JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL MONDAY - 6 DECEMBER 1971

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• Publication Date: December 6, 1971
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1.1 Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, advised that the Senate had amended the sup lemental
appropriations bill (H. R. 11955) to include an appropriation o
contingent upon the enactment of
S. 18 or other authorizing legislation. If this amendment is accepted by
the House, as expected, and enacted, there remains only agreement by the
House and Senate conferees on S. 18 to complete legislative action to provide
for continuatio
Woodruff said he expects the conferees to meet on the Defense
appropriations bill on Thursday, with passage of this measure on Friday
and congressional recess by the weekend.
2. Mr. C.B. Morrison, on the staff of Senator
Allen J. E en er (D., La. , said the Senator called him today to say that
when Mr. Helms visited him last he offered to"winterize" the Senator's
camera for his trip to Antarctica. The Senator would like this done in time
for his departure a week from today. I told Mr. Morrison I would check on
this and be back in touch with him. The Senator also asked if Kodachrome II,
which is the film he normally uses, is suitable for this trip.
I contacted Mr. Art Lundahl, NPIC, immediately. He said it was he
who had suggested to the Senator that he have his camera winterized for this
trip, but he did not offer to do it. Mr. Lundahl is contacting the Navy, however,
to see if arrangements can be made to have the necessary work done.
3. Mr. David Martin, on the staff of the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee, provided me with a copy of the published
document "The Assault on Freedom" (A Compendium of Theoretical and
Policy Statements by the Communist Movement, Domestic and International,
and by other Organizations Committed to the Violent Overthrow of Free
Institutions), which has been passed on to
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the Communist propaganda apparatus, both overt and "cryptic. " He said
they are hoping to have Frank Shakes e re USIA testify on the open
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Chairman F. Edward Hebert and Assistant Chief Counsel Frank Slatinshek
House Armed Services Committee, and Mr. Don R. Brazier, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in a discussion of
the handling of the Agency budget. See Memo for Record.
5. Lunched with Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel,
1 Senate Armed Services Committee, and discussed handling of Agency
budget and related matters.
6 ? During a chance encounter, Senator
Stuart Symi.ng o gave me a message to pass to the Director. See Memo
for the Record.
7? Accompanied Colonel White who briefed Senator
Milton Young on plans for handling the Agency FY 73 budget. See Memo
for Record.
8. Met with Hastings Wyman and Henry Herlong,
in the office ot Senator Strom Thurmond, and discussed our problems with
the Ervin bill (S. 1438) which had just been ordered reported by the Judiciary
Committee. I left with them documentary material spelling out our particular
problems with the present version of the bill and our need for a complete
exemption.
Later, Mr. Herlong called me to say he had discussed the matter with
Senator Thurmond who felt he could not persuade Senator Ervin to accept a
complete exemption for the Agency but would like our proposal for certain
limited exemptions. I said we appreciated the Senator's interest but in fact we
had worked diligently with Ervin's staff to find mutually acceptable limited exemp-
tions without success. I said I was afraid nothing less than a complete exemption
would serve our purposes, and if this was not feasible I didn't think we should
bother Thurmond by getting into a hassle with Ervin which would produce no useful
results. I therefore suggested our best solution would be to shoot for an exemption
in the House/Senate conference, since I thought we would get considerable support
in the House side. Herlong agreed with this judgment.
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9. Accompanied Colonel White in meeting with
Ralph Preston, Sta ssistant, House Appropriations Committee, regarding
the Agency budget. See Memo for Record.
10. ohn Wilson from the staff of Representative
Paul McCloskey (R., Calif.),called to request a subscription to the FBIS
Daily Report for Asia and the Pacific. I told him he could expect to begin
to receive the reports in about ten days. I made arrangements with FBIS
to initiate the subscription.
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. about his request for copies of
North Vietnamese propaganda broadcasts on rainmaking and weather
modifications. I told him our people had made a thorough check but had been
unable to come up with anything. He thanked me for our efforts.
12, elivered to the offices of Senators
J. W. Fulbrig (D., Ark.), Mike Mansfield (D., Mont. ), Henry Jackson
(D., Wash.), Barry M. Goldwater (R., Ariz.), Harold E. Hughes (D., Iowa),
Mark O. Hatfield (R., Oreg.), and Mike Gravel (D., Alaska) FBIS items in
which their names were mentioned.
Appro riati and told him about the Senate amendment
addin o H. R. 11955, the supplemental appropriations bill
for Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe contingent upon the enactment
of S. 18 or other authorizing legislation. In response to his question, I
told him the Agency does support this amendment. It is Mr. Preston's
opinion that the amendment should have little difficulty when the conferees
meet. Ihas been advised.
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15. Met with Mr. Drury Blair, on the staff of
the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, Judiciary
Committee, who told me that with the possible exception of questions by
Senator Thurmond he does not expect anything other than routine treatment
No meeting of the
Committee has been scheduled as yet. Mr. Warner has been advised.
JOHN M. MAURY
,legislative Counsel
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