Page 4-Sunday, December 3, 1978-The Michigan Daily 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Eighty-Nine Years of Editorial Freedom Letters to the Daily Vol. LXXXIX, No. 72 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Victory for conservationists Turner: the CIA is not out of control A PAIR OF EVENTS this past week should give renewed hope to environmentalists, both locally and across the nation, and may indicate a reversal in anti-environmental trends of the last few years. On Friday, President Carter used the Antiquities Act of 1906 to order 56 million acres of Alaskan wilderness set aside as new national parks, forests and wildlife refuges. The area is now locked away from oil and mineral development unless Congress votes specifically to open it. The protected lands comprise little more than half of 110 million acres of Federal lands set aside two weeks ago by Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus; however, Andrus used at that time a statute which preserved the acreage for only three years. Through these actions, the Carter administration has protected-for the time being-an area larger than the state of California from uncontrolled commercial exploitation. The lands contain some of the most scenic rivers, forests and mountains in the United States. On the state level, there is additional good news for environmentalists. Reform Democrats in the State Senate brought to power in the November elections, are seeking to oust Sen. Joseph Mack (D-Ironwood) from his chairmanship of the important Con- servation Committee. It appears the reformers have the clout to succeed, thus throwing out of power a man who successfully bottled-up in committee many important environmental bills. Mr. Mack has become notorious-and deservedly so-for the part he has played in bringing about virtually un- controlled commercial expolitation of state lands in parts of the Upper Peninsula. The Carter administration's action was bitterly criticized by Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska. Carter was forced to make his move on Friday because Sen. Gravel had successfully opposed a bill in the Senate which would have set aside the Alaskan territory, a bill which had already been passed by the House. Sen. Gravel threatened a filibuster on the bill in the closing days of the Congressional session, and the Senate, in one of its not infrequent displays of warped priorities, allowed the bill to die rather than face a filibuster and hence a delay in taking its vacation. Sen. Gravel and Mr. Mack are products of a 19th century school of thought which creates an inability to perceive that undeveloped lands and wilderness areas have become an ex- tremely limited commodity in the 1970s. We find it encouraging that on both the state and national level there are some public officials who can balance and even outweigh the in- fluence of such men. Time is short, and now more than ever before we need to see, all-out efforts to preserve the un- touched land left in this country, both for outselves and future generations. To the Daily: In your 24 October 1978 editorial, "The CIA on Campus,", you contend that "no one seems to have authority over the CIA," that the CIA has "too long been permitted to continue their surreptitious activities outside the sphere of civilian control" and "that the agency has gotten out of control is apparent." This assertion is incorrect both historically and as regards CIA activities today. The Senate Select Committee chaired by Senator Church stated in Book I of its final report, "The CIA has come to be viewed as an unfettered monolith, defining and determing its activities indepen- dent of other elements of gover- nment and of the direction of American foreign policy. This is a distortion. During its twenty- nine year history, the Agency has been shaped by the course of in- ternational events, by pressures from other government agencies, and by its own internal norms. An exhaustive history of the CIA would demapd an equally exhaustive history of American. foreign policy, the role of Congress and the Executive, the other components on the In- telligence Community, and an examination of the interaction among all these forces." Although never released to the public, the report of the House Committee on Intelligence (Pike Committee) was reported in Village Voice to have arrived at even more categoric conclusion concerning the control of the CIA: "All evidence in hand suggests that the CIA, far from being out of control, has been ut- terly responsive to the instruc- tions of the President and the Assistant to the President for Security Affairs." After the first.session of the 95th Congress came to a close, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, reported to the Senate that, "There is no question that a number of abuses of power, mistakes in judgment, and failures by the intelligence agen- cies have harmed the United States. In almost every instance, the abuses that have been revealed weret aresult of direc- tion from above, including Presidents and Secretaries of State. Further, in almost every instance, some members of both Houses of Congress assigned the duty of oversight were knowledgeable about these ac- tivities." Today, the President's Executive Order 12036, signed January 24, 1978 (copy enclosed) lays out specific directions for carrying out intelligence ac- tivities, restrictions on those ac- tivities, and creates several new mechanisms for oversight. In the ExecutiveBranch, the new Intelligence Oversight Board, composed of three distinguished civilians from out- side the government, are direc- ted to investigate all allegations of illegal or improper intelligence activity. Anyone may com- municate directly with that Board. Their findings go directly to the President. In the Legislative Branch, a select committee on intelligence exists in both the Senate and the House. They are kept fully infor- med of intelligence activities and, in turn, exercise genuine control over all such activities. There is no question in my mind or in the mind of anyone in the In- telligence Community that we are held accountable for what we do. There two Congressional com- mittees are now in the process of drafting charters which will codify in federal law the various restrictions and limitations as well as the missions of the In- telligence Community. I fully and actively support that endeavor. Consequently, rather than being out of control as you allege, the United States Intelligence Community, and specifically the CIA, are under the tightest inter- nal and external controls of their history. Further, you find my refusal to comply with Harvard's faculty guidelines peremptory and outrageous. In fact, it is neither. The CIA and Harvard have been engaged in a productive dialogue for over a year. During that time the majority of our differences have been reconciled. There remain but three points of dif- ferences: 1. The Harvard guidelines requre that relationships bet- ween Harvard faculty members and the CIA be reported to the Harvard administration. CIAhas no objection to this requirement but believes it is the prerogative of the faculty mem- ber to reveal those relationships which are external to his faculty responsibilities, not the CIA. CIA considers all such relationships private and personal. The faculty member may deal with them in any way he chooses. 2. That only relationships with intelligence agencies are required to be so revealed. While the guidelines you propose in your subsequent editorial, "The University Guidelines" on 29 October 1978, recognizes the diverse oppor- tunities for conflict of interest which are present on all cam- puses, e.g., consulting arrangements with businesses, private publication opportunities, parttime jobs, etc., Harvard's guidelines do not. It seems naive to me to assume- that only a relationship with an intelligence agency has the potential for con- flict or for infringing on academic or personal freedom. Additionally, this requirement in- fers that all other relationships are preferable to one with the U.S. Government. This is neither sound logic nor realistic. "If this guideline were extended to cover all business, or professional relationships external to the faculty member's university responsibilities, CIA would have no objection. 3. The CIA should not establish any confidential relationship with faculty members for the possible purpose of assessing or contac- ting foreign students. Again, in light of the thousands of confidential recommendations prepared annually by faculty members for students applying to businesses, graduate schools, and other government agencies, a guideline prohibiting the same kind of recommendation to the Intelligence Community is incon- sistent with recognized and ac- cepted faculty practice. No, student at a university is totally free of confidential appraisal in one form or another; none of us is either in school or at work. If a particular student's qualifications result in a specific work or study proposal by a business, another university, or a government agency, and the student is not interested, the student is free to decline the proposal. It is difficult to see how this abridges anyone's freedom. I am enclosing a copy of the CIA's internal regulation gover- ning our relationship with academic institutions and a statement I made at the Univer- sity of Kentucky which describes those relationships and the over- sight process in greater detail. -Stansfield Turner Director of Central Intelligence and defeat HE BATTLE for effective conservation legislation, however, is far from won. And in Michigan, -the beverage industry is making the going rough. The beverage .industry fought hard in November 1976 to defeat a law requiring deposits on beer and soft drink containers. Fortunately, residents of this state rmade folly of the industry's fantastic campaign to squash the proposal - it was passed and takes effect today. It was a tremendous victory for the conservationists and for those who just don't like to see the countryside cluttered with empty throw-away beverage containers. But the beverage industry didn't just sit back and take its defeat lightly. It found a new cause; a way to profit from the returnable container program. 4 A bill in the state legislature, whic, if passed, would have allowed the state to use the unclaimed beverage container deposit money, failed to get out of committee last week. As a result, it looks dead for the rest of the year. The bill was introduced by Rep. Thomas Anderson (D-Southgate), chairman of the House Committee on Conservation, Environment, and Recreation. Rep. Anderson's proposal would have allowed the state to use the unclaimed deposit money for an anti- litter and conservation purposes. The bill failed by one vote. Thomas Washington, executive director of Michigan United Conservation clubs, said that the beverage industry would receive millions of dollars in windfall profits from the unclaimed bottle and can deposits. There is not one good reason the. beverage industry should receive the unclaimed deposits. The industry could argue that it must be compensated for the loss of the bottles or cans. But clearly, that was never a factor in preventing the beverage industry from having tremendous financial success with throwaways. On the other hand, the reasons for allowing the state to use that money for environmental protection and conservation are sound and numerous. Most obvious is the fact that if a container is not returned, it has most likely become litter. The state then has to pay someone to pick it up, thereby cancelling the good effects of the law. We hope that when this bill is resurrected next year, the state legislature will have enough common sense to pass it forthwith for the benefit of all residents of Michigan. t by ,Am' re< Of I a 14 Nove brrj , 1978A ' The Editor nMichigan ai )fir e ,re Jarteent9ovej, the atUniversity Of Michigan s e t m ec, t 420 Maynard Street N s & tthe 0n Arbor, Michigan 48107 sub stat sDear Sir: b"tpn Your 24onctobert1978 editorial, "T e Ory C mpu,' yo C on tstn n sest ae ort teCA, ha h "The IA onCampu " yo CIA has "too long been Permitted to continue their surreptitious activities Outside the spher fciiinco)th'" A" thatth 19 has gotten out of control irs fcvlIn~oad a h ec Isappar.l" 5\Thisisorc)assertionas icorect bthitrclY and as regards CIA activitie sstoday.isncrety The Senate Select Coiinitte hie ySntrCuc ttdi Book I of its final report, chieh unfettered monolith, defini "The CIA hasbCoSenatorbeCviereh saen o f t h r e e m n t s o ng a n d d e t e r mi in i n g it s a c t i v i t ie s a nd e e n foreign policy. This is agdisori.Dring itandtof ty ianndearth history, the Agency has been shaped by thDursi eonernAiona events, b 9i wnynn ertcus fy pressures from other government agencies, n nentoa internal norms. A xasiehsoyo h I ol eada equallyehasA exhaustive history an y its own Congress and the Ecy, theofAmrolen oof Coimmunity adaEectvthe other componentsoofcy the Intllience forces., andan xamrinion 0~of the interaction ao h ng all es Although never released to thepulcthreotfteHus Committee on t ellige nice (p ike C m it e) was reported in Vi l e Voice to have arrived at an Cven m orieitte orc Vlu i ll hontrol ft ve lr ctgrccoctsoncrning eCIA "All evidence in hadrgetsta h CIfar fromiibeing out of control hanbend utrlgesosiet the instructions ofte reiassistant rto t thPesdn for Security Affairs." itntehnrsdn After the first session of the9thCgrscaieoacle Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Cara fteSnt eetCaiite on Intelligence, reported toatheaSenattee that, ea"There is oqeto that a number of abuses of power, mistakes in judgmentsndfaureso LOOKING BACK. THE WEEK * IN RE VIEW Ken worthy for mayor? Maybe. Will Jamie run? The question is on the minds of many local Democrats and back hall gossipers in city hall. After an embarassing defeat in last April's ,general city election, in which Republicans gained the mayor's seat and six out of ten seats on the council, student maintains that a long "feeling out" process will be necessary before he can make his candidacy official. Kenworthy served four years on Council between 1974 and 1978. In 1974 he pulled off one of the major upsets in the city's recent political history when he defeated William Colburn, a man who had been touted as a possible Republican candidate for mayor or Congress, to gain the council seat. same five dollar fine for those cought purchasing liquor for 18 to 20 year olds. The PIRGIM sponsored proposals would do what city council failed to do several weeks ago when it tabled a proposal submitted by Earl Green (D- Second Ward) that would have established a- five dollar fine for violators of the law created by Proposal D, passed in the November election. LSA-SG elections This week members of the United Student Party, who participated in the recent Literary College Student Gover- nment (LSA-SG) election initiated and summarily dropped a law suit which contended procedural and mathematical errors were committed by election officials in counting ballots. According to Carl Parisi, the acting co- terests of the party to "get busy with other things." Elections Director Harriet Strasberg said that United Student Party mem- bers dropped the suit after an LSA Academic Judiciary committee meeting made the elections process, especially the preferential voting system, clearer to the party. "After the Judiciary meeting, their members understood the system a little directors, however, has refused to recognize the employees' union af- filiation pending a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) review and a union certification election. "The Board of Directors thought it should go through proper government agencies," said Tudor Bradley, the manager of the Cellar. "But I don't think there will be much of a delay."