LETTER TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL RE: INTERVIEW AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROVID

Created: 7/21/1995

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National Security Agency

Office of che Inspector General

avage Road

OPS Bids- 2B, 6

Attention

Fore Maade, 0

Cear

In respor.se to your request, enclosed are the interview questions and answers provided by Agency employees-

Because certain inforrration contained in the interview questions and answers is classified for national security reasons, we request chat you afford che information the Iftvel of protection required for such rraterials. As you know, any use of the rratcrial for investigative pucposat Should be coordinated with this Office.

Thank you very much for your cooperation in this regard.

Sincerely.

lriqueg Wna .Deputy Inspector General ?or Investigations

Enclosure: As stated

Ail portions are classified SS

lApproytd tor Sajaasa

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As follows are che questions and answers that provided:

Are you aware of tha involvasene of any cod personnel (either military or civilian) with CuatejeaUn military or civilian personnel who had any knowledge of or may have been involved directly or indirectly in the death of Michael DeVine or the fate of Strain Baraca velascuei?

you aware of any other Information pertaining co cha DOO that is iny related to these individuals or events.

lmmMHV/'- as not aware ot any information.

Do you have any knowledge oi the InvoWaatnc of DOO personnel in che destruction cl records or failure to report information concerning Define orca?

destruction of records ot the failure co reoort information by DOD personnel.

Do you have any knowledge of violations of che law by DOD personnel in regard co Guatemala?

_ g notf any violations by DOD

personnel.

Are you aware of. Government Employees or intelligence assets directly or indirectly involved in che death of Michael Device and/or the disapoearance of Ifrainaca velascuet?

Aree o: anyrrrat ion. civic. Government obtained regarding, DeVine's death andca's disaooearance before the two incidents took place? And. if so. arere o: any suppression or distortion of such information?

not aware of

information prior to the incidents.

are of the suppression ornformation.

re o: any information the u'.S Govt, obtained concerningncidents after chey occurred? And. ii so. arere of any suppression or distortion o: such information'

J-zsre oi the receipt o:at:on on the twoo;

a-are of any suppression or distortion chis regard.

Do you believe that possible links between the two cases ware explored and adequately explained and brouoht to the atcencion o! policv makers?

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_ not knov and could not say if the

ere explored and brought to the attention of the policy (rakers.

Are you aware of any information that was provided to the fa--aili.es of Devine and 3amaca? Are you aware of the policies and procedures that govern the dissemination of intelligence information to thesa farailits?

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not aware of any information which tne families and could not cogent on thechat govern the dissemination of the

do you recall about human rights abuses againstitizens In Guatemala, espacialiy the deaths of

Griffithdke innd Che alleged torture of Sister DianaS?

a-are of Ortiz, but only fror,ewspapers. Zn regard co thehad no knowledge.

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manner within the intelligence community andakurs at State, th? White House and Defense?

no:d did not get involved inssemmation of information to policy makers and the intelligence community.

Are inter-agency procedures for dissemination- a

Were there patterns of huetu rights abuse byassets? If so, were these oatcernsthe ir.ceilige-.ce ccTmunity and explained to '

oassy. was intelligence information sharedtne Cnief of Missionimelv and complete manner?

_ thewas sharednd complete manner.

was any information withheld from the Chief of Mission, other senior Embassy officers, policy makers in Washington or th- Congress?

U.S. chiefs of Mission kept appropriately informed about the intelligence community's liaison

relationships with the Guatemalan Government? And, can you state to what extent CIA is required to keeo Chiefs of Mission informed?

o direct knowledge r.voivs.-nenc o: DOD peTsonnel in the deaths.

any DOD Personnel wich

f 0 oJoneiaooerto Aloirez?

-isare c; ar.vpersonnel with

orwcion pertaining co che DOD

av related to these individuals or events?

veraent o: DOD

was no; awaredditional

Do you have any knowledge o: che invo!

personnel in the destruction ot records oroconcerning DeVine or

any knowledge o:

Are you aware of any information, that. Government

h andbecorencidents took place? And. if so. are you

t any suppression or distortion of such information?

aware of the receioc of anv

incorrraticn prior to the incidents.

not aware of the suppression or distortion ofc.i.

:re you aware of any infors-acion. Govt, obtained concerning these two incidents afcer they occurred- And. if

*"yor distortion of suchon'

no; aware o: the receive ofion on che two incidents, and 't^saB^

aware of any suppression orc

Do you bsiieve chat possible links between che two cases

d^celr explained and brought to che acencion of policy makers?

not know and could noc say if chs

liri.-cs were explored and brought to che attention of che policy makers .

Are you aware of any information that was provided to the rami lies of DeVine and Sasiaca? Are you aware of th-policies and proceduresrn the dissemination of intelligence inforeation to these families?

jw"any information

wnich was proviosde families and could noc corr-.ent on

na procedures chat govern the disse.^inacion of ths indorsation.

HVtac do you recall abou; human riches abuses agair.st s in Gm.ce.-ala. especially the-deaths of

Griffith Davis and Nicholas Blake5 and the allseed torture cf Sister Diana Ortiz

BBHttKMp - re of Ortireard thatiassacor St-scck had beer,esolv?

Ort^z.

messagesOrtiz, did not recall any as being of significance.

*ashe Devir.e, Bamaca and other cases identified above disseminatedimely and accurate manner within the intelligenceoU.S. policy

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fvas no: aware and didnvolved in theinionaacion co policy na:<ers and chacence

re imer-agency proceri-res ;orric- adecu&ce.

re o: che orccsdures.

there patterns o: hisan riches abuse. intelligence asssis1 I; so. ^ere chess patterns identified within the intelligence co^unicy end explained co policy

cheas iaceilicence information share che Chief of Missioniraely andr^nr.er?

^ich

that Che mfonnacion

provided was Snarediraely and coroolsce manner.

any information withheld 'roa th* Chie? ot Mission, chsr senior Erabassy officers, policy rakers in Washington or chfi Congress?

U.S. Chiefs o: Mission kept appropriately informed about che intellisance"liaison relationships wicn che Guacerr-alar: Goverpjnanc? And, can you state co what excersc is CIA required to keep Chiefs of Mission informed?

rgChiefs or Missicr. are

nc-

- co the COS and coie; of Kiss ion.

you know o: any purpose:ul cescruet ion o; documents regarding hiv-an riches violac ions in Guate.-ala?

you destroy or do you know of or are you aware of an; destruction of records in any Cora?

of or isthine else chac

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nat we haws no- asked or discussedyou?

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