DISCUSSION WITH FRANCIS HEWITT OF SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-01773R000300110112-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 112
• Publication Date: December 10, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved FA
10 December 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Discussion with Francis Hewitt of Senate Appropriations
Committee Staff
I. Legislative Counsel met with Francis Hewitt of Senate
Appropriations Committee staff and discar d th. ~ssibility of a
briefing before the CIA Subcommittee of Senate Appropriations on
Agency ae vi s. Tltsaestioa!_of aaS-,~ Mier of official record
the establishment of and membership on the CIA Subcommittee including
recording y the tact of meetings was discussed. This brought
up the question of s hearing before the Subcommittee on the CIA budget.
2. At the suggestion of Mr. Hewitt these points were discussed
further with Mr. Thomas J. Scott, the Assistant Chief Clerk of the
Committee staff. From the reactions of these two, it was clear that
any change in existing Procedure should be discussed with Senator Hayden.
It was clear that it_
equally
their opinion that the present procedures
for handling CIA matters were the result of what was believed to be the
Aeeacy ? wishes in the matte In particular, Mr. Scott speculated that
r if the procedures were changed and if the Agency did brief the Sab-
committee on Agency activities, the position os tie Subcomsseittee members
[ would be strengthened in dealing with queries from other Senators and
sspec y e cane as r yc~: -- ____ -
3. la considering the possibility of an Agency briefing there was
discussed the fact that three members of the CIA Appropriations Sub-
committee also are members of the CIA Armed Services Subcommittee,
only Senator Hayden and Senator Chaves not being members of the CIA
Armed Services Subcommittee. Also all members of the CIA Armed
Services Subcommittee are members of the Defense Appropriations Sub-
committee. In view of the overlapping of the membership of the two CIA
Subcommittees, the thought was raised of having the CIA briefings done
before a joint meeting of the two Senate CIA Subcommittees.
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