JOURNAL- OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000200090097-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 97
• Publication Date: April 12, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Thursday - 12 April 1973
4. (Confidential - GLC) Mr. Thuermer called to advise that in
discussions with representatives of the Harvard Crimson who had contacted
him about the Jessie Gill case, it was mentioned the New York Times is
planning an article about her for this Sunday's edition.
5. (Confidential - GLC) Talked with Herb Roback, Staff Director,
Legislation and Military Operations Subcommittee, House Government
Operations Committee, regarding proposals which have been advanced of
interest to the Agency. Roback said he would like any further ideas we
have on the degree of sensitivity of material the Committee would be dealing
with if Committee inquiry should develop. I told him I would give this some
thought and be back in touch with him.
6. (Confidential - GLC) Advised Guy McConnell, Clerk, Subcommittee
on Defense, Senate Appropriations Committee, that the Department of Justice
has urgently requested that we make George Carver available as a prosecution
witness in the Ellsberg case. I said that Justice feels Carver's testimony is
essential to.tbe.ir case and we might find it difficult not to cooperate in this.
I told him I was merely alerting him to this possibility and suggested he
mention this to the Chairman. He said he would do so.
7. (Confidential - JMM) Called Chairman Lucien Nedzi to thank him
for his help in expediting Committee action on our retirement legislation.
At the same time I alerted Nedzi to the possibility that in responding
to a pressing Justice Department request we might be forced to make George
Carver available to go to California to testify for the prosecution in the
Ellsberg case. I said the presumed purpose of Carver's appearance would
be to refute the defense contention that the disclosure of some of the Pentagon
papers was of no value to the enemy and hence could have caused no damage
to the U. S.
8. (Confidential - JMM) Talked to Frank Slatinshek, Chief Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, and alerted him to Carver's possible
appearance in the Ellsberg trial (see above).
9. (Confidential - JMM) Called Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate
Armed Services Committee, and alerted him to the possibility of Carver's
appearance in the Ellsberg trial (see above).
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