sense ini ‘ Exacutive _Tepeulive Rest ey re ee Y ) Central ence gen oa -. Washington, D.C 20505 43 dun Bt OL 77-2071/a Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy House of ‘Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515. a Dear Mr. Fauntroy: Thank you for your letter of 18 May 1977 relating to the ; - journalists covering the work of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. I endorse } your conviction that a free press is essential ‘to a free and democratic society. In keeping with that, let me. reassure you that no U.S. journalist is employed by the "Central Intelligence Agency. . - You suggest that I should contact the editors of journalists covering your Committee who may have been associated with this- Agency in the past. My predecessors have established a policy =. of not disclosing the names of persons who have cooperated with | — oF us. I am enclosing a copy of the Agency statement on the subject. . ' I support that policy and will adhere to it. If any journalists - aa on the list you refer to had had previous relations with this- Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation of this © = - x. policy. I hope you will understand our position on this matter... 0 /& Fhe, Yours sincerely, . /s/, Stansfield Turner STANSFIELD TURNER Enclosure Distribution: “ Original - Addressee ffencl. - ER w/encl. oe 1 - DDCI w/encl. | a 1 - DCI w/encl. a - 1 - Public Affairs Office/DCI w/encl. oe (Dennis Berend) . 1 - OLC Subject w/encl. | 1 - OLC Chrono w/o encl. . J | OLC:RJK:hms (re-typed 9 June 1977) . . t HW 53217 Doclda:32403785 Page ? _- — . | a
- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ~ WASHINGTON. D.C. 20505 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR od February 1976 : os Office of the Assistant to the Director - / €703) 351-7676. CR Bye (703) 687-6931 (night) | Co, STATEMENT - Over the years, the CIA has had relationships with _. individuals in many walks of American life. These relationships, many of a voluntary and unpaid nature; have reflected the desire of Americans to help their country. Such relationships have been conducted by the Agency with. the clear intent of furthering its foreign intelligence mission and have not been aimed at influencing or improperly acting on any American institution. Genuine concern has recently been expressed about CIA relations with newsmen and churchmen. The Agency does not believe there has been any impropriety on its part. in the limited use made of persons connected in some way with American media, church and missionary organizations. | Nonetheless, cIA recognizes the special status afforded these institutions under our Constitution and in order to avoid any appearance of improper use by the Agency, the HW 53217 Docld:32403785 Page 3
HW 53217 DCI has decided on a revised policy to govern Agency relations with these groups: oct Effective immediately, CIA will ‘not enter into. any paid or contractual relationship with. any full-time or ‘part- time news correspondent accredited. by any U.S. news service, newspaper, -. periodical, radio or television network or station. -- As soon as feasible, the Agency will bring existing relationships with individuals vas enese groups. into conformity with this new policy. -- CIA has no secret paid or contractual relationship with any American clergyman or missionary. This practice will be continued as a matter of policy. CIA recognizes that members of these groups may wish to provide information to the CIA on matters of foreign. - intelligence of interest to the U.S. Government. The CIA will continue to welcome information volunteered by such individuals. It is Agency policy not to divulge the names of cooperating Americans. In this regard CIA will not make - public, now or in the future, the names of any cooperating journalists or churchmen. Docld: 32403785 -Page 4
HW: 53217 The Director Central Intelligence Agency ANS Washington. D.C.20505 Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy _ . ‘House of Representatives . Co . Washington, D. C. 20515 a oe = oS Dear Mr. ‘Fauntroy: Thank you for your letter of 18 May 1977 relating to the journalists covering the work of the House Select Committee on As sassinations. I endorse your conviction that a free press is essential to a free and democratic society. In keeping with that, let me reassure you that-no U.S, journalist i is employed by the Central — Intelligence Agency. You suggest that I should contact the editors of journalists - covering your Committee who may have been associated with this Agency in the past. My predecessors have established a policy ‘of not disclosing the names of persons who have © cooperated with 1s, Please note the tinat-peragraph-of + Leotemment on the subject. I support/and will adhere 4 A / Uf any journalists onthe list you refer to had had previdus_relations with this Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation o cee Nag tng et eo ar nn | policy. I hope you will understand our position on this matter. \ ; Yours sincerely, \ \ NS STANSFIELD, TURNER | Gu Enclosure ‘. BDocld: 32403785 Page 5
Q a ' : , , . The Director ae r Central Intelligence Agency : @ Nee Washington, D.C. 20505 OLC 77-207Ya Honorable Walter E, Fauntroy House of Representatives ' Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Fauntroy: Thank you for your letter of 18 May 1977 relating to the journalists covering the work of thé House Select Committee on Assassinations, ‘Tendorse your conviction that a free press is essential to a free and democratic society. keeping with that, let me reassure you that no U.S, journalist is employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. You suggest that I should contact the editors of journalists covering your Committee who may have been associated with this Agency in the past. My predecessors have established a policy of not disclosing the names of persons who have cooperated with us. Please note the final paragraph of the enclosed Agency statement on the subject. I support and will adhere to that policy. If any journalists on the list ypu refer to had had previous relations with this Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation of this policy. I hope you will undeystand our position on this matter.. Yours sincerely, STANSFIELD TURNER Enclosure Distribution; ; . Orig - Add'e~w/encl 1 - Public Affairs Office /DCI (Dennis Berend) , 1 - DCI w/encl ~ w/fencl 1 - DDCI w/encl 1-- OLC Subject w/encl _t- ER w/encl - . J - OLC Chrono w/o encl © OLC RJK:hms/ndl (6 June 1977) Hw 53217 DoclId:32403785 Page 6.
.- WALTER E. FAUNTROY © @ , : Distaict or Couumatk ' FP | — pe dar, COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUBCOMMITTEES: FISCAL ANO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (202) 225-8050 i “naa eavBuRN House Orrice BuiLoine Congress of the Arnited States __ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS . . : House of Representatives 5 COMMITTEE ON : : ; _ BANKING, FINANCE AND DISTRICT OFFICE: . . - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BUILDING , Washington, 2.€, 20515 . URBAN AFFAIRS : 441 G STREET, N.W. . ; ; : "SUBCOMMITTEES: . Suite 1002 ; _° CHAIRMAN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION _ Wasuincton, D.C. 20548 : Coo oan AND COINAGE (202) 275-0171 , May 1 8 > 1 977 ‘ HOUSING AND COMMUNITY WW 453917 - DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC STABILIZATION CONSUMER AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE ON The Honorable Stansfield Turner Oo _, + ASSASSINATION - Admiral, United States Navy — a AN OER NOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. The Director of Central Intelligence 7 The Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Dear Admiral Turner: Thank you for your kind letter of May 10, 1977, in response to my letter of April 25, 1977. It is reassuring to know that you share the view of former CIA Director William Colby that the now discontinued practice of the CIA employing journalists as undercover contacts, compromises the integrity . of the free press in America and that you will not allow it in your administration either. ; . A free press, in my view, is essential to a free and democratic society. The despicable practice in totalitarian countries of employing government controlled journalists is as _ abhorrent to me as it is to the American Society oF f Newspaper Editors, Pursuant to your kind offer of complete cooperation, ‘may I ask you to inspect the list containing the names of forty journalists, to which Mr. Colby referred, and, if you find among ° the names journalists or feature writers who are presently covering the work of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, inform the appropriate editors of your findings. It would be appropriate, it » seems to me, for you to encourage those editors to relieve such — : ; | journalists from their assignments related to the assassination probes. . I have no need to know the names of those on the list; I need only to be assured that those who served the CIA during and after the period under investigation by our Committee are not reporting or interpreting ; the activities of the Committee to the American public today . Docld:32403785 Page 9 - re re
I Know that you share my concern about the need for objective news reporting, and I look forward to hearing from you regarding this request. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely yours, | ‘ Dy sarc, Foe WALTER E. FAUNTROY Member of Congress | ~ HW 53217 Docld:32403785. Page 10
UNCLASSIFIED _ OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP NAME AND ADDRESS [pare | iniriacs_| : a ri, ‘ OLC 5 [action sss] =~ DIRECT REPLY |_| PREPARE REPLY [APPROVAL = ss] =| DISPATCH =| | RECOMMENDATION —_— [comment =—s_s“§s S| Sf FE ——C(ssC*dT:CSCSRETURN |CONCURRENCE =—s|_—Ss| INFORMATION | —| | Remarks: There is no record that. you coordinated this with A/DCI for Public Affairs and they can't ~ remember whether they called your office. Would you review this before we pass it on to the DCI. FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. . [pate | Gary Foster x-1733 Hn May 77 FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FORM NO. 237 Use previous editions wUSGPO: 1976 — 202-953 (40) 1-67 ; HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 12 |__| UNCLASSIFIED [| CONFIDENTIAL [| [| SECRET |. ~
. . ran The Director . - , mrecd _Intelligence A enc Washington, D.C. 20505 ae on. A a "1.0 Way is77 Dear Mr. Fauntroy, Thank you for your response of April 25. While I cannot vouch for the attitudes of members of the press, I can only reiterate my assurances that there are no U.S. journalists employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, and that you have the most complete cooperation of this Agency with your investigation. Yours sincerely, OT) - oF é STANSFIELD. “AURNER Admiral, U.S. Navy . The Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy a SO pe a oe United States House of Representatives © : es Washington, D.C. 20515 DIST 7: Okie 22 RIES ce — G4e- - poe - ple TELE 7 oe ER vet A uSTAY PAR Seb Go) HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 13
. | Executive Registry | V2; = | 4.0 may/977 © Dear Mr. Fauntroy, Thank you for your response of Apryf 28 to my letter of April 25. While I cannot vouch for the atfitudes of members of the press, I can only reiterate my assurances that there are no U.S. journalists employed by/ the Central Intelligence Agency, and that you have the most/ complete cooperation of this Agency with your investigatjon. / Yours sincerely, /'/s/ Stansfield Turne® STANSFIELD TURNER Admiral, U. S. Navy The Honorable Walter E/ Fauntroy United States House off Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 14
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Conversations with Oswald Johnston (26 November 1973) : and Davi slow (Z9 November 1973), Washington Star i. I spoke to Nr. Johnston to follow up my talk with Mr- . Newbold Noyes on 15 November 1873. Mr. Johnston said Mr. Noyes. hed asked him to come over to continue the discussion. I So reiterated that I had visited Mr. Noyes to clarify s possible misappreheusion in our luncheon of 27 September i973. I essentially repeated much of what I had said to Mr. Neyes. We ‘then discussed the matter somewhat more at length and 1 gave : ball park tigures of various categories of journulists with Khom We had contact. (a) Staff journalists, (b} stringers or free — lance, and (c) casual contacts. I pointed out that the staff — journalists of significant journals were a very small number (3-5), plus perhaps 3-5 additional whose use had been approved by the management. I said there was an additional 10 or so with. Xi said that the total free lance stringers with whom we had varying Gegrees of association was in the area of 40. I said that we are in the course of termingeting our relatiouship with the staff journalists category fer Significant publications. i said that any additional use. of the other categories would be under high stringent control eat the beputy Director level. 2. It becaue obvious that Hr. Johnston was building toward a story. As a result, 1 telephoned to Nr. Newbold Noyes hoping to dissuade him from such a story. Mr. Noyes was IOWA hospital. and I eventually ended up with Nr. Kraslow. To Mr. Eraslow f indicated that 1 was not concerned about myself or CIA being a in any problen because of such a story but. that I was concerned ~ “Over @ possible adverse impact cn a substantial number of innecent individuais around the world whe would be suspect and possibly . abused by unfriendiy local governments. I then said that I - believed that Mr. Krasiow has a very serious responsibility te determine whether the value of the Story warranted the harm it could do to such innocent people, aithough I, of course, recognized that he had every right to publish it. In the course of this Derm e R R Boo em ee journals such as trade or industry journals of general utilization. HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 16
. . . ° : . : CO t * Oo . gears AND pie sc id 3 om grr wr f U i v t re b ) x - Spat . conversation, I corrected the figures given above to the. | £ollewing: (a) Three staff journalists actively used by CIA, (b) two staff journalists used by CIA known to their hanagement, {c} eight staff members of trade or similar journals of minor Significance, not necessarily known to management, (d)} 25. Stringers or free lancers used in varying degree by CIA, running | from full use to occasional Support payments. A final category Was mentioned of normal contacts for exchange of information : and Views but without any financial SUpport, @S te whose number I had no idea. I said that. the one individual whose name had CORe Up aS associated with the Star was in the last Category and that we had his name merely becuuse we had to give our own © people the source of the information we had obtained from him ixom time to time in our exchange of views. Nr. Kraslow Pe indicated that he would probably be running a story and I stressed | that I had undertaken these talks with hin Gh Ry Original ground rules, i.e., the information is theirs but no sourcing to myself or CfA. Hr. Kraslow said that they wanted te run a favorable account ef our intentions re journalists (flattery will get you dots of piaces), but I reiterated nm concern that any such article ~~ Pp could only de harm to innocent individuals not on Gur lists. He indicated that his personal view was that we Should stay away from all categories: I commented cover the nezative aSpeCts of being barred fron the Peace Corps, Fulbrighters, USIA, USAID | Soon, etc., etc., which drew little Sympathy. He tried te talk bout future informal association with me but I reacted rather .cochy to this idea. W.-E. Colby” _ Director’ “WEC:jlp (30 Nov 1973) ; ‘Distribution: Original - DCI 1 - DDCI 1 - DDO 1 - DDI 1 - Mr. Thuernmer . Be 2 - BR EO Es - : ae BRET SS ee ~~ ae HW 53217 DoclId: 3274037685 Page i7
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HW 53217 Executive Reyistry 77- 3 May 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence THROUGH : Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM : Herbert E. Hetu Assistant to the Director (Public Affairs) REFERENCE  : Rep. Fauntroy's Letter of 25 April 1977 1. in ‘connection’ with the Clippings forwarded by Mr. Fauntroy, we are attaching a memorandum of 4 December 1973 which explains how the information concerning journalists: affiliated at that time with the Agency became public. The ~ memorandum, signed by Mr. Colby, also outlines the attempts by Mr. Colby to get the Star to defer publication of the in- formation. 2. ODO in fact has a list of 51 ‘persons which was prepared for Mr. Colby, dated 16 October 1973. These include | employees , agents, and collaborators. 3. In, Mr. Fauntroy's letter he makes it clear that he. . is not referring: -to; any relationships of the Agency today. - and expresses his confidence that you will not permit a recurrence of past "misdeeds." His concern is about "the - past relationship of certain journalists to the CIA, " which seems to indicate he is concerned about some lingering. loyalty on: contacts. 4. We therefore recommend that only a brief acknowledge- ment should be sent, if indved you feel one Fa reayired at all. & rt DoclId: 3274037685 Page 19 ZOO
ae DCY/DDCI _ outing. ip - . Nd . pa ACTION LX | ee eee 6 |[ppbmas [| | | 7 | DDO fg {p/pciic | a | 9 [D/DCI/NIO fio {Gc BED | . Date : i Remarks: LTI-4 i To 14: Herb: Do you know what journalistshe is referring to? Perhaps we should clarify with Congressman Fauntroy. Please draft acknowledgment in coordination with OLC and others as appropriate. wasn 2 p R&IBBare HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 20
r = WALTER E. FAUNTROY‘' - > ( _ es / COMMITTEE ON . Disraicr of Couumaia —— SO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA © ; — - ; ; : ; . SUBCOMMITTEES: Pea og FISCAL AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. : _ Paitin Het BUILDING | Congress of the Gnited States ECONOMIG oor Ane - im REGIONAL AFFAIRS me House of Representatives COMMITTEE ON : DISTRICT OFFICE:. : . BANKING, FINANCE ANG GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BullLoiIna . URBAN AFFAIRS mamas Accouning Oe | Cashington, B.€. 20515 ; “cose, | Wasuineron, be -2ose . EIA, noeoNmes mon | (202) 275-0171 - April 25,1977 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC STABILIZATION CONSUMER AFFAIRS The Honorable Stansfield Turner ee “Admiral, United States Navy _ . ee Se cAsenarion : ASSASSINATION: The Director of Central Intelligence - (5 CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING: JR. The Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Dear Admiral Turner: Iam in receipt of your letter regarding recent media reports about statements made by me concerning the House Assassinations Committee and the role of certain journalists. - I wish to make clear that my statements did not refer, and were — not intended to refer, to the present Central Intelligence Agency. © ve I do consider it noteworthy, however, that on November 30, 1973, the Washington Star~News reported that the CIA employed some forty journalists who doubled as undercover contacts (see article enclosed herewith). Further, on December 1, 1973, the Washington Post carried a similar article, which is also enclosed. ‘It is also noteworthy that one < of the journalists named in these reports is covering the assassinations probe for one of our most : widely read newspapers. While Iam a strong supporter and advocate . of hard, factual news coverage, I am concerned that some of the news . reports have been unfair and without bases. Some of the reports, it seems, have been designed to discourage the probe by the House. I | _ simply want to be certain that there is no connection between the | . " manner in which news is reported, and the past relationship of certain journalists to the CIA. : oo HW 53217 DBocld:32403785 Page 21
HW 53217 I bélieve you will agree that itis a sad and dangerous commentary on our news delivery system if those charged with — informing the > public have personal interests at stake. 1 am hopeful that this letter is responsive tothe 9. concermms expressed in your letter. .I feel confident that you are doing an excellent job and that past misdeeds by the CIA will not oO a o be repeated under your able leadership. ‘Sincerely yours, oo See WALTER E. FAUNTROY Member of Congress Enclosure re ie “IF you have further inquiries, please feel free to contact. DoclId: 3274037685 Page 22?
oe Colby, : than five full-time staff correspondents with: pencral-circwation news corpanizations who aoa a tas regular undercover contacry*whozsupplicd "519508, was apparently a surprise even to Sow. DuarNews Start Wriver I eninshtmaAtionto-ngentsdnctive:tield -andawho:are who last month ordered a significant cutback . The Central Intelligence Agency has some’... refularly:paid:forthelrvervices. . _ jn the CLA relationship ‘with journalists cons. function as undercover contacts for the CLA’ = ahrooedozersrmertcansjournniisrmworking i) The use of foreign correspondents by the CIA +. ‘nected with major news organizations. © 1°" hnd are pale for their services on a regular “ fee ane contractual basis. a. a . abroad on its payroll as undercover inform- °-: has been quietly suspected — and feared —for =. eo dee! i gn 8, i _+)” NO LONGER to remain‘on the agency pay- "yt is understood that three of these ecents an ae B i By Oswald Johnston pos . A antsszeumenofethemansmfulletima=ngentsy the |. -years by legitimate reporters who have .": he agency ° rc 0) _ Star-News has learned. ee worked overseas. But the suspicion has néver _* roll is the overeatégaryenijotimalistagems ave maintained.their CLA contacts gatheut : ; ide whosescontinued-existencescouldsmos6ari Cua: “) the Imowledge of Ue news organizations itt. : "After CLA.director William E, Colby ordered": been verifiable until now. The facts were wed ene manner eter P 3200"(” a review of the practice two months ago, agen- -" Ynown by an authoritative source. = | edyaconnprgnisauiednienrivadiathen\mencad :-"-- vee, but that the CLA sideline of the other OI a, cy officials found the names cf some-40-fu- -» > The continuing extent of the practice and i;s qwesacitgenenalandspossibly.crippleitsability®. twos known to their civilian employers. © *. * wido scope, which 1s believed to have been | tofmicllonaVveLseas. vs ge te Se Ls) eases porteseheelanice jou Mists and cor- pi an os. respondents for trade’ publications in their files scaled down.since the Cold War tensions of the. To be phased out is & smal] group of no more | oo. (NIGHT FEINAL ) S07 LATE STOCKS/SPORTS } - a ™ nt : ee here a tomdrrow, high in low 50s. Details, 8. 2 ce yor > DRY SPELL—Fair tonight, low in 20%. Mostly sunny © TEIRCULATION 494-000 6p, 10 Cen Phone (202) 484-5000 -
ee Bey vealed by Colby Survey = 7 i : ’S e a | Ne oan ni i n upp y | pREERGrattSantedtion é + can't say Tm really sur-icials, have been questioned byt. Atency has heensiasin: mare |prised.” Nedzi said of the ‘dis-:congressional oversight com} han APSE Mea ramentscopura- closure. “] suppose thé real: mittees—inf the aftermath off ..- “Sta TEeR Ieee problem - was . whelher_the ‘the Watergate scandal about |’ “abroad for part- dime or full: jpress was being used 10 ped-.CIA involvement in domestic! : ime services. a : jdle a certain line. To’ it was activities. Several bills have: 2 This was determined by cia jan arrangement for gathering been proposed designed tol: Director William E. Colby as [of intelligence. I find it dif-;curtail domestic. operations of fo. ~he-result of a survey of un. ficult to sce much wrong with: ithe CIAL a>. : : . 1 ercover agents spurréd by re- tt . : eos There have, however. been | L4G . ent congressional jnquiries! So,far the ‘énly ‘two journ-! ino recent revelations: of CIA nto possible domestic opera-alists’ names that have emers:!nenctration. of domestic insti Jons of the sgency. , led from the CIA’s file, be-‘tutions comparable to the ' Colby has reportedly. de-jlong to a smaller group of:scale of those uncovered in “sided to remove fram ithe ClA‘perhaps a dozen correspond- the late 19608. , ~y3yroll a small Fomber arson. ‘ents with’ whom the agency; He Hews Faranespandens has maintained informal.” un- - whom the agency had ‘inaid, ‘working relationships.. contracted for services, ac nemty ROTHER TET ACES, wording . to. ‘authoritative ‘columnist’ Seem erred ourees, ef eee érttn. who was implicated: asa “But it is understood that he Sipplerpinmpnaicasose ans to retain the services o(238ormtapsignsrsz: The he majority of the journalist other isDiamhawssorrenong- “gents, who are not aksncisied CAE TereMm sane OL, as reo “ith major publications bur ported in the: Star-News story, | "unetion under various re} O'Leary, was mentioned ina. _ sortorial - covers... S category of Dewsmen whe oe-! “* The Cla director: “was ‘ve. casionally exchange informa-:. : otied ‘tobe aut of town yess tion with CIA officials in. thei werday on official business and ‘Foutine. performance. of jour-! vpencey spokesmen would not Dalistie duties without any omment officially on the re-:™onet ary considerations. 2. 2 f° “ort, published in the Wash.! Interviews with CIA station! ~ pgion Star-News. 1 was inde:; Chiefs — ot lesser officials ‘in, ~ ~ endentiy confirmed. however, | OVeTSCAg pasts are not uncom-| cy knowledgeable officials. -mon practices for correspond-} ~"Rep. Lucien Nedzi (D-Mich.), Hts of most major publica-. \ shairman of the House Armed: tions in the performance of! Services Subcommittee on In. their -news-gathering  fune-j_ _|*. eHigence. said Yesterday, he tions. Normally. however, it is: : sos vould make inquiries into the {not considered .part of the; “ yractice of paying journali ists Journalistic function to pro-j or intelligence services.” cvide information to ‘gove ern-! tee co eee te ee Ament agcnts... nae | . ‘ry Several former CIA opera-} /. “tives expressed surprise at the! “number vf newsme n Colby dis-} ot, , covered on: the agenes'S cur went payroll: “Jt’s quite a bi more than ] would have ex: -! nected,” said-one CLA. veteran] ““\cho™ nna monitors- anency~ ae tivities.on Capitol Hill... The majority of this group, el some two dozen, owere deter-! © “Ty mined to be operating under} >the cover-of-ireclaiice. journa as "lists or “stringers”. (cor- responents - -not  on- the _:regular staffs of publications) ; working i in foreign. posts..- . J. | In 3967. the agency wasf 7 jwracked by a massive series of |disclosires- that it was under- -imYiting aclivilies of book pub- alishers, magazines, student jane cultural organizations and trade .unions. including the fas _ American, Newspaper Guild.~ j Inthe’ Sficimath of those a ‘revelations the CIA’ wes un- ; | Gerstood to have Wittdrawn from covert financing of such Norgani zations 2s well as from ;2.néiwork of fornéation con- scuils through * which the jInofiey Was channeled. 272" .2° More recently ag gency of fi-
‘Sourtes refused to identi- fy ony of the reporters in volved, but it is “understood ‘that nene of the five agents - who are being cut off were gular staff correspond * Tents of “major American” ‘daily Newspapers . with Pe _ eewar overseas bureaus. = - COLBY 1S understood to : “ave ordered the termina- ton of this handful -of - - journakst-agents in the full realization that CIA em- ‘2 ployment of reporters in a. nadon which prides itself on _ an independent press is a subject fraught with contro- versy. Nevertheless, he has ap- - proved explicitly the contin- ved maintenance of more : than 30 other CIA agents -abroad who are not striclly 6 tm ew me + bly neg “7 wore ~— ow “"! pe@smen but who rel “some kind of journalistic “cover’’ for their intelli- gence operations. Among these to be maim . tained is by far the largest category of journalist- "agents: A group consisting “ of about 25 operatives scat- - tered across the globe who "appear to the world as free- ; lance magazine writers, “stringers’’ for news- papers, news-magazines and news services, and itinerant authors. (A string- ' er is a journalist, usually self-empioyed, who offers news dispatches on a piece- .. work asis to news. organizations which do not have regular staff members in the stringer’s city.) Agents in this category’ are not regularly identified with any single publication, and mest cf them are full-- time informants who frank- ly use their writing or re- _ porting as cever for their presence in a foreign city. Most of them are American : citizens, MOST ARE 5 paid directly and regularly for services rencered,‘but a few of these semi-independent... ~free-— Jance writers occasionally draw ormCIA funds -to -pay- out-of-pocket expenses for trips in which ihe agency had an interest or for enier- aining a useful contact. : A second proup of over- seas correspondents whom - Colby intends to kecp on the payroll consists of eight utiters for smal}, linnted- circulation specia}ty publi- cations,. such as certain types of trade journals or commescial newsietters. It is understoad that most in ‘this group cperate as paid CIA informants with the approval of their employ- ers. .. Colby, also intends 1 tn leon ‘.. press. froma Page A- 1 aS - other professions. many repa7r-rs working at . horne and ( “hed and edi- tors who for their part. maintain regular contact - Iwith CIA officials in the - roulife performance of their journalistic duties. | _~ Noumoney changes hands nder these relationships, ither as occasicnal pay- nt or as reimbursement or expenses. In general, the relatitrship is limited to occasional} lunches, inter- “ views or telephone conver- © sations during which infor- “mation would be exchanged or verified. Each side uncerstands that the other isapufsuing only his own tasks. IN SUCH ; a relationship, the reporter would be free to use the information he gained in anews story, and occasionally the CIA agent might make.use of what he has learned from the ré- porter. Very likely, the CIA ~ ’ official would report the gist of his conversations © _erating under cover as a . with the reporter to his su- periors, orally or in a writ- tenmemo. |. ‘dicated, ihe “CIA includes ~ Star-News "reporter ~ Jere; mian-O° Léary_whose name “apparent ly—found ts “away nid agency Jiles-as-a-resait - Cont: acts—oi ithis—profes- Bonar T4ype during assign- ment overseas for the Star News. — . | (Star-News editors have discussed this matter with O'Leary and other sources and have found’no evidence to suggest that either he or this newspaper, has been compromised. ) “Veteran intelligence Gperatives are understood io look with mixed feelings on Colby's decision 10 break off CIA contacts with Jegiti-. ‘rmate full-time correspond: ents. -. On. the’ one hand, Journalists operate under “conditions that, in the eyes of a professional SPY, Pro- ‘wide a natural ‘cover, combined with unusually — “good access to people and - pisces abrcad that would be unavailable ta persons in “THE USE of jourmnalist- agents is known to be - widespread in Communist- bloc countries where the press 1s yovernment-con-. trolled, and during the 3$50’s the Tass correspond- ent who was also a Soviet agent was almost Prov erdi- al. At the same ume, agency officials are known to - recognize that CIA penetra- tion of the American press, -if discovered or even sus-- “pected toa exist on a wide “scale, would further dam ~ “2 age the CIA s shaky public ‘image at home and could reputation of the American © . For bo: th of these | reasons, . reluctant to give any details of the eperations in which . * journalist-agents were in- volved or to discuss their assignments in any but the % * mest general way. Sources ~ i, Who verified the existence = “" af the practice-refused to reveal how. much the agents were paid or where.they- have been deployed ah re yo . sures of domestic political espionage that he would take pains to operate ‘'an cy’? — that is, one with -* Nevertheless, Colby has ‘cles for planung propagan- -eperating procedure, . Staff correspondent for a In this group, sources in-- chefs abroad, with litle ar ‘nocentral oversight. . -aftermath of revelations ~~ ‘to queries {rom the press, seriously compromise the = ‘investigation within the gcurces were extremely Sin turn spurred Colby time staff correspondeats for gencral news- gat thering ; erganizsuians, “DURING his Senate c con firmation hearings last 2% summer, Colby promised in |. the-- aftermath of - the~ Wafergate-related disclo- American intelligence agen- operations compauble with a Gemocratic society. © Colby’ s cutback on CIA use of the press 1s under- =: - stood to have been gov- erned by that promise. > privately justified past use of the news media as agen- cy cover by Stressing that i>” newsmen aperatives were not as a rule used as vehi- @ dan . As a matter of standard scarces insist, an agent op- freelance writer or as a newsnaper or mews agency almost never had his news stories or articles ‘‘criti- -qued”” by his case officer. _ While propaganda admit- ay lédly has been an important ©: part of clandestine CIA operations abroad, that ‘function has been kept - separate frorn the routine | running of agegts, even though both assignments belonged .to the agency's © Clandestine Services, uncer the Opefations directorate ” ACCORDINGLY, the | extensive network Pof:..° dummy foundations through . ° which the CIA was revealed> in 1967 to have funneled cesh to such publications as Encounter magazine or ~ -such organizations as the » American Newspaper Guild was not related to the use of newsmen or writers as intelligence operatives: in the field. . If anything, the use ‘of _Mewsmen in this way seems to have been carried cut at +: ~ the discretion of station. ~~: Until late last summer, neither Colby himself nor the top officials in the ~ Operations directoraie had ” any precise information on how many clandestine . agents were currently op- erating under jour nalistic cover, o.oo. Q a During September, in the . > that the Nixon administra- tien used journalists as paid political spiés during the 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns, and in respdnse Colby ordered. an in-house Clandestine Services 30 find out exactly what thAsitua- ‘The: speci! fic impetus ‘for. the ‘press inquiries, which -to order the Operations irectorate to search its files, was the published disclosure that Sey mour K: ritdin.(a puiitical spy for the 3972 sNixnun campaign, “regularly: passed | ‘infor ma- TAL
HW 53217 DoctiId: 32403785 Page 276 {Opies aemenmaans Ere Crist The Director of Central Intelligence @ “eautve Recisiry « " Washingion.D.C.20505 25 -APR 1977 The Honorable Daniel Pp. Moynihan ' United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 ‘Dear Senator Moynihan, - Thank you for bringing my attention yesterday to the article. about Delegate Fauntroy. I am sorry that I had not read it. I have done ‘so since and enclose a copy of my immediate reaction to it. ; In our conversation yesterday, I failed to thank you for your significant and helpful contribution to the discussions at our hearing on the Edmund P. Wilson case last Friday. I certainly thought that you put your finger on the problem when you pointed © out that if the CIA does not get ahead of these issues which are ~ raised in the public forum we may lose the great value which the — intelligence agency can provide to our country. I had your thought very much in front of me all weekend as I worked to resolve this particular problem. Thanks. Yours Sincerely, " /8/ Stansfield Turner STANSFIELD TURNER - Admiral, U.S. Navy See Tn Sore Sem eS ey cr A te Poe war rie teers te a at
ae Pe : oe rs “Executive Hegisty | = rr - The’ Director of Central intelligence en 2 oma Washingion, 0. C. 20505 ed BS APR 1977 The Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - Dear Mr. Fauntroy, | I read-in yesterday" s - Washington Post that you believe it. _ possible that some U.S. journalists are in fact CIA agents and ‘engaged in a conspiracy to frustrate the work of your House Assassinations Committee. - Ss. a ‘Let me assure you that ‘there are no working U.S. journal ists . . employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. oO Let me further assure you in the most unequivocal terms that I will not. tolerate any actions by any members of the Central —- Intelligence Agency to impede your investigation. . On the contrary, — you will have our most complete cooperation. Please advise me personally if there is any way in which you feel this. is not being done. . . Yours sincerely, ue ; /s/ Stansfield Turner STANSFIELD TURNER Admiral, U.S. Navy © 85. Page 27 Sn i I ere Ee meee coe me ee ee ee ae ee ne ne anne ear tel ne nee ca nent nee tee oe cnet ge on egret preenee uence meee i 2 : “aw. 53217 _ Docla: 24
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HW 53217 ‘all manner of ills. DoclId:327403765 Page 36 , - Q : . . . Exeoutive Regisiry , ©@ The Director of Central Intelligence @ | . ; . | : 9- O° « Washington, D.C. 20505 Z £ 2 The Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan United States Senate _ WashingtonS, D.C. 20510 Dear- Senator Moynihan, ’ Thank you for bringing my attention yesterday the article about Delegate ntroy. I am sorry that I had no# read it. I have done so sinceé\and enclose a copy of my immegiate reaction to it. I must say,\in al? candor, that I was pOt unduly alarmed upon reading it. Perhaps I have just become Anured to the almost daily accusations in our press that the CIA/is at the bottom of I would also. say that\if Delegate/Fauntroy has serious suspicions that members of the media are subverfing his investigation, I believe it quite proper that he condust a 1 gal inquiry. I will be more than happy to support him with Ful Nn rmation on the role of the CIA in the past and today. I do not b ieve that any segment of our society, even the media, should be privfieged to stand above legitimate legis- lative inquiry. In. our conversation yeSterday, I failed to thank you for your - significant and helpful céntribution to\the discussions at our hearing on the Edmund P. Wilson fase last Friday.\ I certainly thought that you put your finger on/Athe problem when you, pointed out that if the CIA does not get ahead of these issues whichyare raised in the public forum we may lose thé great value which the intelligence agency can provide to our country. I had your thought very much in front of me - all weekend as I worked to resolve this particul r problem. Thanks. Yours sincerely, STANSFIELD TURNER Admiral, U.S. Navy Enc.