GENERAL COUNSEL PROPOSALS ON CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000500090016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 26, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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?6 March 1964
MEMORANDUM TO: General Counsel
SUBJECT : General Counsel Proposals on
Congressional Testimony
1. I discussed Mr proposals and reviewed the
letters with both the Director and the DDCI. The Director thought
that the letters were well written and the points very well taken.
He suggests that perhaps that the moment is not propitious to put
this in writing. The allegation might be made that the CIA is
trying to censor the Congressional testimonies of other departments
and agencies.
2. As an alternate proposal. I suggest that we start keeping
a fairly careful record of Congressional testimonies which get into
the field of intelligence estimates and that we use the vehicle of the
United States Intelligence Board to call these matters to the attention
of other departments and agencies. He believes that in this fashion,
we can build up a record and eventually accomplish the same
objective, perhaps developing a proper atmosphere for such letters.
(signed) Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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9 March 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : General Counsel Proposals
on Congressional Testimony
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1. Attached is a bundle of papers which started its way around
the Agency on 26 June 1963. It has comments from the DD/I dated
23 September 1963, from the D/NIPE dated 13 January 1964, and one
from ONE dated 12 February 1964 on the General Counsel's revised
draft of 29 January 1964. It now reaches here.
2. Mr proposal in brief is to address letters to
Secretaries of State and Defense suggesting that Congressional testi-
mony be coordinated by the DCI where intelligence estimates are
concerned. While I think the intent is admirable, I think the method
is fraught with dangers, particularly at this time. This will probably
be widely construed as a CIA effort to impose some form of censorship
on Defense and State testimony, and I would urge that at least for the
time being we try and coordinate it informally without putting anything
in writing.
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Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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