Doc ID 6571846 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 28 August 1975 SUBJECT Interview of Hr Robert Tracy by the Senate Select Committee for the Investigation of Intelligence On 28 August 1975 at 0930 Mr Robert Tracy 05 was interviewed by two members nf the Senate Staff for the committee investigating intelligence at the Senate Office Building Carol Arms Hotel Present were Mr 'Eric Richard and Mr Peter Fenn of the Senate Staff and monitor General questions about nr Tracy's res onsibilities were followed by specific questions on the origin aintenence and destruction of the files on U S citizens held in C5 A gist of the more significant questions pertaining ko the files on U S citizens and Mr Tracy's reply follow - How many file cabinets 'would you estimate - Seven or eight out of well over 100 - When were they destroyed October 1974 PL 86 36 50 usc 3605 Why were they destroyed - As a matter of economy and reduction of space 6 'Was the lawfulness of these files ever questioned by you - No 3 - Did CIA ever use these files 0 - Not to my knowledge - What personalities would be included in these biographic files I - Senator Kennedy -3Yes Senator McGovern No Rep Abzug - Who maintained these filed A of my division Doc ID 6571846 so to re s 3 592% Sonia um I Did other agencies outside NSA such as FBI State local police have access to these files A - Not to my knowledge What procedures were established to handle M5 checklist queries A These queries were handled on strictly need-to-know bases An envelop with a card on which would appear a name or some bit of information would arrive and be checked against the file Then pertinent information and a serialized reference indicating sources available in the file would be provided to M5 This practice was discontinued on January 1974 as a result of findings in December 1973 that of 192 queries that month only three correlations could he made Who took care of these queries A A took care of this namemcheck procedure She was employed at MS on a parttime basis then and is now no longer at EBA From what sources were the information in the files on U S citizens derived A - SIGINT State cables INK Press and DIA and CIA Intelligence Reports - - I - Who ordered Mr Weiday to destroy these files I A - I don't know Other questions dealing with a description of the Rhymeing Dictionary and_Project Mill Stream were pureed and answered very succintly by Mr Tracy The whole interview pro- ceeded very smoothly and in a very amicable atmosphere Mr Tracy handled the situation very professionally and was very forthright in answering all the questions asked specie Assistant to the peputy Director cc Mr David Lowman 2 I I - Hr Tracy 1 PL 86 36l50 USC 3605 - r5 Wa- all 1 44 any                    National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu