JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY-2 MAY 1967

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• Document Release Date: April 13, 2004
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• Publication Date: May 2, 1967
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Tuesday - 2 May 1967
to follow up on his earlier call to the Director. Mr. Patman stated he had
discussed the Director's appearance with Representatives Reuss and Widnall
and wanted the Director to know that both had given their assurances that
they understood his position as presenting facts and not as a participant in
policymaking. Mr. Patman stated that this would be at 9:15 tomorrow
morning and would last about 45 minutes to an hour. When queried whether
this could be in open session, I indicated some of the reasons why it had
to be in executive session. Mr. Patman said this was perfectly all right
and only one copy of the transcript would be made and would be retained in
the Committee safe.
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of State, advising him of the circumstances under which the Director was
appearing before the Patman Committee on Banking and Currency tomorrow.
He thanked me for this information.
called stating he had learned of the Director's appearance tomorrow before
the House Banking and Currency Committee. He stated he hoped the Director's
testimony would not hurt their position. I made it clear to Mr. Linder that
the Director was not going to take any position but was simply going to review
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the House Banking and Currency Committee, and reviewed with him arrange-
ments and ground rules for the Director's appearance before the Committee
tomorrow morning. Also present during our discussion were Messrs. Curtis
Prins, Norman Holmes, Benet Gellman and a Mr. Lewis, all of the Committee
staff. Mr. Nelson was most cooperative and pointed out that few if any of the
members of the Committee appreciated the fact that the Agency does not have
a policy role in matters such as the Fiat arrangement. It is understood that
there will be no subsequent release on this testimony.
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