STATE DEPARTMENT COMMENTS ON CIA LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100170049-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: December 30, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director..
Lsgisiatiso Liaisons 0?tissa.
State Cesoee on Cu Legislation.
1. Mr. u shrr' Bnw r of the State Dapartomb lligeii OW T .
aslled ms this at t x on regarding that seatim of our legislation
edhich psorid es the Pawr of the Director to isa~ 100 visas a gear
i n t h e i n t o a + e aft o f 313te11igeoao. The D s p a r # a m a t r s comomft hum
been requested by the 8 r of the Baidgert.
2. U r. now mm anncsr d, that the interests of the Depsrti
m of state wild not be p> erly served unless the Secretary of
State vas ii=1 d in the auteo:itty, all with the Director wad
the Attor r tsmseerarl,w and that the DepartomVe interests teom1d ha
best served by the Seored ary's imbasion.
. I into a$ Wes Bum . that the Director had had an in rsa
is . O isms f qtr.. Lq att,. and that is the i.
arts of the Iegislation I emal d be personally opposed to the iaelu--
aien of sad other people in the sect o with authority to conow in
the 3ssresaas af each vtsa. 1 pointed out that spend nis nevessek'7&
and that I tlumght the addition of other people to the sectim eould
increase the difficulty of securing clearance from the Comittse-
and the Congress.
4. I urged Ur. sloe ,at strongly not to reoor end that the
S.oretaay of State be Included in this section, but e,hasi$ed that
this was my personal feeling in the matter* and that I ww wt
apoaktng for the Director in this i.nstemoe
Walter L. Pforzheimer
Legislative Liaison Offios r
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