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5 enna at ce re tneennttnteeepladetbee eta . ; ; C0001 6394s mee mene ee EE a see ee tee e ele . . - ~- . wel a . wo we ee wwe at ~« AL: LEGATION: . rs In a variety of ways it has been alleged that. CIA is working within the United States, with particular attention to extremist groups. | - ; FACTS: 1. Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, subparagraph D3, states, "The Agency shall have no police, subpoena, I law-enforcement sss. powers, or internal security functions: : In his speech to the Arcerican Soctety o of Newapaper. Editors on 14 April 1971, the Director states: ®J can assure you that except for the normal responsibilities — for protecting the physical security of our own personnel; our facilities, and our classified information, we donothave any... such powers and functions; we have never sought any; we do not . exercise any... In short, we do not target on American citizens 5° - . In the Director's "State of the Agency” speech fo employees on 17 September 197), he said: "] gave a talk to the Arseriean Soctety of Newspaper Editors Jast winter, as you know, and I did it for only one purpose;-That=- 0 7 was fo try and put in the record a few of these denials that we've. ne all wanted to see put in the public record for some time, And - you can rely on those denials. They're true, : and you can use that as any text that you may need to demonstrate that we're not _- in the drug traffic, and that we'ré not trying to do espionage on’ American citizens in the United States; and we're not tapping _ telephone lines, and that we're not doing a lot of other things “7->---> rr which we're accused of doing. One of the things that tends to. - _ _ perpetuate come of these silly ideas are jokes that are made about them, particularly sbout ‘domestic espionage. Although | the jokes have no basis in fact they pevertheless give us a name which we don't deserve. don't say that that makes all that much difference, but it does make some difference, and this tends to: © spill over, 60 I would like to suggest that if you have it in your hearts to do so that you speak up when the occasion arises pand try and set the facts straight.” SRNR E TI Dees eres sameeren me ees eee AME TORE Sette riow s pyreen: PIO TA NOES Oe ER RENT tae SE