JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 25 FEBRUARY 1971

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• Publication Date: February 25, 1971
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Armed Services Committee, called and asked if the Director could brief
the full Senate Armed Services Committee next week. I reminded him
(as Mr. Maury had done earlier) of the Director's commitment to the
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee next Tuesday and Wednesday,
adding that it was a very full schedule next week. Braswell said Senator
Stennis had advised the full Committee today that he would have Mr. Helms
or "his chief briefer" come up and brief the full Committee next week
and asked if this couldn't be done on Thursday. Braswell added this was
a result of a request from Senator Dominick and, as he understood it,
'would consist of a world wrapup briefing at the secret level. I told
:Braswell I would take this up with the Director and be back in touch with
him.
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Appropriations Committee staff, and received from him a series of
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questions prepared for Representative Robert Sikes (D. , Fla.) for his
use during the briefing by the DCI on 2 and 3 March. as
been advised.
3? Met with Mr. John R. Blandford, Chief
Counsel, ouse rme Services Committee, and alerted him to the
fact of a possible call to the Committee from Representative Paul
McCloskey (R. , Calif.) for a briefing on Agency activities in Laos.
Mr. Blandford foresees no problem in handling such a question and asked
that he be brought up-to-date on the Agency personnel strengths and
costs in Laos for the Chairman's benefit should the question arise of
current availability of information on Laos within the Committee.
4. Met with Mr. Garner J. Cline, Counsel,
House Immigration and Naturalization Subcom 'ttee, Committee on
Judiciary, concerning the Mr. Cline will delay
scheduling of a briefing or discussion of this bill with the Subcommittee
pending clarification of Committee procedures. The
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5. I I Received a call from Mr. Boyd,
Administrative Aide to Senator Lawton Chiles (D. , Fla. ), requesting
a briefing on the Cuba situation and Soviet installations in Cuba. I
told him it was my understanding that such briefings are primarily
within the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and State Department
but that I would check the matter and call him back. After a check was
made with the Director, I affirmed the earlier statement and suggested
the Senator's office contact Department of Defense. Mr. Boyd expressed
his appreciation for the advice.
6. Received a call from Alan Timothy,
in the office of Representative James McClure (R. , Idaho), requesting
general information on the Central Intelligence Agency in reply to a
request from a constituent. Pamphlets were sent out.
7. Received a call from Miss Rhoda Smith,
in the office of Representative Quie (R. , Minn. ), requesting information
on the Central Intelligence Agency in response to a constituent's request.
:Pamphlets were sent out.
8. I I Received a call from Vickie McBeath,
in the office of Senator Howard Cannon (D. , Nev. ), requesting an interview
forl a constituent seeking Agency employment.
Arrangements were made with OP, to interview
t 1400 hours, 26 February 1971.
9? Mr. Charles Parker, OMB, called and
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could attend a 2 o'clock meeting in the office of Roger Jones, OMB, to
discuss the policy implications and recommendations involved in switching
to 1967 for cost-of-living adjustments by Federal staff retirement systems.
I explained that this office's principal responsibility dealt with legislation
but offered to pass the request on to the responsible Agency officer.
Mr. Andrew Ruddockfrom Civil Service Commission, accompanied by the
CSC actuary, and Mr. Tex Brown from DOD will be attending the meeting.
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11. In keeping with arrangements made
by Mr. Carpentier, delivered a brochure on the Agency to Mr. Martino,
in the office of Representative Paul McCloskey (R. , Calif. ).
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12. I Ray Dotson, in the office of Representative
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William C. Wampler R. Va. called to sa that he just learned that
I interested in the POW
problem) is departing tomorrow for Bern where he will meet
(who claims to have good connections in the Communist Bloc and is seeking
a large down payment for his services in connection withpromis.ed prisoner
release). This information was passed on to EUR Division.
13. I I Carl Marcy, Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, called and asked if the Director could give the Com-
mittee a world roundup briefing on Thursday, 4 March. I told Marcy the
:Director already had a briefing scheduled for that date and hearings scheduled
on two other days next week so the 4th would be impossible. Marcy then
suggested Thursday or Friday, 11 or 12 March as alternative dates. I
told him I would check with the Director on this and be back in touch with
him.
Marcy mentioned that one of the members of the Committee had
written a letter to the Chairman asking that the Committee get a briefing
from Mr. Helms to include "the 40, 000-man CIA secret Army and bases
in Cambodia and Laos, IT in view of the apparent reluctance on the part
of the Secretary of State to fully discuss all aspects of U.S. involvements
in Indochina.
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14. Harry Symmes, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of State, called and
said that Senator Lowell P. Weicker (R., Conn.) had again asked him
about getting a briefing from the Agency on the John Downey case. I
told Symmes that Mr. Maury was out of the city, but had this on his
mind and I was sure he would be in touch with Senator Weicker early
next week.
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