JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 7 OCTOBER 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020059-7
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: October 7, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 7 October 1971
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1. (Internal Use Only - LLM) Met with Jean Harmon, Personal
Secretary to Representative Joel T. Broyhill (R. , Va. ), concerning the
Congressman's inquiry on behalf of an Agency employee who claims to
have received unfair treatment by the Agency. I told Mrs. Harmon that
we had received the Congressman's inquiry, that we merely wished to
assure the Congressman that the facts of the case are being investigated,
and that hopefully we will have a reply early next week, which she said
would be fine. She also said that the Representative had spent some time
with the individual and had personally dictated the letter of appeal to the
Agency's Director of Personnel.
2. (Internal Use Only - LLM) Met briefly with Representative Jack
Kemp (R., N. Y.) who said he would try to get together sometime next week
to discuss the possibilities of arranging for an Agency briefing for himself
and some of his congressional friends.
3. (Confidential - LLM) Met with Mrs. Nash, in the office of
Se Warren Magnuson (D. , Wash. ), and based upon the material supplied
by closed out her inquiry to us on behalf of I ho alleges25X1A
tha : e Agency has information bearing on her husband who was downed in
Vietnam in September of 1966.
4. (Unclassified - LLM) Miss Brown, in the office of Senator
Jennings Randolph (D.,W. Va.), called and asked if we were hiring. I
explained that the situation is very tight at the present. Miss Brown said
she had the resumes of two recent PhD graduates in the field of genetics
and I said we would be happy to review the resumes and let her know the
results, which she asked us to do.
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5. (Confidential - JGO) Met with Mr. William Shattuck, House
Judiciary Committee, who told me that although he has no documentation
it is his understanding that the Omatter relating to overpayment
of combat pay during the period . nd others served with the Agency
has been resolved within the Department of Army. Until he hears further
he has closed his file on the matter which he had been handling for
Representative Henderson (D. , N. C. ). I thanked Mr. Shattuck for the
information and told him we would close out also.
6. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met with Mary Pat Gaffney,
]Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee staff, House Judiciary
Committee, who told me that the Committee would be meeting the entire
day, afternoon as well as morning. The agenda contains something
over 200 items. The position of
was such that it should be considered by the Committee today.
7. (Confidential - JGO) Met briefly with Mr. Charles Ducander,
Executive Director and Chief Counsel, House Committee on Science and
Astronautics, who told me that Chairman Miller was quite satisfied with
last week's briefing. Mr. Ducander noted in passing that he was somewhat
surprised that the Chairman had requested a briefing before going off on
this particular trip to Europe. Chairman Miller is not expected to return
to the city until late this month. Mr. Duckett has been advised.
8. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met briefly with Representative
Melvin Price (D., Ill.) who gave me his personal apologies for not
attending the Intelligence Subcommittee briefing on Monday. He noted that
as much as he would have enjoyed the Agency briefing, the long weekend and
celebrations in Italy were very enjoyable. He expects that the Subcommittee
will be coming out again and he will be with them at that time.
9. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met briefly with Representative William
Bray who told me that the Intelligence Subcommittee of House Armed Services
had had a good meeting this morning with Ray Cline at State Department and
he expects that they will continue these meetings as rapidly as possible with
the various elements of the intelligence community. Mr. Bray very much
enjoyed his visit to the Agency.
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10. (Secret - JGO) Met with Russ Blandford, Chief Counsel, House
Armed Services Committee, and gave him a copy of NSCID No. 1 and White
House letters of January 16, 1962 and September 24, 1965 concerning the
office of the DCI.
11. (Confidential - GLC) Spoke with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, and Jim Woolsey, General Counsel, Senate
Armed Services Committee, about the implications in the Symington amendment
to the Military Procurement Act. See Memo for the Record.
I briefed Mr. Woodruff on a number of current intelligence items.
See Memo for Record.
12. (Confidential - GLC) Delivered to John Goldsmith, Senate
Armed Services Committee staff, a copy of a draft speech which was prepared
for Senator Stennis' use.
13. (Unclassified - PLC) Mr. Vaughan, in the office of Representative
Charles A. Vanik (D., Ohio), called concerning an inquiry from a constituent
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