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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000200070077-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: July 21, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/10: CIA-RDP91-00682R000200070077-2
Journal
Office of Legislative Counsel
Monday - 21 July 1952
STAT
1. Senator Ferguson requested that I call on him and explain
the Agency's position in the case. I, therefore, set forth the
facts in the case to him in great detail. As Senator Ferguson has
received a letter from he proposes
to tell them that as CIA has determined not to go through with the
program, it would be impossible for us to expend funds to complete
the clearance of 0 and even if we did so we could not inform
them as to the result. Senator Ferguson agreed that we were correct
in not employing Dunder the circumstances and that we could
not properly pay him for services he did not render. He agreed
that we could x make a small payment in quantum meruit and also
the cost of his round trip fare. He completely backed us in this
matter and stated that CIA, as also the FBI, should not be called
upon to answer in these matters.
STATI NTL
2. The cas
meeting betwee
including
Mr. Pforzheimer,
meeting was brought about by a letter from
STAT to the DCI. I I urged full payment of the claims
STAT ofl but was informed by Mr. Houston that the
letter on which these men relied was written by an unauthorized
employee of the Agency, and therefore by Supreme Court decision
could not be considered binding. Comptroller Generals' Opinions
render any payment on the contract illegal other than for services
rendered.
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/10: CIA-RDP91-00682R000200070077-2