JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2005
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 10, 1977
• Content Type: NOTES

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in the office of Representative Robert E. Bauman (R., Md.), called
and requested an application and professional brochures for a constituent.
The material was sent to her.
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2. LIAISON Took a call from John
Walters, House Republican Conference staff, who wanted to know
if there was a more current issue than May 1976 of the Agency
publication entitled "Estimated Soviet Defense Spending in Rubles,
1970-1975. " After checking with the Congressional Support Staff,
I called Mr. Walters back and told him that the 1977 issue had not
been released yet. He thanked me for my help.
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1. EMPLOYMENT Wanda Armstrong,
3. LIAISON Received a call from
Tom Hipple, in the office of Representative Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
(D. , Ind. ), requesting a wall size map of Africa, one that shows
railroads, rivers, ports, etc. After checking with the Map Library,
I told Mr. Hipple that one would be sent to him in a day or so.
LIAISON Took a call from Roy Werner,
on the staff of Senator John Glenn (D. , Ohio), who asked that they be
taken off the list to receive the Eastern Europe FBIS Daily Report
and added to the list to receive the Asia and Pacific FBIS Daily Report.
FBIS Liaison will take care of this.
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9. Mike Glennon, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, called asking for information on how to go about getting
clearances for himself and one other person on his staff in connection with
Senator George McGovern's (D. , S. Dak.) investigation of activities of
foreign intelligence services in the United States. After discussing the
matter with Mr. Cary, I called him back and set up a meeting in Mr. Cary's
office for 1:30 p. m. , Monday, 13 June, at which Glennon will be able to
outline his objectives and Mr. Cary and I of this office, will
discuss procedures, including clearances, with respect to the investigation.
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10. LEGISLATION Larry Miesse, in
the Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, called asking
if we had any written guidelines on supplying information to Congress.
I discussed the matter with him and essentially told him that we had
written guidelines in some areas, such as investigations, but that in
other areas guidelines were unwritten. Justice is apparently tooling
up for providing information to Congress and is calling a number of
agencies to determine what their procedures are.
11. BRIEFING Ralph Preston, House
Appropriations Committee staff, called stating that 'Representative
Gunn McKay (D., Utah) had requested the briefing on North and South
Korea for 4:30, Tuesday, 14 June, in Room B-300 Rayburn Building.
will also sit in. of
of the Committee staff
Bob Nicholas
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this office, is checking Nicholas' clearances. Preston said that
Representative McKay's Administrative Assistant had asked to sit
in but Preston told him that it would not be possible.
Congressional Support Officer, has been alerted.
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13. BRIEFING Met with Representative
Donald M. Fraser (D. , Minn.) and briefing him on a sensitive matter.
(See Memorandum for the Record.)
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16. LIAISON Sent via courier a letter
from I I of this office, to Rick Grawey, staff member
of the House Government Operations Committee, who, on behalf of
Chairman Jack Brooks (D., Texas), has been following the problem
of eligibility of reemployed CIARDS annuitants for further retirement
benefits, explaining the Agency's handling of the Civil Service
Commission's new ruling concerning our retirees.
17. LIAISON Received calls from the
following individuals requesting information about CIA tours: Mary,
in the office of Representative Bill Young (R., Fla.) and Margaret
Foster, in the office of Senator Robert P. Griffin (R., Mich;, ). I told
them that nothing had been confirmed yet but hopefully the tours
would begin in July and we would put their names on a list and would
be back in touch as soon as we had firm information.
18. LIAISON Called Stephanie Larsen, on
the staff of Representative James Weaver (D., Oreg.), in answer to her
request for CIA studies on energy supplies in the USSR. I told her I
would send her two studies: "Prospects for Soviet Oil Production" and
"The International Energy Situation: Outlook to 1985."
19. LEGISLATION Took a call from Bill
Newell, on the staff of Representative Norman D'Amours. (D., N.H.), who asked
about S. 1539, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence authorization
bill. He asked about the degree to which the bill would require the Agency's
budget to be broken out. I told him that the bill calls for a classified report
to be issued and that other than that the bill requires no disclosure of the
Agency's budget. He asked if the bill would be passed, and I told him that
I thought it would be.
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20. LEGISLATION Talked at length to
Bill Ashworth, House International Relations Committee staff, about the
Derwinski amendment, especially the provisions for reporting personnel
strength and verification ability. He was very appreciative of my comments
and said he would pass them along to others involved in working on the
amendment.
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22. CONSTITUENT Frank Godfrey, of the
Congressional office of Representative Thomas P. O'Neill (D., Mass. ),
called on behalf of a constituent who had earlier asked. through Mr. O'Neill's
office for information on FBIS. (See Addendum to 3 May 1977 Journal.) The
one-page summary sent at that time did not suffice. Godfrey said he gathered
that the constituent is a short-wave radio operator who really wants some
advice on how to get Uganda and other far-away countries. Godfrey accepted
the suggestion that he ask for a letter from the constituent specifically
stating what the constituent wants, for forwarding to us and an appropriate
FBIS answer.
23. I CONSTITUENT Kathy, of the office of
Representative Richard Kelly (D. , Fla. ), called on behalf of a constituent
who had seen a newspaper article (not further identified) indicating that
CIA is recruiting soldiers to fight in Zaire; is it true, I said no. That
satisfied her inquiry.
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25. LIAISON Called the office of Representative
J. Kenneth Robinson (R. , Va. ), per the request of his office for information for25X1
a constituent on job opportunities with the CIA. I suggested that the constituent
contact 0 and gave the local telephone number. I advised
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GEORGE L. CARY
Legislative Counsel
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4. LIAISON Talked with Sam Hoskinson,
NSC staff, to tell him of the work we were doing in reviewing possible
alternatives between an executive order, reorganization plan and
legislation as far as intelligence reorganization and charters were
concerned. I told Hoskinson that we would probably be preparing a paper
for the Director on this subject in anticipation of his meeting with the
SCC next week.
5. I I LIAISON Received word indirectly
from the Director that during their appearance before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee today, General George Brown, JCS, and
Assistant Secretary of State Habib were confronted with a memorandum
prepared by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, presumably
on the basis of the briefing that the Agency had given several members
of that staff earlier in the week. The Director has indicated that he
wants to speak with the briefer and me about this on Saturday.
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10. LIAISON Called Mike Epstein, Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence staff, and referenced the Director's
conversation with Senator William D. Hathaway (D., Maine) where the
Senator asked whether the Constitution requires that any publicly released
figure be the actual figure for expenditures for intelligence activities, rather
than an authorization or appropriation figure. I told Epstein that our
General Counsel concluded the Constitution is not a factor and that therefore
which figure should be released is strictly a policy question. Epstein
said he didn't think Senator Hathaway would need a letter on this since the
Committee had received a similar opinion from the Justice Department.
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GE GE L. CA L
Legislative Counsel
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