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October 30,_l975
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Honorable Frank Church e
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Study Governmental Operations With
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Dear Mr. Chairman: .
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Under date of October 28, 1975} Mr. John T. Elliff,
- Director. Domestic Intelligence Task Force, addressed a
communication to Assistant Director W. Raymond Wannall of
this Bureau._ Mr. Elliff advised that your Committee has ,
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recently learned of allegations that the Central Intelligence
. Agency is in possession of information indicating that there
are Soviet agents on seven Senators‘ staffs. Mr. Elliff . .
requested that the Committee_be given a brief written statement
"of the FBI's position regarding these allegations which may be
made public by the Committee. Moreover, Mr. Elliff requested
that the Committee be furnished the substance of a briefing
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the Select Committee, and himself several weeks ago. The latter
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On October 9, 1975, accompanied by Assistant Director-
Wannall, I appeared before the Congressional Seminar on ‘
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Intelligence and Internal Security sponsored by the American .
Conservative Union in Washington, D. C. During the question
and answer period following my prepared remarks, several
‘Seminar participants asked for clarification and comment -
regarding a reported statement by Senator Barry Goldwater that ~
KGB intelligence officers had infiltrated seven Congressional
or Senate staffs. The Seminar was advised that the FBI has no
information indipating'EH§E“SovietIK§Bi5fficéfsmhaye infiltrated,
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safiy Congressional staffs.’"MrT Wannall_stated that it wastflst a
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