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Line 15: + + + + − The CIA often is requested by Congressional Committees to both supply information relating to the security and defense of the nation, and to evaluate information that has otherwise come to the attention of the Committees. This is particularly true of the Foreign Relations and the Intelligence committees of Congress. The following is an example of the process from Committee reception of information, referral to the CIA for evaluation and verification, CIA input resulting in a Committee report, and Committee action based on the verified information:
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==The CIA and Congressional Committees==
==The CIA and Congressional Committees==
The CIA often is requested by Congressional Committees to both supply information relating to the security and defense of the nation, and to evaluate information that has otherwise come to the attention of the Committees. This is particularly true of the Foreign Relations and the Intelligence committees of Congress. The following is an example of the process from Committee reception of information, referral to the CIA for evaluation and verification, CIA input resulting in a Committee report, and Committee action based on the verified information:
===The CIA with Sen. Helms of the Foreign Relations Committee - on KAL 007 matters===
===The CIA with Sen. Helms of the Foreign Relations Committee - on KAL 007 matters===
In 1990, debriefed Jewish new immigrants to Israel that had been in the Soviet military reported, contrary to previous public perception, that Korean Airlines Flight 007carrying 269 passengers and crew, shot down by the Soviets off Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983, had come down safely in the waters of the Tatar Straits. Other informants reported that passengers were taken captive, including passenger Congressman Larry McDonald of Georgia.These reports were conveyed to Senator Jesse Helms, the ranking minority (Republican) member of the Committeee on Foreign Relations.
In 1990, debriefed Jewish new immigrants to Israel that had been in the Soviet military reported, contrary to previous public perception, that Korean Airlines Flight 007carrying 269 passengers and crew, shot down by the Soviets off Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983, had come down safely in the waters of the Tatar Straits. Other informants reported that passengers were taken captive, including passenger Congressman Larry McDonald of Georgia.These reports were conveyed to Senator Jesse Helms, the ranking minority (Republican) member of the Committeee on Foreign Relations.