Series V, Legal Cases and Documents

Scope and Content Note

Series V, Legal Cases and Documents, documents five lawsuits in which Agee was the plaintiff, and also contains a selection of legal documents from and correspondence with Agee's attornerys regarding other cases that were of interest to Agee. The majority of the series consists of affadavits and other legal documents from Agee's suit v. the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Department of State, and Department of Justice, seeking to obtain government documents under the Freedom of Information Act. There are a small number of files, chiefly legal correspondence, but with some legal documents, from two lawsuits in which Agee sought damages for allegedly being falsely accused of being responsible for the 1975 death of Athens, Greece CIA Station Chief Richard Welch. In this regard, Agee separately sued former First Lady Barbara Bush, charging that her Barbara Bush: A Memoir (1994) falsely made this claim. Agee also sued author George Crile, et al, on the same grounds re his book Charlie Wilson's War (Grove/Atlantic, 2003). Bush agreed to alter one paragraph in her book as per a 1997 settlement. For the Crile case a similar settlement was reached in 2004. From Agee's unsuccessful attempt to regain his passport by suing the Department of State are several files of clippings, correspondence, and legal documents. There is also one file of plaintiff's affadavits from the case Philip Agee v. United States of America: Civil Action No. 94-2020-WBB, To Recover Damages for Illegal and Tortious Acts Committed against the Plaintiff by the CIA.

Subseries V-A, Agee v. Barbara Bush

Scope and Content Note

This subseries documents the case between Barbara Bush and Agee who accused her of falsely accusing Agee, in Barbara Bush: A Memoir (Scribner, 1994), of being responsible for the death of Richard Welch CIA Athens Station Chief, killed in 1975 by the Greek Terrorist group November 17)

Philip Agee v. Barbara Bush, Jan 1995-Aug 1995, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Barbara Bush: Bills, Correspondence (Legal), Jan 1995-Dec 1995, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Barbara Bush: Clippings, 1977-1996, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Barbara Bush et al.: Invoices from Law Offices Bernabei and Katz, 1996-1998, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Barbara Bush: Philip Agee Defense Fund (Checks, Correspondence), 1996, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries V-B, Agee v. George Crile, Gust Avrakotos, Grove/Atlantic., the Atlantic Monthly Press, and Publishers Group West

Scope and Content Note

The case claimed that Crile's book Charlie Wilson's War [Grove/Atlantic, 2003] contained false allegations that Agee was responsible for the death of Athens CIA Station Chief Richard Welsh.

Philip Agee v. George Crile, et. al. : Correspondence, Jun 2004-Mar 2006, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. George Crile, etl al. : Legal Documents, Jun 2004-Oct 2004, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. George Crile, et al. : Settlement, 2003-2004, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. United States of America: Civil Action No. 94-2020-WBB

Scope and Content Note

The case was filed to recover damages for illegal and tortious acts committed against the plaintiff by the CIA.

Plaintiff's Affadavits and Correspondence with His Attorney Melvin Wulf., 1994-1998, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries V-D, Agee v. United States Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Department of State, and Department of Justice

Scope and Content Note

The case sought to obtain government documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit Charles E. Wilson, Executive Secretary to the Publications Review Board, Jan 30, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Clayton E. McManaway, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Director of the Center for Classification and Declassification, Feb 29, 1980, Jun 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of David Stevens Byerly, Special Agent of the FBI, Jul 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavits of Frank M. Machak, Chief of Document and Reference Division of the Foreign Affairs Document and Reference Center of the Department of State, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Graham W. Van Note, Special Agent of the FBI, Feb 29, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Hugh James McMenamin, Special Agent of the FBI, Feb 29, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavits of John E. Bacon, Information and Privacy Coordinator of the CIA, Jun 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavits of John N. McMahon, Deputy Director for Operations of the CIA, Jan 30, 1980, Apr 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Launie M. Ziebell, Assistant General Counsel for the CIA, Jan 28, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavits of Louis J. Dube, Information Review Officer of the Directorate of Operations of the CIA, Sep 15, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Maurice A. Sovern, Chief of the Information, Privacy and Litigation Group, Directorate of Operations, CIA, Sep 17, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Melvin L. Wulf, Plaintiff's Attorney, Jul 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Michael M. Roman, Special Agent of the FBI, Aug 21, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Myron I. Weinstein, Deputy Director of the United states Secret Service, May 28, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Philip Agee, Jun 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Richard Stover, Special Agent of the FBI - Itemization, Indexing and Description of Classified Information Withheld from Plaintiff Persuant to 5 USC, Jun 25, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Robert W. Gambind, Director of Security, CIA, Jan 30, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Roy R. Banner, Chief of Policy Staff of the National Security Agency, Jul 1, 1982, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Stansfield Turner, Director of CIA, Jan 29, 1980, Sep 19, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of Thomas W. Ainsworth, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Classification and Declassification, Sep 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Affidavit of William R. Kotapish, Director of the Office of Security of the CIA, Mar 24, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Court Orders, Notes, Notices, 1980-1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Declaration of F. Henry Habicht II, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, Sep 1, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Declaration of James P. Turner, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, Dec 17, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Declaration of Jean Kornblut, Paralegal Specialist of the Department of Justice, Sep 10, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Declaration of Richard L. Huff, Acting Director of the Office of Privacy and Information Appeals, Dec 11, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Declaration of E. Ross Buckley, Attorney in the Office of Legal Support Services Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Sept 15, 1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: CIA's Statement of Material Facts, As To Which There Is No General Issue, Undated

Box: 7, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Department of Justice's Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Includes Related Memorandum, Order), Aug 1980-Sep 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Department of Justice's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Includes Plaintiff's Memorandum), Apr 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: National Security Agency's Motion for Summary Judgment, Related Statement, Order, 1980, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Defendants' Points and Authorities in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a More Particularized Justification of Nondisclosure and in SUpport of Defendant CIA's Motion for Partial Judgment (Includes Court Order), undated

Box: 7, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Document: Disposition Index Volume 1 0001-0999, Undated

Box: 7, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Document: Disposition Index Volume 2-3 0200-0399, Undated

Box: 7, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Document: Disposition Index Volume 4-5 0400-0599, Undated

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Document: Disposition Index Volume 6-7 0600-0799, Undated

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Document: Disposition Index Volume 8-9 0800-0999, Undated

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Judge Gerhard A. Gesell's Memorandum re: the CIA, Jul 17, 1981, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Intervenor-Defendant United States' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, Related Court Order, Jan 29, 1980, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Hearing on Cross-motions for Summary Judgment, Proceedings, Sep 12, 1980, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Plaintiff's Complaint, Oct 8, 1979, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Plaintiff's Motion for Particularized Justification of Nondisclosure of CIA Documents (Includes related memorandum, statement), Jun 4, 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Reports to the Court, Plaintiff's Response to the Reports, Apr 1981-Dec-1981, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Response of the Intervenor-Defendant United States to Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Order Granting Intervention, Mar 24, 1980, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Plaintiff's Memorandum and Motion to Vacate the Court's Order of February 21, 1980 and to Voluntarily Dismiss His FOIA Suit, Feb 1980-Mar 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Plaintiff's Statement of Genuine Issues, Jun 13, 1980, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Research Files, Copies of Court Decisions, Undated

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Stipulation to an Enlargement of Time, Feb 12, 1980, inclusive

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Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: United States' Motion and Memorandum to Intervene as a Defendant for Joinder of the United States as a Party to the Action; Plaintiff's Opposition, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: USA, Intervening Defendant/Counterclaiman; Court Orders, Jul 1980-May 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Defendant United States' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to US Motion for Summary Judgment, Sep 3, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Plaintiff's Filing of Hearings on CIA Publication Review Process Before the House Select Committee on Intelligence (Transcript) Mar 6, 1980, Jul 14, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: USA, Intervening Defendant/Counterclaimant: Memorandums, Jul 1980-Oct 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Motion of Defendant United States and cIA for a Protective Order, Sep 3, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al., USA ID: United District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell's Memorandums and Orders, Apr 1980-Oct 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.: Request for Production of Documents, Jul 14, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.; USA (Intervening Defendant): Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment With Respect to the Counterlcaim of the United States; Related Memorandum, Court Order, Statement, Jul 14, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.; USA (Intervening Defendant): Permanent Injunction; Motion for Amendment, Oct 1980-Nov 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. CIA, et al.; USA (Intervening Defendant): Plaintiff's Answer to Amended Counterclaim, Apr 22, 1980, inclusive

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Subseries V-E, Agee v. United States Department of State

Scope and Content Note

Revocation of Passport: Upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, 1981)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: Clippings (English, German), 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: Clippings, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 23A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State (Revocation of Passport): Clippings (Photocopies), 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 23B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: Correspondence, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 79-3491, Dec 1979-Jan 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: No. 80-1125, Feb 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Philip Agee v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State: Affidavit of Philip Agee with Attachments, Jun 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Edmund S. Muskie, Secretary of State, v. Philip Agee, Supreme Court of the United States No. 80-83, Oct 6, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alexander Haig, Secretary of State, v. Philip Agee, Supreme Court of the United States No. 80-83, 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kaplan, Stephen B.: "The CIA Responds to Its Blacksheep: Censorship and Passport Revocation - The Cases of Philip Agee" (Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 13, No. 2), Winter 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 29A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries V-F, Other Cases of Interest to Agee

Attorney General of the United States v. The Irish People, Inc.: CA. No. 76-1518, Aug 8, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Charles V. Stephenson v. Internal Revenue Service, Atlanta, GA, and John W. Henderson, District Director, IRS GA No. C78-1071A, Jun 26, 1979, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Common Cause, et al. v. National Archives and Records Service: Appeal from the United states District Court for the District of Columbia CA No. 77-0297, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Congressman John M. Murphy v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al. CA No. 80-518, May 28, 1970, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Judith Miller, Reporter for The New York Times v. Central Intelligence Agency et al. CA 77-1029, May 6, 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ralph w. McGehee and The Nation v. William Casey, Director of Central Intelligence Agency No. 81-0734, Mar 27, 1981, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bill B. Moorefield v. United States Secret Service, et al. No. 78-4443, Feb 18, 1980, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Nassar Afshar v. Department of State, et al. CA No. 76-1421, 1979, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thomas E. Hayden v. National Security Agency/Central Security Service, et al. No. 78-1728; Jane Fonda v. National Security Agency/Central Security Service et al. No. 78-1729, 1979, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Victor L. Marchetti v. United States of America, Supreme Court of the United States No. 72-1586, Oct 1972, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)