JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL MONDAY - 20 MARCH 1972

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2007
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• Publication Date: March 20, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 20 March 1972
1, Mr. Fred Flott, State Department, called
to alert us that epresen a ive Lester Wolff, a friend of Fiott's who is
running against Representative Seymour Halpern (their constituency has
been redistricted), is trying to get headlines and plans to go into the
allegations of CIA involvement in drug traffic. I told Flott to have Wolff
or his Administrative Assistant call me and we would be glad to straighten
him out.
Robert Owens, Administrative Assistant to Representative Wolff,
called to say that Wolff was much concerned about reports of Agency involve-
ment in the drug traffic but before raising the matter in public he would
appreciate a briefing. I said I would be glad to talk to Wolff with the
understanding that any discussion of the Agency role in coping with the
drug traffic would have to be confidential. Owens said he was sure this
would be acceptable, and I said under these conditions I would have no
objections to Owens being present. He said to schedule the briefing for
Thursday, 23 March 1972 at 11:30 a. m.
2. Called Frank Slatinshek, Assistant Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, to alert him to tomorrow's
story by Jack Anderson about the Agency involvement with ITT in Chile.
3. Called Chairman Lucien Nedzi, Intelligence
Subcommittee of House Armed ervices Committee, to alert him to the Jack
Anderson story, which he appreciated.
I also explained to Mr. Nedzi that the press stories about AID health
and medical funds for Laos being diverted to CIA were quite misleading.
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5. I I Called Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel., Senate
Armed Services Committee, and alerted him to the Jack Anderston story
coming out tomorrow abort Aapncv involvement with TTT in Chi1P_ T a14n
6. Talked to Ed Braswell regarding the
Committee schedule. He said Senator Symington was pushing for a ".follow up
session on Laos" but he (Braswell) "wanted to keep CIA out of it. "
Braswell said he didn't see how they could schedule the Director to
testify on the Agency budget before the CIA Subcommittee this week.
Braswell said it was uncertain when theywould have a confirmation
hearing on General Walters' nomination but it was just possible they could
work it out Thursday. Otherwise he said it would have to go over until
after the recess (30 March to 4 April).
7.1 At the request
Staff, delivered a sealed envelope to the office of Cecil Presso-n-7-9-eliate
Internal Security Subcommittee staff.
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8. Met with Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations ommi ee, and received back from him the draft copy
of the intelligence community program budget. I told Preston that the book is
being updated and a later version would be furnished as soon as available.
Mrs. Mowitt, OPPB, has been advised and the book returned to her.
Preston told me that the security field investigation and review by
FBI has been completed on The
Chairman does not desire any further clearances however since Preston does
not expect to expose her to any compartmented information. Preston also
noted that Messrs. work with him
from time to time on compartmented material.
9. I I Received a call from Mr. Gil LeKander,
Administrative Assistant to Representative Frank T. Bow (R. , Ohio),
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10. Received a call from Mr. Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, concerning
the press items relating to the use of AID health funds to finance the
Central Intelligence Agency activities in Laos.
I met with Mr. Slatinshek later in the day and discussed the
a copy of the GAO report Jon this subject and asked that I
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11. I I Talked Holt, Senate Foreign Relations25X1
Committee staff, and gave him _Ea~information he re guested last
week
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12. I Contacted Horace Pascal, Mutual of Omaha,
to relay my conversation with Dean Sharp, Assistant Counsel, Subcom-
mittee on Antitrust and Monopoly Legislation, Senate Judiciary Committee,
that the Mutual of Omaha report to the Subcommittee on the 20th did not
have to cover the GEHA program and that another program could be
substituted.
13. I I Called Dick Schultz, Associate
Chief Counsel, House Internal Security Committee, and based on the advice
of Office of Security, told him that the Agency makes little or
no use of the Subcommittee's indices, but Mr. Schultz would still like to
have the opportunity to discuss the matter further with an Agency Security
representative in the field of name checks, which he is also going to do
with the Civil Service Commission and the FBI. Iwas advised.
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14. I I Mr. Robert Hull, Department of State,
called for a reaction to a memorandum he had sent me on a recommended
position for State to take on the Office of Management and Budget's recom-
mendations concerning the funding of the Foreign Service retirement
system. (Copies of the papers in question have been sent to the General
Counsel, Director of Personnel, and Director of Finance. )
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15. d Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Armed
Services Committee, called to let us know he has given DOD a deadline of this
Friday for submission of an alternative arrangement for the funding of the
irregulars in Laos. Braswell also said he wanted a position from us as to
whether we favored payment by DOD or State. See Memorandum for the Record.
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Murphy asked for our comments on the accuracy of this article.
Murphy mentioned I lagain. He expressed a desire
for any information we might give him about this case because of the JCAE's
interest in the sale of gaseous defusion technology abroad and its interest in
the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA).
17. Received a call from Colonel Dick Wood,
in the Pentagon, asking if the Director had given a briefing on the Hill last
Friday. I told him he had not and this satisfied his inquiry.
18. Called Dale de Haan, Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on
Refugees and Escapees, and expressed concern about the inaccuracies about
the column by Tad Szulc in the New York Times of 19 March which reported
Senator Kennedy's statements about the classified GAO report on the AID
health program in Laos. See Memorandum for the Record.
Mr. Houston
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George Murphy, Joint Committee on Atomic
JOHN M. MAURY
Legislative Counsel
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