ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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January 17, 1978
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'Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R003200020034-8 S I: ri Ig Fi Addendum to Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Tuesday - 17 January 1978 Page 2 5. IAISON Called Mike Hershman, Deputy Staff Director, House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations, concerning the Director's meeting with the Attorney General last Thursday regarding access to new material by the Subcommittee and its staff. (See Memorandum for the Record.) 6. I I LIAISON Received a call from Pete Bonner, Senate Appropriations Committee staff. Bonner wanted to express his appreciation to all of the people whom he met on his recent tour of Latin American and to compliment these people on the job they are doing. He asked that we express to them his appreciation of and hospitality of the time devoted t briefings. He made a particular point of the fact that having with him had been extremely useful in many ways, facilitating contact and dialogue with and it was obvious tha appreciated the information he was able to convey to them on current developments in Washington. International Relations Committee staff, to convey to him the results. of the Director's meeting with the Attorney General last Thursday on the matter of further access to information by Chairman Donald Fraser's (D., Minn.) Subcommittee on International Organizations. (See Memorandum for the Record.) Select Committee on Intelligence staff, regarding the status of information needed by the staff in connection with the Committee's inquiry into the qualifications of Ambassador Carlucci for the position of DDCI. Taylor said their inquiries were proceeding well and he saw no need for any additional information at this time. He did express an interest in the Civil Service Commission investigation into irregularities in HEW. 9. IAISON Talked with Jim Bush, House Permanen Select Committee on Intelligence staff, regarding the timing of the Director's overview briefing of the Subcommittee on Budget Authorization as part of its consideration of the FY 79 Intelligence Community budget. Bush said the Committee schedule allowed for only two possibilities for the Director's appearance. One was on 3 February or on 11 February, which would be after some of the hearings on intelligence budgets had already been presented. He said Chairman Bill Burlison (D., Mo.) did not want to break the CCP presenta- tion which is scheduled all day on 10 February. I told him we would take this matter up with the Director and I was later advised the Director talked with Chairman Burlison and it was agreed that he would make his ppresen ation on 11 FebruaA~pproved For Release 2004/03 ffghrr ," ?DP81 M00980R003200020034- Approved For Relealse 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP81 MOO Addendum to Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3 Tuesday tl 17 January 1978 X1 . X1 X1 10.1 1 LIAISON Ron Tar men, in the office of Senator William Proxmire (D., Wis. ), called to say that in connection with Senator Proxmire's position as Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, they were looking into matters pertaining to the nomination of G. William Miller to be Chairman of the O'Neil, Chie ounce , House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations requests, and he will be in touch with the Attorney General's office to /explain what he believes is necessary to implement whatever understandings have been reached with the House leadership, including the need to pursue all leads involving unauthorized disclosure. 11. LIAISON' Discussed further with Mike 12.1 I LIAISON Called Pete Stockton, Staff Director, House Interstate & Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, on behalf of Marty Fitzgerald, GAO, explaining that there are two reasons for the differences in the letters to Chairman John Dingell (D., Mich.) and Comptroller General Elmer Staats on the further provisioning of material relating too I said we would have no problem with the Comptroller General sharing his letter with Chairman Dingell except for that portion which identifies the interests of other committees. C FI ENTIA Approved For Rele Pse 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP81 MOa 980R003200020034-8 25 Approved For Relea*e 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R003200020034-8, Addendum to Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 4 Tuesday - 17 January 1978 13. I LIAISON Received a call from Stan Taylor, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff, who said Ambassador Frank Carlucci had given the staff a number of news clippings reflecting Portuguese media reaction to his nomination as DDCI. Taylor asked for the Am nc 's assistance in translating the articles and said he knew ORPA, personally and knew he was qualified to help him. g an okay from office, CSS/NFAC, I arranged fo to be on the Hill in the afternoon to assist the Committee. Taylor later called to say Iwas able to very rapidly translate everything they needed...:. F l4? LIAISON Received a call from Mike Epstein, Senate Select .Committee on Intelligence staff, who said he and Ed Levine, also of the. Committee staff, would like to meet with DDCI- designee, Frank Carlucci,- for 15 or 20 minutes later today. This was ..set = for 3:45 I in that Epstein had asked to talk to him in connection with the Carlucci nomination. I also told Epstein that the DDO em-plovee who Epstein had asked fn erbnnar-4-;^" -t-A+16 15. 1 I LIAISON Called Dick Giza, House Permanent e e omnu ee on telligence staff, and told him we would be lad to give Representative Charles Rose (D., N. Car.) a tour of ]on 26 January. The time and arrangements were not settled. We also confirmed Gi?za's schedule for this afternoon, including a meeting with Dick Lehman, NFAC, regarding NFAC evaluations and review of additional documents provided by C/EPDS/DDO, regarding DDO evaluations. Regarding the quality of analysis study Giza had requested, I told him we had identified it and it would be sent to Representative Edward Boland (D., Mass.), Chairman of the Committee, with a covering letter. Giza said this would be fine. 16. ' LIAISON Received a call from Louise Dreuth, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff, who asked for a final Agency witness list for tomorrow's Subcommittee on Legislation briefing on electronic surveillance. I read her the list. flo-i NT /L Approved For R+lease 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81 M0~0980R003200020034-8 Approved For Release 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP81 MO Addendum to Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 6 Tuesday - 17 January 1978 1. 21. ILIAISON Alan Brown, from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff, called at 5:40 p.m. asking whether a list of twenty-seven individuals (from C IA, State, DoD, DoJ, NSA, FBI and AT&T) had SI clearances. He said that he needed the information by 8:00 a. m. the following morning. Several phone calls later . and with the help of OLC, I connected with .25 Office of Security.. -Between ~~... of the 25 same office, the question was. answered in time for the House Select . Committee hearings.. 22. .1 ILL SON Called Tom Latimer, Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, regarding his inquiry earlier this morning about the status of a Committee request --;,for a 'CU. document I explained we had asked Justice for their advice on passing the document and we were waiting to hear from them. I told him I was confident we would have an answer well A 1,,,i fi 's t 1 --- --C th r..,....,... itt ? ' i adva Di of th e nce rec or p - e g ee o e I asked Latimer to speak to an upcoming .Mid-Career course. Latimer informed me he would be unable to because of a conflict in his schedule. Finally I asked Latimer whether the security police who are posted at the entrance to the Committee offices are permitted to sign for classified material. Latimer said they do have Top Secret': Clearances, but that only Committee staff members should sign for classified documents. 23, LIAISON Called Elliot Maxwell, Senate Select Comma ee on to igence staff, and told him I had raised his inquiry regarding a possible trip to Cuba with our Office of Security and. they posed no objection. I told him we would like to give him a defensive briefing of about an hour before he departs and Maxwell is quite willing. He indicated, however, the trip is not yet firm and will let me know. 24, LIAISON Received a call from Hal Ford, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff, who said he had checked with Bill Miller, Staff Director of the Committee, who had no objection 'slative Counsel cc: O/DDCI, I Ex. c. ; DDA. DDS&T Mr. Lapham Mr. Hetu SA/DO/O IC Staff Compt NFAC Approved For Release 2004/03126 : CIA-RDP81 M0098OROO3200020034=8 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R003200020034-8 INTERNAL USE ONLY Addendum to Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3 Monday - 16 January 1978 11. (Internal Use Only - LLM) LIAISON Had further conver- sations with Mike O'Neil, Chief Counsel, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in the interest of closing the loop on questions relating to the handling of classified information requested from the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations. GE RGE L. CA WY Legislative Counsel cc: O/DDCI x. bec. DDA DDS&T Mr. Lapham Mr. Hetu SA/DO/O IC Staff Compt. NFAC t Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81 M00980R003200020034-8