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From: "A.J. Craddock" <webmaster@cseti.org> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 15:54:28 -0800 Subject: FAS sues CIA for Intelligence Budget Disclosure |
Monday, May 19, 1997
Contact: Steven Aftergood
FAS Sues CIA for Intelligence Budget Disclosure
The Federation of American Scientists filed a Freedom of Information Act
lawsuit today against the Central Intelligence Agency to compel the
disclosure of the total intelligence budget.
The lawsuit cited 1996 Congressional testimony by then-Director of Central
Intelligence John Deutch that "the President is persuaded that disclosure
of the annual amount appropriated for intelligence purposes will inform the
public and not, in itself, harm intelligence activities."
In apparent defiance of the President's views, and in violation of the
Freedom of Information Act, the CIA has refused to disclose the budget
total. Meanwhile, a Congressional amendment to require publication of the
budget total was rejected by the House last year by a vote of 176- 248.
"Budget secrecy today illustrates both the corruption of CIA information
policy and the inadequacy of Congressional oversight," said Steven
Aftergood, director of the FAS Project on Government Secrecy and the
plaintiff in the FOIA lawsuit.
"Neither CIA nor Congress has been able to shake this budget number loose--
so we are going to," Aftergood said.
FAS is represented in the FOIA lawsuit by Kate Martin, director of the
Center for National Security Studies (tel. 202-994-7060).
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has recently introduced a bill (HR 753) that would
mandate publication of the total intelligence budget request each year, as
well as the amount appropriated. (Contact: Carl LeVan, 202-225-5126).
A copy of the FAS FOIA complaint follows.
(For further details go to http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/ciafoia.html)
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The Federation of American Scientists is engaged in analysis
and advocacy on science, technology and public policy for
global security. A privately-funded non-profit policy
organization whose Board of Sponsors includes over 55 American
Nobel Laureates, FAS was founded as the Federation of Atomic
Scientists in 1945 by members of the Manhattan Project who
produced the first atomic bomb.
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It would also be nice if our National Space Policy was declassified!
Yes, there's a summary out there in the public domain, but the addenda are
classified.
Regards
Tony Craddock
Web Administrator
CSETI
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