The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 8, 1978-Page 5
CIA AGENT-TURNED-AUTHOR WILL APPEAL
Snepp told to turn
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP)-Former tion that the evidence justified at most that the CIA losti
CIA agent Frank Snepp III was ordered only a symbolic penalty. Vietnam War orI
by a federal judge yesterday to surren- "Nominal damages in a case like this from responsible
der his "ill-gotten gains" from a book would be nothing more than a license to "You're witne
about CIA conduct in Vietnam and to continue doing what the law forbids," that is really qu
get the agency's approval before the judge said in a written order. "This American history
publishing anything else. action involves a substantial wrong to dared to criticiz
U.S. District Judge Oren Lewis did the United States and to the public's in- do so responsibly
not rule on whether Snepp will be terest in the effective functioning of its being gagged a
required to forfeit his profits, only tht government." ... And that's so]
they be placed in trust pending appeal. Snepp, who was a CIA agent for 7% reserved for the
Snepp has 60 days to ask for appellate years and served two tours of duty in working against.
review. Vietnam, contended in his book that the SNEPP ANDI
BUT LEWIS rejected Snepp's conten- intelligence agency made errors in case will be app
judgment in the evacuation of Saigon Circuit Court of A
that resulted in leaving behind many The former aE
a k Vietnamese who had aided the United CIA Director Sti
States. allowed to appea
in profits
in the final days of the Snepp has said that
purchase its immunity realized about $60,000 fr
criticism ... his book, "Decent Inter
ssing here something dom House, Inc., and fr
uite unprecedented in rights. He testified at a
'because an American that this is less than h
e the government and made if he had continue
," Snepp said. "He is the CIA.
nd cannot speak out HE SAID MOVIE rig
imething I thought was been sold, but that he
countries the CIA is $20,000 for paperback
promised $20,000 more.
HIS lawyers said the Snepp contended the pi
ealed to the 4th U.S. legal. He said the agreen
ppeals. when he joined the CIA
gent complained that modified by another he s'
ansfield Turner "was left in 1976. The second re
ar on the stand to im- submit any manuscril
y, but when I tried to classified material, he sa
e stand I was interrup- Snepp argued that his b
nd was unable to put last November, did not r,
de of the case on the fidential information.
like a stacked deck to Department did not dispi
nning." tion,
so far he has
omt he sale of
val," to Ran-
om paperback
two day' trial
e would have
ed to work for
hts have not
has received
rights and is
ublication was
ment he signed
in 1968 was
igned when he
quired only he
pt containing
id.
ook, published
eveal any con-
The Justice
ute that asser-
urged
to remain
in office
(Continued from Page 1)
and then reneged after a Syria-Chris-
tian confrontation in April, told repor-
ters Sarkis was still "insisting on his
step." The president told political
leaders that if he is not given the power
to govern effectively he would resign.
MOST OBSERVERS believe his
resignation at this time would create a
dangerous political vacuum that could
spark even wider hostilities. There is no
other political figure believed to be ac-
ceptable to both Christian and Moslem
parliamentarians, who would have the
task of finding a replacement.
The darker speculation among ob-
servers is that the vacuum might be
filled by a military coup, led by
rightists, or a Syrian putsch.
To stay in office, Sarkis wants con-
cessions from both the Syrians and the
Lebanese rightists who have defied
Syria's efforts to extend its control into
Christian areas.
He would like a "redefinition" of the
peacekeeping role of the predominantly
Syrian deterrent force that polices the
armistice which ended the 1975-76
Lebanese civil war. And he wants
political leaders to give him a mandate
to curb the activity of their private
militias, which outnumber and outgun
the Lebanese army.
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THE CIA SUED him, alleging he had
broken an oath to clear his manuscript
with the agency hefore publication.
Snepp told reporters after the
judgment was issued that forfeiture of
his royalties "won't buy back the honor
pugn my integrit
answer him on th
ted repeatedly a
my particular si
record. It looked
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