Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency file, dated 29 September 1975, collects Office of Security memoranda written while the Senate Select Committee was investigating the Agency. Staff were told to alert former employees about possible committee contact over Project MERRIMAC/RESISTANCE, and the file answers committee questions about Hayes International and Bay of Pigs pilots. It also records staff interviews about CIA name checks at NSA and a Justice Department request for records on domestic electronic surveillance. It contains no material on UFOs.
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’ rv-v-1.‘, i . " -.1-.4; .*“:"':\ . 5.-.¢,,]“ ‘*1¢..a‘*'. *i - \"’.i~';§"l-Q! ‘J11 '!J _ . -- .s.> ,_ - ' I ,5 ‘_,> .'.“<':~7 ,f*~\_';\‘-3-T --1-_. |;',_’.,: ' ~ ,» -l~ J Q-_‘/L fig‘! Y ‘ 1-)‘ -I _ - 4. At this point the undersigned showed Mr. Klipa the attached memorandum prepared by the Office of General Counsel which establishes the agreement between the Agency and the IRS concerning Mr. Klipa's interview. Further, the undersigned explained to Mr. Klipa that the only limiting factor during the interview was that questions concern federal tax disclosures and that in this context Mr. Klipa would not be held to his secrecy agreement. The undersigned also explained that Mr. Klipa was one of several current/former Office of Security employees who had been interviewed in this regard. 5. Mr. Klipa then stated that during the period he was assigned to the Washington Field Office as Special Agent in Charge (July 1972 through June 1973), he was not aware of any requirements to contact the IRS for information nor was he aware of any individuals within WFO who might have maintained . such liaison with IRS. Mr. Klipa qualified this-statement by indicating that Mr. Howard Osborn, the former Director of Security, had on occasion tasked WFO personnel with sensitive support assignments without Mr. Klipa‘s knowledge. 6. Mr. Klipa was quite adamant in attempting to confine Mr. Rourke and Ms. Grau's questions to his lack of knowledge of the Marchetti tax disclosure and was quite hesitant to comment_furtHer concerning any other cases of which he might have knowledge through his long career with the Agency. 7. In short, Mr. Klipa was somewhat less than cooperative and despite reassurances concerning the purpose of the interview apparently felt that the questions should not extend beyond the Marchetti tax disclosure. Mr. Rourke and Ms. Grau ultimately said that they had no further questions, adding that should the Department of Justice require a sworn statement from Mr. Klipa Mr. Rourke would contact the Agency in order to arrange for Mr. Klipa to sign an affidavit. » 8. Upon departing Mr. Klipa's house, enroute back to Headquarters, both Mr. Rourke and Ms. Grau indicated to the undersigned that they were quite sure that Mr. Klipa has know- ledge concerning other IRS disclosures to the Agency, although they are convinced he was not aware of the Marchetti tax disclosure. However, Mr. Rourke stated that he intends to -_ 2 fWh”?“!“fi"??T'?1 ‘..1‘\;‘ 1; Ii 3 -"5 1.1..» . . ' .".. .., I-.... ,1 -A r -.<~r "3"? . , ._ .. l _. J5
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 515 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.