JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000400110003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 22, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday - 22 Mi.r 147
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OCI, for Mike Telson, ~~?GP Rnrlrrcf C':nmmiftp rr on the energy sources
in Venezuela and Mexico. The briefing was unclassified and was requested
by Telson for his background in connection with. his trip in a few weeks to
Central and South America as part of a cultural USIA program. The trip in
no way concerns congressional matters. Telson was most appreciative and
displayed considerable background in Central and South America having
been raised in Cuba. At the conclusion of the briefing he added that energy
and the environment will be his areas of interest on the Budget Cornmitt:ee.
He volunteered that Representative Elizabeth Holtzman (D. , N. Y, ) had
attempted to have the Agency budget reviewed by the Budget Committee,
however, the effort was defeated principally by Representative Robert N.
Giaimo (D. , Conn.) and feels that Agency matters must: be handled securely
by a select group withiir the Congress. He felt that undoubtedly the CIA. 25X1
budget will in some way eventually be reviewed by the Budget Committee.
Sat in on a briefing given by
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ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 2.1 May 1975
Called Mike Telson,
ee stall, and confirmed arrangements for
brief him tomorrow, 22 May 1975, at 2:00 p. m, on energy sources j in to
Venezuela and Mexico in connection with Telson's upcoming trip to
Central and South America under the auspices of fhr,+a+~
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 20 May 1975
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Received a call. from Mike Telson, TTrX1A
--Budget Committee staff, in follow up to his earlier call with
requesting a briefing on the energy situation in Mexico and Venezuela. (See
Journal Item #8, 6 May 1975) I told Telson.
riefing, if was at all possible.
;GEothEL. CA.R
Legislative Counsel
cc:
O/DDCI
Ex. Sec.
DDI DDA DDS & T
Mr. Warner Mr. Thuermer
Mr. Lehman
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 7 May 1975
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OSR, called to alert
us to the im ending visit by Andrew Hamilton, of the
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with OSR, which has as its purpose the obtaining
of information in connection with FIamiltonrs Budget Committee assignment.
I advised_ nd subsequentlyl that any requests for inform.ation~a~A
by Hamilton relating to the Agency should be referred to this office,
Paget
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Journal Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday 6 May 1975
called to request a briefing on the energy situation in Mexico and Venezuela..
He will be visiting those countries and others for a few weeks in June as a
"short term American grantee, " This is a cultural exchange program by the State Department and USIA. Nominees are drawn from all walks of 25X1A
life. He said he had been referred to us by the Department and hoped that
a short briefing could be arranged. I discussed the request with
I OCI, and he saw no objection to such a briefing.
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Mike Tel son, e- Bud et C .t
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