JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY - 24 MAY 1966

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: May 24, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 24 May 1966
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1. Received a call from Mrs. Kelly, in
the office of Representative Frank Chelf (D., Ky.), to inform me
that Representative Chelf had introduced the bill on behalf of_ I
I thanked Mrs. Kelly for calling and asked that our thanks be
conveyed to the Congressman.
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2. Received a call from Miss Jean
Main, in the office of Senator Robert Kennedy, requesting the estimated
number of persons in Russia convicted of political crimes for the last
five years. I advised that I would be back in touch with her later in the
week.
Met with Congressman John Byrnes,
(R., Wis.) and his Administrative Assistant, Mr. William Gage,
concerning the case of
The Congressman would appreciate such advice
as we may be able to provide, on either an informal or formal basis
about this case. His office has received the usual allegations that
there is reason to believe that the Agency is involved in the flight
although he, himself, appears to have a completely open mind on the
matter. I thanked him for his courtesy in calling us and told him I
would be back in touch with him or Mr. Gage.
4. Met with Mr. J.R. Blandford, Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee and reviewed last Friday's
conversations with him and later that day with Mr. Miles Romney,
Assistant General Counsel, House Government Operations Committee,
concerning the F_ I I advised that, in accordance with
his suggestion, Mr. Romney was advised that information concerning
this case was in the hands of Armed Services Committee and that Mr.
Blandford would be pleased to respond to any Committee questions
including Mr.:Romney's request for advice concerning a summary of the
negotiation attempts by the defendant's counsel. Mr. Blandford noted
that Mr. Romney has not called as yet and that he had not been in con-
tact otherwise with the Government Operations Committee on this matter.
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