REQUEST BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT MCCLORY (R., IL) REGARDING DECLASSIFICATION OF COMMITTEE REPORT

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• Publication Date: April 26, 1982
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Chief, House Liaison
Legislative Liaison Division
26 April 1982
Chief, Classification Review Division, OIS
Slii'JLC'l : Rcquest by Representative Robert McClory (R., IL)
Regarding Declassification of Committee Report (U)
At the request ofd DO/IRO, we have coordinated on the
class iE'i_cation review of the documents Addendum to Legislative History,
Stenographic 'T'ranscript of Hearings before the Committee on Expenditures in
the lixecutive Departments -- house of Representatives, June 27, 1947,
Addendiun No. .l to Volume 1. As a result. of our review of that entire
document, we have no objection to its declassification from a CIA point of
view. (U)
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1. Addendum to Legislative History
McClory Memo dtd 17 Mar 82 (OLXA 82-0842)
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Congressional, Request for' Declassification
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Hearings before the Committee
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1947, Addendum #1 to Volume
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to DO/IRO.
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thanks,
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1 April 1982
DO/IRO
FROM: Chief, House Liaison, Legislative Liaison Division
SUBJECT: Request by Representative Robert McClory (R., IL) Re
Declassification of Committee Report
1. By letter of 17 March 1982 (attached), Representative Robert McClory
(R., IL) has requested a declassification review of the attached House Committee
on Expenditures Hearing (27 June 1947). In reviewing the request with
OGC, he suggested I forward the document and the incoming letter to you
for initiation of the declassification process. I would appreciate your informing
me of the process itself and of the time that would be involved in any such
review. I can be reached at
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 CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI. WIS.
CHARLE3 ROSE, N.C.
R)'4ANO L. MAXZOLI, KY.
h!OR MAN Y. MINETA, CALIF.
WYCHE FOWLER, JR.. GA.
LFE H. HAMILTON. IND.
ALBERT GORE. JR., TENN.
BOB STUMP, ARIZ.
J. KENNETH ROBINSOM. VA.
JOHN M. ASHEIROOK, OHIO
ROBERT MCCLORY. ILL.
G. WILLIAM WHITEHUP.ST, VA.
C. W. BILL YOUNG. FLA.
THOMAS K. LATIM ER, STAFF DIRECTOR
MICHAEL J. O'NEIL, CHIEF COUNSEL
PATRICK G. LONG, ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, DC 20505
March 17, 1982
Roots 11-405. U.S. CAPITOL
[phone]
Dear Mr. Casey:
erely yours,
Rcbert McClory
Member of Congress
it is my undersLanding that the only remaining copy of hearings on the
National Security Act of 1947 conducted in executive session by the House
Committee on nditures in the Executive Departments -- which to date has
not been released -- is contained in the files of your Office of Legislative
Counsel and classified "Secret". Of course, because these hearings constitute
a congressional document, they are not subject to disclosure under the provi-
sions of the Freedom of Information Act and FOIA requests for them have been
rejected. Nevertheless, because of the ongoing interest of scholars and ~:he
general public in intelligence activities, I believe that the extent that
their release would not in any way imT~i e u 22n our national security
in eres s, the hearings should be made available tote public.
In this regard, I would appreciate your providing to me, at the secure
facilities of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a copy of these
hearings. Further, I would ask that you have the hearings reviewed in order to
determine what portions, I f re classifiable. It is rmi i) n
tion, s ou d significant portions of the hearings be releasable, to introduce
a PPesolution in the House providing for their release.
I would also appreciate your providing me with a copy of "Legislative
History of the Central intelligence Agency -- National Security At of 1947";
prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel and dated July 25, 1x67,
Because I support changes in the Freedom of Information Pet and the
proposed draft Executive Order on classification, I feel that t ,c e materials
which are of significant public interest and which heed not be wit.l:ne. or
national securi.tyconsiderations should be made available to the areatr st
extent racticab e. In this way, we can reassure the American public that
only those materials which must be kept secret are being kept secret.
J, v C: igl
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
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Mr. Charles W. Hinkle
Director/FOI and Security Review
Office of the Secretary of Defense/
Public Affairs
Washington, D.C 20301
Recently I spoke briefly with Mr. Brian V. Kinney in the Records Management
Division at the Pentagon. It was at his suggestion I am forwarding the enclosed
for your processing.
I have enclosed a copy of Representative Robert McClory's (R., IL) 17 March
letter to Director Casey wherein the Congressman requests a declassification
review of the 27 June 1947 transcript re House hearings before the Committee
on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. CIA has completed its own
internal review of the hearings and has concluded that there is no objection
to its declassification from the CIA point of view. You will note that a
number of military individuals testified during the hearings. Before we send
the hearings back to Mr. McClory, we would appreciate OSD's review so that no
military equities are compromised.
If possible, I would appreciate completion of the review by 1 July. I
thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
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March 17, 1982
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
It is my understanding that the only remaining cony of hearings on the
National Security 1ct of 1947 conducted in executive session by the House
Correaattee on Fgenditures in the Executive Impartments -- which to date has
not been released -- is contained in the files of your Office of Legislative
Counsel and classified "Secret". Of course, because these hearings constitute
a congressional document, they are not subject to disclosure under the provi-
sions of the Freedom of Information Act and FOIA requests for them have been
rejected. Nevertheless, because of the ongoing interest of scholars and -he
general public in intelligence activities, I believe that the extent that
their release would not in an i way imr)i.nria upon our na L? ican, l"~-?;Y; +',
inters s, the hearings sh_(~uld be made available to t
In this regard, I would appreciate your providing to me, at the secure
facilities of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a copy of these
h;':;rings. Further, I would ask that you have the bearin s revit-wed in ordl-:~r, to
a_termine what portion if-any. remain oro. lv cizissifiablp It i m int`n
ticn, should significant portions of the hearings be releasable, to intro?juce
a Pesolution in the House providing for their release.
I would also appreciate your providing me with a copy of "Legislative
History of the Central Intelligence Agency -- National Security Iot of 1947";
prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel and dated July 25, 1)57.
Because I support changes in the Freedom of Information Act and the
proposed draft Executive Order on classification, I feel that tom; e Materials
which are of si nificant public interest and hirh r=ed not b r
nati.onai securit considerations should be made available to the rrea`cst
exten~t practica _ e. In this way, we can reassure the r.-~erican public that
only'"those materials which must be kept secret are being kept secret.
ri erely yours,
Rcbart NlcClory
Me.nber of Congress
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ADDENDUM NO. 1 to VOLUME I
DEPARTMENTS - HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
ADDENDUM TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Stenographic Transcript of
HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON
EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE
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