MEMORANDUM TO [] FROM WALTER L. PFORZHEIMER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100070022-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: April 8, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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8 April 1948 t.
MEMORANDU10
The Director and Mr. Pforzheimer appeared before
Sub-Coiittee No. 3 of the House Armed Services Coittee
in connection with H.R. 5871. Present were Mr.. 13~:u1 1:.
Shafer of Michigan, Mr. Lyndon Johnson of Texas, for. Lerciy
Johnson of California, Mr. Franck R. Havenner of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. J. R. Blandford counsel to the Sub-
Committee. The hearing was in ecutive Session with a
reporter present except during those times when the dis-
cussion was. off the record.
seeks to provide and the suggestion was offered by Rep-
resentative Lyndon Johnson substantially in the followin~;
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mation regarding the matters for which this le islation
A point of discussion arose as to whether debate
on the floor would not force out certain classified info-}
`Notwithstanding any provisions of exist-
ing law the President, after approval of the
Comptroller General, the Director of the Bureau
of the Budget and the Chief of Staff to the
President, is hereby authorized to exempt CIA
from such advertising, purchasin