LETTER TO WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM HOWARD H. BAKER, JR. RE I HAVE REQUESTED SENATOR ERVIN TO CONVENE THE COMMITTEE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HEAR MY SUGGESTION FOR THE DECLASSIFICATION OF THE CIA-RELATED MATERIAL

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1974

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HOWARD H. BAKER, JR.., :TENN., VII.. IAIRMAN
HERMAN E. TALMADGE, GA. EDWARD J. GURNEY. FLA.
D. AWL K. INOUYE, HAWAII LOWELL P. WEICKER. JR.. CONN.
JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, N.'MEX.
SAMUEL DASH
CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
FRED D. THOMPSON
MINORITY COUNSEL
RUFUS I.. EDMISTEN
DEPUTY COUNSEL
April 1, 1974
Honorable William E. Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Bill:
Cnifeb Ziatez Zentate
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 60, 930 CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
Since our telephone conversation on Friday, I have requested
Senator Ervin to convene the Committee in executive session
to hear my suggestion for the declassification of the CIA-
related material. I told Senator Ervin of our conversation
and, based in part on that conversation in which you indi-
cated that Wednesday would give you enough time to cover
the material in order to identify particularly sensitive
items, Senator Ervin has agreed that the Committee would
meet on Wednesday.
I understand George Carey has been in touch with George
Murphy and requested a copy of the report. Carey seemed
uncertain as to whether I intended to release the report
only or the report, documents and transcripts. Of course
the latter is my intention. I understand from our telephone
conversation that you believe you have copies of all that
material in your possession already. If you do not, we will
be glad to help you obtain copies.
Senator Ervin and I both agree that to the extent that it is
possible, it would be far better to identify the material
that we mutually agree can be declassified and released and
for the Agency to make the official declassification. In
this connection, indicated that there may have
been a few inaccuracies in tne report. We have asked
to identify them and so far we do not have that information.
I would be particularly grateful if someone fr Agency
could point out the factual inaccuracies which may have
had in mind, or which may otherwise appear, since my intention
is to see that the report is accurate in every detail.
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