DISCUSSION WITH ROBERT SMART, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-01773R000300110120-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 120
• Publication Date: December 10, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

STAT
MEMORANDUM TOR THE RECORD
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SUBJ&CTt Discussion with Robert Smart, House Armed Services
CANUMittee Staff
1. Legislative Counsel discussed with Mr. Robert Smart,
House Armed Services Committee staff, all of the points included
in the attached listing of suggested matters for the discussion by
the DCI with Mr. Vinson which list has been furnished to the DCI
as an aid. Ia general Mr. Smart seemed to be somewhat reluctant
in the areas of establishing formally the Subcommittee and in
recording officially the fact of meetings and any subsequent reports.
2. As to the question of a substantive briefing e0 Agency
activities, he thought the Director in his discussions with Mr. Vinson
should " ako it very clear as to what the difference would be between
this type of briefing and previous briefings by the Agency so as to avoid
any possibility that the Chairman or other members might feel that
dace we are askiag for the Opportunity of this type of briefing, what
have we held back in the past.
3. Mr. Smart did not give any suggestions on the periodic
briefing question. However. he did suggest that the Agency might wish
to consider as occasional intelligence briefing where the Agency foresaw
the possibility of some coming event. He readily recognised the possible
difficulties is this type of thing bet merely offered it as a suggestion.
4. 1 also mentioned to Mr. Smart that the DCI was planning to
forward a letter to Mr. Vinson requesting the opportunity of briefing
the Subcommittee on Agency activities. Mr. Smart suggested that a
time la January would be most appropriate before the Committee
became involved in other matters.
cc: DCI
DDCI
JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
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