WHITE HOUSE MEETING ON FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO STATE AUTHORIZATION BILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000500110053-3
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: April 18, 1972
• Content Type: MFR

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OLC 72-0513
18 April 1972
SUBJECT: White House Meeting on Foreign Relations Committee
Amendments to State Authorization Bill
1. This afternoon I attended a meeting in the White House called
by William Timmons, Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations,
to discuss a number of legislative matters of concern to the Administration.
As it happened, Timmons was tied up on the Hill and the meeting was
chaired by Tom Korologos, Deputy Assistant to the President. Also
present were John Lehman, of Kissinger's staff, Rady Johnson, Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Congressional Relations, Marshall Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, and
Charles Ablard, General Counsel for USIA.
2. The first part of the meeting involved discussion of Administration
strategy in fighting the "end the war" legislation and the "withdrawal by
date certain" resolution.
3. The meeting then turned to a discussion of some 16 amendments
to the authorization bill for State, USIA, ACDA, and the Peace Corps
proposed by the Foreign Relations Committee. Two of these were of
primary concern to the Agency:
a. A proposal by Senator Fulbright requiring a 10% cut
in all non-State Department personnel stationed abroad other'
than members of military units and the Peace Corps.
b. A proposal by Senator Church prohibiting Government
agencies from participating in any information activities
"for, on behalf of, or in the name of any foreign government"
and requiring that any information prepared by a Government
agency for dissemination abroad "indicate clearly... the name
of the Government agency which prepared or assisted in
preparing the information. " The amendment goes on to define
dissemination as "publication, broadcasting, and telecasting. "
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4. The meeting concluded with agreement that the participants
would meet again on Friday, 21 April, at which time each representative
would bring a list of the problems which the amendments created for
his agency, together with an unclassified "talking paper" containing an
explanation of these problems and a recommendation for dealing with
them- -either by deletion or amendment. On 3a above it was agreed that
the CIA contribution should be submitted to Marshall Wright, of State,
who would integrate our material with that of the other agencies involved.
It was agreed that we would coordinate our CIA contribution on 3b above
with Charles Ablard, of USIA, or Eugene Kopp, his Deputy, and that our
joint recommendation be submitted to Marshall Wright, of State.
5. It is my understanding that the "talking papers" called for would
be suitable for use in open debate on the floor or for passing to members
of the Congress who might be interested. Regarding the above matters
which concern the Agency, I think it was desired that we submit classified
"backup" papers going into more detail which could be used in discussion
with individual members on an "off-the-record" basis.
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Legislative Counsel
JOHN M. MAURY
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Tuesday - 18 April 1972
5. (Unclassified - JMM) The following Congressmen, members of
Representative Jack Kemp's informal Republican group, visited Headquarters
for a breakfast briefing by the Director: Representatives: LaMar Baker,
Bill Frenzel, Elwood Hillis, William J. Keating, Jack F. Kemp, Norman Lent,
John McCollister, Stewart McKinney, Richard G. Shoup, and Victor V. Veysey.
6. (Confidential - JMM) Briefed William Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, and Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Armed
Services Committee, regarding an impending legal action in which the Agency
is involved.
7. (Secret - JMM) Provided Representative Lucien Nedzi orally with
answers to several questions he raised during my briefing of 14 April on
Soviet Y-class submarines, SLBMs, and strategic bombers.
8. (Confidential - JMM) Senator Milton Young called to say he had
gotten a query from the press about a legal matter of concern to the Agency.
He seemed somewhat annoyed that he had not been briefed in advance but I
explained the timing of the handling of this case was not in the Agency's hands.
9. (Unclassified - JMM) Red Morrison, OSD, called to ask who the
members were of the Agency's oversight Subcommittee of House Appropriations.
I said this was something the Chairman held very closely and I would suggest
he get in touch with Ralph Preston.
10. (Internal Use Only - JMM) Attended a meeting in the White House
to discuss Foreign Relations Committee amendments to the State Department
Authorization bill. See Memo for Record.
11. (Confidential - JMM) Left with Mildred Ward, Senator Stennis'
(D. , Miss.) Personal Secretary, enlargements of some personal photographs
prepared for the Senator by NPIC.
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