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UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL 1 SECRETF ,m pgr?emme 2005106108 1 ?b7 100010007-2 Executive Registry Approved For CIA- L2 a 1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 9764 mi]? wAsmuaroup. c. 20505 SEP 1973 Mr. John- William Ward President, Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts Dear President Ward: ?This is in response to your letters of May 1976 and 2 August 1976? to the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) requesting, under the Freedom. of A Information Act, information concerning "paid or unpaid contacts between the CIA and any faculty member, student or employee of Amherst College." I As you can appreciate, this Agency receives many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding confidential relationships between the CIA and various foreign and American individuals and institutions. We are obliged, however, to respond to such. requests neither affirmatively nor negatively because the D01 has a responsibility, under paragraph 102(d)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947, to protect f? intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. To the extent that this constitutes a denial of your request it was made pursuant to the authority of exemption of the Freedom of Information Act. a, 4' This determination was made by Chief 7 STAT Services Staff. We would hope that the Director's letter of June 5,1976 and the above findings will satisfy your concern. HoWever, as specified in the Freedom of Information Act, I am advising you of your right to appeal this decision by addressing your appeal to the CIA Information Review 7 7 Committee, via the undersignedsure you will understand that we cannot deny the existence of such relationships in response to one inquiry without being compelled to . we acknowledge them in some others; Accordingly, please understand that this response should not be taken? to imply that Amherst College personnel have been engaged in confidential relationships with the Central Intelligence Agency. 7, .0umO/V6. games MW M. 2 a. 9e 2 h?wal?ao Approved For Release 2005/06/08 :5 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 #071916 rm? 1 Ash For Relegase 2005/06/08 I regret that under the circumstances we are unable to be more - forthcoming in our response to your request.- May I add. however, that as the Director pointed out in his letter to you of June 5, any academician with .6 whom the Agency has a relationship is free to acknowledge that fact to his or- her college or university administration. Let me also repeat his assurance that we do understand and appreciate the vital role of our colleges and univer~ 1 sities in the preservation of freedom . - .. Sinc erely . Gene F. Wilson 7- -. :1 Information and Privacy Coordinator: 5150110 2151 26 Distribution: Orig. -_Addee 1 IPS Chrono 1 - DUI 6 -1 - DDCI . 1 - Mr. Falkewice Approved For Release 2005/06/08 7 ?1 Letter to NH: John William Ward, Amherst College 6-- Ll 5m? . BEFExecutive Registry 74? - Year/? FROM Gene P. Wilson Chief, Information Privacy Staff, DDA Room EXTENSION . TO: building) and (O??icer designation, mom number, DATE OFFICERS RECEIVED FORWARDED INITIALS 15 DATE SENT SEP 1975 w. SUSPENSE DATE 5 PRIORITY {81 COMMENTS [Number each comman? in show from whom f0 whom. Draw a Iine across :qumn a?er each comment) DD/Administration Room 7D-24, Hqs. to 2.: DCI Room 7D-5607 .Attached is a preposed response to President Ward of Amherst College on his FOIA DD/Administration Room 7D-24, Hqs. request. As you may recall, there was a preVious exchange of correspondence between you and President Ward on the LL. matter of any Agency affilia? tion with people associated with Amherst. . The preparation of this letter, which will be routinely forwarded by Mr. Wilson, the Information and Privacy Coordinator, has been the subject of extensive consultation and review between and among Andrew Falkiewicz, the FOIA peOple, the lawyers 19+ ?4 5-141!? 1-: w-z?ill I Distribution: 44 Qriginalgzw O. . . -- ER w/at1 Sub; :s 6C1: "if?s?F?W??'uIW reign E. 'ler. - ?7 . .- lg 3.53 Eerie ET ?Re/f, Sc m; Refs w/atts A A, .DDA C1rnno r1/n atts. JFB Chreno w/e refs AlTiAl q~xef3h1nd that we, -?rre establishing a precedent I and myself. The letter given you has been s-een and agreed to by Mr. Knoche. It the best censensus as to how to reply to . President Ward_bear1na to a degree? 81 SEAT: 'John F. Blake i! . 7A001100010007-2 To: 1 ER ROOM N0. BUILDING REMARKS FROM: ROOM NO. BUILDING EXTENSION A roved For lease 2005/06/08 FORM NO. on. REPLACES FORM 36-8 (47) my . hi7#0th 01469001100010007-2, EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT - . Routing Slip TO: ACTION INFO DATE INITIAL '7 7 - DDCI - DDI DDA DDO GC LC IG Comp! D/Pers D/s DTR Asst/0C1 n?II?l?i M-?o bu 2 22 SUSPENSE Date 7 Remarks: 1'0 1-9: See DCI's note to me: The outstand ing letter is your so Please clear weth DDCI and DCL. You should know: by now that there are three . i . DDI and one DDO source on campus-,0 It is my understanding none are paid, but I may be wgonlgu/ .. 10 August 1216 1 3.1.37 ??77-?Approved For Release? 2005106103: i Haiku? Approved For Reba? ?g?lggc?s 10001 AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 01002 7 I 413-542-2234 The President 413-542-2000 August 2, 1976 George Bush, Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. George Bush: My slowness in responding to you is no measure of my pleasure with your personal and thoughtful response to my letter of inquiry. I look forward to the response from ?the appropriate office" to the question concerning paid or unpaid contact be- tween the Central Intelligency Agency and any faculty member, student, or employee of Amherst College. I have deliberated for some time whether to reapond at length, and have decided not to. First; I truly do not wish to impose myself upon you. I was not being simply polite when I said your responsibilities are heavy, and I would not wish to add to them unduly. Second, as a friend once said to me when we were talking together about one's political re5ponsibility, my first responsibility is to see to it that the institution at which I have the pleasure of being President is well-run. So, I would prefer to wait upon an answer to my inquiry before rhetorical speculation. There are distinctions properly to be made, and you make some. There are also differences,-I suspect, between us Von how a scholar or an institution of learning may best Serve American society. If I were to pursue those differences,_it - would best be done by way of particular instances, so'l will resist the impulse and wait to see if there_are instancesf which involve Amherst College which are germane to my concefns.? _Again, however, I truly thank you for your letter. Cordially,, "Ll bp'P\ ibx John William War Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 .. . .v .. ., I os F?r Ra?. AGENCY WASHINGTON, DC. 20505 Mr. John William Ward President 'Amherst College Amherst, MA 01002 Dear President ward: This in in response to your letters of 17 May 1976 and 2 August 1976 to the Director of Central Intelligence request~ ing, under the Freedom of Information Act, information con? cerning ?paid or unpaid contacts between the CIA and any faculty member, student or employee of Amherst College.? As you can appreciate, this Agency receives many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding confidential relationships between the CIA and various foreign and American individuals and institutions. It is our policy, however, to respond to such requests neither affirmatively nor negatively. This policy derives from the fact that the DCI has a responsibility, under paragraphs 102(d)(3) of the_National Security Act of 1947, to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Thus, we have no choice but to deny your request in accordance with both the 1947 Act and para? graphs (bjfl) and of the Freedom of Information Act. I am sure you will understand that we cannot deny the existence of such relationships in response to one inquiry without being compelled to acknowledge them in some others. Accordingly, please understand that this reSpense should not be taken to imply that Amherst College personnel have been engaged in con? fidential relationships with the Central Intelligence Agency. - I regret that under the circumstances we are unable to' 'be more forthcoming in our response to your request._ May I add, however, that as the Director pointed out in his letter' to you of 5 June, any academician with whom the Agency has a relationship is free to acknowledge that fact to his or her college or university administration. Let me also repeat his assurance that we do understand and appreciate the vital role of our colleges and universities in the preservation of freedom. Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 ?We ?P's?1916 lApprovaed For Release 2005/06/08 STAT The determination explained above was made by I of Services Staff. As Specified in the Freedom 0 In ormation Act, I am advising you of your right to appeal this decision by addressing your appeal to the CIA Information Review Committee, via the undersigned. Sincerely, Gene P, Wilson Information and Privacy Coordinator Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 ?Approned For Rebase '2005/06/08 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 20505 5 June 1976 Mr. John William Ward President Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 Dear President ward: This is in response to your letter of 17 May 1976, in which you levied upon CIA a.Freedom of Information.Act request concerning paid or unpaid contact between the Agency and any faculty member, student, or employee of.Amherst College. This aspect of your letter has been referred to the appropriate office fer handling under procedures designed to implement the Act. YOu'will receive that_response in due course. You raised several other issues in your letter, and their tone suggests that you misunderstand the nature of CIA contact with the academic community. I note that you sent William van President, AAUP, a copy of'your letter to me. As you apparently are aware, he alSO'wrote expressing concerns similar to yours. I believe that my response to him was clear, and I take the liberty of quoting here from that letter, dated 11 May 1976. I said, .- "The Agency has several kinds-of relationships with scholars and scholarly institutions. They include negotiated contracts for scientific research and development, contracts for social science research on the many matters that affect fereign policy, paid and unpaid.consultations 'be tween scholars and CIA research con- r',tracts with individuals who have travelled abroad, and other similar contracts that help us fulfill__ 'w.our primary responsibility; to provide.the' policy makers of our government'with information and assessments of foreign de?elopments. we seek the voluntary and witting cooperation of individuals who can help the foreign policy processes of the United States. Those who help are expressing a freedom of choice. Occasionally such relationships are confidential at our request, Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 Approved Fon?e?lease 2005/06/08': but more often they are discreet at the Soholar's request because of his concern that he will be badgered by those who feel he should not be free to make this particular choice. None of the relationships are intended to influence either what is taught or any other aspect of a scholar?S'work. we specifically - do not try to inhibit the 'free seardh for truth and its free exposition.? Indeed, we would be foolish to do so, fer it is the truth we seek. We know that we have no nonopoly on fact or on understanding, and to restrict the search for .the truth would be extremely detrimental to our own purposes. vaCIA.were to isolate itself from the good counsel of the best scholars in our country, we would surely become a narrow organization that could give only inferior service to the government. The complexity of international relations today requires that our research be strong, and we intend to keep it strong by seeking the best perspectives from inside and outside the government.? I hope that the above statement is reassuring. Let me say.that any employee of any school with Whom we have had an exchange of views .in his capacity as employee is free to acknowledge that fact publicly or to his college or uniVersity administration? by understanding of these matters leads me to believe, however, that while consulting with any part of our government a scholar usually thinks of himself as a private actor rather than as part of the institution of higher education from.which he comes. Thus, he feels neither more nor less obligated to report his relationship with CIA than he would." his consultations with other U.S. agencies, with.U}S. and foreign businesses, or with foreign governments. Since we do not seek sdholarly contact from particular schools, but rather reach out for advice from the best authorities wherever they may be, I see some.merit in the scholar's logic. 3' .I also want you to be assured that I do understand the importantrt role of our colleges and universities in the preservation of freedom. Each institution in bur-society must make its own rules and policies about the conduct of its members. I seriously disagree with two of your points, however.- -2- Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 prproxlled For Rdgase 2005I06I08 First, I cannot agree that secrecy is necessarily a threat to freedom--either to the freedom of the individual or- to the . freedomassociated with true scholarship. Surely you would not argue that a professor whose research contributed to the development of a sensor that could warn of strategic attack is obligated to publish the research findings that make the system effective. I also hope that you can see the merit of secrecy that ensures the flow of vital information to the government by protecting sources and methods of collection. If you can accept that secrecy, then would you preclude a scholar who consults with the government from reviewing information that is protected? And if a scholar reviews secret factual details about a foreign policy problem, would you require him to reveal those details when he writes his next article on- foreign affairs for a scholarly journal? - Finally, I hope that any policies or standards of ethics that you adopt for Amherst will include an encouragement to serve the society and its institutions. I believe that on his own time a faculty member should be free to consult or contract with the - any other part of the government without fear of censure. For our part, we will never coerce someone to cooperate. Having said that, it seems to me that a scholar's conscience, rather than? an institutional "yes" or should determine his relationship with the government. - Sincerely, 1 Jud/7 Geo@?Bush Director Distribution: Briginal? :ys to DCI DDCI . . DDO 1 Subject IPS Chrono Mr. Knoche??H? C/Review Staff ES Academic File .. 3 ER - STAT Approved For Release 2005I06I08 CIA-RDP79M0046TA001100010007-2 *4 1' q, if; . iftp Exaculiva Raglan} - hpprov?ed For do . AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS mooz . . .. 413-542-2234 The President - May 17, 1976 413.542-200Q STAT 76?324 LOG- (F8 Mr. George Bush Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. Bush: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities, under the Chairmanship of Senator Frank Church, in its report on covert and clandestine relations between the C.I.A. and universities, recommended 7 no action to prohibit such relations. Instead, the Senate Select Commit~ tee said it believes "it is the responsibility of private institutions and particularly the American academic community to set the professional and ethical standards of its members." I accept the responsibility named by the Senate Select Committee, and write you for information which I need in order to discharge it. Under the Freedom of Information Act (5 552), I wish to know, as President of Amherst College, whether any intelligence operation conducted by the C.I.A. has involved any faculty member, student, or employee of Amherst College, including, but not limited to, paid or unpaid agents or informers. I do not wish to have the name of specific individuals. I wish only to know whether and to what extent any individual at Amherst College may have been involved in covert relations with the Frankly, I am incredulous that any individual could possibly have been, but then the To do so could only arouse general suspicion and free-floating anxiety,y?a wonderment about why I address the Question at all. find myself in thEL,< 'awkward.position of not knowing, by definitiOn, whether there is some secrEt' arrangement between the C.I.A. and any member of the-College, now or in -th? past, - "f .. . 7 ?33" Important issues are involved. At Amherst College, we try to teach students to live by a code of ?intellectual responsibility." A sentence from that code reads, "Amherst cannot educate those who are unwilling to sub- mit their own work and ideas to critical assessment.? The sentence is an attempt to capture in words the ideal of an intellectual community, the belief that openness, honesty, the willingness to say what one has to say and to accept criticism and to listen to Opposing views are essential, the necessary conditions of intellectual life. Secrecy subverts those essential values and conditions, It is, to put it simply, intolerable in an academic cmunlty' Approved For Release 2005/06/08 .-. Approved For dease .2005/06/08 Mr. George Bush A May 17, 1975 more is involved, no less than the conditions of freedom in a pluralistic and free society. That is not simply rhetoric. Your_respon? sibilities as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency are heavy and grave. The justification of all you do derives finally from the defense 'of freedom. But in a free society, the surest way to subvert freedom is to call into doubt, to question the authenticity and credibility of free and independent institutions within American society itself. Between the isolated individual and the awesome power of the state, a free society depends upon intermediate institutions_to act as buffers against power, to say "No" to power. To erode the capacity to believe that private institutions do play the role which freedom requires is to create a of mistrust and fear which can only weaken freedom itself. Your responsibility is great. My responsibility is small. But to discharge my responsibility, namely, to remind members of one academic com- munity of their proper intellectual and moral and political responsibility, requires information from you; It is information legally required, but I would not insist on thato It is morally required. ?7 I look forward to hearing from youa us. . t- . .. Cordially, anal Jag ohn William Ward cc: William W, Van President, AAUP George L. Shinn, Chairman, Board of Trustees 7 Senator Frank-Church - _Senator_Edwardeennedy '_Senator;Edwarderooke ,_iq 92$ gift] El 8 '2 as Approved For Release 2005/06/08 SECRET I . Vacuum AND ascoao SHEET Emmetg?jjl. SUBJECT: (Optional) Proposed Response to Mr. John William Ward, Amherst College?~FOIAH FROM: EXTENSION NO. Gene P, Wilson DDA 76?4514 Chief, Information a Privacy Staff DME Room Headquarters 9 September 1976 7 STAT morn number, and DATE COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom INITIALS to whom. Draw a line acres: column after each comment.) RECEIVED FORWARDED DD/Administration Ki; 1 to 2: Room 9 SEP 1976 1 Hank: DDCI - - Room 7D?60ll' This one particular FOIA a ?action pertaining to President Ward of Amherst College has been worked on since 17 May. a While Mr. Bush followed pro? cedures and gave the action to j?iAZ- Mr. Wilson, Chief of the a Information 3 Privacy Staff, DDA, other peeple have 7 evidenced great interest in it; a land Andrew STAT Falkiewicz have given the matter serious attention. My feelings are as fellows. The ?glomarizing? of the issue a will not suffice for President; Ward. Secondly, he has not asked for records or names but a has asked to be informed ?whether any intelligence operation conducted by the CIA 10 has involved any faculty member, student, or employee of Amherst College, including,t H. pix/'01, 1, but not limited to, paid unpaid agents or informergv? 1a 7 i This reply states We will not give him ?records." Her 7 as not asked for records. He 13. has asked for a statement of relationships. I believe we cat hould give him a generalized 14. statement. Accordingly, an alternative answer to Presidan .wm_nMMUiu is affixed at Tab B, It. (over) mum? mew-a 570mm 7-2 WET SECRET E3 LEW For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007understanding, however, that this alternative approach does not have agreement of either or Andrew; STAT STAT STAT ohn F. Blake Atts Distribution: . Orig RS w/Orig of Atts 1 RS - ER w/atts Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 STAT Approved For W'ase 2005/06/08 I Mr. John William Ward President Amherst College Amherst, MA 01002 Dear President Ward: This is in response to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, contained in your letter of 17 May to the Director of Central Intelligence, for information concerning the existence and extent of relations between the CIA and any individual affiliated with Amherst College. Records which would evidence the existence or non-existence of such covert relations would also reveal intelligence sources and methods which the Director of Central Intelligence has the responsibility to protect from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with paragraph 102(d)(3] of the National Security Act of 1947. Consequently, we have no choice but to deny your request pursuant to the authority of paragraph and of the Freedom of Information Act. This determination was made by 1 lChief of the Services Staff. Please note that this answer does not necessarily imply the existence of such records. I wish to make reference also to the letter to you of 5 June from the Director of Central Intelligence and, in particu- lar, I invite your attention to that portion of the letter which states that any academician with whom the Agency has a relationship is free to acknowledge that fact to his or her college or university administration. Again, as the Director pointed out in his letter, we do want to assure you that we do understand the important role of our colleges and universities ,in the preservatiOn of freedom. Sincerely, Gene P. Wilson Information and Privacy Coordinator Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 Approved For Rwse 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467W100010007-2 Mr. John William Ward President Amherst College Amherst, MA 01002 Dear President Ward: This is in response to your letters of 17 May 1976 and 2 August 1976, and with reference to the letter dated 5 June 1976 sent to you by the Director of Central Intelligence. We have completed an exhaustive search of our records and the results disclose that this Agency maintains no co- vert relationships with anyone who is connected with Amherst College, either as a member of the staff, or as a member of the student body. we have determined that over the years there had been a number of varied contacts with members of the staff at Amherst College in the 19503, fewer in the 1960s, and only a couple in the 19705. These contacts have run the gamut of routine purposes, such as identification of prospective candidates for employment, professional consultation, and requests for study materials by Amherst College personnel. None of these contacts involved covert relationships. We note that in your letter of 17 May 1976 you stated that you were not interested in the names of any specific individ? uals. We wish to thank you for your interest in the Agency. Sincerely, Gene P. Wilson . Information and Privacy Coordinator Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 STAT Approved For Release 2005/06/08 Approved For Release 2005/06/08 CIA-RDP79M00467A001100010007-2 '1 . Approyed For" Reba 7 . se 2005I06I08 footit?i??i AMHERST COLLEGE 7.7 AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 01002 1 if fit? r' 3" . 413-542?2234 3316: President 413642?2000 1975 U3 Augu George Bush, Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 Dear Mr. George Bush: My slowness in responding to you is no measure of my pleasure with your personal and thoughtful response to my letter of inquiry. I look forward to the response from ?the appropriate office" to the question concerning paid or unpaid contact be~ tween the Central Intelligency Agency and any faculty member, student, or employee of Amherst College. I have deliberated for some time whether to.respond and have decided not to. First, I truly do not wish to impose myself upon you. I was not being simply polite when I said your responsibilities are heavy, and I would not wish to add to them unduly. Second, as a friend once said to me when we were talking together about one's political reSponsibility, my first responsibility is to see to it that the institution at which I have the pleasure of being ?resident is well~run. So, I would prefer to wait upon an answer to my inquiry before rhetorical speculation. at length, There are distinctions properly to be made, and you make some. There are also differences, I suspect, between us 7 on how a scholar or an institution of learning may best serve American society. If I were to pursue those differences, it would best be done by way of particular instances, so I will resist the impulse and wait to see if there are instances which involve Amherst College which are germane to my concerns. Again, however, I truly thank you for your letter. Cordially, (r .j if). 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