SSC/HSC REQUEST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: September 17, 1975
• Content Type: MEMO

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Review Staff: 75/2962/a
Date 17 September 1975
TO CIA Task Force
FROM : The Review Staff, Walter Eider
SUBJECT : SSC/HSC Request
RECEIVED: Date Time
We plan to raise the attached request about relations
with IRS at the.working group meeting on 17 September 1975.
Comments:
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HOWARD H. DANE R. JR., TENN.
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PHILIP A.11 V2T, MICH.
WALTER F. MORpOs.E, MtH
WAI,TEi? D. HUCIOLEsTOR. KY.
1.,SsErf1 MORGAN, MG.
GARY HART, COLO.
DARR? GOLDWATER. ARIZ.
IARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
RICHARD $. SCHW SIKER, PA.
WILLIAM 0. MILLER, STAFF LIIRECTOR
rREDERICK A. 0. SCHWARZ. JR.. CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL
9JCnifa Zonale
SELECT COMMITTEE TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITII
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE: ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, St TH CONGRESS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
15 September
Mr. Walter Elder
The Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C.
Dear Walt:
Please authorize the IRS to release and review with the
Senate Select Committee staff the following:
1. Any documents or materials that describe or authorize
the arrangement between the IRS and the CIA as to how audits
or review'by IRS of CIA proprietaries, cover corporations or
.other covert operations that would be subject to taxation are
handled;
2. The audit or other materials involving:
3. Any other material that would illuminate the relation-
ship between the IRS and the CIA. In particular, we request
the names of any and all IRS personnel that the CIA works with,
or serve in a liaison capacity between the IRS and the CIA.
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Sincerely,
William Biller
Staff Director
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Journal - Office of Legislative
Wednesday - 20 August
Counsel
1975
CONFIDENTIAL
FOIA
(R.,
follow
an
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Mr. Scheer, in the office of
N.Y.), called to inquire as to
to appeal a decision of the
FOIA. I told him that the, constituent
appeal to the Information Review
FOIA Fred Woods, in the office of
8.
Representative
the procedures
Agency concerning
should write
Committee.
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Hamilton kisn, Jr.
a constituent should
his request under
to the Agency and seek
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Representative
status of the
checking
that the review
Paul E. Tsongas (D., .Mass.),
called inquiring as to the
FOI request of After
with Mr. Katulski, IRS,
had been completed
I called
and a
Woods back and informed him
final reply would be mailed to
Called Elizabeth Naurnoff,
G. Martin (R., N. C.), and
from Representative Martin
the FOI request of the same
the tomorrow.
10.
Personal
informed
dated 1 August
Secretary to Representative James
her that we have received two letters
and 13 August 1975 concerning
constituent. She said that she would correct her records and no acknowledgernen
was necessary
on the latter letter.
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11.
LIAISON Cindy Shady, in the office of
Representative
and asked if we had a transcript of
Lucien IN ecizi, called
Mr. Colby's appearance on the Martin Agronsky show last night. I got a
copy from
Mr. Thuermer's office
and sent it to Mr. Neclzi this afternoon..
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12.
LIAISON Per Mr. Miller's instructions,
called Frank
Buigi, GAO, and gave
him the status of his request for
documents from the Presidential Libraries of Presidents Kennedy and
Johnson.
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In the absence of
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CONSTITUENT
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took a call from Joe Garter, Administrative Assistant to Representative Ted
Risenhoover (D., Okla.), and asked him if he could give me the name of
Mr. Carter provided me
Garter
the constituent interested in Air America.
with the name of
asked if someone from the Agency could call him back and fill him in on
the details of Air America, was advised of the above information.
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Journal - Office of Legislative CounS'el ? '-"""' Page
Friday - 5 September 1975
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THIRD AGENCY At the request of the
Director's
to DIA, for
?nice, I L,DX1t two charts
Secretary James Schlesinger. These
charts were used at the Joint
Economic Committee briefing by the Director in June and had to do
with the comparison of U.S.
and Soviet expenditures.
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15.
FAA Mr. Pat Holt, Staff Director, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
called
and said he had passed the information
to Chairman John Sparkman which
this morning. I asked if the Chairman
discussed with Holt
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had any reaction and Holt said
"he approved.
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16.
LIAISON
At the request of George Cary,
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called Frank Slatinshek (Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee),
Ralph Preston (House Appropriations Committee), and Edward Braswell.
(Chief Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee) and referred to an
earlier briefing by Mr. Cary on the Olsen case. I noted that there were
follow. -up developments which led to the discovery of quantities of
drugs stored in one of the Agency buildings and reminded them that Mr. Cary
had also told them about it. Only Mr. Braswell remembered the latter.
In any event, I said I wanted to alert them that the Senate Select Committee is
looking into this business and that there might be a press leak today about
the discovery of the quantity of drugs in our building. They all appreciated
the alert.
17. LIAISON Took a call from David Vienna, on the
.staff of the Senate Government Operations Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, who thought it strange that only 25X1
worked a month for CAT ? _Saigon and wondered whether he had left the job
for one of our proprietaries. I said I did not think so because he went
to join a firm named Paramount Corporation. Vienna said he was familiar
with that name. He wanted more information about employment: 25X1
and I suggested that he contact Air America because they would have all
of his. employment records. He then asked if the Agency, directly or through.
its proprietaries, have ever bought an interest in American Express. He
said that in the 1960's American Express paid up a judgment of $150
and there was some thought that some Cevernment agency might have been
of assistance in their paying up the judgment. I said I would check but there musi
be some end to this investigation of Agency involvement in counterfeiting of
U.S. currency.
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Friday - 5 September 1975
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INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING Accompanied
OCI, to brief Senator Lawton Chiles (D., Fla.) on. Panama.
The Senator's main interest was the Panama Canal negotiations and the
fall-out in Panama should the U.S. Government not negotiate a new canal
treaty. His questions covered internal and external relations du.e to
postponing a new treaty. Present at the briefing was a staff member,
Colin Bradford.
19. LIAISON Took a Call from Clyde Carter,
Air America, who said he had been approached by David Vienna, staff of. the
Senate Government Operations Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations,
asking rather general questions about AiL.LIca/GAT organization and
personnel in Vietnam. Carter said he had rebuffed the inquiry by indicating
that Vienna should stay in channels. I said that Vienna only wanted to obtain
the employment records of a and that I would call 25X1
Vienna and try to straighten the matter out.
20. FAA Met with Pat Holt, Staff Director,
Senate Foreign notations uommitteo, and identified the country of the
10 August 1975 Presidential Finding for further review with Chairman
John Sparkman (D., Ala.).
21. FAA Met with Chairman Lucien Nedzi,
Special Subcommittee on Intelligence, House Armed Services Committee,
and identified the country of the 10 August 1975 Presidential, Finding...
I also reviewed with the Chairman the possible exposure of a cover
placement in a private party's response to a query made by a member of
the Subcommittee on International Political and Military Affairs, House
International Relations Committee, and Mr. Nedzi agreed we should have.
no problem in cloSing this.. out in a satisfactory fashion directly and
suggested we see both Chairman Dante Fascell (D., Fla.) and Representative
Donald Riegle (D., Mich.)
I reminded the Chairman of the find made in the DDS&T and the
various committees interest in this topic which may' leid to a leak
or public statement.
I reviewed the report that we had been getting that a former employee
of the House Select Committee staff may be writing articles about the
Agency but we assume not in violation of his secrecy obligation or the
Committee resolution. Mr. Nedzi said he remembered Ed Roeder well.
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday - 14 August 1975
CONFIDENTIAL
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CONSTITUENT Angola Desk,
Africa Division, called and said the material provided to Mr. John Allen,
Levislative Assistant to Representative Robert L. F. Sikes (D. , Fla.), by
did not appear to be of great significance but they did feel it 25X1
worth a DCD follow up. I told him I would get in touch with DCD and make
said that in his absence for
arrangements
the next week or so
would be handling this matter in the Division.
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1-t5. TRAVEL Paul Nelson, Staff Director,
House Banking and uurrency (....,ornmittee, called to say Chairman Henry Reuss,
and Representative Andrew Young (D. , Ga.), of the Rules Committee, would
be travelling to Cuba the last week in August at the request of the Cuban
government and Nelson, who will accompany them, would like some background
information for this trip.- .He said he was particularly interested in statistical
data on GNP over time plus balance of trade and balance of payments figures.
I told him I was not sure we had anything that was unclassified but I would
check and also look into the possibility of providing Nelson with a background
briefing. He was most pleased With this possibility and I said I would be
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16. ADMINISTRATIVE OTR,
called and asked if I thought we could arrange to have a member of Congress.
address the Senior Seminar on the. Hill on Tuesday, 18 November, sometime
during the afternoon. Watson would like me to speak to the class about our
relationships with the Congress :either before or after the member's address.
I mentioned Representative Jack Kemp as a good possibility and told him we
would keep this in mind and pursue it when Congress returns.
.17. LIAISON Joe Carter, Administrative Assistant
to Representative Theodore Risenhoover (D. , Okla. ), called to say one of their
constituents in Oklahoma had read in the paper that CIA was giving up Air Amaric
and the constituent is interested in purchasing the airline. Carter commented
they have a good airport in Muskogee aind would be very interested in having .
2_7ica.?.relocate there. He went on to say that the constituents in Muskogee
were very much in favor of the Agency and supported. it and said if there was
anything they could do for us to please let them know. I thanked him for his
support and told him I would look into the Air America situation and be back
in touch with him.
John McMahon, AiDDA, is looking into this.
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Thursday - 4 September 1975
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18. LIAISON Jim Cline, Counsel, Subcommittee
on Immigration, Citizenship, & International Law, House Judiciary
Committee, called regarding Interpol and newspaper stories regarding
the Odessa files. He said their Subcommittee has reports that there are
still a number of former Nazi's working for Interpol. He asked if we could
look into this and provide any information we have on the subject. Mr.
is looking into this.
Cline also said there are about 1600 Vietnamese citizens seeking
repatriation and said he would like to talk to someone about the problem.
recently returned from Vietnam and I would have
I told him
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Senate Foreign
the country
with Cline.
Talked with Pat Holt, Staff Director,
to ask him to notify the Chairman of
1975 Presidential Finding. I
Relations Committee,
involved in the 10 August
arranged for
to see Holt
at 0945 hours tomorrow to give him.
further details.
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20.
Talked with Ralph Preston, House
Appropriations
uornmittee stall, and he agreed to notify Chairman Mahon
of the country involved in the Presidential
Finding of 10 August 1975.
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21. LIAISON
Talked to David Vienna, on the
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staff of the Senate Uovernment Operations Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, and advised him of the following: was a_2_5X1
employee ofT_Ix_Saigo:n, October to November 1966. He was hired as an
administrative assistant to the manager of the Flying Division of CAT
Saigon. He resigned to take a position elsewhere, he was
a confidence man in Hong Kong. Vienna thanked me for the information and said
he might have a few questions next week.
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