J q • •i •• i ' ' ' c1•uacu a u C'I r '' ' tt 'f o Towr et ''- '' '• ''h·c ' ' ' I ► • •• _ H '• ' • · _ Y • •• l 1 J ' ' 1 C' fON 1 W W' a - • •• • ' '· · ·•• r••• •r C • o '1 h - WA 10 u 0 c rtt 'l i 'il • D-'n • v n•J r v V • '•' -· 1 C II A • J C fil llliY tHA 11111 0 NIC' '•nO c • t1 r11 • ··' I • · · '-'-'' 0 MtL 1 '• _ U la R 1'9 CJH l _$1a1 $ cna fo r1tc·r i II ICI A o - c •h M 'l' J c COI INI Wl C fl'tfll · lt-40nt l 11t • MI OltlT'Y ouMJIIL 'I I• ca 1 ccT co MMI TTCC TO • • sruoy cov t t N MENTIII OPtn AT lvN VII T 4 c -i·o INTttt 1 101 l'lcC AC Trv1T1£ 1 Rt clf 0 • 11U1UAN t TO •• N 11 IUH C OhO C IS WA0HINC TON O C ZO SIO • I • ovember 14 1975 0 -I Mr William E •Colby 1 D rector of Central Intellige ce Ce tral intelligence Washington D c tJ l • 0 Agency · 0 ex u i De_ar Mr Co 1 b_y f 0 v 0 On November 13 ·1 he Committee ··voted without ocij ec tiOilb - ·_ · · · - · to u ndertake ·a two-day ·public' hes ring on Chile These - · · · · · · · hearings are now scheduled fo ' r December 4 and 5 By tn1 s •' · · · · ' letter tha Co - mictee invites you to appear as a w itness ' · ·· · · ·on the r 1orning · of December 4 · ·· • • I I Mr Director I want · yot to know of the gre a t importance I · attach to your appearance before the Committee on •· •· · ··· this issue The nature and x ent _of Am2rican involv r ient in the internal affairs of Cnile· over the past 10 years ' · ··remain both shrouded in secr cy · and lriver i -- if not· distorted -- by · rumor and misst atenrent Th _$ elect Committee ' · has neither created· nor contiibute d to chi situation The Committee is of th · view that it is 'r iecess a y to s e t the recq r9- straight and educa e the public on v t a l que stions concerning' the use pf cov rt faction in a d ernocratic society Yo · have· told s •ori a nJmber of occ sions that t he · Agency has taken bum reps from time to time bec a use of its activiti s · I beliave very strongly chat a public hearing on Chile foc u sing on the f acts and the issue of the control and rnanage Tient o E American covert activities in Chile will g ve th a public the opportunity to see tha t the Agency wa s under the firm direction f c th e Preside nt and his chief advi s e r s I c«n assur e y0u that the Com ittee· will not ex pose G· n s itiv e SOtr CeS O i d rr ctbo d s o f intcllise ce O cra io - I t s n a in interest is to co to the core issue of t hy certain ·op r a tions were undcrt kcn ind how thes actions wor e cons i 1de rcd aud direct1 d • I ' • •' · l-lr William E ·Cplby er et Page li - o November 14 1975 c o J 0 er 0 f i 0 8 J In all fra n mess · I mus say th t it is m t vie'C-1 that t J it would be a disservice· to he public and· perhaps to the Central Intelligenc Agency itself if you should fo ego the opportunity to _s peak tQ h ese issues I hope that ti you will share my s _e n se of tl e imp_o rtance of your appear- t ance be fore this Comraittee an appearance which will st ill2 a ny public notion that t he Agency is unwilling or unable 2 to subject its record to pub ic sc utiny Related to thiso · matter of yoi r o m ·appearanc I would like to le nm• w hat yo6 r position is ·w ith reg rd to pµblic tE stimony of former or present Agency e p ees j I would appreci te haviµ_ an early r ·e sponse to this · invi tat ion • · · · l 1'f r1 _- · · Sin erely • I t ' k _ Frlk Church ·th a' inna n - I I· I I_· · I I· I ·-iI