CIA & Espionage

[John Young]

Responding to msg by danisch at ira.uka.de (Hadmut Danisch) on 
Wed, 30 Aug  2:46 PM


>It was said that Pres. Clinton had given a speech while 
>visiting the  CIA HQ in Langley/Virginia. He allegedly 
>said in this speech that obtaining  industrial 
>informations has the highest priority and this were the 
>new  task for the spies.
>
>Can anyone confirm the quotation?


Hadmut,


This is excerpted from:

     http://www.awpi.com/IntelWeb/IWR/Updates/2/181.html

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IWR Daily Update Vol. 2, No. 181

  JULY 24, 1995
  
     
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  UNITED STATES - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA)
  
   President Clinton has ordered the CIA to make economic 
espionage
   against our trade rivals a top priority. [sources: Los 
Angeles Times-
   Washington, by James Risen, 7/23/95; Kyodo - Los Angeles, 
7/23/95]