintelligence liaison abroad be improved through a judicious aug- mentation of exchange of counterintelligence information, including penetration leads, by augmentation of U.S. capacity for leadership in dealing with the common advers”
“. de € ( Cencoo 0 Mr. William E. Colby Page Two June 26, 1975 4. Relationships between other organizations, public and private, and the CIA. 5. The use of CIA personnel, funds, or facilities for pur poses unrelated to its intelligence missions. Within these broad su”
“14-00000 handling State communications, etc. In these areas we recommend close liaison be maintained with State on Congressional matters and that whenever possible State be given a helping hand with the appro priate Congressional committees on these matters. We are par”
“supply the Committee with the sp e- cifics in those cases where the Agency has in fact engaged p riv ate investigators to do Agency wor k? I Mr. Colby. I will certainly try to, Mr. Chairman. con fess thi s m ay be a tough job to locate every case but I certainly will do my best. ”
“IC. .to” 8. (the other 2200 BTC presumably under military OF er —State official cover). Oridnally the us of State Departs r for CIA personnel W38 supposed 3 trictly limited as The Dulles-Correa- ackson report stated 1948, e CIA should not use State Departtuent cover is a ”
“DCI."L/ The memorandum went on to sa y: b. c. It is obviou s that a compilation of Special Group ap provals in no way reflects the totality of signifi- cant CIA activities carried on over the past 15 years. With respect to overall DDP activity, it does not include any mention of ”
“counter-intelligence effort will bring research and analytical 19 work to bear which would give an analysis and an assessment 20 E the situation, which should be f value to policy-makers 21 in the government, to the intelligence directorate of the CI., 22 to the Director ”
“ply to the Committee? 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Photocopy fr om Gerald Ford Library 25 TOP SECRET GERALD S. FORD LIBRAR 2000x NW 66000 Docld:32105805 Pag e 6 1 ن COLBY, DIRECTOR, СІЛ, 2 3 4 5 6. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AC COMPANIED BY SCOT T S . BRECKINRI”
“CIA, see Victor Marchetti & John D. Marks, The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence 4-12 (1974). See generally Johnson, supra note 29 (discussing the problems of strategic intelligence in a democratic society). n73. See Commission on CIA Activities within the United States, Repo”
“element. 18 410 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003 Mr. Miler. From a counter-intelligence standpoint, 191 it has had, there have been some problems as a result of that 2C in terms of the regular CIA representation abroad. There i- 21 a means of working together ”
“other agencies of government? What have been the prac tices and procedures .for liaison, exchange of informa tion, joint operation and mutual support between the CIA and other governmental bodies? To what extent did CIA coordination and cooperation with other government ag”
“Agency efforts abroad by publishing lists of CIA personnel in specific Stations; revelation 28 of office of Communications)personnel in every Embassy abroad; the Agency role in countering terrorism, narcotics trafficking and training provided other services to counteract thes”
“CIA id higher salaris Ieven * EKE perhapa scause Allos one pro-.0 H tection against McCarthyite attacks, CIA able t and hold YT OF . a large number od able independent-m a DB added brilliant i ctivist its staff, the n 9p038tions developed, and the greater role it pl”
“casion we did ask for private investigator firms to help us to some degree. It was u su al ly t he o ne that was giving us cover, and for reasons of overload we asked them to have their own people to do a few of th e investi gations. 21 22 23 My General Counsel says that this is ”
“Committee.i Six months earlier my letter of August 141, 1968 to the Foreign Relations Committee enclosed a 606 page study entitled "Assassinations of the . Industrial State." .It concluded with the startling premise I am now propared to prove to the Senate: "It is my firm p”
“of U.S. Intelligence. What clandestine perations are being carried out in the name of America? Is the CIA INTELLIGENCE paring to entangle us in another war similar to the Indochina War? REPORT "hat information is going into Federal, State, local and private data cols on innoc”
“Committee, "The Central Intelligence Agency should have nothing to do with policy." Yot. to the yeare since, CIA has, to effect, ‘made’ policy in many parts of the world. A number of governments still in power know that they have even bean targets of CIA attempts at overthrow”
“view of this matter supply the Committee with the spe- cifics in those cases where the Ag enc y h as in fact engaged private investigators to do Agency work? I Mr. Colby. I will certainly try to, Mr. Chairman. confess this may be a tough job to locate every case but I certainly w”
“Committee, "The Central Intelligence Agency shouldEoVa nothing to do with policy." Yet, in the yesra since, CIA has, in effect, ‘made’ policy in many parte ef the world. A number of governments 111! in power know that they have even been targets of CIA attempts 0% overthrow •”
“Special Prosecutor are continuing to be supplied. d. Requests for Agency documents and files for the Special Counsel of the Impeachment Committee are being honored. Our search has not revealed the participation of any CIA personnel not previously identified. 1IGG”
“Agency's domestic installations and to determine the sources of unauthorized disclosure of classified and sensitive intelligence information to public media. While I am not now privy to precise statistical data. I believe the United States Government Agencies involved in int”
“hwarz. Mr. Co lby, did yo u have some things you wanted to s up pl y to t he C om mi tt ee? 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Photocopy from Gerald Ford Library 25 TOP SECRET GERALD S. FORD LIBRAR 2000x NW 66000 Docld:32105805 Page 6 1 ن COLBY, DIRECTOR, СІЛ, 2 3 4 5 6. 7 8 9 1”
“wuis-Evemerei ‘3720,% organizations to be checked for indications of such threats was pro vided to Anderson Security Associates, which in turn provided regular reports to the Office of Security on the activities of the organization monitored. There was also coordination be”
“of 5,662. As a result CIA could not meet its counterintelligence responsibilities adequately even at this peak of on-board counterintelligence strength. It is our view that the Operations Directorate ought to devote no less than 10 per cent of its manpower to counterintel”
“6 P. Authority to Investigate Agency Personnel Nine CIA Memos (Classified) Q* Authority of Director to Protect Sources & Methods 22 CIA Memos (Classified), R. Authority of the Director in Use of Classified Funds . 23 CIA Memos (Classified) S. Arrangements with Other Gov”
“his may be a tough job to locate eve ry case bu t I certainly will do my bes t. Cha ir man Ch urc h. Will you provide the Committee with the opinion of your Counsel with respect to the legality of such? Mr. Colby. I will. 14 Chairman Church. Such use of private investigators? 15 ”
“Committee, "The Central Intelligence Agency should have zething to do with policy." Yet, in the years since, CIA has, in effect, ‘made’ policy in many parte 0 the world. A number of governments still in power know that they have even been targets of CIA attempts 2% overthrow ”
“perspective requires, at the na tional level. The discussion consists of four parts; The authority under which CIA conducts counterintelligence activities. The nature of those activities. 10 (edm youm QFA01T J LA, 2LiG1 fl i J in 9) Nil 50955 DocId: 32112721 Page 11”
“see wh ether we can not I have a 24 25 j ust eliminate that practice entirely, continuing the pr op rie- tary and continuing the use of private investigators as cover :: Photocopy from Gerald Ford Library TOP SECRET SR. FORD LIBRAR N W 66000 Docld:32112724 P age 7 2 13 4 5 6 But ”
“acknowledges most of its domestic facilities. ii. Commentary. Once the Review Board When the Review Board did vote to postpone voted to release the location of a particular the location of CIA domestic facilities, it CIA installation, the Review Board and CIA required the CIA ”
“SECTET 5. 14, peralloom and Policy wertd-on < iilium,■ to we vuewe teewww semew vowon tone, who Minim Clandestine activities abould 20 acneaned net only in the context of their relationship to an open society but *le® in tito catsext of their ralzticnebip to United States”
“oval were characterized by an internal CIA memo- randum as "somewhat cloudly and thus can probably b est be described as having been based on va lue judgments by the DCI."L/ The memorandum went on to say: b. c. It is obvious that a compilation of Special Group approvals in no way”
“he past it is clear that on occasion we did ask for private investigator firms to help us to some de gree. It was usually the one that was giving us cover, and for reasons of overload we asked them to have their own people to do a few of the investigations. 21 22 23 My General Co”
“effort be made to meet the request. CIA is proceeding accordingly. I cl . 1 ° * : % Senator Church has also asked for budget and cash flow data on all W. S. intelligence organizations from their inceptions. The CIA finds that the source and uses tables, employed in annual fi”
“a 24 25 just eliminate that p ractice entirely, continuing the proprie- tary and cont in uin g th e use of private investigators as cover :: Photocopy from Gerald Ford Library TOP SECRET SR. FORD LIBRAR NW 66000 Docld:3211 2724 Page 7 2 13 4 5 6 But I did want to clarify that. I ”
“.- ta APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CW HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 23 October 1962 00 10/255/62 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT: After Action Report on the Findings of the Working Group This is with reference to the memorandum of 6 April 1962 which”
“Sttmtl 8. 0A % wdlothan220,0 freprempu / under military or other 'mitato 3Eficial cover)." Originally the uge of Siste Department cover for 0° Moe personnel was supposed to be strictly limited and temporary. be bullen-Correx-Jackeon report stated in 1948, "The CTA should ”
“to so me degree. It was usually the one that was giving us co ver , a nd for reasons o f ov er lo ad w e as ke d t hem to have their own people to do a few of the investigations. 21 22 23 My General Counsel says that this is illegal. strong question about its propriety, if not le”