State Department Counterintelligence: Leaks, Spies, and Lies

by Robert David Booth

  Reuters. “U.S.-British ‘special relationship’ questioned,” http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/us_british_special_relationship_questioned.htm, December 1, 2006.

  State of South Dakota v. Gwendolyn Steingraber and Walter Kendall Myers, 296 N.W.2d 543 (Supreme Court of South Dakota), September 17, 1980.

  United States Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs. “Unsealed Indictment Charges Former U.S. Federal Employee with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage for Cuba,” Press Release, April 25, 2013.

  PART 1, CHAPTER 3

  Betrayed: The Trusted Insider. FBI Academy Studios, Video, 2011.

  Criminal Complaint. United States of America v. Walter Kendall Myers, aka Agent 202, and Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, aka Agent 123, and Agent E-634 (United Stated District Court for the District of Columbia Criminal Action 09-150), June 4, 2009.

  Evrard, Paul. “Why did Cuba jail USAID contractor Alan Gross?” http://realcuba.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/why-did-cuba-jail-usaid-contractor-alan-gross/, Realcuba’s Blog, February 4, 2012.

  Indictment. United States of America v. Walter Kendall Myers, aka Agent 202, and Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, aka Agent 123, and Agent E-634 (United States District Court for the District of Columbia Criminal Action 09-150), June 4, 2009.

  Interviews of Walter Kendall Myers and others by Robert Booth February through May 2010.

  PART 1, CHAPTER 4

  Betrayed: The Trusted Insider. FBI Academy Studios, Video, 2011.

  Goldberg, Jeffrey. “Fidel: ‘Cuba Model Doesn’t Even Work For Us Anymore’” The Atlantic, September 8, 2010.

  Harnden, Toby. “Spying for Fidel: The Inside Story of Kendall and Gwen Myers,” Washingtonian, October 2009.

  Interviews of Walter Kendall Myers and others by Robert Booth February through May 2010.

  Transcript of Sentencing Before the Honorable Judge Reggie B. Walton, United States District Judge. United States of America v. Walter Kendall Myers and Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers (United States District Court for the District of Columbia Criminal Action 09-150), July 16, 2010.

  PART 2, CHAPTER 5

  Department of the Treasury, United States Customs Service. Customs Declaration of Donald W. Keyser, September 7, 2003.

  Discussions between Robert Booth and Paul Doumitt in Paris, France, 1994 to 1995.

  Ignatius, David. “Spy World Success Story,” Washington Post, May 2, 2004.

  Interviews of DS Special Agent Kevin Warrener by Robert Booth in March 2007 and March 2014.

  Kalugin, Oleg, and Penn Montaigne. The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West, St. Martin’s Press, 1994.

  Kamen, Al. “Rangel, Rumsfeld and Bygones,” Washington Post, December 14, 2005.

  Lilley, James, and Jeffrey Lilley. China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia, Public Affairs, 2004.

  Marquis, Christopher. “Security Faces Review After a Laptop Vanishes,” New York Times, April 22, 2000.

  Mufson, Steven. “State Dept. Computer with Secrets Vanishes,” Washington Post, April 17, 2000.

  ____________. “[ISN] Senior Diplomat Resigns to Protest Albright’s Action,” Washington Post, December 5, 2000.

  Office of Inspector General, United States Department of State U.S. Information Agency. Report of Inspection – Inspection of Moscow, Russia and Constituent Posts and U.S. Information Service Russia (ISP/I-98-19), March 1998.

  Schweisberg, David R. “Chinese Try to Recruit American as Embassy Spy,” United Press International, November 1, 1988.

  Snyder, Charles, “Confusion over Keyser deepens,” Taipei Times, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/09/23/2003203983, September 23, 2004.

  Statement of Facts. United States v. Donald W. Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, December 12, 2005.

  The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. “President Clinton Names Donald W. Keyser for Rank of Ambassador as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts,” April 16, 1999.

  United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, 3 FAM 4100, Appendix B.

  United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, 12 FAM 26.

  US Department of State. Outgoing Telegram from DASS Dikeos to Ambassador USLO Peking, June 5, 1978.

  PART 2, CHAPTER 6

  Affidavit of FBI Special Agent David R. Farrell, Jr. in Support of Criminal Complaint and Arrest Warrant. United States v. Donald Willis Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:04M803, September 15, 2004.

  Ambassade de France à Washington, E-mail to Office of Mr. Donald Keyser, July 2, 2003.

  Defense Personnel and Security Research Center, Office of the Secretary of Defense & Defense Intelligence Agency, summary of Frederick Christopher Hamilton case, http://www.dhra.mil.perserec/espionagecases/secretary.html.

  Gerstein, Josh. “Heritage Foundation Official Fingered as Possible Spy Recruit,” New York Sun, http://www.nysun.com/national/heritage-foundation-official-fingered-as-possible/37834/, August 14, 2006.

  Howe, Robert F. “Va. Man Pleads Guilty to Leaking US Secrets,” Washington Post, February 6, 1993.

  Interviews of DS Special Agent Giovanna Cavalier by Robert Booth in 2007 and 2014.

  Interviews of DS Special Agent Kevin Warrener by Robert Booth in 2007 and 2014.

  Interviews of FBI Special Agents [Names redacted at request of FBI] by Robert Booth in 2004 through 2006.

  Memorandum in Support of Motion to Find Defendant in Material Breach of Plea Agreement and to Release the Government from its Pleas Obligations and Exhibits 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 30, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47, 53, 54, 59, 61, and 63 thereto. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, July 5, 2006.

  “NSB clarifies ‘not involved’ in intelligence in United States,” The China Post, October 16, 2007.

  Secretary of State, Washington, DC. “Guidelines on Contacts with Taiwan Unclassified,” October 2, 2000.

  Statement of Facts. United States v. Donald W. Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, December 12, 2005.

  United States Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, 12 FAM 26.

  Warrant for Arrest. United States v. Donald Willis Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:04M803, September 15, 2004.

  PART 2, CHAPTER 7

  E-mail from Kevin P. Warrener to Robert Booth including picture of magnet “Beware of Female Spies,” March 26, 2014.

  Interviews of DS Special Agent Giovanna Cavalier by Robert Booth in 2007 and 2014.

  Interview of DS Special Agent Kevin Warrener by Robert Booth in 2007 and 2014.

  Interviews of FBI Special Agents [Names redacted at request of FBI] by Robert Booth in 2004 through 2006.

  Memorandum in Support of Motion to Find Defendant in Material Breach of Plea Agreement and to Release the Government from its Pleas Obligations and Exhibits 15, 47, and 48. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, July 5, 2006.

  Statement of Facts. United States v. Donald W. Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, December 12, 2005.

  PART 2, CHAPTER 8

  Burger, Timothy J., and Adam Zagorin. “A Steamy Spy Scandal at the State Department,” Time magazine, http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1214911,00.html, July 15, 2006.

  Chen, Melody. “Envoy to EU commends NSB official,” Taipei Times, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/09/24/2003204120, September 24, 2004.

  “Cheng denies links with U.S.’s Keyser,” China Post, http://www.chinapost.com/tw/2007/10/15/126719/Cheng-denies.htm.

  China Policy Institute Blog. “Happy Holidays,” http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2013/12/10/happy-ho
lidays, December 10, 2013.

  CNN.com. “Accused double agent pleads to tax charge,” http:www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/16/spy.compromise, December 16, 2005.

  Criminal Complaint and Affidavit of FBI Special Agent Scott Freeman. United States of America v. Benjamin Pierce Bishop, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Case No. 13-0207, March 14, 2013.

  Defendant’s Opposition to Government’s Motion to Find Defendant in Material Breach of Plea Agreement and to Release the Government from its Plea Obligations. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, October 27, 2006.

  Docket Entry 110, Order (certified copy) signed by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee on September 20, 2006, that 1:06-mc-59 be consolidated with 1:05-cr-543 as to Donald Willis Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, July 5, 2006.

  Eggen, Dan. “Handling of Secrets in Spy Cases Debated; Fear of Disclosures Affects Pursuit of Alleged Double Agent,” Washington Post, May 7, 2003.

  Gerstein, Josh. “In a Reversal, Taiwan Officials Seek to Block U.S. Spy Investigation,” New York Sun, http://www.nysun.com/article/40501, September 28, 2006.

  Goodenough, Patrick. “Secret Document Case May Affect US-Taiwan Relations,” cnsnews.com, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/secret-document-case-may-affect-us-taiwan-relations, July, 7, 2008.

  Interview of United States District Court Judge Paul Friedman, October 4, 2006.

  Interviews of DS Special Agent Giovanna Cavalier by Robert Booth in 2007 and 2014.

  Interviews of FBI Special Agents [Names redacted at request of FBI] by Robert Booth in 2004 through 2006.

  Lefebvre, Stéphanie. “The Case of Donald Keyser and Taiwan’s National Security Bureau,” International Journal of Intelligence 20, No. 3 (2007): 512–526. doi:10.1080/08850600701249832.

  Litchblau, Eric. “F.B.I. Agent Pleads Guilty in Deal in Chinese Spy Case,” New York Times, May 13, 2004.

  Litchblau, Eric, and David E. Sanger. “State Dept. Official Arrested in Inquiry on Taiwan Contact,” New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/politics/16spy.html?_r=0, September 16, 2004.

  Markon, Jerry. “Powell Aide Gave Papers To Taiwan, FBI Says,” Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24703-2004Sep15.html, September 16, 2004.

  Memorandum in Support of Motion to Find Defendant in Material Breach of Plea Agreement and to Release the Government from its Pleas Obligations and Exhibits 8, 13, 40, 41, 42, and 70, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, July 5, 2006.

  Motion of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office for Return of Seized Property and for Injunction Barring Use of Information, September 20, 2006.

  Plea Agreement. United States v. Donald W. Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, December 12, 2005.

  Remarks by Philp T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, Dept. of State. http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/ustw/state/2003/080101.htm, August 1, 2003.

  Reuters. “Taiwan Says Security Officers Did Not Hurt U.S. Ties,” September 27, 2004.

  Transcript of Plea Proceedings Before the Honorable T.S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge. United States v. Donald W. Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:05CR543, December 12, 2005.

  US Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii. “Defense Contractor Charged in Hawaii with Communicating Classified Information to Person Not Entitled to Receive Such Information,” Press Release, March 18, 2013.

  US Department of State. Nomination for Award of Kevin P. Warrener, December 12, 2012 and approval thereof, February 7, 2013 (Robert Booth private papers).

  Warrant for Arrest. United States v. Donald Willis Keyser, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Crim. No. 1:04M803, September 15, 2004.

  PART 3, CHAPTER 9

  Boadle, Anthony. “Brazil’s Rousseff calls off state visit to U.S. over spying,” Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/17/us-usa-security-snowden-brazil-idUSBRE98G0VW20130917, July 17, 2013.

  Chernow, Ron. Washington: A Life, Penguin Press, 2010.

  Elkins, Stanley M. and Eric McKitrick. The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788–1800, New York Oxford University Press, 1993.

  France 24.com. “France tells US to stop spying ‘immediately’,” http://www.france24.com/en/20130701-france-hollande-snowden-us-spying-unacceptable-germany-asylum, July 2, 2013.

  Interviews of Elijah Kelly Jr. (April 10, 1986), William Walker (April 11, 1986), James Michel (April 11, 1986), Bob Loftis (April 11, 1986), Robert Kagan (April 11, 1986), Richard H. Solomon (April 7, 1986), Lloyd Richardson (April 11, 1986), Elliott Abrams (April 17, 1986), Nicholas Platt (April 11, 1986), Brunson McKinley (April 11, 1986), Kenneth Quinn (April 11, 1986), “Confidential Source A” (April 15, 1986), “Confidential Source B” (April 15, 1986) by Robert Booth.

  Johnston, David. “Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails ‘Cover-Up,’” New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-pardon.html, December 24, 1992.

  Leigh, David. “How 250,000 US embassy cables were leaked,” The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/28/how-us-embassy-cables-leaked, November 28, 2010.

  Letter from Lawrence S. Eagleburger to Bernard W. Aronson (Robert Booth private papers), July 17, 1991.

  Lynch, Colum. “U.S. Backed U.N. General Despite Evidence of Abuses,” Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092001801.html, September 21, 2008.

  Olson, Alexandra. “WikiLeaks’ First Casualty: Carlos Pascual, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Resigned Over Leaked Cables,” The World Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/24/wikileaks-carlos-pascual_n_840049.html, March 24, 2011.

  Romero, Simon. “Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador Over WikiLeaks Cable,” New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/world/americas/06ecuador.html, April 5, 2011.

  Sherdan, Mary Beth. “Calderon: WikiLeaks caused severe damage to U.S.-Mexico relations,” Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302853.html, March 3, 2011.

  Surk, Barbara . “U.S. soldier linked to Iraq video charged,” Washington Times, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/6/us-soldier-linked-iraq-attack-video-charged/, July 6, 2010.

  Traynor, Ian, Philip Oltermann, and Paul Lewis. “Angela Merkel’s call to Obama: are you bugging my mobile phone,” The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/23/us-monitored-angela-merkel-german, October 23, 2013.

  Tyler, Patrick E. “Ambassador Assails O’Neill Delegation,” Washington Post, April 10, 1986.

  US Department of State Office of the Historian. “A Short History of the Department of State,” https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/framework.

  Walker, Peter. “Amnesty International hails WikiLeaks and Guardian as Arab Spring ‘catalysts’,” The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/13/amnesty-international-wikileaks-arab-spring, May 12, 2011.

  PART 3, CHAPTER 10

  CNN.com Politics. “Bush commutes Libby’s prison sentence,” http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/02/libby.sentence/index.html?iref=allsearch, July 2, 2007.

  Department of State Daily Press Briefing, May 16, 1986.

  Interviews of “Mr. Penn” by Robert Booth and Mark McMahan on April 23, 1986, and June 3,1986.

  Watson, Jerome R. “Employee Fired by State Dept. for News Leak,” Chicago Sun-Times, May 17, 1986.

  PART 3, CHAPTER 11

  Devroy, Ann. “Ex-Bush Aide Quits as Zimbabwe Envoy,” Washington Post, October 17, 1990.

  E-mail correspondence from Sid Balman Jr. (Robert Booth private papers), May 13, 2014.

  Epstein, Edward Jay. “Embassy cables – How the U.S. Embassy Reported an Economic Crisis in Kuwait to the State Departme
nt,” The Atlantic, May 1983.

  Interview of Sy Oglesby by Robert Booth, May 17, 1983 and other dates in 1983.

  Interview of William Sherman by Robert Booth, January 9, 1985.

  Interview of “Edgar“ by Robert Booth, January 10, 1985.

  Interview of Peter Gallant by Robert Booth, June and July 1985.

  Interview of “Mr. Reaves“ by Robert Booth, July 11, 1985.

  Interview of Hume Horan by Robert Booth, July 25, 1985.

  Powers, Charles T. “U.S. Evacuates Ethiopian Jews. Last Group of Falashas Airlifted from Sudan to Israel,” Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-23/news/mn-21077_1_ethiopian-jews, March 25, 1985.

  _______________. “Ethiopian Rescue: An All U.S. Operation: Airlift Plan Came from Officer in Sudan, not Israel,” Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-27/news/mn-20004_1_sudanese-government, March 27, 1985.

  _______________. “Saga of Secret Airlift Ethiopian Jews: Exodus of a Tribe,” Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/1985-07-07/news/mn-9368_1_gondar, July 7, 1985.

  Randal, Jonathan C. “Trial Tests Sudan-U.S. Relations,” Washington Post, January 28, 1986.

  Witcher, S. Karene. “Mexico’s Belt Tightening Could Cause Social Unrest,” Wall Street Journal, January 1, 1982.

  _______________. “Havana’s Efforts to Reschedule Its Debt Meeting Difficulties, U.S. Officials Say,” Wall Street Journal, September 13, 1982.

  _______________. “U.S. Banks Reportedly Felt Threatened into Joining 4 Billion Credit to France,” Wall Street Journal, October 22, 1982.

  ________________. “U.S. Preparing a Rescue Package for Yugoslavia,” Wall Street Journal, December 7, 1982.

  _______________. “Turkey Asks for more Relaxed IMF Pact; U.K. Faults Cuba’s Plan to Reschedule,” Wall Street Journal, December 27, 1982.