Madam Speaker, in a letter sent to CSIS on November 9, 1995 the subcommittee asked questions about the caption on October 17, 1989 targeting authority, originally entitled "Preston Manning".
Among the many questions asked were: "How was a caption change made on the form 4002? Was the original form altered or was the original form destroyed and a new backdated and reinitialled form created?" The subcommittee also asked questions about the November 10, 1989 transit slip, form 3040, from the chief of counter-intelligence, general desk, to the general director of counter-intelligence.
Specifically, questions were asked about item five of the form which stated: "Caption is considered appropriate under policy provisions". Among questions asked were: "Can you provide the subcommittee with an explanation of this assertion in light of the fact that at the time the caption read `Preston Manning' and was not changed until March 30, 1990? If the caption was"-