JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000600070007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 14, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal Office of Legislative Counsel Page 5
Tuesday - 14 October 1975
14.1 LIAISON Attempted to place a
call to Jaime Benitez, Delegate from Puerto Rico, and was told
that he was unavailable. This was the last of several calls to
Benitez's office, all of which were to no av --1 rrk ist
suggested that I put our request in writing.
Office of Personnel, was advised. He will talk withi
to see if we want to take any further
attempted to set up an interview with Benitez for
on EEO business at the University of Puerto Rico.)
15. CONSTITUENT Spoke with Sharon
25X1 Siegel, on the stall of epresenitative Cliarlaci 'E. (D. , Fla.),
25X1 regarding the letter from a constituent. I told her
that the Agency had no information on ut we were pursuing
the matter through liaison with the FBI. She asked for an interim
response, which will go forward shortly.
on the staff of Representative Don E. Young (R. , Alaska), in connection
with his inquiry of late Friday afternoon about whether the Agency had
any information about the crash of a Trans Avia International Airline
flight in the vicinity of Adak, Alaska on 22 September 1975. He had also
asked whether ne of the victims of the crash, was an
Agency employee. After checking with the Office of Personnel, the Office
of Security and DO, I advised Kelder that based on the
information given me I could tell him that the Agency had noth.in to do
with the Trans Avia International Airline and, in addition, tha
ad never been employed by the Agency. I told Kelder this
r a lon was, as he had reauested for his Con
' ormation
only, elder
agreed to abide by these conditions.
CRC, 11/7/2003
MORI/CDF
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 1 October 1975
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6. ADMINISTRATIVE Received a call. from
Wes Clark, White house staff, who is currently working for John O. Marsh,
Counsellor to the President. Ile said Marsh had received my note with the
.attached exchange of correspondence with Representative Bella, Y
regarding information she has demanded
case. Clark asked me to review the bac roan on this situation which I
provided him. He said he wanted to talk with Jack Marsh about it, but also
25x1 suggested that we stay in close touch with Steve Blackhurst, in the Dwo",,?tt.7ient:
25x1 of Justice who was keeping on top of cases like this. I told him I would ask
f OGC to do this. Clark was very strong on the position that
e agreemen worked out with Representative Otis Pike's (D. , N. Y. ) Committee
for the transmittal and handling ,iof classified documents was applicable only
to the Pike Committee. I told him I understood and added that we had tz-iade our
offer to Mrs. Abzug and felt that we had to remain with that position, although
we proposed to check with a number of people, including .Representative
Jack Brooks (D., Texas), on this position.
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