BRIEFING OF THE SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE OF HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01430414
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: May 24, 1973

SUBJECT: Briefing of the Special Subcommittee on Intelligence
of House Armed Services Committee�
1. This morning Messrs. Lawrence Houston, General Counsel;
William Broe, Inspector General; Howard Osborn, Director of Security;
Paul. Gaynor, Chief, Security Research Staff; and
Secretary to General Walters, appeared before the above Subcommittee
about Agency actiori.ta.ken. on letters received from James McCord. The
meeting lasted from 1000 hours to 1245 hours. There was no technical
sweep of the room, 2216 Rayburn House Office Building, and the room
was not kept under technical monitoring. Discussions were ,on a Secret
level. A transcript was taken and is on file in the Office of Legislative
Counsel.
Present for the session were:
Lucien N. Nedzi (D., Mich.),
F. Edward Hebert (D., La.)
Melvin =Price (D., Ill.)
William G. Bray (R. , Id.)
Leslie C. Arends (R., Ill. )
Bob Wilson (R., Calif.)
..3. Present from the staff were:
Chairman
Frank Slatin.shek, Chief Counsel
William Hogan
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Airing the hearing, Chairman Nedzi,and Mr. Slatinshek
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criticize . Houston rather severely for the Agencyts not reporting
th�e..existe ce,f:241 the McCord letters to the FBI atthe timethey were,
received.' , In this connection,' Representative WilsOn\said he wondered if
the Agency, had actually' gone along with "McCord's garxie-Pli.n-.'" He said
this would explain why these letters were just now being 'surfaced.
Mr. Houston had a. conversation ,with Nedzi and Sla.tinsh.ek at the .conclusion -
of the hearing and it seemed he was able to dispel some of their concern.
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5. Fonciwu. p action:
a. The Committee asked to provide copies
of her shorthand notes of the memorandum which she prepared
for General Walters and copies of the Xerox copy which she
made of each of these.
d -for the exact date '.`,Wh.'en -Mr.' -
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Acting Leg.islative Counsel
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