CIA Stashes

[Brad Dolan]

On Sun, 21 Jan 1996, John Young wrote:


[...]
> 
>    In a related matter, on Friday C-SPAN 2 aired several hours
>    of comments and proposals by intel experts before the US
>    Commission on Intelligence Reform. Mephistophelean former
>    NSA head Admiral Bobby Ray Inman proposed among other
>    brain-wavers to reorganize the thirteen or so bloated,
>    bumbling, cat-fighting intelligence agencies:
> 
[...]
> 
>    Former Ambassador to China Tilley, a 25-year veteran of CIA
>    operations, emphasized the importance of continuing Non
>    Official Cover operations, which, he said, are invaluable
>    very-long term penetrations. He cited those he set up in
>    China as COS and then revisited fifteen years later as
>    ambassador -- still ferreting deepest of demon red-commie
>    secrets, he black-comicly glowered to the glazed-eyes. NOC,
>    while very expensive, is crucial, he, too, parroted.
> 
[...]

My eyes were glazing over but I think I heard him say that it was a nice 
intelligence service practice to pass along useful info to 
friendly businessmen in exchange for their help.

So there you have confirmation of at least some "economic intelligence" 
activity.

bd