LETTERS:CORRESPONDENCE WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RE ALLEGATION OF CIA USE OF JOURNALISTS
Agency: CIA
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From: FAUNTROY/MOYNIHAN, CONGRESS
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.The Director

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Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy

House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Fauntroy:

Thank you for your letter of i8 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

us. I am enclosing a copy of the Agency statement on the subject.

I support that policy and will adhere to it. It any journalists

on the list you refer to had had previous relations with this

Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation of this

policy. I hope you will understand our position on this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Is/ Stansfield Iurner

STANSFIELD TURNER

Enclosure

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WELL GENE

RECENTRAL

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20505

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

11 February 1976

Office of the Assistant to the Director

(703)

351-7676

(703)

687-6931 (night)

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

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DCI has decided on a revised policy to govern Agency

relations with these groups:

- 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 in these

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.

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The Director

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D. C. 20505

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 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

us. Please note the final paragraph of the enclosed grency

staterent on the subject.

I support and will adhere to that policy.

If any journalists on the list you refer to had had previous relations

with this Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation of this

policy. I hope you will understand our position on this matter.

Yours sincerely,

STANSFIELD TURNER

Enclosure

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The Director

Central Intelligence Agency

Excoutre Registry

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Washingion, D.C. 20505

OLC 77-2071/a

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 the House Select Committee

on Assassinations.

1 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.

Joi 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 you refer to had had previous relations

with this Agency, to notify their editors would be a violation of this

policy.. I hope you will understand our position on this matter.

Yours sincerely,

STANSFIELD TURNER

Enclosure

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WALTER E. FAUNTROY

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIS

2441 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

(202) 225-8050

DISTRICT OFFICE:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BUILDING

441 G STREET, N.V.

SUITE 1002

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

(202) 275-0171

11-4700/5

Congress of the United States

House of Representatives

@lashington, se.C. 20515

May 18, 1977

COMMITTEE ON

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUBCOMMITTEES:

FISCAL AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

REGIONAL AFFAIRS

COMMITTEE ON

BANKING, FINANCE AND

URBAN AFFAIRS

SUBCOMMITTEES:

CHAIRMAN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION

AND COINAGE

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC STABILIZATION

CONSUMER AFFAIRS

SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATION

CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

The Honorable Stansfield Turner

Admiral, United States Navy

The Director of Central Intelligence

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 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.

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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,

Where Famin

WALTER E. FAUNTROY

Member of Congress

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The Director

Intelligence Agency

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10 MAY 1977

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

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

The Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy

United States House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

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Executive Registry

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10 MAY 1977

Dear Mr. Fauntroy,

Thank you for your response of April 28 to my

letter 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

Yours sincerely,

/s/ Stansfield Turner

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U. S. Navy

The Honorable Walter E Fauntroy

United States House of Representatives

Washington, D. C. 205/15

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INTERNAL

4DeC 1973

HENORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Conversations with Oswald Johnster (26 Noveber 1973)

and Lavid ErasLow (Z9 Novenber 1973), Washington Star

1.

I spoke to Nr. Johnston

to follow up ay talk with Mr.

Newbold Noyes on 15 Novenber 1973.

Mr. Johnston said Mr. Noyes

had asked hin to come over to continue the discussion.

reiterated that I had visited Mr. Noyes to clarify a possible

misapprehension in our luncheon of 27 Septeaber 1973. I

essentially repeated nuch of what I had said to Mr. Noyes.

then discussed the natter somewhat more at length and I gave

ball parl figures of various categories of journulists with whom

we had contact. (a)

- Staff journalists, (b) stringers or free

lance, and (c) casual contacts.

I pointed out that the staff

jourualists of significant journals were a very small nuuber

(3-5), plus peraaps 3-5 additional whose use had been approved

by the managerent. I said there was an additional 10 or so with

journals such as trade or industry journals of general utilization.

I said that the total free lance stringers with whon we had

varying degrees of association was in the area of 40. I said

that we are in the course of terminating our relatiouship

with the staff journalists category for significant publications.

I said that uny addizional use of the ocher categories rould be

under high stringent control at the beputy Director level.

2. It became obvious that ir. Johnston was building toward

a stoxy.

As a result, I teiephoned to Nr. Hewbold Noyes hoping

to dissuade him fron such a story. Mr. Noyes was iT the hospital

and I eventually ended up with lit. Erasion. To Mir. Erasiow i

indicated that I was not concerned about myself of CIA being

in any problen because of such

= story but that I was concerned

over

a possible acverse ispact

on a substantial nunber of innocent

individuals around the world who would be suspect and possibly

abused by unfriendly local governments. I then said that I

believed that Mr. Kraslow has a very serious responsibility to

detemine whether the value of the story warranted the harm it

could do to suci innocent people, although I, of course,

recognized

that he had every right to publish it. In the course of this

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conversation, I corrected the figures given above to the

following:

(a) Three staff journalists actively used by CIA,

(b)

two staff journalists used by CIA known to their management,

(c) eight staff menbers of trade or sinilar journals of minor

significance, not necessarily known to managerent, (d) 25

stringers of free lancers used in varying degree by CIA, running

from fuli use to occasional support payments.

A final category

was mentioned of normal contacts for exchange of infornation

and viows but without any financial support, as to whose number

I had no idea. I said that the one individual whose name had

come up as associated with the Star was in the last category

and that we had his name nerely because we had to give our own

people the source of the infornation ke had obtained from him

fion tine to time is our exchange of views. Ni. Kraslow

indicated that he would probably be running a story and I stressed

that I had undertaken these talks kith him on sy original ground

rules, i.e, the information is theirs but no sourcing to myself

or CIA. MI. Kraslow said

that they wanted to run a favorable

account of our intentions

re journalists (flattery will get you

lots of places), but I reiterated my concern that any such article

could only do harn io innocent individuals not on our lists. He

indicated that his persoual view was that we should stay away

fron all categories; I commented over the negative aspects of

being barred fron the Peace Corps, Fulbrighters, USIA, USAID

soon, etc., etc., which drew little sympathy.

He tried to talk

about future infornal association with he but I reacted rather

cooly to this idea.

WEC

W. E. Colby/

Director

WEC:jlp (30 Nov 1973)

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Executive Reyistry

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3 May 1977

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

THROUGH

FROM

REFERENCE

: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

: Herbert E. Hetu

Assistant to the Director (Public Affairs)

: Rep. Fauntroy's Letter of 25 April 1977

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.

DDO in fact has a list of 51 persons which was

prepared for Mr. Colby, dated 16 October 1973. These include

employees, agents, and collaborators.

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.

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WALTER E. FAUNTRÒY •

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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COMMITTEEON

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUSCOMMITTENS.

FISCAL AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

REGIONAL AFFAIRS

COMMITTEE ON

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ASSASSINATION

CHAIRMAN, SUBCORMITTEE ON

MARTIN LUTHER KINGJR.

The Honorable Stansfield Turner

Admiral, United States Navy

The Director of Central Intelligence

The Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D. C.

20505

Dear Admiral Turner:

I am 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.

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, tha

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 I am 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.

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I believe you will agree that it is a sad and dangerous

commentary on our news delivery system if those charged with

informing the public have personal interests at stake.

I am hopeful that this letter is responsive to the

concerns expressed in your letter.. I feel confident that you are

doing an excellent job and that past misdeeds by the CIA will not

be repeated under your able leadership.

If you have further inquiries, please feel free to contact

me.

Sincerely yours,

Aren= Fann

WALTER E. FAUNTROY

Member of Congress

Enclosure

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Journalists Doubling as CIA Contacts

By Orwald Johnston

as regular undercover contacty@horsurplied

1250s, was apparently a surprise even to Colby,

than five full-time stall correspondents with

Deer Now Meet Hirifer

The Central Intelligence Agency has some

informhtion-fongehts/netheleld-anslawhore

who last month ordered a significant cutback

fencral-circuintion new's erganizations

isho

regularly paid-for-thelr-gervices.

in the CIA relationship with journalists con-

function as undercover contacts for the ClA

throodozen-Americar.journalistsavor.king

The use af foreign correspondents by the ClA

nected with major news organizations.

and are paid for their services on a regular

abroad on its payroll as undercover inform-

has been quietly suspected - and feared - for

contractual basis.

antsgicam@otzthem.as.fulbtimacngents, the

ycars

legitimate reporters who have

NO LONGER to remain on the agency pay-

Star-News has learned.

worked overscas. But the suspicion has never

roll is the ougmendgary. our listonents

It is understood that three of these arents

Alter CLA. director William E. Colby ordered

been verifiable until now. The facts were made

whascccontinued.cuistenco.coulcamosteonious-

have maintnined. their CLA contacts without

cy officials found the names

reven of the ice not someone

known by an authoritative source.

the knowledge

of lit news organizations it

The continuing extent of the practice and its

tims reportersafree lance-ournalics and cor-

wido scope, which is believed to have been

respondents for trade publications in their files

scaled down. since the Cold War tensions of the.

pressingeneralanc.possibly.crippleits.ability?

To be phased out is a small group of no more

volved, but that the ClA sideline of the other

twa is known to their civilian employers.

Sce CLA, 1-10

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Cir Rereated by Collecture!

12/9173

for!

Newsmen Supply Data to CIA

"I can't say

I'm really

sur-icials have been questimed by

soone has herneran more

prised." dodzi said of the dis congressional

closure.

oversight

""I suppose

com-

the Teal millers-inf the aftermath of

problem: Nas

whicher_the the Walcidale scandal-about l

"abroad for partime or full press was being used lo ped ClA involvement in domestic!

ime services.

ãle a vertain

line.

To it was activities. Sereral bills have:

This was determined by ClA an arrangement for gathering been

proposed

designed

Dirertor William

F.

he result of a survey

ero a ficult cose couch wrong wah curicia

I find it dif curtail domestic. operations of!

Icrcover agents spurred by re-

There have,

however,

been

ent congressional

inquiries

So, far the inly two journ no recent revelations. of

ClA

nio possible domestic opera.

alists' names that have cinerg penetration of domestic inst.

ions of the agency.

jed from

Colbo

has

the

CIA'S

file, be-tutions comparable

the

repurledly de long

to a smaller

fried to remore from the ClA perhaps

rially

of scale of thase uncovered in

a dinzen correspond. she late 1960s.

payroll a small fumor brant.

ents with whom the

agencyi

elmes news respendens has maintained informal. un-

with

whom

the

аделсу

had paid.

working

ontracted

for

ording

10

services.

relationships.

ources.

authoritative columnist Termark. res

=In. Who was implicated as a

But it is understood thai he Guadier is moratonore

dans 10 retain the servires nevan dainpaign 5n93972:

The

he majority of the inurnalist other is siarraws rorrachoad-

sonis, who are not abenciaier cat seremian a Lean.

as re-

rith major publications

hur poried in the Star. News story.

unction under various rei

O'Lears was mentioned in a.

oriorial rovers.

category of newsmen who ne.

•The Cla direcior was re.

rasionally exchange

informa-

oried to br nut of lown ves. tion with ClA officials in thei

verday on official business and

routine: performance of jour

chry spolesmen would

not

nalistic

duties

without

omient nificially on the re- moneiary considerations:

ADY:

•cort. published in the Wäsh.!

Iniertiers with ClA

station

naion Siar-New's.

It was inde chiefs

lesser officials

"in,

endently confirmed. however,

overseas posts are not uncom-

i'linowicascable nificials.

mon practices for correspond.!

Rop. Lucien Jedzi (D.Nich.).. ents

of

most major publica!

chairman

of the House irmed

tions in the performänce of!

iervices Suhcommittee on In.

their

new's gathering

funcy

elligence. said yesterday. he

fions. Tormally. however. it is

could make inquiries into the

not

considered part

of the

practice of paying journalists' journalistic

function do pro-

orintelligence services.

vide information 10

Sovero-

ment ascnts.".

-.---.--

Several former CIA pera;

lives expressed surprise at the

number of newsmen Colby dis-

covered on the agency's curi

rent payroll: "It's

quite a bit:

more than I would

have ex

pecied," said one CLA veteran

no nur monitors agency-ac-

tivities on Capitol Hill.:

The majority of this group,

some two dozen, were deter-

i mined io be operating under

the cover-of ircclance.journal.

ists

ог

"stringers"

responents : -not

(cor-

on

the

• regular slaffs of publications)

working in foreign posts.

In

1967. the

agency

was

wracked by a massive series of

disclosures-that it was under-

writing activities of book pub-

lishers,

magazines,

student

and cultural orgánizations and

trade unions.

including

the

american Newspaper Guild.

In the

äftermath

of those

reiciations the ClA was un-

¡dersiood lo have

wiardrawn

from cover financing of such

organizations as well

as from

a neiwork of foundation con-

duits

through

which

money was channeled..

a.the

More recently asency off.

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a-singed fruit Pas: A-1

Smurtes refused to identi.

fy any a the reporters in

volved, but it is understand

that none of the five agents

who are being

out off were

egular staff correspond:

ents of major American

daily

newspapers

with

regular overseas bureaus.

many reparis warling al

iime stall contespondenis

home and

lOrS

who for theird edi

for gencral news-gathering

their part.

organizations

maintain regular contact

with ClA officials in the

• DURING his Senale con-

rouline

performance

their journaliste duties.

of

firmation

hearings

last

summer, Coisy promised 10

- No Inoncy changes hands

the aftermath

the

under these relabonships,

Watergaie-related disclo

either as occasional pay-

sures of domestic political

nent or as reimbursement

espionage that he

or expenses. In

general.

could

rake pains to operate "an

• COLBY IS understood to

the relatrership is hiied to

have ordered the termoa

American intelligence agen-

don

of

this

handful

occasional lunches, inter-

- that is,

13lle

with

news or telephone conver-

journalist-ageats in the full

operations compatible with

satons during which infor-

realization that CIA em-

a democraic society.

mation would be exchanged

ployment of reporters in a

ог

verified.

Each

side

Colby's cuiback on ClA

nation which prides itself on

understands that the other

use of

the press is

under-

an independent press is a

• siood 10 have been gov-

subieci fraught unth contro

isapursuing only his own

erned by that promise.

versy.

insks.

Nevertheless, he has ap

Nevertheless,

Colby has

proved explicitly the contin-

IN SUCH a reladionship.

privaiely justified past use

the reporter would be free

of the news media as agen-

ved maintenance.@ more

to use the information he

cy cover by stressing that

ihan 30 other CIA agents

gained in a'news siory, and

newsmen operatives were

abroad who are not strictly

occasionally the ClA agent

not as a rule used as vehi-

Defismen but who rely on

might make use a what he

cles for pianting profagan-

some kind of journalistic

has learned from the rè-

"cover"' for their intelli-

da.

porier. Very likely, the ClA

As a malier of siandard

gence operations.

Among ihose to be main

official would report the

operating

gist of his conversations

procedure.

sources insist, an agent op

canegory of bernaliss with the reporter to his su-

erating under cover as a

category

periors, orally or in a writ-

freelance writer or

as a

agents: A group consisung

ten memo.

staff correspondent for a

i about 25 operatives scat

lered across the globe who

In this group, sources in-

newspaper or new's agency

appear to the world as free-

dicated,

the CIA

includes

almost never had his news

Jance

magazine

writers,

Star-News reporler-Jerg

stories ur articles

"criti-

"'stringers'

for

nels-

mian O Leary-whose nöme

qued" by his case officer.

papers,

new's-magazines

apparently-found is_may

While propaganda admit-

and news services.

and

inio agency nes as a result

redly has been an important

itinerant authors. (A string-

of contacts pi this-frees-

рЗгі

of clandestine

er is a joumalist,

usually

sional Hype

during

assign-

operations

abroad,

CIA

sell-empioyed, who offers

ment overseas for the Star-

function

News.

has

that

been kept

new's dispatches on a piece

separaie from the routine

work

basis

10

neu's..

(Star-New's editors have

running.

of

agegis, even

organizations which do not

discussed this maller with

though boih

assignments

have regular stail members

O'Leary and other sources

belonged to the agency's

in the stringer's city.)

and have found no evidence

Clandestine Services, under,

agents in this category

10 suggest that cither he or

the Operations directorale

are not regularly identified

this newspaper, has

been

with any single publication,

compromised.)

and mesi of them are full-

Veteran

inielligence

time informants who frank-

operalives are undersiood

ly use their writing or re-

io lock with mixed feelings

porting as cover for heir

on Colby's decision 10 break

presence in a foreign cily.

off ClA contacts with legiti-.

Most of them are American

mate full-time correspond-

citizens.

enis.

MOST ARE paid directly

On

the one

hand,

and regularty for services Journalists operale under

conditions that, in the eves

rendered, 'but a few of these

oi a professional spy, pro

semi-independent

free-

vide a natural

cover.

Jance writers

occasionally

combined with unusually

draw om ClA funds 10 pay

out-of-pocket expenses for

good access to people and

places abrcad that would be

trips in which ihe agency

had an interest or for enier-

unavailable to persons in

other professions.

raining a useful contact.

A second group of over-

seas correspondents whom

THE USE of joumalist-

agents is

known 10

be

- Colby intends io keep on the

payroll

consists of

widespread in Communist-

eight

uTilers for small, limiied.

bloc countries where the

circulation specially publi-

press is government-con-

trolled.

and

cations,.

such

as certain

during

the

1950's the Tass correspond-

sypes of trade journals or

ent who was also a Sovici

commercial nessielters.

is undersiond that most in

agent was almost proverbi-

this group operaie as gaid

ACCORDINGLY,

the

extensive

network

Por

dummy foundations through

which the ClA was revealed.

in 1967 10 have funneled

cash to such publicauons 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.

Il anything,

the use of

newsmen in this way seems

10 have been carned cut at

she discretion of station

chiefs abroad, with little or

no central oversight.

Until late last summer,

neither Colby himself nor

top officials in

the

Orations directoraie tad

any precise information on

how

many

clandestine

agents were currently op-

crating under journalistic

CIA informants with

the

At the same time, agency

approval of their employ-

officials

are

known

10

recognize that ClA penetra-

ers.

_Colby also intends in toon

tion of the American press,

if discovered or even sus-

picied lo exist on a wide

scale.

would further.dam

age the ClA's shaliy public

image at home and could

seriously compromise the

repulsiion of the American

press.

For both of these reasons.

sources

During Sipiember.

in the

-afier math

of

revelations

that the Nivon administra-

tion used journalists as gard

nolitical spies during the

1955 and 1972 presidendal

campaigns, and in response

1o queries from the press,

Colby

ordered an in-house

investigation

within

the

Clandestine Services.

no find

out exacily whal ihe situa-

were extremely

reluctant to give any details

of the operations in which

" The spicitic impetus

for

journalist-agents were in-

the press inquiries.

which

volved or 10 discuss their

Kin lurn

spurred

assignmenis in any but the

:10

Colby

order the

Operations

most general way. Sources

directorale 10 search its

who verified the crisience

files.

was the

publist.ed

ni the practice-refused lo

disclosure thai Sis mour K

reveal how much ine agents

#Friodin.

a puitical spy fur

paid or where they

the 1972 -ixun

campaign.

haye bien deployed:

regularly passed

inlorma.

Salby h:

sionate the SlA shen work

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The Director of Central Intelligence

Washingion. D.C. 20505

Excoutive Regisiry

77-47

2. 5 APR 1977

The Honorable Daniel P. 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,

/s/ Stansfield Turner

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

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The Director of Central Intelligence

Washinglon. D.C.20505

Ereautive Registry

77-4700

25 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.

Let me assure you that there are no working U.S. journalists

employed by the Central Intelligence Agency.

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,

/s/ Stansfield Turnez

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

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The Director of Central Intelligence

Washington. D. C. 20505

Execritivo Registry

72-4700

25 APR 1977

The Honorable Daniel P. 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.

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,

/s/ Stansfield Turner

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

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The Director of Central Intelligence

Washington.D.C. 20505

Exeoutive Registry

777-4700

2.5 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.

Let me assure you that there are no working U.s. journalists

employed by the Central Intelligence Agency.

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,

•/s/ Stansfield Turner

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

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A-14, Beginning

BLIND CC TO SENATOR MOYNIHAN

CDR McMahon

Mr. Evans

LCDR Kieley

Sgt. Moore

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

25 April 1977

Gay:

Attached is a copy of

the letter which should have

been attached to Senator

Moynihan's.

Sorry about the incon-

venience.

Juice Dia

Debbie Geer

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The Director of Central Intelligence

Washington. D.C.20505

Executive Registry

27-4700

The Honorable Daniel P. 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.

I must say, in all candor, that I was not unduly alarmed

upon reading it.

Perhaps I have just become inured to the almost

daily accusations in our press that the ClAis at the bottom of

all manner of ills.

I would also say that if Delegate Fauntroy has serious suspicions

that members of the media are subverting his investigation, I believe

happy to support him with full information on the role of the CIA in

the past and today.

I do not believe that any segment of our society,

even the media, should be privyleged to stand above legitimate legis-

lative inquiry.

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

ClA 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,

STANSFIELD TURNER

Admiral, U.S. Navy

Enc.

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sound mod- all we seed is

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