Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SULLIVAN, W. C.
To: DELOACH, C. D.
Document date: 3/7/70
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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OP ONAL PORN ED. 10

8010-106

FIA GEN.

R10. NO, 21

UNITED STATES GOVS

NMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Mr: C. D. Deloach

DATE: March

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1970

FROM

: W. C. Sullivan'

SUBJECT: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CIA

ESTABLISHIENT OF BUREAU LIAISON

WITH I

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CLASSIFIED BY SP-2 ALMITE

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X1,6

1960

FEREIN IS UNOLASSIFICD BYCANS

WHESE SHOW OTAERWISE.

(3)

Item number 25 in the material submitted to the Director

by SA Sam Papich in his memorandum of 3/5/70,

discusses a trip to

_by Legal Attache (Legat), PLACE.

ments

For liaison with appropriatel

M GO to explore anange

authorities.

It is given

as an instance CIA could cite as

an FBI failure to coordinate with

them in line with National Security Council Directives.

NAME

reportedly raised questions, Indicating FBI

should Earst reach agreement with ClA, which he said had previousis

handled all relations withl

_authorities. Spapich says C1!

Director, Allen Dulles, later expressed disappointment that me

did not contact CIA beforehand but that an agreement satisiactory

to all concerned was eventually worked out.

Papich also says that

In late 1959 we gave consideration to establishing a Legat in

Denmark but did not inform CIA. of our intentions.

In contemplation of the stationing of a legat in Dennark,

Bulet of 12/7/59 instructed Legat, PLACE

to broaden liaison

contacts in Scandinavian countries and toid LEGAT, PLACE to make

exploratory contacts with appropriate authorities in

for the same purpose.

since we had told state by letter of 3/10/55

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ve adviseastate of our intention to make exploratory contact:

regarding regular diaison arrangements, an

State

approved.

State sent a letter to the U. S. Embassy in

on 12/17/59, advising of the Bureau's intention,! but it apparently

did

not get

"NAME

• prior to Legat's

trip

to

On 1/4/60 Legat, PLACE,

called the

Proia PLACE and

arranged to cal on them on 1/7/60. The

reported the call to

who told STATE DEPARIHEUT

On 1/7/60 the Director received a letter of 1/5/60

from. NaMe in which he said he was disturbed about the manner

in which he had learned of the legat's proposed visit. While

offering to assist the Bureau, MAtt spoke of the long standing

Contractual and financial arrangements CIA had with

and

(5)

suggested the Director and Allen Dulles discuss the matter 1f

NATIONAL SECURITY INF

with

was planned.

INFORMATIONS) JFK(ICB)

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subiect to friminal Constine

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SECRET

JFK(OXB)

Memorandum to kr. C. D. DeLoach

RE:

RELATIONSIIDS WITH CIA

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU LIAISON

WITH

JFK(I)(B)

1960

117/60, Legat met with

that he was to explore the possibility of cunoce cossacs vasa

concerning exchange oi information bearing on d.d. insome:

security matters.

He said he would not be operational and dict

the concemplated liaison could noc reasonably

cause 1n-3r£050901

vith the existing CIA arrangement. (shile MAGi

expressed misgivings that the

night be confused, so recuest

was made to reirain from contacting

15) The CIA representative

said he had requested his headquarters for comment on carning

of the proposed visit of Legat

but had not received a reply.

Legat Later brielso

NAME

on the results of

his visit to

who were friendly but deferred a Linal

commitment, reierring to the existing "American arrangenent."

:.

By letter of 1/13/60 the Direcior thanked NAME

£0r his offer to assist, and

Said Bureau interests in

Scandinavian countries and

were under discussion with

Allen DulleS. NAME was also assured our proposed contacts wich

(5)

the

were purely liaison in nature; that while we would

keep CIA advised of items of interest to it in connection with

its responsibilities abroad, it

was not believed necessary to

go beyond the U.s. Intelligence

Board Directive of 12/8/59 in

coordinating with CIA matters taken up with

* That

Directive says CIA shall be responsible for

coorcination o

U.S. liaison which concerns clandestine intelligence activities

or which involve foreign clandestine services.

Paragraph 10,

however, says the directive does not apply to any liaison

relationship concerned with U.s. internal security functions,

or with criminal or disciplinary matters which are not directly

related to foreign espionage or clandestine counterintelligence.

On 1/13/60 Papich explained to Allen Dulles and PerisE

the reasons for our contacis in Scandinavian countries and

SL

'exploring possible establishment of a Legat in Denmark.

When Papich challenged them to cite any Bureau failure to comply

with

the Directive for coordination of U.S. lisison act:isies

abroad, iné immediately stated there were no sues matunees.

In ansver to specific invitation by Papion so ai any cor-aires

or problems, Dulles stated shat me cher

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had any complaints; that he ms corsoacy 1aaa20g dood art

being contacted in the beginning; but cat de and Ori tear 6471

a11 possible assistanco.. (Dulies did assist by voiding

letter to

which resulted in a joint fBiL macla

meeting on 1/8/60, at which direct IBIl

]laison was agreed upon).

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CAST

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Memorandum to Mr.

C. D. Delonch

RE:

RELATIONSHIPS WITH CIA

ESTABLISIRIENT OF BUREAU LIAISON

WITH

SEGRET

JFK(XB)

1960

On memorandum NAilE

to NAME. 01 1/14/60,

concerning the 1/13/60 meeting of Papich, Dulles and NAME

Director noted :

111..

Well handled by Papich.

AI1 0L

the turmoil developing in this situation could have been

avoided if we had properly coutacted Dulles and also

followed through with State. H."

RECONMENDED ACTION:

None. We do not believe, in light of the facts set

forth, that CIA will make an issue of this matter.

SECRET.

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