MEMO TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM AL HAIG

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• Collection: Library of Congress
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 26, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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Nov. 26, 1971
MEMO FORS HENRY A. KISSINGER
FROM: AL HAIG
Attached is a memorandum from you to the
President passing along the results of a
conversation between Director Helmer and
Senator Stennis on the intelligence reorgani-
zation. The President had told Helms
to discuss this subject with Stennis.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT I,I
FROM: HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT: Director Helms' Conversation with
Senator Stennis
Director Helms sends you the attached memorandum reporting on
his meeting with Senator Stennis pursuant to your telephone con-
versation. Director Helms believes he has "pacified" Senator
Stennis on his concern that the military would take over the Agency
under the now Intelligence management arrangements. The DCI
met with Senator Stennis in private on November 22 and then
appeared before the Armed Services Committee for three hours
on November 23.
Senator Stennis' primary concern derived from his fear that there
would be an increase in military influence over the CIA because of
the injunction that Deputy Director Cushman, a Marine Corps
General, assume a greater role in the running of the Agency.
Senators Symington and McIntyre have expressed the same concern.
Senator Symington went ahead with his effort to put a ceiling an
intelligence spending despite Director Helms' explanation to him
in the hearing of what the management changer were designed to
aansmplish. Director Helms notes that it is abundantly clear that
Senator Stennis and Senator Symington are "at daggers drawn" over
senatorial supervision of CIA and the intelligence community.
The DCI also reports that Senator Stennis is irritated at not having
been consulted about the intelligence reorganization in advance and
that underlies his intention to examine carefully the now arrangements.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
24 November 1971
Pursuant to our conversation on the telephone Saturday,
I believe I have "pacified" Senator Stennis on his concern
that the military would take over the Agency under the new
intelligence management arrangements. I had a long private
conversation with the Senator on Monday, then appeared before
the Armed Services Committee for three hours yesterday.
Senator Stennis' primary concern derived from his fear that
there would be an increase in military influence over the CIA,
because of the injunction that the Deputy Director (a Marine
General) assume a greater role in the running of the Agency.
As Senator Stennis put it to me on one occasion, nI don't want
the military running the CIA any more than I would want Helms
commanding an arms in the field."
Senator Symington and Senator McIntyre have expressed
the same concern. Senator Symington went ahead with his effort
to put a ceiling on intelligence spending despite my careful
explanation to him in the Armed Services Committee hearing of
?what the management changes were designed to accomplish in
improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the foreign in-
telligence effort. It?ie abundantly clear that Senator Stennis
and Senator Symington are at daggers drawn over senatorial
supervision of the Agency and'the intelligence community.
Underlying Senator Stennis$ intention to examine care-
fully the new arrangements is his irritation at not having
been.consulted about these steps in advance. He did not regard
-prior.notification as in any sense adequate. We have aireac~r
gone to work one this matters, and I would hope that we will be
able to anger satisfactorily his. mazy questions, legal, and
otherwise . L
Richard Helms
act Dr. Henry A. Kissinger Director
The Honorable George P. Schultz
Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
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