MENA ARKANSAS

Created: 7/20/1995

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You were inadvertantly left off this lisr. PLease advise. Thanks

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As some of you are painfully aware we have had an inquiry from the House Committee on Bankino and Financial Services regarding what CIA knows about drug smuggling and money laundering inealize that thisomestic issue, that said that the committee will not back off and has demanded that NSA and CIA's IG brief them on Friday on this matter. We have been unsuccessful in reasoning with the committee despite our best efforts. OCA has asked that the DO to check all records and ensure that we have no information before we go downtown and tell the commitee that on the record. The specific issues are as follow: Does the CIA

know of any secret bank accounts held by US citizens domiciled in Arkansas at any times8 and now?

is aware, directly or indirectly, of any efforts by computer hackers, US government related or otherwise, to penetrate banks for the purpose of monitoring accounts and transactions;

knows or has participated, directly or indirectly, in efforts to sell software-notably versionsrogram in use at the Justice Department called PftOMIS-or clandestinely produced devices to foreign banks for the purpose of collecting economic intelligence and information of illicit money transfers.

is congniiant of any attempts by!-

that isivision olmonitor or engage In the laundering of drug

money or proceeds of other illegal activities, notably those conducted through Mens, Ark.

can provide informationbusinessman in Nancy Kentucky who claims

to haveIA operative (slcl in Latin and central America, among other places.

knew of or was involved in directly or indirectly, any covert activities by the US government

or any private parties Ithe so-called private benefactors'1 in or around Mena, Arkansas ins

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who allegedly applied for CIA

had any contractual or odier relationship with thes or knew about his activities in connection with MENA" had any relationship with Arkansas State trooperf

approved for2

employment

Aciion taken Ihus far:

Crtecktd with DI lor ^formation re bt>nUng evfjQula*nes in Arkansas (OCA jciionl

Action roquphtfld: ploase confirm that your component os no information concerning the above drug smuggling, money laundering, software silos /production allegations.

ploase confirm that your component has made no previous investigation la eMail gathering re Monn Arkansas

ploase confirm that your component has no informotion concerning covert activity in or around Men*.

I am forwarding to each of you copies of the original letter from the Committee.

Please respond by COB Thursday,uly, if this is not possible let me know. Thanks in advance.

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