JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
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January 30, 1976
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Friday 30 January 1976
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6. (Unclassified - DFM) LIAISON Received a call from Jeff Smith,
IDDpar nt o# State, who is helping prepare a statement for Secretary
Kissinger to deliver before the Senate Government Operations Committee
on congressional oversight of the Intelligence Community. Smith. was
interested in the history of oversight, and I gave him a brief rundown.
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17. I LIAISON Called Bill Espinosa,AID-
and discussed the status of legislation implementing the Sinai
agreement.
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18. LIAISON Frank Wa.sner,.,Late
T7-t a r ma-at- called to ask about the status of Mr. Colby's scheduled,
appearance before the Subcommittee on African Affairs,
Relation : Committee, and to explain what he had done in state to su
our position.
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8. I I LEGISLATION Called Bob Hull, Dr aaztz .entt:
of Stage and requested loan of material he has prepared explaining State's
unding of their legislative proposal for the Foreign Service Retirement:
program. He said he would appreciate any comments we might have which
may be of assistance when they make their presentation on their bill, later
in this session of Congress. The material will be forwarded to
OF, for their review.
CO DENTLAL
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Friday 23 January 1976
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16. (Unclassified - PLC) LEGISLATION Received a call
from Robert Hull, Department of State i.nauir. ing as to the status of
the Agency's bill to amen CIARDS. I informed him that no action was
contemplated within the next. month. Hull informed me that State is
supporting the Director's proposal concerning spouse's waiver of a
survivorship annuity in its report to OMB. He is sending me a copy of
their report.
GEORG' : L. CART
Legislative Counsel
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Thursday - 22 January 1976
LIAISON On a referral from
C/AF Division, called Kempton Jenkins, Congressional
Liaison, State Degartmexa.f.. on a matter relating to Secretary Kissinger's
testimony efore the Rouse Appropriations Committee on Monday which
was resolved to our mutual satisfaction.
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Thursday - 22 January 1976
8. C/CCS, called
to report further on Robert Pink's, Subcommittee on. Government
Information & Individual Rights, House Government Operations
Committee staff, visit with Joseph Taylor of AID, who apparently
got involved in a rather long discussion wit i c. rather than merely
referring him to the Agency. I stressed to I that we
should stay on top of this because of our obligation. to report any
relevant material that is developed in connection. with Fink's interest
to our committees, including Chairman Jack Brooks (D., Texas),
who is holding the sanitized version of the file
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9. LIAISON Called Emerson Brown,
INR State and with the concurrence of the DDO
cleared INR's proposed draft to Senator Frank E. Moss (D.., Utah)
concerning the Agency's relationship with a few minor
changes which were completely acceptable to Brown.
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Tuesday - 13 January 1976
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8. (Internal Use Only - LLM) LIAISON Called Bernie Engel,
Congressional Relations, State Deoartment.. and requested that they not
include specific CIA briefings on Angola when they release the list of
briefings provided the Hill but instead for CIA briefings include a state-
ment that other briefings have been provided. in compliance with Section
662 of the Foreign Assistance Act to six appropriate committees of
Congress. Engel agreed.
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14. LIAISON Bernie Engel, Congressional
Relations, Department of StgtE: :tilled in connection with an earlier
call from Kempton Jenkins, State Department, concerning the publication
of a listing of briefings provided Congr ss on Angola. I told him we
would h eve an answer soonest.
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Wednesday - 7 January 1976
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16. LIAISON Kempton Jenkins,
Department, called to discuss press inquiries concerning Secretary of
State Kiss nger's statement on 23 December on briefing appraxiz is e yy
members of Congress on Angola, I told Jenkins ghat. would send him.
a list of those members and committees we had briefed., with the
understanding that he would keep this confidential and Jenkins will ,send
us a listing they have compiled to determine if we have any objection to
its public release.
Acting Legislative Counsel
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13. (Unclassified - LLM) LIAISON keempton. Jenkins,
D oartment, called and we discussed the situation on. the Hill with.
respect to Angola and he said a LIG meeting has been tentatively
set for Tuesday, 13 January 1976 at 10:00 to discuss the matter.
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9. LIAISON Sam. Goldberg, State Saepartmenf,
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reviewed with Ifempton Jenkins,
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At his request,
nt,the various options
reasonably available concerning aid to Angola and concluded that following
the draw down on Reserves, nothing further can be accomplished without:
congressional approval.
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BRIEFING Called. Kempton Jenkins,
Congressional Relations, State Department, to determine if Secretary
Kissinger had agreed to appear before the Subcommittee on African
Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and was informed (hat
in a. conversation between Secretary Kissinger, Senator Dick Clark
(D., Iowa) and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, William E.
Schaufele, Jr., postponement of the hearing was discussed so that
the Secretary could participate.
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