REQUEST FOR DIRECTOR'S APPEARANCE BEFORE CHAIRMAN JOHN V. TUNNEY'S (D., CALIF.) SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

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July 8, 1975
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Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP77M00144R000300100018-/ 8 July 1975 SUBJECT: Request for Director's Appearance before Chairman John V. Tunney's (D., Calif.) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights 1. On 11 June 1975 I received a call from Douglas Lea, Counsel, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. They were scheduling unclassified hearings in the last week of June to determine the extent of technological advancements and research and development in all aspects of technical surveillance. The hearings would be held jointly with the Senate Commerce Special Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Commerce which Senator Tunney also chairs. He asked that the Director testify. I expressed serious doubts since this would involve intelligence sources and methods and could jeopardize foreign intelligence collection efforts. He asked that I check anyway and call him back. 2. I subsequently discussed the request with Clark McFadden, Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee. He agreed that the Director should not testify and suggested I so advise Lea and that if Chairman Tunney wishes, he can discuss the request with Chairman John C. Stennis (D., Miss. ), Senate Armed Services Committee. The request was also discussed by Mr. Cary with Chairman Stennis. 3. I called Lea back as suggested by Clark McFadden. Lea was not convinced by my arguments. He did not indicate whether or not Chairman Tunney would discuss the matter with Chairman Stennis. Assistant Le is ative Counsel Distribution: Original - OLC Subject/ 1 - OLC Chrono OLC:PLC:fmc (typed 8 July 1975) Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP77M00144R000300100018-2 Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP77M00144R000300100018-2 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR 23 jUti 3 Colby, Wiesner due to teesUUfy iiy Louise Sweerey Staff cori'espn!lclent of The Christian Science Monitor Washington One Ylarc:h I.lgui in iu/3, 'No-Oil, a nonprofit organization opposed b any oil drilling in Pacific Palisades, California, held a third birthday party with an ominous snapper at the cud. First carne the business meeting with over 600 people attending, including same of the California legislators who support "r'o-Oil. (Democratic U.S. Sens, John V. 'I'unney and. Alan Cranston and Rep. Paul N. McCloskey (R) and Rep, Thomas M. 'Rees (D) . are honorary members.) When the president of No-Oil announced that the business meeting was over, he added that anyone who was a friend of Oco.c'rental Petroleum could leave before the party, c lebratiog the stare 'Su- preme Courts decision to halt Occidental's operations in the arez.t;rail the entire matter was resolved in the courts. Two No-Oi? members ieavinl to retrieve something from their car outside noliccd a mid dle-a ed Itrot who h Jtl ;;F