CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS 1958

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: January 13, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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13 January 193$
MEMORANDUM TOIL- Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: - Congressional Relations 195$
1. This nr~ussados is psianarily for information. but contains
certain reeerame datisss and suggestions OR the handling of Congressional
relations which you may either wish to discuss further at a deputies
meeting, or refer to the DD/S or the General Counsel for advice. Tbese
suggestions are based on appro nlmably four and a quarter years of
experience during which time Legislative Counsel reported to me. I
believe that they reflect my accu:aulated impressions of how to handle
our relations with Congress.
2. To my mind the sinIs most important objective in our relations
with Congress during this session is to establish a wider knowledge
among the members of Congress of our general competence. Most of
our difficulties with the Congress stem from the fact that these cota-
mittens which do moot with us have disseminated little or no information
about their reactions to our work. This lack of further dissemination has
been based upon the concept that even the fact that hearings were held
should be classified. I, believe that recent events have invalidated
this concept and that unless some method is established at a very early
date to provide the fteasral mentboorshto of thus f'cnwraaa at iwawt 'with
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 inevita-lY find
our camp?te 0 that we l
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W* ai!!"sbu,: to ~aOr disseminating within
that gars are tiastuellY
at Oar c~p?~ue l~ by portending
tti+s Gwir?ss general te~Owt?diO r make atatemeati es she
mines* to ei*o
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we sas be fraza a0' OPM s X MrorIL
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3. It sus a me that as prs$f* that was hobs
pawl was transfer rOd said *s as1itY
the time t bar.
s~?an from this
~tia for ~"Ost005 liais?a ryas r.SS?O?d
acrd sespera? with the
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issues informed Of Of tie statai asap
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adequacy at oar ialsUi:Once Oe t*0 So~i?te?' *0 general ti~Us~ a ce diming 104 9"
A particularly sper"rma
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thot ws can de hotter is washis4:!s also is doslias
a0 g is aat belief
I fool our Cosgrosstomal relstLoss have
~eritt firs Crisias. jo du last
cp tTated io!jsd Toore. dw 13DCI.
boss OMM& me clearly
COMsol ssda small T?w Si so for oEftaiils. T'>~is i?
this tact 004 asarly *We" C, ssssiossl l sea is
best jai by
a abs" the "a" irtd+aals. It is taislt ohotoss that this
02140" by jn~
USA" greatly the ka wloilo ad Cmtrismon .he ws sae Cultivate
saw "ow*$ the Agaact. Ens dN other laad. I coaee-plet~y agree with tore
ascsssitt for the Legislative Coueasol to be the fecal Pots= for Caa-
sabtY he slosh .stead as YAW fsctias*
~sssioeaal roistios?, aa-d Prsts
gives by agency efficisls for +ss~msa as is possible. But I d
~ least
s, t that ws old sot a toil of a stssmsapfor liiach at
the for*cesetsi ssssioa. sad obviously this woald
every d?1 ~~ ----- --
sI awaiss o#Acials to P.~ct~ &" host
! ,asst s s - broader -grouP
~o laseAsoss. I believe that his cis be "as, iaasxmmwh as to our feet
rob~ablt have s than a hoadrsd sosior ~taials who
e p
orj ~ or
ass personally acquainted with ass or moss Cosgrosasses.
S. 1? I bsli vo that it is' absolutely
? asd comaressames we develop as close a relation
vestsis 1mt Sosst+sr
sclodeele will Pssaatt? This PsrttcslsrlY apitiss to such
as dash: busy
lost .mss as Gsorp aisles Si Texas. aid I completely agree with
that as most fief
ram*em Mr. Helms buck SUP on the snack" memo
si 1utshos &a,, &ttemptims to correct
spae a aomsst to g.U i+ d
\ 04 iii tbs \448 esieisios tats w?
swat of des missiviuss exp"
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 Frarther. I would like to refterata say previous ruggsstion that t behave
it moat tmperuint foe you to "quest to Vice Prsidsat taa- eois!-s>ae a
m"O ni el d w big --Johnsoa aid Kaow1&" of the Beasts, sad
)tartfn RaybsZ of the Harss--tor tM purpo" et point over the
'~10u of to Css$'N$ l are=alieng at the - sad saUaiKsd "r
-Sven, if the ms $ suer nwatartaiised, I believe
adtle+ aat'iidleme! -
that fire stdiaitlw$ el it by ym sad pssibly the suggestions of tM ifs..
President wssld be amoet valasbto. Is this coats* of COW** I firtaly
Lsli v. that we she id cultivate the vatic whir--Soamatsr Mike
Massfi lei--aud try to browns SUM comrtacts wt* db wing of lb.
daasoeratic party sbieh be represents. I am firmly coaviacsd that
btasafiold is tha recipient of absost all that is bad about the Agency.
haaias becvssre a focal POW as a result of his bill, and I think it
qAq tmportaat that we try to balance this falter.
Lyeatan B. Kirkpatrick
Isspeelor Gsasral
s DCl (BA-9-y60) - Excerpt from CBS-TV Face lbs Ration.
i Jaaa nary l9S4.
ea s DDCI
OGC/ LsgLdatwe Counsel
(b[emorsadumdigitated but set read by LBK)
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