LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JAMES A. LEACH FROM JOANNE O. ISHAMRE. COPY OF THE AGEN

Created: 8/3/1995

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Honorable James A. Leach Chairman

Committee on Financial and

Banking, Services House of Representatives.

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Mr. Leach:

Enclosed, per your request during the briefing on5 in your office regarding allegations of monej laundering in Arkansas in theith CIA and NSA,opy of the Agency's response to the Senate Solect Committee on Intelligence,egarding their questions on the Agency's use of PROMIS software. Because of the classification of the letter, we would appreciate it if the letter is stored in the already CIA approved safe that was discussed earlier this year with

Jamie McCormick.

Enclosure

FOR RELEASE DATE:?

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Mr. Norman K. Bradley Staff Director

Select Committee, on Intelligence United States Senate

Dear Mr. Bradley:

This is in further response to your March3 letter raising new questions regarding Inslaw, Inc.'S PROMIS software and possible Agency involvement in its misappropriation. (U)

As our initial response to your letter madehorough search of Agency files and interviews of Agency employees1 identified no information indicating that

the Agency ever purchased or otherwise obtained Inslaw's

PROMIS software or any derivative of it.

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Additiorial searches were conducted in response to your request, with negative results. The primary computer databases of the Director of Central Intelligence Area (DCI Area), the Office of General Counsel, the Offices of Logistics, Security, Personnel, and Information Technology in the Directorate of Aclministration, and the Directorates of Intelligence and Operations were searched, using search terms derived from your request and the letter from William Hamilton attached to it. Manual searches of hard-copy files were not conducted except in the DCI Area, where "soft files* concerning former DCI Casey were searched, including records of the participants in his meetings with individuals from both the public and private sectors. (U)

These Agency components located no records about Inslaws PROMIS software, its misappropriation or modification, or its distribution to any foreign

Mr. Norman K. Bradley

governments.

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Co aventure between the Wackanhut Corporation and the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians of inaio, California, for arms or ammunition production. No records were identified indicating that former DCI Casey served as outside counsel to the Wackenhut Corporation prior to becoming DCI. Finally, no records were located concerning Michael Riconoscuito or Peter Videnieks.

As you may know, former Attorney General William Barr appointed Judge Nicholas J. Bua as Special Counsel to investigate the Inslaw matter. Judge Bua's report was rorwarded by the Department of Justice to the Senate and House Judiciary Comnittees onnd may be of interest to you as you review the allegations underlying your request to us. IU)

If you have any further questions concerning

my staff at

Anf this letter is also being sent to Mr. David Addington, Minority Staff Director. <U,

Sincerely,

Stanley M. ltostf*t=

Stanley M. Moskowitz Director of Congressional Affairs

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