CIA & Espionage

Responding to msg by danisch@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]

> >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.

There was a fairly large article about this in Helsingin Sanomat, the
largest newspaper in Finland, some weeks ago.  It was quoted as being
originally from the New York Times.  (I have the clip saved at home
and can check the date if anyone is interested.)

I do find it rather shocking that the most powerful country in the
world sets industrial espionage as the primary task of their
intelligence services.

Now talking about those crypto restrictions worldwide and the real
reasons why the United States is driving them...

    Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>

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