Plain-English summaryRepresentative Edward P. Boland, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, writes to Director of Central Intelligence Stansfield Turner concerning upcoming hearings on the protection and unauthorized use of national security information. The letter requests documentation by January 19 on recent unprosecuted cases involving espionage or classified leaks, building upon earlier case studies provided to the Senate. Boland notes that Chief Counsel Michael O'Neil will coordinate further details with CIA staff.
Key line (verbatim from the document)“Examples of such cases were submitted by Committee on Intelligence to assi the CIA to the Senate Select st that Committee's Subcommittee on Secrecy and Disclosure in its 1978 study of this same topic.”
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THOMAS K. LATIMER, STAFF DIRECTOR
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MICHAL, J. ONEIL, CHIEF COUNSEL January 95 1979 : J~-
Honorable Stansfield Turner
Director of Central] Intell
igence
Washington, D.C, 20505,
Dear Admiral Turner:
This is in reference to my let
ter to you of Decamber 22,
in which I described the upcomi 1973
ng hearings the Committee will
concerning the protection and hold
unauthorized use of national sec
information. urity
You will have noted that at one
Committee wishes to examine certain Stage of thé hearings the
cases that involved espionage
or leaks of classified information whic
h were not prosecuted.
Examples of such cases were submitted by
Committee on Intelligence to assi the CIA to the Senate Select
st that Committee's Subcommittee
on Secrecy and Disclosure in its
1978 study of this same topic.
This Committee wil] examine these case studies
to conduct its studyof the problems underlying but it wishes as wel]
such cases on the
basis of any more recent cases which fall into the same
gories. cate
Accordingly, I would like to request that you provide the Comm
with documentatTon describing, any such ease5" Te” ittee
and,I trust not too burdensom wouTd be” héTpFur
e,if you
by January 19. fcould provide these materials
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The Committee's Chief Counsel, Mich
further ael O'Neil, will be in
communication with your staff cont
act for these hearings.
With every good wish, J am.
1
_-~7 Chairman
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