JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000500010003-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 24, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 24 October 1975
]LIAISON I called on Marian A. Czarnecki,
Chief of Staff for the House ommittee on international ltelaL-100b, ailu
discussed the background of
that CIA, in conjunction with DIA and State Department,
invasion of Venezuela. I told him that while
charge
was planning an
charge was basically something DIA should answer, the programs
mentioned byl were really only classroom training exercises
for young intelligence analysts and could not in any shape or form be
construed as plotting against any country. I also discussed the circumstances
surrounding leaving the Defense Intelligence School.
Mr. Czarnecki said he appreciated the background, that they probably would
just file letter and that there was no additional follow-up
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3.1 RIEFING I accompanied
OCI, to a briefing of Jack Brady and Jack Sullivan, on the staff of the
House Committee on International Relations, updating for Brady and
Sullivan the current situation in Southeast Asia. The briefing went well
report. is writing a memorandum for the record.
and Messrs. Brady and Sullivan indicated appreciation for
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6. LIAISON Met with Frank Slatinshek,
Chief Counse ouse rxx~.ed Services Committee; Ralph Preston,
staff member, House Appropriations Committee; Clark McFadden,
Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee; Guy McConnell, staff
member, Senate Appropriations Committee, and briefed them on the 25X1A
following: the proposed transfer of to the
Department of Interior; the transfer of Agency toxins to NIII; the
declassification of Agency documents furnished to the 'Warren Comniission,
the status of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's (D. , Mass. ), Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure inquiry into
human experimentation by the Agency; and the present offer to buy the
remaining assets of Air Anric
7. L LEGISLATION Called Jim Michie,.
Senate Judiciary u coxnmi ee.on u xninistrative Practice and procedure
staff member, and informed him that a decision was made by the
Director that we would not make Agency files available to the Subcommittee
staff for their review to determine what material they _cons.idered
relevant to their inquiry. I confirmed with him our honest intention to
be'cooperative and to provide complete information to the Subcommittee
necessary and relevant to their proposed legislation. I further explained
that any material provided would have to be sanitized to remove names and
operational information. He reacted strongly and insisted that they should
be permitted to review our material in order to assure themselves that
we are not holding anything back. He added that they would put their
request for additional material made yesterday in writing and he insisted
that the Agency make clear its position in writing.
8. I (ADMINISTRATIVE I-Iank Knoche, IC
Staff, called to advise met at the Director had sent his reclama letter to
Chairman John McClellan, Senate- Appropriations Committee, to OMB
Director Lynn for coordination of an Administration position and then.
transmittal to Chairman McClellan.
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9. I I LIAISON Called John Maury, Assistant
Secretary for Legislative .--airs, Department of Defense, to discuss the
status of DOD contacts with the Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on
Administrative Practice and Procedure, and Health for their legislative
hearings. Maury was not personally familiar with the case but gave me the
name of George Lippincott who is handling this within DOD. -.`I will givs
Mr. Lippincott a call.
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14. (Internal Use Only -- PLC) LIAISON Jim Michie, Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure staff,
I later called Michie back and ask that he put his request in writing,
called and requested certain. additional Agency material on the
case and human experimentation. (See Memo for the Record)
GEORGE L. CAR
Legislative Counsel
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Mr. Thuermer
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LIAISON Called Bill Hogan, Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, concerning the GAO review of the
liquidation of the residual assets of Air America and he. said that it
looked like we had their endorsemen anc, e will try to get: to Chairman
Lucien Nedzi (D., Mich.) soonest. I reminded Hogan to raise with
Chairman Nedzi whether he still wanted us to get with Representative
Jack Brooks (D., Texas) on this directly.
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20. 1 ( LIAISON Called Elly V ogtmann,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, and told her that Thursday,
6 November at 10:00 a. rn. was find for the Director to come up and
brief the Committee. After checking with Pat Holt, Staff Director,
Ms. Vogtmann said they would have a transcript.
21. HEARINGS Accompanied Sayre Stevens,
A/DDS&T and /BAB/OTS, to brief Jim Michie, Investigator
on the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, Senate
Judiciary Committee, on past programs in the human experimentation field.
(See Memorandum for the Recor
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