LETTER TO JOHN S. WARNER FROM JOHN DOAR RE WILL CONFIRM MY CONVERSATION WITH YOU OF FRIDAY, MARCH 1, IN WHICH I ADVISED YOU THAT, AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, I HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST CERTAIN MATERIALS IN THE CONTROL OF TH

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This will confirm my conversation with you of Friday, March 1,
in which I advised you that, as Special Counsel to the House
Judiciary Committee, I had a responsibility to request certain
materials in the control of the Central Intelligence Agency which
are necessary to the Committee's impeachment inquiry.
H. Res. 803, adopted February 6, 1974, authorizes and directs
the House Judiciary Committee to investigate fully and completely
whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives
to exercise its constitutional power to impeach Richard M. Nixon,
President of the United States.
To implement the authorization (H. Res. 803) the House also pro-
vided that "For the purpose of making such investigation, the
committee is authorized to require . . . by subpoena or otherwise
. . . the attendance and testimony of any person . . . and . . .
the production of such things; and . . . by interrogatory, the fur-
nishing of such information, as it deems necessary to such investi-
gation." A copy of H. Res. 803 is enclosed.
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Mr. John S. Warner
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I understand from our conversation yesterday that you have furnished
four volumes of Watergate-related material to each of your two
oversight committees in the Senate and House, and have made the
same volumes available to the Special Prosecutor and to the Senate
Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of 1972.
I am distinguishing this material from other materials you might
have furnished to these committees about general CIA management
and operations.
You also indicated that you had furnished supplemental material to
the Special Prosecutor.
We would like to obtain all of the material you have furnished to any
of these committees or agencies, including the supplemental material
which you have given to the Special Prosecutor's Office.
You also said that you had furnished additional material to Senator
Baker. When I talked to you last night I indicated that it probably
would not be necessary to receive this material at this time. On
reconsideration, I believe we must examine and study this material
as well, including all transcripts and testimony given in Executive
Session by employees of the CIA before the Senate Select Committee.
The Judiciary Committee's responsibility is to make a thorough and
complete inquiry, and I do not feel I would be meeting my responsi-
bility if I did not examine the material resulting from Senator Baker's
Inquiries. Therefore, I would appreciate it if you would consider my
request and advise as soon as possible as to when the materials
requested will be supplied.
Yesterday when we talked you suggested that it might be well if I
dealt with Mr. George Carey, who handles congressional matters for
the CIA. I think, however, because of the nature of the Committee's
inquiry, it would be preferable for me to deal directly with you
respecting our requests.
Finally, I am enclosing, a letter to Mr. Colby from Chairman Rodin�
requesting security clearances for a number of persons on the inquiry
staff, as well as a letter from me containing a shorter list so that the
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Mr. John S. Warner
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process can be expedited with respect to certain of the persons
listed in Chairman Rodin& s letter. I would like to talk to you on
Monday to get an idea as to the time required to obtain security
clearances.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Enclosures
Sinc ely,
JOHN DOAR
Special Counsel
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