INTERCEPTION OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS BY FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES 94-1-2 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS OCTOBER 23, 1975; FEBRUARY 25; MARCH 3, 10, AND 11, 1976 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York FRANK HORTON, New York PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island CHARLES THONE, Nebraska FLOYD V. HICKS, Washington DON FUQUA, Florida JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan BELLA S. ABZUG, New York JAMES V. STANTON, Ohio LEO J. RYAN, California CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois JOHN L. BURTON, California RICHARDSON PREYER, North Carolina ROBERT F. DRINAN, Massachusetts EDWARD MEZVINSKY, Iowa BARBARA JORDAN, Texas GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma ELLIOTT H. LEVITAS, Georgia ANDREW MAGUIRE, New Jersey ALAN STEELMAN, Texas JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington WILLIAM M. JONES, General Counsel WILLIAM H. COPENHAVER, Associate Counsel J. P. CARLSON, Minority Counsel GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE LEO J. RYAN, California MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Massachusetts JACK BROOKS, Texas SAM STEIGER, Arizona PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California EX OFFICIO FRANK HORTON, New York TIMOTHY INGRAM, Staff Director ROBERT S. FINK, Professional Staff Member (II) Caming, H. W., attorney, legal department, American Telephone & Connor, Earl, security supervisor, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.; accompanied by John M. Kelleher, general attorney-- Craig, Joe R., former FBI special agent; accompanied by Howard W. Fogt, Jr., counsel; and Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice--- Greenish, Thomas S., executive vice president, Western Union Interna- tional; accompanied by George Callahan, technical operations super- visor, New York office; and Norman Hammer, counsel__ Hawkins, Howard R., chairman of the board and chief executive officer, RCA Global Communications, Inc.; accompanied by Thomas Algie, operations manager, Washington, D.C. office; Edward Grun- berg, manager of switch services marketing, mid-Atlantic region; and Lawrence J. McKay, counsel; Sidney Sparks, formerly executive Jenkins, David G., FBI special agent, New York City; accompanied by Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Knapp, George, president, ITT World Communications, Inc.; accom- panied by George E. McMullen, operations supervisor, Washington, D.C.; and Charles P. Sifton, counsel____ Loomis, John P., FBI special agent, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Divi- Tomba, Joseph J., National Security Agency; accompanied by Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, De- Wiley, Richard E. Chairman. Federal Communications Commission: accompanied by Walter R. Hinchman, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau; Philip V. Permut, Acting Chief, Policy and Rules Division; Zink, Walter C., FBI special agent, New York City; accompanied by Irwin Goldbloom, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by- Abzug, Hon. Bella S., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and chairwoman, Government Information and Individ- Article from the London Daily Express of February 21, 1967, entitled "Security Check on Private Messages Out of Britain" Letters, statements-Continued Abzug, Hon. Bella S.-Continued March 3, 1976, letter from Richard A. Wiley of the Defense Department concerning testimony during open and executive Page sessions 159-160 March 19, 1976, memorandum from Eric Hirschhorn, subcommit- 272-274 47-51, 30 55-63, 68, 88-94, 98-100, 208–211, 323–324 Caming, H. W., attorney, legal department, American Telephone & Telegraph Co.: Forms requesting private line facilities. Greenish, Thomas S., executive vice president, Western Union International: Statement concerning Redordak machine_-. Hammer, Norman, counsel, Western Union International: Material relative to the hearings 104 118-119 291-300 Knapp, George, president, ITT World Communications, Inc.; Docu- 240-271 Letter from Attorney General Levi requesting that Messrs, Haw- 125-126 185-203 Wiley, Richard E., Chairman, Federal Communications Commission: 179-182 March 10, 1976, letter to Chairwoman Abzug concerning Execu- 171-177 APPENDIXES Appendix 1.-Delaney v. United States, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Appendix 2.-Excerpt from title 18 of the United States Code_-_ 325 334 INTERCEPTION OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS BY FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1975 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 11 a.m., in room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Bella S. Abzug (chairwoman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Bella S. Abzug, Michael Harrington, Anthony Moffett, Andrew Maguire, Sam Steiger, Paul N. McCloskey, Jr., and Clarence J. Brown. Also present: Timothy H. Ingram, staff director; Eric L. Hirschhorn, counsel; Robert S. Fink, professional staff member; and Thomas Sullivan, minority professional staff, Committee on Government Operations. Ms. ABZUG. The meeting will be called to order. I ask unanimous consent that the hearings be televised. Ms. ABZUG. All those in favor-Aye? Nay? Motion granted. We will proceed. Are the following witnesses here-Mr. Thomas Algie and Mr. Edward Grunberg of RCA Global Communications? Mr. SCHUMACHER. I am counsel for the two persons you inquire about. Ms. ABZUG. Counsel for the two gentlemen is here but they are not. State your name and position, please. Mr. SCHUMACHER. I am Richard Schumacher, attorney, of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel in New York City. Accompanying me is Mr. Jack McDonnel of the same firm. your seats. From ITT World Communications, are Mr. George McMullen and Mr. Joseph J. Jacobs here? [No response.] Ms. ABZUG. Are any counsel in the room for these gentlemen? [No response.] Ms. ABZUG. Mr. Joe R. Craig, former FBI agent, Washington, D.C.? [No response.] Mr. MOFFETT. Madam Chairwoman, just an inquiry. Were invitations sent to the people that you have called? |