JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00364R000100010015-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: February 18, 1969
• Content Type: NOTES

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Tuesday - 18 February 1969
7. (Internal Use Only - JMM) Mr. Kenneth BeLieu, Senate Liaison
for the White House, returned my earlier call and I told him of our activities
in connection with the Ervin bill (S. 782). I mentioned the fact that Messrs.
Hampton and Modello, of the Civil Service Commission, shared our concern,
that Mr. Houston and I were hoping to see Senator Ervin in the next few days,
and I would also be seeing Representative Henderson. Mr. BeLieu said he 25X1
would like to hear from us further after we talked to Senator Ervin.
9. (Unclassified - JMM) Mrs. Roberts, on the staff of Chairman
David N. Henderson, House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, called
to say that the Chairman could see me at 9:30 a. m. on Friday, 21 February.
10. (Secret - JGO) Met with Mr. J. R. Blandford, Chief Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, and provided a copy of a blind memoran-
dum entitled, "The Changing Strategic Naval Balance, USSR vs US. " Mr.
Blandford was most appreciative and indicated that it would be included in
the Sea Power Subcommittee reference file for their guidance.
Mr. Blandford advised that he is working with the Chairman during
the day on the organization of the various special subcommittees and that
the CIA Subcommittee, in all probability, will continue as it was constituted
for the brief hearing on the Pueblo on January 6.
Mr. Blandford was very interested in, and personally in accord with
the Agency determination that Agency documents, such as the NIS's, not
be furnished to committees of Congress. He also indicated his appreciation
for being advised of this determination since there is the ready possibility
that such a question would come to the attention of the Chairman. See Journal
item of 12 February 1969.
I briefed Mr. Blandford on East German travel restrictions to Berlin,
the Soviet collective leadership question, a limited Soviet ground forces demo-
bilization an icipated Soviet space activities and present assessment of
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Friday - 14 February 1969
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6. (Secret - JGO) Met with Mr. Frank Slatinshek, Counsel, House
Armed Services Committee, and discussed with him the OSR/TF review
of the document, ''The Changing Strategic Naval Balance, USSR vs US. "
Mr. Slatinshek found it most interesting and said that it would be well to
go over it with Mr. Blandford on his return on Monday.
At Mr. Slatinshek's request, I checked with OCI and relayed available
information on the Peruvian seizure of an American fishing vessel, The
Mariner, and the alleged firing on the San Juan.
7. (Confidential - JGO) Received a call from Miss Sue Tinajero,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, concerning an inquiry received
by the Committee staff from a Washington Evening Star writer, Bryan
Kelly, for point of contact in the Agency for possible information on the
recent 83 Cuban defectors. After checking with Mr. Goodwin, I advised
Miss Tinajero that the escapes had taken place through Guantanamo and
that contact on the matter should be made with the Department of the Navy.
8. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met with Mr. E. Hugler, House
Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service staff, who advised that Chair-
man Henderson will be returning to the city around noon on Monday. He
also advised that Chairman Henderson will be addressing a Department of
Defense employee organization in downtown Washington on Tuesday.
Contained in the address will be some rather uncomplimentary remarks
about the Ervin bill (S. 782). I thanked Mr. Hugler for the information and
advised him we plan to meet with Mr:. Henderson early in the week.
9. (Confidential - JGO) Talked to Mr. Robert Michaels, House
Appropriations Committee staff, who advised that there is little possibility
of the follow-up meeting with Chairman Mahon and the CIA Subcommittee
for the next two weeks. Mr. Lipscomb plans to leave the city on Monday
night or Tuesday and will be away for at least ten days.
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Monday - 10 February 1969
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6. (Confidential - CEA) Spoke to Larry Conrad, Chief Counsel,
Senate Subcommittee on Constitutiona:L Amendments, concerning the
Ervin bill (S. 782). Conrad said he had been informed by Paul
Woodard,of the Ervin Subcommittee, that no hearings are planned and
it is expected that the Subcommittee will report the bill out, as will the
full Committee, for an early vote on the floor.
On the question of the Arthur Flemming Award, Conrad said
he was unable to attend the meeting and sent Larry Cummings, of
Senator Bayh's office, to sit in for hinz. Conrad was unable to furnish
any information on the meeting.
8. (Unclassified - GLC) Hand carried to Robert O'Brien, in
Speaker McCormack's office, a copy of a 1966 OER publication
entitled "Foreign Trade of the European Satellites in 1965: A.
Statistical Summary (ER 66-27, November 1966)". I had previously
advised O'Brien that another publication which he requested had been
printed in a study prepared by the Joint Economic Committee. I
explained our policy with regard to publications of this sort and asked
O'Brien to restrict the distribution of these documents as much as
possible.
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