AGENCY PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000200090063-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: September 7, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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OLC 73-1055
7 September 1973
SUBJECT: Agency Public Affairs Activities
1. Met with Mr. William G. Phillips, Staff Director, Subcommittee
on Foreign Operations and Government Information, House Government
Operations Committee, as a followup to Phillips' letter of 24 August 1973
(attached). Although the letter was written with a light touch, Phillips
was deadly serious about the question he raised concerning Angus Thuermer's
position.
2. Phillips called in Norman Cornish, Deputy Staff Director, and
Jim Kronfeld, Staff Counsel, to sit with us. In brief, I covered the following
points in the discussion of the position of the Assistant to the Director:
a. No formal experience in public relations;
b. Not a public relations officer;
c. The individual is appointed to the position to
respond to press inquiries;
d. Most of those who have held the position have
been individuals who were recruited originally from the
press field;
e. These individuals are drawn from Agency operations
for this assignment and are ones who know how to keep their
mouths shut;
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f. The Agency gives no press releases;
g. We hold no press conferences;
h. It is necessary for our organization to have a
reasonable, responsible point of control over inquiries; and
i. Particularly during the last six years, DCI would be
the only person who would meet minimum qualifications as a
public affairs officer.
3. All in all the meeting was most cordial. No further action will
be required.
25X1A
Assistant Legislative Counsel
Distribution:
Original - Subject
I - Mr. Thuermer
I - Chrono
OLC/JGO:mmc (10 September 1973)
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