BRIEFING MATERIALS PROVIDED TO AMBASSADOR BUSH
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December 23, 1975
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23 December 1975
SUBJECT: Briefing Materials Provided to
Ambassador Bush
1. The following material was provided to Ambassador
Bush after his arrival in Washington:
a. Functional Summary Data -- a statement of
the function, strength, funds, and bio data on each
major component within CIA, plus IC and NIO.
b. A volume prepared by Scott Breckinridge on
the thrust of SSC/HSC inquiries,
c. A compilation by Assistant to the DCI Thuermer
of press clippings reacting to the appointment of
Ambassador Bush,
2. The material listed in the attachments was pouched
to Peking for the Ambassador.
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Executive Assistant to the DCI
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.1. Guide to CIA Statutes and Law.
2. Published texts, of Open Session Confirmation
Hearings of Senate Armed Services-Committee on:
a) Admiral Raborn, 22 April 1965
b) Richard Helms, 23 June 1966
c) James R. Schlesinger, 18 January 1973
d) William E. Colby, 2, 20 and 25 July 1973.
3. Transcripts of Executive Session Hearings of Senate
Armed Services Committee on nominations of:
a) John A. McCone, 18 January 1962
b) ? Richard Helms, 23 June. 1966
c) James R. Schlesinger, 12 January 1973
d) William E. Colby on
1) 2 July 1973
2) 20 July 1973
3) 25 July 1973. (TOP SECRET)
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25X1A
No. 2-
Notebook entitled, '.'The National Foreign
Intelligence Communi~y." (SECRET}
2. Letter frog:? "the DCI to the President, dated
21 June 1975, forwarding comments. on the
Report by the Commission on CIA Activities
Within the United States (Rockefeller Commission).
3. Letter from the DCI to the President, dated
30 August 1975, forwarding copies of Directives
issued to Agency employees as a result of recom-
mendations by the Rockefeller Commis ion. (This
is a white notebook entitled, "DCI Irtplementation"
of the r -resTent' s Directive Concerning CIA
Activities in the United States.")
4. Open literature recommended by the Director..
a. "The Craft of Intelligence" by Allen Dulles;
b. "The Real CIA" by Lyman Kirkpatrick;
c. "The U.S. Intelligence Community" by
Lyman Kirkpatrick; and
d. "Strategic Intelligence for American World
Policy" by Sherman Kent.
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INTELLIGENCE Cwt V rt J IITY STAFF
;NOTE FOR: Executive Assistant to the
Director
"Attached is a notebook of unclassified
materials relating to the Intelligence
[Community which is provided for Mr. Bush'
possible use prior to his scheduled
conference with Lt. General Wilson on
29 December.
The attached materials supplement
papers which have been assembled in
two notebooks of classified materials,
one on the Intelligence Community and
the other comprising papers prepared
for the DCI_by the Action Plan Task
Group which General Wilson chairs.
Attachment:
INFORMATION
Date 23 December 175
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MEMORANDUM FOR: . hir Buush
This is_ the ;report Mr. Colby provided to` the
President in Vail'a, jrear ago, two days after the
Seymour,.Hersli':article in the New York Times.
It was provided to the President in unclassified
formf=in~the event a decision were made by him to
release it
The President decided instead to consider it
privileged and 'sensitive, and it became the first of
the materials ero ded to the Rockefeller Commission.
~
when it was -established t o begin its investigation.
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MEMORANDUM FOR : Mr. Colby
General Walters
SUBJECT
Briefing Materials for Ambassador Bush
The following material is "on the shelf" for delivery to Ambas-
sador Bush:
a. The Taylor Report -- "American Intelligence/A Framework
for the Future"
b. Functional Summary Data -- a statement of the function,
strength, funds, and bio data on each major component within
CIA, plus IC and NIO
c. A volume prepared by Scott Breckinridge on the thrust of
SSC/HSC inquiries
d. A volume re DCI' a August 1973 directives growing out of
identification of questionable activities
e. A compilation by Assistant to the DCI Thuermer of press
clippings reacting to the appointment of Ambassador Bush
f. A small quantity of unopened mail addressed to Ambassador
Bush at CIA
. Attached is a recital of what was pouched to Peking.
cc: EA / DCI
EA/DDCI
ES/BCE:sfc
0 - Addressees
1 - cc's as above
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1. Guide to CIA Statutes and Law.
2. Published texts of Open Session Confirmation
Hearings of Senate Armed Services Committee on:
a) Admiral Raborn, 22 April 1965
b) Richard Helms, 23 June 1966
c) James R. Schlesinger, 18 January 1973
d) William E. Colby, 2, 20 and 25 July 1973.
3. Transcripts of Executive Session Hearings of Senate
Armed Services Committee on nominations of:
a) John A. McCone, 18 January 1962
b) Richard Helms, 23 June 1966
c) James R. Schlesinger, 12 January 1973
d) William E. Colby on
1) 2 July 1973
2) 20 July 1973
3) 25 July 1973. (TOP SECRET)
.(SECRET)
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18 November 1.975
1. Notebook entitled, "The National Foreign
Intelligence Community." (SECRET)
2. Letter from t] e DCI to the President, dated
21 June 1975, forwarding comments on the
Report by the Commission on CIA Activities
Within the United States (Rockefeller Commission)
3. Letter from the DCI to the President, dated
30 August 1975, forwarding copies of Directives
issued to Agency employees as a result of recom-
mendations by the Rockefeller Commission. (This
is a white notebook entitled, "DCI Implementation
of the Presi-ctort 's Directive Concerning CI
Activities in the United States.")
4. Open literature recommended by the Director:
a. "The Craft of Intelligence" by Allen Dulles;
b. "The Real CIA" by Lyman Kirkpatrick;
C. "The U.S. Intelligence Community" by
Lyman Kirkpatrick; and
d. "Strategic Intelligence for American e :-orld
Policy" by Sherman Kent.
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