(EST PUB DATE) LETTER: IT WAS VERY GOOD TO MEET WITH YOU AGAIN IN WASHINGTON/RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS ON WRITER
Originator: NOTAPP
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 09/01/1994
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1104-10331-10238

Mr tobert Fringle

29C9: Rock: Manor. Court:

Hernãon, Virginia 22071

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6.9/94

Dear Bob,

It was very good to neet with you again in lashingtoz on June 12.

I an writing to contiru our recent convereation about the CIA's release

of documents about me to the National Archives.. da I explained to you at

our meeting. I am very displeased that this was done without my knowled-

ge and especially since my photograph wes officially released by the

agency for the first time in thirty years.

As you know, it has oome to my attention that the CIA released these

many hundreds of pages to the public without consulting me or telliag

, me that this was going to be done. I have already seen copiee of two of

these reports totalling nore than 700 pages. One is the October 1968

report sunporting me by Bruce Solle; the other was a February 1968 re-

port by the CI stell which attacked my credibility. (This latter report

contains a cory of my photo Irom the late 1960s. I consider this a breach

of my personal security.)

I also consider many of the details in both of these reports to be of a

very personal nature. Other pages deal with with some very sensitive

cases which I gave the Agency about other people. The Information in

these rerorts was given freely and accurately by me to the CIA officere

In the 1960s under, terms of strict confidentiallty. Although It 18 very

difficult for It to say this, I leel that my trust in the Agency has now

been seriously daneged.

This release particularly troubles me because for the past thirty years

I have renained very loyal to the Agency and considerate of its wishes.

For instance, despite many requests, 1 have only, aporen to a few jours

balists, and only when the Agency advised me tolso. I have never sought

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cn my own to publish my story in an article or took. but now, the CIA

•has not returned thia courtesy. Instead, It has released sensitive

information to the publio without speaking to me first.

Under the circunstances, I rould like to respectfully request the

fOlleNINE:

1. That you show this letter to DDO Ted Price, Director James Woolsey,

and the current beads of the CIA's Freedom of Information Office and

Historicel Revlew steff - so that they are aware of what has happenad.

2. I would lIke to receive, in iriting, an explanation Iron these res-

ponsible. of why this release was done. •

§. I woulà like to receive a list al the rajor reporte sbout ne which

have already been released. Aside fron the the reporte that I already

have seen, I would like to roceive copies ef any other major studies

that have been released. (For instance, il there are reporta released

by Peter Bagley, Newton Miler, James Angletos, the CI Staff end John

kärt, then I would l1ke to see them as well.)

4. I would Itke to be given the Agency's wrltten assurance that further

releases will not acour without consulting me first.

Bob, you should know that before I wrote thie letter I have spoken

about this matter with my good friend George Kalaris. He too was troub

led by what I told him, and he advised me that I should ask the agency

for an explanation.

Bob, I apologize for troubling you with this matter; but I have no one

else to turn to far assistance.

Please let me know if there is any respense as

soon as possible.

Respectfully yours,

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