C05674841 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - CIA INFO DATE 25-Aua-2015 SEC T ·SEN TJVE ·--· 6 August 1977 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT b 3 ·GIAAGt FOR THE RECORD Briefing of Congressman Democrat Washington _ b 3 CIAAct Mike McCormack on the NUMEC Case On 5 August 1977 in response to a request which haa··been p viously evied on crA via the office -of the OLC n Mr Shackley AD t' iO ·j l PCS and _ ---·········OLc- ··vtsitea··congressman McCormack's office A f t e r a n a in 1 '·t i aS '1 Ll---·· b 3 NSC exchange of pleasantries Congressman McCormack indicated that he was interested in obtaining a clarification of the relationship between CIA and the NUMEC diversion issue Congressman McCormack indicated that questions had been gene_rated in his mind concerning linkage between CIA and NUMEC based on what he had read about the ·material unaccounted for issue in the press and what he had heard of ERDA's explanation of the whole MUF question Mr Shackley into answer CC ngressman dicated that the Agency would attempt McCormack's questions to the best of our ability ·········- J - Background 1 f 2 Briefing In essence the attachea briefing outline was used in order to give Con@ -essman McCormack a brief·overview type 1 presentation ·on the key issues that were involved in CL s interest in· the NUMEC case After the Congressman had listened to Sha ckley's presentation he posed a number of questions These questions and the essence of the answers to them are recorded as follows Mr a · Question Vlas anyone i11 the U S GO ·ernment involved in the NUMEC affair possible diversion ---- r---- b 3 CIAAct ·- i •• '4 •• I · - C05674841 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - CIA INFO DATE 25-Aua-2015 sedRET 1· SENpiTI_VE -2- Answer There is no evidence available in the material currently in CIA I s possession which would indicate that there was any kind of an official policy to facilitate diversion of nuclear to Israel materials b Question As ahypothetical question only Mr McCormack stressed this If President Johnson had directed that a diversion of nuclear materials ·occur would the CIA have known about it Answer It would appear that this is a question that should be put to those who were direct pa dicipants in the· events of e time In short this would be the type of a- question could best that Mr Helms or Mr Duckett comment on c Question Suppose CIA Director Helms and FBI _on information suggesting a Director Hoover had stumbled possible diversion authorized at the highest level of the U S Government Wnat then Answer ·This is a hypothetical question In short the answer could best _pe obtained by talking to someone like Mr Helms d material Question To CL 1 s· knowledge has any nuclear at any U S site at any time been stolen or diverted Answer CIA is not in any possession of any hard intelligence L- ------------------' l •hich wou --shtiw that any nuclear material any· U • S ·-·site had been stolen or diverted • at ·· • I e Question I s there any evidence that CIA has of thefts of nuclear materials planned to occur in the U S terrorist etc Do terrorists abroad think about and or plan such thefts b 1 b 3 NatSecAct EO 13526 3 3 b 6 25Yrs 25X1 c 1·-i c -· _ iv - Sr C- ' -- ' · A '· i JI r C05674841 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - CIA INFO DAT 25-Aua-20 5 I ·I I I 1 Jcr SEl SiTIVE i' ' b 1 -3- b 3 NatSecAct EO f 3 263 3 b 6 25Yrs • 25 1 X ················ Answer 0Jc1 b NatSecAct EO 3526 3 3 0 '6 Yrs CIA---------- --- On the issue of do terrorists abroad think about such possibilities it was indicated that we have no reaso ti to belie e that occasional thoughts are not devoted to such plans On the other hand the translation of conceptual ideas into actual matter operations is a different 25X1 ·I I I I I £ Question Is there anything contained in the ERDA NRG report should know about Answer else on nuclear MUF not that Mr McCormack · ·No b 1 b 3 NatSecAct EO 13526 3 3 b 6 25Yrs 25X1 ' t · ti· '· · • C05674841 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - CIA INFO DATE 25-Au -2015 -'2 x1· b 1 b 3 NatSecAct EO 13 26 3 3 b 6 25Yrs SE iirive r -4- _ 3 Comment At the completion 0£ the paragraph 2 discussion Congressman McCormack thanked the CIA representatives for the information which had been passed to him The Congres sman also indicated that he wanted to keep a dialogue going with CIA in order that there could be a free exchange of views and ideas between the Congress and the Agency _ 1 ieo·cloi6-C S1iacltle1 Associate Attachment Talking paper i I --·- Outline Distribution 1 - DCI'w att DDCI w att 1 - DDO w att 1 - OLC w att 1 - C SIA w att 1 - SA D0 0 extract Theodore G Shackley Deputy Director for Operations w o att I I r· ' - i _ - · - i •• A • -