Ronald Reagan: “Secrecy is essential to success in the intelligence activities upon…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1988

Secrecy is essential to success in the intelligence activities upon which the Nation's security depends.

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Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

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