Intelligence Policy and Reform


57. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 30, Intelligence Reorganization, 1–7/77. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified].


58. Letter From President Carter to the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Inouye)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 11, PD 17 [2]. Unclassified.


59. Presidential Directive/NSC–17

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 1, PD/NSC 1–32 [1]. Official Use Only. Carter initialed the upper right-hand corner of the page.


60. Presidential Directive/NSC–19

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 1, PD/NSC 1–32 [1]. Secret.


61. Memorandum From the Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for National Intelligence (Bowie)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 89, SCC035 Intelligence Covert Activities, 10/6/77. Secret.


62. Message From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to Chiefs of Station

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, TIN: 980643000017, State-CIA Relations, January–May 1978. Secret; Priority; Unintel Rybat; [handling restriction not declassified].


63. Memorandum From Paul Henze of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: National Security Council, Carter Intelligence Files, Political Intelligence, Miscellaneous 1977–79. Secret. Sent for information. Printed from an unsigned copy.


64. Letter From the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Inouye) and the Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Goldwater) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 89, SCC036 Intelligence EO 11905, 10/18/77. No classification marking. Brackets are in the original.


65. Telegram From the Department of State to Select Diplomatic Posts

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Under Secretary for Management (M), 1977–1978, Box 6, Chron November 1977. Secret; Roger Channel. Drafted by Saunders; cleared in draft by Vance, Turner, Read, and Wells; approved by Habib. Telegram was sent to select diplomatic posts [text not declassified]. The original is attached to a covering memorandum from Joan Clark to Benjamin Read, November 10.


66. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board (Farmer) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 29, Intelligence Oversight Board, 3–12/77. No classification marking. Printed from an unsigned copy.


67. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 67, PRC 046, Intelligence, 11/25/1977. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.


68. Memorandum From Michael Armacost and Michael Oksenberg of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 11, NSC, 4–12/77. Confidential. Sent for action. Brzezinski wrote “RI [Rick Inderfurth] Speak to me” at the top of the memorandum.


69. Memorandum From Paul Henze of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezisnki)

Source: National Security Council, Carter Intelligence Files, Political Intelligence and Analysis—Reporting, Nov–Dec 1977. Secret. Outside System. Sent for action.


70. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 33, PRM 11 (2 of 2). Confidential. Sent for action. “The President has seen” is stamped at the top of the memorandum.


71. Note From President Carter to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 33, PRM 11 (2 of 2). No classification marking. The note is handwritten.


72. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 134, Intelligence Charter EO 12036, 1/9/78. Secret. Carter wrote at the top of the memorandum, “Zbig & Stan—I agree w/this, but prefer to let it be omitted from E.O. & handled as a standard issued by me. J.” Brackets are in the original.


73. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron) to Vice President Mondale

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 30, Intelligence Reorganization 1/78. Unclassified. Sent for information. Printed from a copy that only Aaron initialed.


74. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 12, PD 17 [8]. Unclassified. Sent for information. Carter wrote at the top of the page, “Zbig—OK—Let someone who is qualified double check EO for wording, legal technicalities. JC.” The NSC provenance profile indicates that the date of the memorandum was January 11, 1978. (Ibid.)


75. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Director of Central Intelligence Turner

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 2, Central Intelligence Agency, 9/77–3/78. Secret.


77. Action Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Saunders) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Secretary of State, 1977–1980, Lot 84D241, Executive Order on Intelligence, 1978. Secret. Sent through Read. Cleared by Marks. A copy was sent to Habib.


78. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to Secretary of State Vance

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Secretary of State, 1977–1980, Lot 84D241, Executive Order on Intelligence, 1978. Secret.


79. Presidential Directive/NSC–31

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 1, PD–NSC 1–32 [2]. Secret.


80. Memorandum From Paul Henze of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 103, SCC151 Intelligence Charters 3/27/79. Confidential; Sensitive; Outside the system. Sent for action.


81. Telegram from the Department of State to All Diplomatic Posts

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Secretary of State, 1977–1980, Lot 84D241, Executive Order on Intelligence, 1978. Secret; Roger Channel; Special Handling. Drafted by Read (M), Mason (M), and Carlucci (CIA); cleared by Jeffrey Smith (L/PM), McAfee (INR), and Turner (CIA); approved by Vance. The telegram bears a stamp that reads “CV.”


82. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Posts

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Secretary of State, 1977–1980, Lot 84D241, Executive Order on Intelligence, 1978. Secret; Roger Channel; Special Handling. Drafted by Saunders, Read, Mason, and Galloway; cleared by Theodore Heavner (INR), and McAfee; approved by Vance.


83. Memorandum From Samuel Hoskinson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Box 97, Intelligence (Improvement Issues), 1978–1980. Secret. Sent for information. In the margin, Dodson wrote, “ZB: I spoke to a group (31) of mid-level CIA analysts. The first quesdtion was about how seriously did you take your memo, how much follow up was there going to be. Very enthusiastic. Incidentally, most of them had copies; I was the only one who had not seen it! Christine.”


84. Summary of Conclusions of a Special Coordination Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 11, PD 17 [5]. Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. Carter initialed at the top of the page. In a May 12 memorandum to Brzezinski, Hoskinson wrote, “This is the first meeting of the SCC to consider the intelligence charter legislative problem. We started the wheels in motion for this review of S2525 some time ago, but it took the President’s recent meeting with Senators Bayh and Huddleston to really activate Stan Turner. As you will recall, the Senators hoped to hustle us into intensive talks designed to settle very quickly what they felt were only a few significant points of difference. The President, however, lectured them on the ‛voluminous and detailed’ nature of S2525, the ‛changing mood’ in the country, the need to ‛retain flexibility’ and about the ‛difficult political position’ they had put him in.” (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Box 96, Subject Chron, Intelligence (Charter Legislation), 2/77–5/78) Carter met with Senators Huddleston and Bayh, Secretary Brown, and Turner on April 26 from 11:03 to 11:40 a.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary) S. 2525, “National Intelligence Reorganization and Reform Act,” was introduced in the Senate on February 9 and referred to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Documentation on this proposed bill, which is substantial, is in the Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Boxes 94–104 & 121–122, files on Intelligence Charter; Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Boxes 96–97, files on Intelligence (Charter Legislation); and Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office File, Boxes 135–136, files on Intelligence Charter.


85. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board (Farmer) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, PD 17 [5]. Unclassified.


86. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board (Farmer) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 11, PD 17 [2]. Unclassified. Carter wrote at the top of the page, “To Lipshutz—I prefer Inouye letter, but am willing for Stan or AG to see me personally if necessary to expedite reporting to Congress. JC.”