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AND COUNSEL CONCERNING SOME THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURES OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE PROWESS IS HUCH APPRECIATED OO HAVE BEEN UNEASY THAT GREAT PARAGE COULP BE CAUSED BYHETHER INSPIREP ORSSURE YOU THAT ONE OF MY HAJOR OBJECTIVES IS TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY MEANS OF CONTROL SO THAT SUCH DAr.ASE WILL BE AVOIDED. V
2- GREE UITH YOUR POINT THAT THEOF THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS NOW UNDERWAY CANNOT BY ITSELF SOLVE THISLSO BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THE ENHANCED INFLUENCE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER HASGHT TO THE OFFICE OF THESPECIALLY VIA THE NEW COMMITTEE ON FOREIGNS WELL AS THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION PROCESS, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO GET ON TOP Or THE SITUATION. ANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT FULLY SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY IN
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CONVINCED THAT THEREROWING UNDERSTANDING IN THE CONGRESS OF THE NECESSITY TO PROTECT VITAL SECRETS, AN UNDERSTANDING WHICH APPEARS TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE- BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, HE HAVE HAD MUCH BETTER RELATIONS WITH .MEMBERS AND STAFF OF CHURCH COMMITTEE, AND. THOUGH WE WILL DIFFER WITH REPORT IN MANY AREAS, MANY CONTENTIONS AND DAMAGING THINGS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED. vi-
3. CONCERNING THE SPECIFIC POINTS YOUHARE MANY OF YOUR CONCERNSOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST SOME DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS AS TO THEIR SIGNIFICANCE- FORO NOT ATTRIBUTE THE LOSS OF SIGINBT GROUND FACILITIES TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURES OF INTELLIGENCE- MY REVIEW OF RECENT LOSSES LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT'SOME FOREIGN..COUNTRIES HAVE DENIED US GROUND BASES BECAUSE OF DISSATISFACTION UITH THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE US- mm^mm^mm^mm^mm^
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE GIVEN IN TO THEIR PUBLICS' PROTESTS ABOUT THE PRESENCE IN THEIR
OUR PRESENCE IN SOflE OTHER COUNTRIES MAYECREASED BY US INITIATIVE TO ACCOMMODATE TO IIIBIIB THIRD
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BUDGETARY DECISIONS* IN NONE OF THESE CASESHAS INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PER SE CAUSED THE LOSS OF.BASES. V
REGARDINGOO AH CONCERNED UITH US DISCLOSURES WHICH MIGHT PROVOKE THE SOVIETS OR OTHER TARGET COUNTRY TO TAKE ACTIONS WHICH COULD HURT OUR COLLECTION OF ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH US FOR YEARS, IT HAS REALLY GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL SINCE THE END M SURE THAT YOU ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD CRIPPLE CERTAIN PARTS OF THE US INTELLIGENCE EFFORT. BUT THERE AREITH ALL GOOD INTENTIONS, WHO IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN US IINTELLIGENCE FEEL COMPELLED TO TRUMPET OUR SUCCESSES- AS YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE SHOWS, SOME OF THESE CAN BE CONTROLLED, BUT OTHERS CANNOT- V
THAT ONE Of THE BASIC REASONS rOR THE LACK OF SUPPORT, THE ATTACKS, AND THE UNHELPFUL BOASTS IS THAT UE IN INTELLIGENCE HAVE NOT BUILT THE FOUNDATIONS KITH THE CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC NECESSARY TO WITHSTAND THE GENERAL DECLINE IN THE PRESTIGE OF INTELLIGENCE- .THIS DECLINE IS PART OF THE DISRESPECT FOR AND SUSPICIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL-THE SECRECY ABOUT VIETNAM AND THE WATERGATE TOGETHER WITH THE NATURAL SECRECY OF INTELLIGENCE ARE AT THE ROOT- NO HATTER HOW MUCH WE COULD WISH ITO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO COMPLETE SECRECY ABOUTAT LEAST FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS- WHAT IS NECESSARY IS TO REBUILD CONFIDENCE BY BEING MORE FORTHCOMING UITH CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT GOES ON.ABROAD AT THE SAME TIME BEING FAR'MORE SECRETIVE ABOUT HOW WE KNOW THESEELIEVE, WILL SHOW THE CONGRESS AND OUR CRITICSGOVERNMENT WHY INTELLIGENCE IS NECESSARY TO AMERICAN POLICY MAKERS- OPE IT WILL ALSO GENERATE MORE RESPECT FOR
THE NEED TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS- V
t,- AVE BEEN ON THE JOBERY SHORT TinE AND AH STILL BEING EDUCATED ABOUT THE PROBLEM- NTEND TO EXPLORE ALL ASPECTS OF THIS HATTER VERY CAREFULLY AND NOT TAKE ANY PRECIPITOUS ACTION. V
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