European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 15, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 Webster gives rare look at Cia methods Washington in Cia director Webster providing a rare glimpse into . Intelligence methods a warned thai the Irak of a single item data could expose the world rings of Al . Spy satellite or electronic listening Post. Webster old a Federal court that if a hostile nation compromised a . Spy system 11 Cou a intercept abroad Ranee of and even Sci up a similar apparatus for furnishing false data to la United statement in defense of an administration secrecy pledge contains perhaps he must detailed Public description vet of he vulnerability of advanced . Spa is items. According to congressional and Cia sources. Webster s remarks were included with the admin isl ration s March 2 response la a suit hied in . District court in Washington challenging the legality of the Pic of secrecy pledges. The suit was filed by the Public Citi in litigation group on behalf of seven members of Congress Anda Federal employees association. Webster cited a recently declassified 1984 Cia report that slated because the intelligence from sophisticated spy systems inherently is source revealing the Reader of an intelligence report in just us capable or revealing compromising data about a sys tem As the builder or operator of the Cia sources told United press International thai Lilian inc Navy analyst Eon Virled of espionage in i9s6. May have exposed several . Electronic listening posts in passing intelligence in formation to Israel. Art example of a spy Susti m i Aulne Qawiy cited by a National Security Agency source is the fact thai the capacity of spy satellite cameras can sometime be determined from the composition of Otic photo graph Lher similarly vulnerable . Spy systems in clude phone monitoring systems and stationary and airborne electronic listening polls Cia sources said. Webster s statement to the court Saiid that to protect sensitive data he government needs to require secrecy pledges from an employ eel Wilh Access to such information. The administration introduced the secrecy pledges in 198 j Over vigorous congressional opposition and has obtained Mure than 2.1 million signatures. Mostof the agreements were signed last year by Navy and air Force employees according to Steven Garfinkll of the general services administration. The Cia administers one secrecy pledge known As Standard form 419j, to hundreds of thousands of employees in 21 agencies. It imposes a lifelong obligation on workers la submit u wide Range of information to censorship review. The suit with plaintiffs including rep. Jaek Brooks a Tunas and sen. Charles Grassly a Lowa alleges thai the pledge chills he flow of legally releasable information to Congress. It also accuses the administration of violating a Law signed by presi Dent Reagan in december that imposed a nine month ban on use of he forms in ill response to Webster inc Public citizen Liti gation group said the Cia director could not invoke National Security considerations to justify Defiance of the Law. It also noted Lawt now on inc books bar release of classified data and argued the administration does not need to resort to secrecy pledges to protect this information. Until now the adminis Lvalion s Only Public statement about sensitive compartment cd in Orma ii Ort the Type of intelligence at Issue with the secrecy pledge has been thai this data involve intelligence source and method. Webster s statement said Many people Are required to develop and operate advanced spy system Sand to Analyse the data collected because of the sensitivity of the information he said the Intelli gence requires special controls for restricted handling within designated compartments a 1984 report by the Cia director s Security com Millie which was introduced in court said inc com Promise of communications intelligence could re veal to the target country which of us messages arc being intercepted and which ones arc being if the targeted country takes the clearly indicated counter measures he report said no further intelligence Ean be expected from that source and by thai backers of Israel palestinians hold rival rallies Artim press dispatch Washington More than 3,000 people carrying palestinian Dags and chanting slogans marched to the Whitehouse on sunday o Pratesi israeli poli cies in the occupied West Hank and Gaza strip Many of the protesters carried signs saying israelis. Slop killing habits and palestinians Reserve statehood they condemned . Policy chanting Hagan Shull you will see Palestine will he the demonstrators called on the while House to fmvi1 . Aid to Israel until the israeli government support Sand participial is in inc peace process. They also asked fur u moratorium on military Aid to Israel until there is a political settlement and urged the Reagan administration to establish direct Contact Wilh the 1 Alt Iii liberation Organiza Tion. The rally was held on inc eve of inc arrival in Washington of israeli prime minister Vil Hak Shamir who strongly opposes a . Peace plan for the Middle East. Shamir is to meet Wilh president Reagan and Secretary of slate George in wednesday to Shulla Initia Tive to end three months of unrest in the occupied territories. The palestinian people Are telling the world we Are United people/1 Hassan Abdul Rahman a Plo representative said in a speech to the crowd at Lafayette Park across from the while House. We Are under inc leadership of i 1 to chair Man Yasser a Lait waving detains tailor a Luul uni his support furl he i kit St Lolani. About a dozen orthodox jews Wear ing traditional Black outfits and hats joined in inc protest and received loud applause the religious jews who do not Recog-ni7c the slate of Israel showed placards that read. Palestinian blood is Noi water the jewish people will never recognize the elate of Israel and jews have a torah zionists have a the demonstration was peaceful and authorities did not report any arrests. Meanwhile about 300 pro Israel demonstrators rallied near the Washington offices of Ai a new to Protasi inc Nel work s coverage of the clashes betwee israeli soldiers and arabs in the occupied territories. American viewers exp Cal the whole Story not half truths Moshe Roumani a professor Al the University of Mary land Lold the crowd gathered about half Block from the Abc office. The demonstrators later Marc cd past inc network s Entrance before returning i their makeshift podium. Protesters carried banners saying half the truth equals a whole lie arc Arab propaganda network and Peter Jennings Plo s Man Many wore yellow pieces of cloth to signify yellow journalism a spokesman from Abc news was not immediately available far urged the crowd to write or Call the network to protest the coverage while organizer sought signatures on petition calling upon the Media to report the entire believe Abc news along with the other major Media has been present ing a significant amount of news from the Middle East in a manner that is biased against Israel the petition said. The group planned to deliver the Peli Lions to the news divisions of Alic. Chs. Abc Cable news network. Mutual broadcasting system National Public radio and inc Public Road casting sys tem and inc managing editors of the associated press the new York , United press International and the Washington Post. Meese Calls pipeline briefing report nothing new Washington t i attorney general Edwin Meese dismisses As nothing new r a report thai he personally helped Brief israeli prime minister Shimon Peres in october 1985 about a proposed $1 billion Oil pipeline from Iraq to Jordan. It s the usual thing you can a pc these Days from the Washington Post taking a Small fact that s Cwm known and trying la blow it up into a new news Story Melesc said when asked Aboul the article sunday on Abc television. The attorney general said he already had acknowledged speaking to Peres now the foreign minister Al a 1985 israeli embassy reception in Washington. There s nothing new to in he maintained in refer ence 10 the report. All it does i guess is fill up sonic space fora sunday edition the Post said in obtained memos written by e. Bob Mailach a lawyer and close Friend of a desc that said no Csc briefed Peres on the status of the pipeline project 01 the embassy reception in Washington. The memos reportedly described Peres As enthusiastic and intensely my res cd in the Mailot parcs subsequently invited Mailach to meet him again in new York a few Days later. At Issue is whether a bribe to a foreign official which is illegal under . Taw was being discussed. Melesc contends he did not know of any bribe being discussed or contemplated and Peres has denied that either he or his labor Pany Ever was offered any bribe in Exchange for guarantees hat Israel would refrain from trying to destroy the Middle East pipeline. Mailach because of his Washington connections was hired by Swiss financier Bruce Rappaport to secure . Barking for he 340-mile pipeline which never was built Mccase said when the project came this intention. I referred it to the National Security Council staff and in was dealt with there after inc 1985 embassy reception Mailach met with Peres in new York accompanied by a National Security Council staffer assigned to expedite inc project and its construction by the Zechiel group of san Francis co Israel s commitment not to attack and destroy the pipeline was considered crucial Fay those who were willing to finance the project. It has been reported thai Mailach sent Melesc an eyes Only memo telling him profits from the pipeline Deal would be paid to Israel and to percs s labor party
