MORI DocID 1451843 ' · - 26 r'$nuary J7S t -IEMORAl@UM FOR · SUBJECT · I 1 -• •• General Counsel Intercept of Coa tr aunications in· the U s CIA is nte rceotiug a ou co municatians siter-1 ftigh he ueney 5terno tianal radio t e hone calis or1g1nnLing New York and being gToadc3st to South Amerl 01 directed to ew York from South J' merica Some ca11s are relay calls through NeH York but not originating or ter ninating tbere The call involve both U s citizens and foreign nationals aG 2 ' traffic £Tout I I 3 i would appreciat your very cnrly vie s as to where this intercept activity falls wit respect to U S law Even if it is legal or ws c nn secure the neccssar authoriz3tions i t seeJnS to me i here is ex ra flap otential associated with reports going into the BNDD mechnniS it paTticul rly since they may well be me 't l e basis foT executive action Acting - n e • Distribution Orig ·- Addressee 00537_ I MORI DocID 1451843 ·' ·• _ _' K- F - · - • _ - ' •• • • t • • •• - •• t ·- · 4'l • • ' - • ' r · · • · • •• • _ ' ' 23 _ Prohibition ·gainst September coun _ vs us· ci i Je · o · -- - In 19721 ct hearab11iiy ·tests ot certain l 1ong-distin ca- rcial tel eph™ circuits · batwen the as B ld South A erica The circruits cial tied drugrel lted traffic • s s were succe 73 tollow LJJg ·OOC dtttermiae ticn that t ey e · WB l illegal ·-- lie conduct an intercept operat1CJD in radio telepbo l9 onversatio isr------------- --- - _- se '- l --r-ge--n -im- b-e_r_o- t -U ll'e--- la _ t-ed- --c- - ve-_ J rsa -t- -1ons oi'tell mvol us citizens · Oil 1 · trimi c ·collec on • of domestic lel ba U i'esti ng ·1n · e or OD- veloped ay stE 1 1a occasioaally 1'e ul t in the collec tion • · • _• ·· cam lrsations When tbe ·' materia 1 ·is destroyed ·· teats • are COCll lete 'tbe inter epted · · ' · - f·· ·· · - • _·· c C ltechnf cians c du d in- ii ·area · 4'UgUSt igrJ or D f gear ·1ntended i'or use agaitlst a Soviet in l n Vie ·• While vboUy'iDno ous the tests p c d the - 'hold1D J of the conve i tioll there 8 ld could l e construed as beizlg o nehov lated to them ' • ' SCni I • • • ·• • • • • • 0 ot • -' · • In February 1972 CIA ased an on 1 clal AT T t'or copies o · • tenu 11one· call --slips relatiag- to US-Cbil a calls ·ibe - Ol e ticc last ad toi- three or four months and then dr ea up CGC stated its · · ·- belief' that the· collection o these sli DS di ' not violate 'the · - · ca r ninicatians Act since eavesdropping · µvalved· · ·· · w no h • • • · ·Pllge • 29 • • • • • Mail coverage· • • • •• • • • • - •• • · · · · · ' · _ · Since 1953 CIA has operated a mail in rcept progrmu of' ·· · · · incomillg out oing sian mail and at various tmes other - selected mail at r uedy-_ilrport in Naw-York 'Ci-t y • · 'Bds progno continue or to ·_ _ · · aboli b it · · ·· · · - · · ·· • · is i tOW' dormant pending decision on wbetbe r_ to - '· h · _ · -· -· • -· ·- • · _ · p •• ' ··• ' ' • ' '• 0-0331