The Nation - News from Nov. 18, 1985

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said CIA Director William J. Casey does not feel U.S. intelligence agencies should be publicly criticized or held accountable to the American people. Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.), the committee chairman, was replying to an open letter to him from Casey in which the CIA director criticized public discussion of intelligence matters. In a written reply published in Sunday’s Washington Post, Durenberger said, “Whether Casey likes it or not, the public does hold the CIA accountable and the public must know the oversight process works.”