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[23]MEMORANDUM FOR : General Counsel
[24]. Director of Sccurity
[26]FROM : $§.D. Breckinridge
[27]SUBJECT 2° HSCA Request of 26 July 1978 -
[28]OLC- 78-2728 .
[32]1. Attached is correspondence from the DDO focal
[33]point on the HSCA investigation, responding to Question
[34]f2 of reference. It states that there are and have been
[35]ho agreements (at least not as described in the HSCA
[36]request) between CIA and the FBI, or other governacnt
[37]agencies, that pertain to the Agency's responsibilities
[38]to report on U.S. citizens abroad who contact Coamunist
[39]embassies or officials. It also states that current -
[40]legislation forbids such reporting.
[42]: 2. Attached are copics of Papers collected by
[44]; O/IG during the Rockefeller Commission's inquiry; I
[46]recall that there was a 1966 g@erecnent, which is not ian
[47]these papers. In any event they do not scem to contain
[49]a specific provision such as is envisioned in the report.
[50]It is possible that interpretations of NSCID and DCID
[51]provisions resulted in routine reporting of such con-
[52]tacts, although there were no agreenents, per se, for
[53]such action. Since the proaulgation of Executive
[55]Orders 1190S and 12036 there have becn limitations on : i
[56]reporting on U.S. persons, which fay affect past practice. :
[57]Nowever, this office is not in a position to provide an
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[63]i _ Agency position on this issue. N :
[64]| 3. It is requested that you coordinate with the : i
[65]| DDO in preparing an answer to an Agency response to - ot {
[66]! the HSCA question. . ‘ ot |.
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[199]SECRET TELEPOUCH
[201]DISP NO: BD 9335 22 12 522 Fea7d
[202]DATE: 18 FEBRUARY 1974
[204]ISOLOG
[205]TO: CHIEF OF BASE. ATLANTA’ CHIEF OF BASE. BOSTON: CHIEF OF BASE, Los
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[208]BASE. SAN FRANCISCO’ CHIEF OF BASE, NEW YORK% CHIEF OF BASE. UASHINGTO?
[209]FROM: CHIEF. FOREIGN RESOURCES DIVISIOH ; os
[211]“SUBJECT: CRELATIONS WITH THE Far
[212]1. ATTACHED HEREWITH IS THE SUBSTANCE, OF A LETTER From FSI Has
[214]TO ITS EIGHT FIELD OFFICES IN CITIES WHERE FR BSASES’ARE LOCATED. aia
[216]THIS LETTER IS AIMED AT CLARIFYING A NUMBER OF BASIC FACTS REGARDING BAR
[218]. «THE MISSIOND OF DDO IN GENERAL AND FR DIVISION ACTIVITIES IN THE USA
[219]IN PARTICULAR, AND IT SPELLS OUT IM SOME DETAIL OUR AGREED INTERPRE
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[223]“TATION OF SOME OF THE HISTORICALLY MORE TROUBLESOME ASPECTS OF Tlic
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[268]2. YE. WERE ESPECIALLY GRATIFIED WITH THE OPENING PARAGRAPHS OF
[270]T FR OS CARRYING OUT A U.S-
[273]THE LETTER WHICH EMPHASIZE THE FACT THA
[274]OREIGH INTELLIGENCE
[276]T IN ITS RECRULTMERT oF F
[278]GOVERNMENT REQUIRENEN
[279]VITY IS BEING CONDUCTED IH THE USA WITH
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[284]FULL BUREAU CONCURREKCE - ANOTHE
[285]ENT} IS TO PROTECT
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[290]THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE U-S- EGOVERNHERT + NOT ENABLE THE BUREAU TO
[292]HONITOR OUR OPERATIONS ~
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[295]T NO REAL STICKY DIFFERENCES AROSE-
[296]IGHLIGHTS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS
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[307]AS BACKGROUND FOR ANY TALKS YOU MAY HAVE ON T
[308]THESE ARE SET OUT BELOU:
[310]ON THE QUESTION OF WHAT FOREIGN
[312]HESE SUBJECTS WITH YOUR
[314]FIELD OFFICE CONTACTS-
[316]~ . he “PAGE 2. LAST PARAGRAPH?
[317]OFFICIALS ARE OF “PRESUMED INTEREST" 10 THE BUREAUS YE AGREED THAT
[318]MENTS AND THAT eR WOULD
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[328]> SIMPLY USE A COMMON SENSE JUDGHENT ‘TO nmAKE IT
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[364]B- PAGE 3. TOP PARAGRAPH: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CRITERION
[366]OF OVERLAP AND/OR CONFLICT IS USED THERE THE SAME AS IN THE “bb AGR
[368]NENT PARAGRAPH TUO CONCERNING BUREAU CONCURRENCE FOR RECRUITNERT
[370]APPROACHES -
[371]° C- PAGE 3. BOTTOM PARAGRAPH: ALTHOUGH HE ARE REQUIRED OK
[373]TO KEEP FBI APPRISED OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ITS COUNTERINTELLIG
[375]AND INTERNAL SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES, WE’ CONCURRED IN THIS REQUES
[377]. FOR MORE DETAILED AND TIHELY REPORTING ON CERTAIN CASES SINCE UE ;
[379]CONSIDERED THE DETAIL ASKED FOR TO BE OF DEMONSTRABLE CI VALUE AND i
[381]TINE LIMITS TO BE REASONABLE-
[383]THE BUREAU WAS COMPLETELY AMENABLE 1 j
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[389]THE ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT ALLOWING THE FIELD OFFICES. AND THE FR BAS!
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[451]BUREAU HAS ALREADY AGREED TO PROVIDE US WITH CERTAIN TYPES OF OPERA~
[452]TIONAL INFORMATION In EXCESS OF ANY EXISTING AGREEMENT. AND WE HAVE
[453]RECEIVED INITIALLY FAVORABLE REACTION TO PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONAL
[454]ITEMS IN THE FUTURE- UE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS REPORTING AGREEMENT WILL
[455]CAUSE YOU ANY SERIOUS PROBLENS, But IF IT SHOULD BE BROADENED OR ,
[456]INTERPRETED IN A WAY THAT YOU CONSIDER UNREASOHABLE OR BURDENSONES
[457]PLEASE ADVISE AND WE BILL TRY TO HAVE THE CRITERIA DEFINED MORE FECELO
[460]De PAGE 4. BOTTOM PARAGRAPH: WE HAD CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION
[461]ON THIS SUBJECT. THE ESUREAU FELT THAT IN SOME INSTANCES UE WERE
[462]“STRETCHING” THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INTO THE FIRST STAGES OF RECRUIT-
[463]KENT. AND IN SOME OTHERS UE WERE MOVING INTO RECRUITNENT YITHOUT
[464]FORMALLY SEEKING BUREAU CONCURRENCE AND COORDINATION « GOOD FAITH
[465]- BEING PRESUMED. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT OUR PROBLEM WAS BOTH SEMANTIC
[469]> AND ONE OF DEFINITION. THE BUREAU INSISTS. AND WE RECOGNIZE. THAT
[471]CONCURRENCE IN OUR PROCEEDING WITH . ASSESSMENT CANHOT GE INTERPRETEDD
[472]AS CONCURRENCE 70 MOVE BEYOND ASSESSMENT. THEY EXPLAIN THAT THEY
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[508]' . ACTIVE PRECRULTMENT INTEREST” WITH GUREAU SOURCES IN TOUCH, ETC.
[509]HENCE, BEFORE THE AGENCY MOVES INTO THE ACTUAL RECRUTTKENT OPERA
[510]THE BUREAU NEEDS SPECIFIC NOTICE Il ORDER TO ASSESS ITS OUN COUN
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[515]INTELLIGENCE OR INTERNAL SECURITY EQUITIES AND MAKE A DECISION.
[516]~ 7 ~ THE DEFINITIONS OF "ASSESSMENT" AND "RECRUITMENT? IN THE LE
[517]SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TOGETHERS THE ONLY POSSIBLE AREA 9F CONFUSI
[518]GOULD SEEN To BE IN THE "PROCESS" OF RECRUITMENT. A SIMPLISFIED
[519]CONMON SENSE BREAKDOWN WOULD BE THAT ASSESSMENT IS THE OBTAINING
[520]AND ANALYZING OF INFORMATION CONCERNING A TARGET INDIVIDUAL To E
[521]US TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS DESIRABLE -AND/OR FEASIBLE T
[522]MOUNT A RECRUITMENT APPROACHS IF OUR ASSESSMENT IS AFFIRMATIVE,
[523]THEN MOVE INTO THE RECRUITMENT PHASE - PRIOR TO BHICH MOVE UE Nu
[526]SEEK BUREAU CONCURRENCE AND COORDINATION.
[527]” UE INTERPRET MANIPULATION OF A TARGET VIA SOCIAL CONTACTS
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[562]ASPIRATIONS, ETC.v ALL OF BHICH ARE PERTINENT TO OUR DECISION To
[563]i OR ROT GO" FOR A RECRUITMENT APPROACH. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE IN
[564]: PRET A COMMERCIAL ARRANGEMENT UKICH IS IN ANY WAY COVERT OR QUAS
[565]LEGAL OR IS A PLANNED STEPEPING STONE TO THE PLANNED INTRODUCTIO!
[566]‘U-S- GOVERNMENT INTEREST, TO BE PART OF THE RECRUITHENT PROCESS 1
[568]_ TO REQUIRE PRIOR BUREAU CONCURRENCE. ;
[570]E- PAGE 42 BOTTOM PARAGRAPH: BASES WILL NOTE THAT UE
[572]"AGREED TO CONSIDER AGENTS RECRUITED IN THE U-S- WHO EREMAIN HERE-
[573]SAME AS AGENTS RECRUITED ABROAD UHO COME HERE FOR TOURS OR VISITS
[574]ALTHOUGH ONLY THE LATTER ARE SPECIFIGED IN THE AGREEMENT. UE FELI i
[575]‘IMPLICITLY IT INCLUDED THE FORNER- UE FEEL THAT OUR EQUITIES ARE
[576]ADEQUATELY :PROTECTED Aad THE VERY SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF PARAGRAF
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[630]DETERMINATION OF "PRESUMED" INTEREST AND TO LEAN TOUARDS THAT PF
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