COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Created: 7/21/1995

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Question? for CTA and NSA rep-eaenta^v^

Aa you know, chere have been many published reports and allegations that tha airport in Mena, Arkansas, was the base for aoperation, allegedly in support ofoparationo in Central America.

Plar.es reportedly flew arms to the Contrasand returned from Centraldruga, and the proceeds from the saledrugs was then supposedly

Arkanaaa, poeeibly with the knowledge ofauthorities and the involvement of corapaniea calledeter and Syatema-tiee. There are talea that aome of thia

Pleaea underataadm not intereated inew probe of our Contra policy with the intent of emggeatlng wrongdoing by your agencioa.m obligated to do ia probe Whitewatar-related allegatione so that they can be proven true or falae, aa well ae certain other iseuas that fall under the jurisdiction of the Banking and International Relatione committees onerve. Thereot of emoke here and possibly very little fire. Nevertheless, it ia importante able to affirm that all allegations have been thoroughly reviewed.

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Have any of you or anyone else at either the CIA or the NSA discussed this inquiry from us with anyone at the White House, the Department of Justice or any other government organization?

Does the CIA or NSA have knowledge of or any involvement in clandestine activity by. Government or any private parties in or near Kena, Arkansas, in?

Have any reports on activities in and around Mena been prepared for the DCI, specifically, for former Director Woolsey?

A. Qua Snuggling

-- Did the CIA or NSA have any involvement in, or knowledge of, anyby. government or the so-calledbenefactors' (led by retired Gen. Richard Secord) to train pilots and/or ship arms from the Rich inter-mountain regional airport at Mena to the Nicaraguan Cor.tras?

If eo, did any auch activities take place with the knowledge or approval of other Federal officials?

Did any such activities take place with the knowledge or approval ofstate government officials?

Did the CIA contract with any Arkansas manfacturers to build automatic weapons for the Nicaraguan Contrae?

Does the CIA or NSA have any contractual relationship with, or knowledge of, an Arkansas company calledeter, also known as POM? Do you have any reason to believe that POM produced disposable fuel tanks for use by Barry Seal and possibly others in connection with supplying arms to the Contras?

S. Barryand Associates

Did the CIA or NSA have any contractual or .other relationship with the late Adler Barriman -Barry" Seal (Seal Was murdered, allegedly at the direction ofdrug lords, in?

To your knowledge, did any other government agency (such as the DEA or DIA) have any contractual or otherwith Barry Seal?

Ia the CIA or NSA aware of any IRS determination that money earned by Seal46 was not illegal because of his alleged CIA-DEA employment?

Did the CIA have anyin, or knowledge of, the Installation of cameras onK transport plane for

use4 "sting- operation against the Sandinieta official Fedarico Vaughan?

-- WasK cargo plane, christened Fat Lady (aerial numberold by Seal to the CIA or anygovemment related entity? Was this plane later shot down over Nicaraguaoad of arms destined for the Contraa?

Did the CIA have anyor other relationship with Terryormer Air Force intelligence officer (who claims heelationahip with the CIA in) and author of Co^prpmiwed: Clln-

Did the CIA ever have dealings with former Arkansas state. Brown?

Ia the CIA or NSA aware of any attempts by federal or state officials to interfere with or terminate any lnvaatigatlon the IRS, Justice Department, Arkansas State Police or any other law-enforcementinto Mena-reiated criminal conduct?

C. Narcotics Sanoggliao;

Did the CIA or NSA have any knowledge of or involvement in illicittrafficking, possibly by roguein or near Mena, Arkansaa? As you know, there have been allegations that on

their return flights pilots smuggled more into Mens.

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Does the CIA or NSA have any indication that by Barry Seal or his aa.oci-es attempted to

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Does the CIAeam of skilled computer hackera who routinely break into the electronic data systems of foreign banks? According co one source, chis group

Doea the NSA

Doee tha CIA or NSA know of or haa either agency participated in, directly or indirectly, efforts to eellnotably veraionerogram in use at the Juatlce Department celledr other devices to foreign banke for the purpoee of facilitating;

of their electronic aata systems.

Does the CIA or NSA know of cuatomers to whom thisaold?

Is the CIA or NSA aware of any

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-- Has the CIA or NSA received any indication that proceeda from the sale of PROMIS or similar software were ueed toarras shipments to the Contras?

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Is the CIA or NSA aware of any unauthorised efforts, possibly in the margin of legitimate intelligence operations, to

-- Does CIA or NSA knowharles Haven, who was born, whose social security number is who now resides in Nancy,

Kentucky?

If so, has Hayes ever had any ties to the CIA or NSA or any. government agency? Have these ties been

-- Hayes claims to be able to break into the electronic data systems of foreign banks. Has CIA

-- le NSA or CIA aware oft the Banca Delia Svizzera Italiana in Chiaaso, said to have belonged to Vincent Foster?

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