JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WEDNESDAY - 5 JULY 1972

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000300030066-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: July 5, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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Contacts: 3
Calls: 6
Ins: 1
Outs: 1
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 5 July 1972
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1. (Confidential - GLC) Received a call fro
who asked if we could determine from the Senate Armed Services Committee
whether the Administration had agreed to accept a ceiling for
Laos in the Defense Procurement Authorization bill. It is I impression
that Fred Buzhardt, General Counsel, DOD, had given this indication to Ed
Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee. 25X1
2. (Secret - GLC) Mr. Maury and I talked with Ed Braswell, Chief
Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee, and asked him about. Committee
action on the Laos ceiling. Braswell said the Committee has completed its
markup on the bill and has settled on a ceiling o
J See Memorandum for the Record.
Braswell also brought up the subject of the Cooper bill (S. 2224) and
expressed concern about this legislation even though he had prepared a letter
for Senator Stennis which would block action by the Senate without the agree-
ment of the Armed Services Committee. Braswell asked for our suggestions
as to how the Chairman might oppose this legislation and we gave him some
of our thoughts on the subject. See Memorandum for the Record.
Braswell mentioned the draft report which I had left with him on the
McClellan bill (S. 3529). I assured him this was nothing of a controversial
nature and said we had gone ahead with our submission of the draft letter to
OMB for clearance. He said this was fine.
3. (Internal Use Only - JMM) John Goldsmith, Senate Armed Services
Committee staff, called regarding the Hersh story alleging Agency involvement
in "Rainmaking" in the New York Times of 3 July. He said we could expect
questions on this matter. See Memorandum for the Record.
Goldsmith said we would probably be unhappy over the fact they had
cut the ceiling in Laos from about
4. (Confidential - GLC) Picked up from the Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy the transcript of the Director's briefing of the Committee on 13 June.
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5. Received a call from David Marti=z, Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee staff. Martin has just returned from his
trip with General Walt covering the Middle East and Southeast Asia for the
purpose of looking into illicit drug traffic entering the United States. Martin
said General Walt will probably be testifying before the Subcommittee in
mid-August or September. He said in this connection and in connection with
their report on their trip he would like to have access to the confidential Agency
reports on the drug traffic which have been mentioned in Jack Anderson's
column. Martin said he would respect the confidential classification of the
documents and if they were drawn on in the Committee's report the report
would be submitted to us for final approval before it is published to be sure
that nothing of a classified nature is inadvertently revealed. I told Martin
I thought I knew which reports he was referring to and said I would look into
the matter. He said theywould be happy to have General Walt or Senator
Eastland send us a letter requesting access to the documents but I told him
I did not think this was necessary.
I asked Martin if he had run across any of Alfred McCoy's activities
during his trip. He said they had and added that several of the embassies
in the Southeast Asia area were extremely irritated by what they consider
to be McCoy's irresponsible use of unverified information in the interest of
promoting his forthcoming book. I mentioned the exchange of letters between
Representative Aspin and the Director on the subject of McCoy's information
and gave him citations to the insertions of these items in the Congressional
Record. Martin commented they would be happy to assist in any way they
could in refuting McCoy's claims-as far as they concern the Agency.
6.1 Called Mr. William Flanagan, Special
Assistant to Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III (D. , Ill. ), in his office in
Chicago. I told Flanagan I was responding to his letter of 26 June 1972 to the
Director concernin
Responding to the questions raised in his letter
I told Flanagan t a a worked for the Agency for only one month
25X1 between January and February of 1970 and had decided his continued employment
with us was inconsistent with his active involvement in a number of political
and social issues on which he had strong feelin s and therefore he had decided
25X1 to resign. I made it clear to Flanagan that resignation was total]X1
voluntary on his part and without any coercion on our part. I said that while
he had received a top secret clearance for his employment here that naturally
the clearance terminated with his resignation. Flanagan said my call was much
more helpful than a written response would be and said nothing further was
necessary from us.
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7. I I A suggested reply to a letter from a
constituent was discussed with Carolyn Worley, staff member in the office
of Senator Howard Baker (R. , Tenn. ). The constituent, a psychiatrist
who treats drug addicts, requested that Senator Baker look into stories
alleging CIA's involvement in drug traffic. Worley stated that Senator Baker
has always felt that ~ these allegations are false and she appreciated our
assistance in providing an appropriate reply.
8.1 1 As a follow up to her earlier request,
25X1 I talked to Miss can Sparks, in Me o ice of Representative Lawrence Hogan,
and told her that an a plication for retirement extension has been received from
I and from all appearances will receive favorable considera
have been advised.
tion.
Miss Sparks thanked me for the advice and suggested a suspense date of 18 July
on the Congressman's letter. I Personnel, and O/DDCI,
9. Talked to Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations Committee, who told me that Chairman Mahon will be in
Washington during the Democratic convention and the Committee staff will be
working full time with him. Although he could not suggest a date, he feels it
will be necessary to have Drs. Steininger and Proctor meet with him on the Hill
rather than him making a visit to Head uarters for a briefing on a special Ager25y1
project. Dr... Steininger and have been advised.
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