LETTER TO HONORABLE JOHN A. MCCONE FROM CY

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2002
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• Publication Date: February 23, 1965
• Content Type: LETTER

OSD HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE.
Honorable John A. Mc Cone
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, p. C.
Your letter of February 5, 1965 refers to the Congressional
hearings for the NRO budget in FY 1966. Modifications to the pro-
cedure followed last year are, of course,- possible. As you know.,
last year Charlie Hitch and Harold Brown presented the budget to
Congressiona3. committees and Dr. McMillan did not participate in
the presentation. Since the presentation and substantiation of this
budget is the responsibility of the executive agent, we had planned
to follow the same procedure this year. We planned to ask Brown
and Hitch to "do the presenting and the supporting again and to keep
the DNRO in the background to reduce the number of detailed
questions that could be asked.
The modification of last year's procedure to include members
of the CIA in these discussions may well be useful. Presence of
members of your organization could be helpful in responding to any
questions which may arise relative to the financial management,
accounting and contracting
F On the other hand, we should
be careful lest, by modifying our procedure, we encourage pro
tracted hearings in the area of appropriations. As you correctly
stated, separate generalized discussions were held with you,
Senator Russell, and elements of the Department of Defense; it
might well be;that continuation of this procedure would be better.
OSland NRO
revs w(s) completed. We should separately examine the clearance situation for such-
projects as the SR-71, YF-12A, J-58 engine and 417 weather satellite.
I believe that these items will be subjected to a careful examination
by broader elements of the committee than heretofore. For this
reason, information regarding clearances of members of these com-
mittees is essential for DOD witnesses to properly plan their answers.
-Please let us have such information as soon as is convenient.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20301
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It seems to me that your suggestion of adding CIA personnel
to the DOD presentation of the NRP to the Congress so as to empha-
size the joint character of the program is -a healthy one. I would
suggest that, together with information regarding clearance of the
elements of Congress, you will let us know who will represent CIA
when Mr. Hitch and Dr. Brown will be called by the Appropriation
Committees. It may well be that, if this new procedure is employed,
we will also ask Dr. McMillan to be present; your opinion on this
whole issue will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
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