LETTER TO MR. GEORGE BUSH FROM CHARLES H. PERCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78M02660R000300020040-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2005
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: March 17, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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L. MCCLELLJ.N. ARK. CHARLES H. PERCY. ILL.
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RICHARD A. WEGMAN
CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
March 17, 1976
Mr. George Bush
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20506
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
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Dear George:
The other evening you mentioned your concern that the
resolution recently reported out by the Government Operations
Committee would, in effect, be the cause of even further
proliferation of sensitive intelligence information. As you
.know, I share your concern about this problem and you have
my assurance that I will do what I can to resolve it.
If, in fact, a new intelligence oversight committee is created
by the Senate, Senator Ribicoff and I plan to introduce legis-
lation that would amend Section 662 of the Foreign Assistance
Act to require that Senate reports required under Section 662
go to only the new Committee on Intelligence Activities and
the Appropriations Committee. While I recognize that amending
the Hughes-Ryan Amendment would not totally eliminate the
problem of proliferation, it would be an important step in
the right direction. Enclosed is a copy of my proposed language.
I have talked with Ed Muskie and Henry Bellmon, Chairman and,
ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. It is correct that
the Budget Committee intends to review intelligence activities
as they affect the budget. I understand that several committee
members have expressed an interest in the intelligence area.
Like you, I trust the Budget Committee's need for information
will be confined to overall figures and not operational details.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me or have your staff contact John Childers, Minority
Counsel of the Government Operations Committee.
12f,arles H. Percy
United States Senator
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