RE: WYE MEMO FOR INCREASED US-ISRAEL SECURITY COOPERATION

NOVEMBER 11, 1998

JUSTICE FOR JONATHAN POLLARD NOTES:

THE MEMO OF INCREASED SECURITY COOPERATION THAT WAS JUST SIGNED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON AND PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU AT THE WYE SUMMIT IS JEOPARDIZED BY THE CIA'S POSITON ON POLLARD.

THE CIA CLAIMS THAT THE INFORMATION POLLARD SHARED WITH ISRAEL IS SO DAMAGING TO THE US THAT POLLARD CAN NEVER BE FREED. YET THE INFORMATION-SHARING AGREEMENT SIGNED BY CLINTON AND NETANYAHU IS SO BREATH-TAKING IN SCOPE, IN QUALITY OF INFORMATION AND DEGREE OF COOPERATION TO BE EXTENDED BY THE US TO ISRAEL THAT IT BY FAR SURPASSES ANYTHING POLLARD MIGHT HAVE SHARED 14 YEARS AGO.

THEREFORE IF THE CIA BELIEVES THAT POLLARD WHO SHARED SO MUCH LESS WITH ISRAEL CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN FOR THE "DAMAGE" HIS SHARING CAUSED, HOW CAN ANYONE BELIEVE THAT THE CIA ACTUALLY INTENDS TO HONOR THE AGREEMENT TO SHARE SO MUCH MORE WITH ISRAEL?

EITHER THE CIA'S POSITION ON POLLARD IS SPURIOUS, OR IT INDEED FEELS THAT ISRAEL DOES "KNOW TOO MUCH". IF THAT IS SO, THE CIA WILL THEN WORK TO UNDERMINE AND SABOTAGE THIS NEW ENHANCED INFORMATION-SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.