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J. THIS ISATE FO* INTEUWl USE ONLY RESPOK01KG IO the ISACCWaTl MEOIA STOtlES AflOUT THE KILLWCS IK GUATEMALA. INCLUDING TKE MUIDSaE1CHAEL DEVISE. IT IS LIMIT that TKE ntOU WIU CtWTISUS TO BUMASOOT CUATL-ULA FOa AT LEaSI THE HEX!OaTJ. IH THE .llAHTIHC. THIS UPDATE IS HIXCFOa CIA EHFLOTEES.
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F TBI TRaCIC DEaTnS OF MICHAEL DCVINC AM) tTHAlH SaMaCa vELASQUti MATE IMPLIED AMD IN SO.-', cases STATED THAT Tat CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ACEXCT LIED. FURPOSELT WITHHELD INFORMATION. MPLICITLY INVOLVED IS THESE KILLINGS. SUCHRE MROnC AND MISLEAD TME MOHICAN PUBLIC.
RECOCNIIIM: THAT IMMPBOUI CONFIRMATION Or THE FACTS MOULD BE HEEDED. THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTED ON5 THAI THE ClA'S INSPECTOR GENERALHOtOUCH INVESTIGATION OF THC ALLECCO RELATIONSHIP SETWECH CIA AAD GUATEMALAN OFFICIALS. THAT EFFORT IS WILL UNDER WAT AND SHOULD St COMPLETED IK SEVEAAl WEEKS. THE CURRENT LEVEL Or MISUNDERSTANDING DLHAHOS, HOWEVER. THAT ME PROVIDE AM ACCOUNTING OF TMC FACTS THAT ARC AVAILABLE Al THIS Tlnl. HOWEVER.CONTAINEDHIS COMMENTART ARE CONSISTENT WITH THC IC INQUIRY TO DATC.
CHAACES THAT CIA WITHHELD INFORMATION OR THAT IT IS 'OUT OFfl WITHOUT FOUNDATION. THC AGENCY FULFILLS IIS HISSIOH AT THCF THC FRESIOCHT; ITS FUNCTIONS AND PCRFORMAMCE ARE DETERMINED BfANO HONITORED BT COSXRCSS.
QUESTIONS ASOUT WHETHER WI SHOULD BE OPERATING IK LATIN AMERICA DISREGARD the'FACT that THE UHITED STATES HAS EXTENSIVE HATIOHAL IHTCRESTS IN THAT REGION OF THC WORLD. THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S ROLC THERE. AS ELSEWHERE. IS TO SUPPORT VS POLICTHARIRS'BT PROVIDINC INFORMATIONIDE RANGE OF ISSUCS. INCLUDING DRUG TRAFFICKING. POLITICAL AND MILITARY TRENDS. ACTIVE INSURGENCIES. AND HUMAN RICHTS ISSUES. IMPORTANTLY, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR ITS IHTELLICCNCC COLLECTION CAPABILITIES. THE US GOVERNMENT STILL WOULD KNOW VIRTUALLT NOTHINC ABOUT THC CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING TIE DEATHS OF MICHAEL DEVISE AND EFRAlN BaMACa VELASQUEZ.
IN DEVELOPING SOURCES OF INFORMATION. OUR IHTCLLlCENCE SERVICES MUST DEAL MlIX MANY TTPCS OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER. THESC OFTEN ARC THC ONLT PEOPLE MITH ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATIONILLINGNESS TO SHARE IT WITH THE US GOVERNMENT. OH OCCASION. IHTELLICCNCC ASSETS TARE ACTION THAT IS NEITHER DIRECTED MR CONDO-iLD BT US AND IS IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF US Lam. WHEN THAT OCCURS. aCCNCT POLICIES REQUIRC THAT SUCH RELATIONSHIPS BE ENDED ANO THAT POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF US CRIMINAL LAN BC REPORTED TO THE APPROPRIATE US UW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
US INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES HAVE SEVERAL INDEPENDENT STATUTORT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS Or US CRIMINAL LAW. OfcS IS TO RCPORT THC FACTS TO THE AfPROPRIaIS US AUTHORITIES. ANOTHER IS TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHOOS. AM OBLIGATION THAT OrTCN LIMITS OUX ABILITT TO MAX* PUBLIC ALL INFORMATION ACQUIREDASE. HIRD IS TO KEEPVERSIGHT COMMITTEES IN CONGRESS FULIT AND CURRENTLY INFORMED.
IN THE CASES OF MICHAEL DEVISE AND EFRAIN BAHaCAIA FULFILLED THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITS POSSIBLE FAILURE. AS NOTED BELOW, TO INFORM COnOCSSlMELT FaSNION OF SOnE REPORT INC ON THE DEATHICHAEL DEVISE.
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ik THE CASE Of MICHAEL DEVISE. who has MURDERED IN JUKE
ctA received intcrmatic* concerning divine's death in august
nd PRCMPLT DISSENtNATtO it TO THE APPROPRIATEUTHORITIES. THIS INFORMATION HELPED LEAD TO the ARREST asd CONVICTION ST the GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENTL'mber OF those INVOLVED.
-- in OCTOBER THE cia RECEIVED ADO IT ich al INFORMATION about ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL rOSStSLT INVOLVED IN devihe's DEaTK. this INFORMATION was PROVIDED PROMPTLT TO APPROPRIATE us AUTHORITIES. CIAETTER CONTAlNIHC FURTHER DETAILS TO THE DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE OH
earch TO date OF ocr1 RECORDS. IT APPEARS that CIA mat NOT HAVE briefed CITHER one OR BOTH OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES ON THE ALLEGATIONS of POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF US CRIMINAL IaW. WE SHOULD HAVE done so. ANO WE are DISCUSSING THIS MATTER with THE COMMITTEES.
ih THE CASE of EFRAlN BaMaCa VELASQUEZ. WHO was MURDERED is or ABOUT MARCH
IA RECEIVED INTELLIGENCE report Ikg ON THE DISAPPEARANCE and POSSIBLE DEATH Of BAMaCa'ih THE SPRING of 2 THRouch earlte RECEIVES CONFLICTING REPORTS; SOME INDICATED THAT he was DEAD. SOME THAT HE was alive. THIS INFORMATION was DISSEMINATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS and AGENCIES.
IN january CIA RECEIVED CREDIBLE new REPORIINC WITH INFORMATION REGARDING BaMaCa'S DEaT* and IHE CIRCUMSTANCESEATH. THIS INFORMATION was DISSEMINATED iMMEDlATELT TO thf. national SECURITY COUNCIL STAFF, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.UMBER Of other GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
THS NATIONAL SECURITY councilOMPLETE review OF THE NEW INFORMATION WHICH had NOT BEEN COHROSORAlEO AND WHICH CONFLICTED wiin PREVIOUS INFORMATION. ALSO WIDELY DISSEMINATED WITHIN CLASSIFIED CONSUMER CHANNELS. TWO DATS LATER. CIA'S COMPLETED ANALYSIS was PROVIDED to BOTH THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL staff and the state DEPARTMENT.
.. THE CIA WORKED QUICKLY AND CLOSELY with THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL staff AND ThE STATE DEPARTMENT TO CLEAR the INFORMATION FOR useEMARCHE TO THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT IS EaaLY FEBRUARY
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OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES. AS hell AS THE CHAIRMAN and ranmng MEMBER OF THE house PERMANENT select COMMITTEE ONUT THIS INFORMATION.
II IS APPROPRIATE ANO DESIRABLE TKaT cia'S PERFORMANCE IE EXAMINED. WHEN IHE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S report is COMPLETED. it WILL be MADE AVAILABLE to THE aDHEMSTRaTION and ihe INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES. WITHIN THE NECESSARY CONSTRAINTS IMPOSEDt THE STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS toCLASSIFIED INFORMATION. THE RESULTS Of THAT seport will
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