NOTE FROM DCI/IRO TO DEPUTY IG FOR INVESTIGATIONS RE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO GUTE

Created: 4/12/1995

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Deputy Inspector General

for Investigationi VTA:

Thisxecutive Secretariat's rcspor.se to the3 Aprilequest fo; dccume.ita relating to Guatemala and thef Hlchafl Be vine and- Velasquezi

A ae=:ch of Executive aegiatry files was conducted using the search strategy described^ in attachment A. dd;;Joe, the National Intelligence Council and the Community Management S'sii vas, asked to undertake similar searches and to respond directly to ycu. Other appropriate DCI area officei vere tasked directly by the IC.

The results of the Executive aegiatry aear are attached and tne documents ara. The document* era provided in full tut exceptev DCI/DDCI meeting documents vhich cover =ulti-eensitivc topics. In those inetamces, only the Guatemala relateare provided. Sensitive co<=part=en,tit alao Included. all your attene'on taf the search strategy =emo_ requesing IC reviev ofc held

copies of the attached document" are alao being provided to the Guatemala DatabaseCA). Should,youanyarfbe reached

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FOR TBS RZCORD:

C: Case

and SSCI on Banaca

A^Mf,d ^BMkVA- provided three briefings on Friday,ebruary, for HPSCI membersnd Dicks SSCI staffers, and then KPSCX staffers on current developments in theca case. The briefings were essentially

identical. We reviewed the new intelligence report which

identified Julio Roberto ALPIREZ as Bamaca's allecec :mm

and noted his previous alleged /olveraent in the murder. citizen Michael Devini

were few'questions as* after the briefing.

whether. Array0 was the "School of thermy Command and General Staff course.

asked attended at Ft. Dix in and we advised it was the

n this issue.

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3. SSCT staff. The staffers had numerous questions about the status of the Bamaca case and our contacts with State and Department of Justice on Alpirez's role in the earlier Michael Devine case. They asked what correspondence had occurred between us and the Department at the time of the Michael Devine revelations and'what action State had taken. Me offered to research the first question and referred then to State for the second. They asked wether Alpirez's nane had surfaced publicly in Guatemala in connection with the Devine incident, and we advised we would look into that.

Staff. Ke finally returned to HPSCI to brief the

had few

useemarche to Guatemalan Presi

questions and comments. They asked for background on Michael Devine, which we agreed to provide. They also asked for an assessment on the reliability of the new information and we provided our judgment that it was sound information. DC/LAr,

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3 February, DC/LA Divisions acquired informatiorj briefed four HPSCI staffers on recently

in Bamaca's dsadifHI outlined our discussions with the State Depanmenl andStats planned to demarche the Guatemalan government, probablyebruary.

The issue had been briefedin the afternoon to HPSCI Chairman Combes;

and Ranking Member Dicks, plus Staff Directors, and Minority ScaffDuectorgkiBaaWBrief overview to the other staffers before the briefers arrived. The staffers took the news calmly and asked few questions. They clearly 2greedobservation that it wis an explosive issue which could hit the press at any time.

On the SSCI side, which was briefed the same day. staffers were particularly interested in undemanding why tt took the Department of Justice and the Stat- Department so long toecision on whether^rcsscuicd. authorities. They were also interested in the considerations which went into the formulation of the demarche to (he Guatemalan government.be the staff foca! point for the SSCI.

Follow Up Actions: None.

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