JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY-10 NOVEMBER 1953

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000200090026-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: November 10, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 10 November 1953
25X1A 2. informed me that the Contact Division
secured clearance to contact
in 1948 and that there were some contacts, a list of which w
being prepared.
3. Mr. Houston, Mr. Kirkpatrick and I noted that the Atomic
Energy Commission is drafting legislation in an attempt to liberalize
the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act on exchange of information.
CIA participated in this matter when the present liberalization became
law a couple of years ago, but it was felt that we would take no steps at
this time unless specifically requested.
4. Mr. Houston, Mr. Kirkpatrick and I reviewed P.L. 164 of
the 83rd Congress, which amends the Atomic Energy Act, to establish not
to exceed 10 divisions, each to be headed by a director who shall be com-
pensated at not more than $16, 000 per annum. Using this as a basis, I
have recommended that we consider raising the salary of the Director
and the Deputy Directors more in line with the importance of the Agency
than the present compensations.
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6. Mr. John Adams, Department Counselor of the Department
of the Army, has forwarded to us on a restricted basis a summation of
his views of the situation at Fort Monmouth, presently being investigated
by Senator McCarthy's Committee. Mr. Adams indicated that these
'X- views were, quite close to the articles presently appearing in the Wash-
ington Post by Murrey Marder, that Army had not leaked any infor-
mation to form the basis of this series and was not proposing at present
to make a public statement. t~J~ < Esc ~. s ~` t.ce. GP^n Cn.~:+h,d'
7. Mr. Houston, Mr. Kirkpatrick and I reviewed the memor-
25X1A andum on proposed legislation, dated 2 November 1953, from
Chief of Inspection and Review, requesting consideration of pos-
si a modifications in the nature of an Official Secrets Act. We pointed
out the previous history of attempts of this nature, and concluded that
CIA should not take any initiative in matters of this kind, but could
support any appropriate proposals that might be introduced with some
chance of success.
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