LEGISLATIVE COORDINATION IN NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-38-1-12-5
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 13, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/14: LOC-HAK-38-1-12-5
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE WHITE Housg
WASHINGTON
August 13 1973
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ?
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Legislative Coordination in National
Security Affairs
The President has directed new efforts toward insuring that the
Congress receives all appropriate information to assist it in the
discharge of its responsibilities in the area of national security
affairs. To accomplish this task, the President has directed the
reactivation of the Legislative Interdepartmental Group (LIG).
The LIG will be responsible for recommending, coordinating and
expediting information to be provided the Congress, and all
national security matters having interagency impact or agency
matters having significant policy implications will be cleared by
the LIG before being presented to the Congress.
The responsible departments and agencies will be represented
on the LIG by their Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs or
equivalent officer. The Assistant to the President for Legislative
Affairs is designated as Chairman of the LIG and the Special Counsel
of the National Security Council Staff as Executive Secretary.
The LIG will meet fortnightly or more frequently as required.
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
Henry rs. Kissinger
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William E. Timmons
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/14: LOC-HAK-38-1-12-5