RISKS AND CONTROL OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE HEARINGS BEFORE THE United States. Congress. Heuse. A NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION NOVEMBER 4, 6, DECEMBER 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, AND 17, 1975 ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 5 64-312 Printed for the use of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Stock Number 052-070-03178-6 CONTENTS WITNESSES November 4, 1975: John Blake, Deputy Director, Administration; Carl Duckett, Deputy Director, Science & Technology; William Nelson, Deputy Director, Operations CIA; and Mitchell Rogovin, Special Counsel to the Page Director of Central Intelligence_. November 6, 1975: 1567 William E. Colby, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, accompanied by William Nelson, Deputy Director of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency; and Mitchell Rogovin, Special Counsel to the Director of Central Intelligence--- 1586 December 2, 1975 : Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, U.S. Navy (Ret.), former Chief of Naval 1602 December 3, 1975: Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, U.S. Army, Director, Defense Intelligence 1651 1656 William E. Colby, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, accompanied 1684 1719 Mitchell Rogovin, Special Counsel to the Director of Central Intelligence 1729 Norman Dorsen, Professor of Law, New York University Law School, General Counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union, President of the Society of American Law Teachers__ 1738 Gerhard Casper, Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School 1746 December 10, 1975: Roger Fisher, Professor of Law, Harvard University-- 1772 1794 Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, former U.S. Attorney General___. 1797 December 11, 1975: Hon. Michael J. Harrington, a Representative in Congress from the 1821 Hon. John B. Anderson, a Representative in Congress, from the State of Illinois_ 1839 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., former special assistant to President John F. Leo Cherne, member, President's Foreign Advisory Board; Executive 1882 Vice Admiral Earl F. Rectanus, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Resources and Management), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) _. 1891 Arthur M. Cox, writer and lecturer on foreign affairs and a former official of both the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency 1898 (III) IV William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant to the President for National December 17, 1975: Edward W. Proctor, Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelli- Ray S. Cline, Executive Director of Studies, Center for Strategic and Additional statements and material submitted for the record: Page 1927 1930 1939 "Political Aspects of Chester Cooper's Assignment to the NSC Staff"-- 1591 "Soviets Cheat and We Turn Our Backs," by Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., and Worth Bagley (submitted by Admiral Zumwalt). "Memorandum to the President of the United States," concerning strategic arms limitations (submitted by Admiral Zumwalt)_. "The Defense Attaché Office in Saigon" (supplemental statement of Col. Henry A. Shockley ) ‒‒‒ 1608 1635 1660 Prepared statement of William E. Colby. 1690 1773 1933 APPENDIXES Appendix I.-"Journalists Doubling as CIA Contacts," by Oswald John- 1965 1969 Appendix III.-Excerpts from Special National Intelligence Estimate No. 14.3-67, "Capabilities of the Vietnamese Communists for Fighting in South Vietnam"-November 13, 1967--- 1981 Appendix IV.-Excerpts from "Intelligence Warning of the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam"-April 11, 1968–. 1993 Appendix V.-Correspondence from July 1975 "Harper's" magazine relative article entitled "Vietnam Cover-up: Playing War With Numbers," by Sam Adams--. 2003 2005 Appendix VII.-Correspondence between committee staff and CIA regarding interpretation of section 662, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the Hughes-Ryan amendment). 2011 Appendix VIII.-"Foreign Policy, Public Opinion and Secrecy," by Nicho- 2021 2031 CIA PROCUREMENT PRACTICES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1975 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Otis G. Pike [chairman], presiding. Present: Representatives Pike, Giaimo, Dellums, Aspin, Hayes, Milford, Lehman, McClory, Treen, Johnson, and Kasten. Also present: A. Searle Field, staff director; Aaron B. Donner, general counsel; Jack Boos, counsel; Sandra Zeune, James C. Mingee, Roger Carroll, and Charles Mattox, investigators. Chairman PIKE. The committee will now proceed with its scheduled hearing for today, which relates to certain procurement practices of the CIA. Our witnesses from the Agency are Mr. John Blake, the Deputy Director for Administration, Mr. Carl Duckett, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology, and Mr. William Nelson, the Deputy Director for Operations. STATEMENTS OF JOHN BLAKE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION, CARL DUCKETT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SCIENCE & TECHNOL. OGY, WILLIAM NELSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS, CIA; ACCOMPANIED BY MITCHELL ROGOVIN, SPECIAL COUNSEL, DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Mr. ROGOVIN. Mr. Chairman, we believe that it would be most effective if the three Deputy Directors would respond directly to questions of the committee. There are no opening statements. Chairman PIKE. There are no opening statements at all? Chairman PIKE. Well, you catch me a little aback. Maybe the staff has some questions for us. Go ahead, Mr. Rogovin. Mr. ROGOVIN. Mr. Chairman, we are quite anxious to have these witnesses testify in open session to the fullest extent that they can. When we get to areas where the answers are best given in executive session, the witness will respond in that fashion. Chairman PIKE. I quite understand. I only caution the witnesses not to leave any documents on the table when they leave. I think we will go right into this. I don't know which of the three witnesses we should properly address this question to. I think perhaps Mr. Duckett would be the best person to respond: |