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PCOAARNAL b6 b7C July ll, 1977 UNKNOWN SUBJECT: POSSIBLE COMPROMISE QF CLASSIFIED INFORIATION IN JACK. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, OCTORER 6, I976 ESPIONAGE - X On Decenber 20. 1976.Maior Office of the Directorate of Intelllgence Operations. Security Divisicn, Department of the Arny, Pentagon, furnished the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBl). information regarding a pcssible leak of classiiied information concerning the U.S. Army Chaparral Hissile Systen. The classilied infomation appeared in Jack Andarson's column in the "Huntoville Tipes," Huntsviile, Alabma, Octohor 6, Is76, edltion. In his column, Hr. Anderson commentod on the arry's short-range air defense systom, ciaiming to 4 possess a ccpy c? the General Accounting Oztice's (GA0) classitied study of this system. Ho particulaxly higuiighted the weaknesses of the Chaparral Missile Syston, and according to Major portions of to the material appearing concerning the Chaparral Missile tre ciassifiod "conztaentda." at the time of reporting this Incident, stated that his oifice had made no eftorts to determine ii, in fact, Mr. Anderson did haye e copy cf tho GAo ciassified report, or how he got it. However, is it were true, his oifice desired that the FBl attenpt to recover the report fron Mr. Anderson. Assac.D Dop.AD Adm Dop.AD In RLMcL:bmf CONFIRENTIA Asst.Dir (5) Adm,S Classifledhy G34 Ext.Affoirs Exempt Trom GD3, Category 2 Fln.&Per Dags of Declagsifieatidn Indefinite Gon, Inv. Inspectior Intel1, DECLASSIFIED BY 49Q DP/AP Loboraton Legal Coun ON 3/se Pion.& El. Roc.Mgnt Spec. Inv. MAILROOM .TELETYPE UNIT_