JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Publication Date: December 12, 1975
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 12 December 1975
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1. I I LIAISON I called John. Martin,
Chief Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee, to inform him.
of my meeting with Representative Charles A. Vanik (D. , Ohio).
relative to the Subcommittee on Oversight's questionnaire on
taxpayer information. I mentioned that I had called Larry Ross
and Bill Vaughn, on the staff of the House Ways and Means Committee,
per his suggestion, but both were out of the office for the day and since
we were under a deadline for the, questionnaire, I met with Representative
Vanik. I told him the matter hard been. solved and thanked him-n. for his help.
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Angus Thuermer's office, Assistant to the Director, I called Lila Blake,
in the Atlanta office of Representative Andrew Young (D., Ga. ), regarding
her request for "a report on foreign affairs, particularly in Chile. "
I told her that it was hard to determine from the message just what
report they might be talking about. She said that a. constituent had
called the office asking for such a report and they had merely relayed
that on. I mentioned that the constituent might-be talking about the
report of the Senate Select Committee which is being talked about. in
the newspapers currently. She said she would get back to the constituent
and if that was the case she would contract the Select Coinm.ittee. I told
her if she was unsuccessful to call back and I would see if there was
something further we could do.
3. I I BRIEFING I called Dick W-Wrhite,
Administrative Assistant to Representative Dale Milford (D. , Texas),,
and confirmed 16 December at 0900 hours in the Reprenentati,ve's office
as the time and place for the briefir Tic:h, had been authorized
by the Director. It has not been decided who will. do the briefing but
possibilities are eitherl or Bill Nelson, DDO,
and possibly both. Security has been advised.
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Friday - 12 December' 1975
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4. 1 FAA BRIEFING Accompanied the
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Director to a briefing of the Intelligence Subcommittee of the Ho- use Armed
Services Committee on covert actions. (See Memo for the Record. )
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met with House Minority Leader John Rhodes (R., Ariz.).
is doing a Memo for the Record.)
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Nelson, DDO, to a
briefing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on. covert action. (See
Memo for the Record.) This meeting was called by Chairman John Stennis
D., Miss.) late this afternoon. ',Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel of the Committee,
said. the Chairman wanted the briefing after reading the article in today's
paper about the CIA spending $50 milli o r e
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INTELLIGENCE' BRIEFING Richard Moose,
Subcommittee on Foreign Assistance, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff,
called and said the Subcommittee was marking -tip its bill today and came to the
amendment by Senator Dick Clark (D., Iowa) on Angola. He said they
had earlier discussed Senator George McGovern' s (I.),, S. Dak.,) amendment
re CIA and Portugal. After discussing these ir., open session, they decided they
should have witnesses from State and CIA come up before the Subcommittee on
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Mr. Colby or Mr. William. Nelson-,-7=", could con-re up on. Tuesday. I told
him the Director has a briefing scheduled for 9.45 a. m. on Tuesday and he
asked if I would check to see if Mr. Nelson could. do it. I told hire I would
pass the message on.
8. LEGISLATION Talked to Bob Carlstranmm,
OMB, regarding the Agency's letters on financial disclosure which are at
OMB for clearance. Carlstrom said he was not at all familiar with the subject,
but would look into it and get back to me.
9. I LIAISON Took a call from Charles Flynn,,
in the office of Representative Edward Koch (D., N. Y. ). Flynn asked if
there had been an official CIA or Intelligence Corn unity budget figure released.
I told him there had been leaks of the figures, but that it was still. considered
classified and therefore no official. release had been rnade,.
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. 10. I I LEGISLATION Called Dave McClintock,
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State, regarding the
Department's position on the Clark amendment to ban. covert U. S. aid to
Angola. McClintock's name was given me by Sheridan. Brinley, AID. McClintoc
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' ' erre me to other State Department officials, but I was not able to reach
any of the rnen he said could help me.
11. LEGISLATION Sheridan Brinley, in the
Office of Legislative Affairs at AID, called to innformn m.e that neither the
House International Relations Committee nor the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee had yet taken action on amendments to lb-mitt covert U. S. aid to
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13. LIAISON Took a call, from. Richard Grba-jxnett:,
in CRS at the Library of Congress, who told m.e that he and John M. Collins
would be back in touch with us when they are ready to come out to review
Agency material on the KGB. The Office of Security has verified Grin7rnett's
and Collins' top secret clearances.
14. I I CONSTITUENT Pat Prediger, from
Representative B. F. Sisk's (D., Calif.) office, requested a photograph of
the Director for a constituent suitable: for frarni.nf;. 1 have arranged for the
Director to sign a photograph which will be forwarded to the Congressman's
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LIAISON I I O.Ci and I net: with
staff o.- Senate Government Operations Perx-riarient Subcornrnit:tc
on Investigations, for
a t .-iefing on Soviet infiltration in l r ~ rind (See Memo for
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 11 December 1975
1. LIAISON Called Keith Kennedy, in
the office of Senator Mark Hatfield (R., Ore. ), and gave him the
Agency's procedures on contacting or debriefing
2. LIAISON Called Frank Slatinshek,
Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, and clarified why
we must notify the chairmen of the oversight committees of the name
of the country involved in a covert action program before the briefing
is given to the committee.
LIAISON DS& T / OSI,
called and said he had talked with Dr. Robert Bussard, a member of
the Director's Nuclear Intelligence Panel, concerning a briefing for
Representative Mike McCormack (D., Wash. ),(See Journal Item #f4,
Addendum to Journal dated 3 December 1975.) =said he was able
to turn Bussard off by explaining that the Congressman was a member
of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and periodically attends
briefings to receive such information.
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4. I ILIAISON Doris Connors, Senate Armed
Services Committee staff, called and asked for the names and terms of
office for the past directors and deputy directors of the Agency. I
provided her with the information.
5. I I LIAISON Dorothy Fosdick, Permanert
Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Government Operations Committee
staff, called and said that Ambassador Daniel Moynihan had made a statement
at the UN about a particular country's involvement in 1a. A briefing
on the subject was set for Como f Fosdick.
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17. BRIEFING Bill Hogan, Chief Counsel,
Rouse Armed Services Committee, called and requested whether there would
be a transcript for the Director's briefing on Angola tomorrow of the House
Armed Services Special Subcommittee on Intelligence, Chairman Lucien N.
Nedzi (D. , Mich. ). I confirmed the meeting time and place and informed
him there would be no transcript.
18. HEARING Called Duke Short, Senior Investigator,.
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Internal Security, and informed him that
the Agency had no objection to his preliminary interview of 25X1A
Ito determine if they want to set a hearing with Senator Strom
Thurmond (R., S. Car. m came u as a possible witness durin r
Short's interviews with Short will. meet 125X1A
this afternoon together with DDO representatives at a safe meeting place in
the Washington area. Short will advise me as to whether they wish to set up
a formal hearing.
19. CONSTITUENT Called Joyce Stevens: in
Representative George Hansen's (R. , Idaho).off.icQ, in response to her earlier
call requesting on behalf of a constituent Agency material on the assassination
of President John F. Kennedy. I informed Stevens that certain Agency
material had been declassified and she should advise the constituent to write
directly to the Agency's Freedom of Information Coordinator and I gave her the
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LIAISON FOIA After checking with L__]
C/IPS, I called Walt Sheridan, Chief Investigator, Subcommittee
on Administrative Practice & Procedure, Senate Committee on the Judiciary,
and told him we were a bit behind on the Christiansen FOIA request. .1 added,
we had been in touch with the Christiansen family lawyer this year on the
matter and expected to respond fully within a week or so.
21. INTEL BRIEFINGS - USSR CW I called
George Berdes, Consultant, Subcommittee on International Security and
Scientific Affairs, House Committee on International Relations, on his follow--
on request for information on multi-spectral scanning to advise him on the
gist of Paragraphs 3 and 4 of ORD Mem~-) (ORD: 5118-75, 3 December 1975).
Berdes was appreciative and asked for a written note.
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Wednesday - 10 December 1975
6. I ILEGISLATION Called Hilda Schreiber, OMB,
to make sure the White House had not yet ordered the legislation eliminating
the one percent bonus from the CIARDS system to be sent to Congress. She
said OMB was still waiting for the White House order and. she would. let me
know as soon as she received it.
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I dropped off with Tom Smeeton, on the staff of the house International
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Relations Committee, confidential
mentioned that Representative William Broomfield (1-1., is :z. was
still interested in a briefing on the situation in Lebanon but that they
had not been able to find a time when it might take place. We discussed
the Committee's procedures for handling classified information and
briefings and he said that he was in agreement with Marian Czarnecki,
Chief of Staff of the Committee, that there should be some control over
such matters. Smeeton said he would see to it: that any requests handled
by him would be discussed with Czarnecki in advance.
8. BRIEFING I met with. Representative Dale
Mi ?d D Texas) to brief him on follow-up questions to the briefing
by IC Staff, on 3 December. See Memorandum
for the Record.
9. INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING I accompanied
all of OCT., to a briefing
of Representative Dante Fascell . , a. a:n.i others in his office
at 1600 hours, 10 December, on the situation in An ola.. See Memorandum
for the Record.
10. BRIEFING I met with Representative
Charles A. Vanik (D., Ohio), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight,
House Ways and Means Committee, to brief him on Agency actions with
regard to the questionnaire the Subcommittee had sent out asking for
information relative to Agency needs for taxpayer information, from the
IRS. See Memorandum for the Record.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 10 December 1975
1. I I LIAISON FOIA I took a call from .
Walter J. Sheridan, Chief Investigator, Subcommittee on Administrative
Practice and Procedure, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sheridan
advised he had two letters from the Christiansen family to Senator
Edward M. Kennedy (D. , Mass.) regarding the Agency's failure to
respond to their FOIA request. I said I would check and calll, back later..
2. I ILIAISON Received a call from Vince
Morelli, on the staff of Representative Jack Kemp (R. , N. Y. ). The Congressman
is preparing to introduce proposals and speak about congressional over. sight. of
CIA, and Morelli asked to meet with an Agency representative to hear our views
on the subject. I agreed to meet with Morelli sometime next week.
3. I I LEGISLATION Called Sheridan Brinley,
in the Office of Legislative Affairs at AID, regarding congressional action
on amendments to curb covert activities in An cola... Such a.).-nendments,; to the
foreign military assistance legislation, are before both the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee, Brinley
said he expected votes in both Committees this week, on these amendments..
4. I I LEGISLATION Called Everett Bierman,
House International Relations Committee staff, about the Ha.rrington/Bor:nkers
amendment to the foreign military assistance legislation, which would halt.:
U. S. Government aid to any group in Angola.. Bierman said the Corniz- itte e
had not yet dealt with the amendment, but, was unable to give- me a firm prognosis
on it. He said Ted Dobbs was handling the bill in mark--up for the State
Department.
LEGISLA'T'ION Called Ted Dobbs,, Congressiona
Relations, Department of State, regarding the International Relations Corrrn~it:tee's
mark-up on the foreign military assistance legislation. Ile outlined State's
position against the Harrington/Bonkers amendment which is that massive Soviet
and Cuban aid to the MPLA threatens political stability in all. of southe rn Africa.
and the U. S. Government must have the flexibility to aid f.riendly.for.cc:s.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 9 December 1975
1. I I ADMINISTRATIVE - DELIVERIES Delivered
the Director's letter on the status of the reserve to Jane McMullan, Senate
Appropriations Committee staff; Clark McFadden, Senate Armed Services
Committee staff; and Frank Slatinshek, House Armed Services Committee staff.
2. I LEGISLATION Talked to Clark McFadden,
Senate Armed Services Committee staff, about the medical malpractice
immunity legislation. He said that the Committee definitely would not consider
the issue before the Christmas recess and probably would schedule hearings
in early 1976 on the subject. They will ask an Agency representative to testify
on our need for inclusion within the bill. He said either Senator Sam. Nunn's. .
(D., Ga.) Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel or Senator I--}tarry Byrd's
(I..,. Va.) Subcommittee on General Legislation would handle the bill,. depending
on the relative work load of the two Subcommittees. He said a Justice Departrnen
proposal to give all Federal doctors malpractice immunity had come to the
Committee's attention, and indicated this would be one argument: against
inclusion of CIA within the present legislation.
3. LEGISLATION Called Dan Spiegel,
Legislative Assistant to Senator Hubert Humphrey (D. , Minn. ), regarding
the mark-up hearings scheduled tomorrow before Senator Humphreys
Subcommittee on Foreign Assistance and Economic Policy, Senate Cornm.it:tee
on Foreign Relations. I inquired about Senator Dick Clark's (D. , Iowa)
amendment no. 1194, which would ban covert aid to Spiegel. said the
Subcommittee is expected to consider the amendment but may not do so at
tomorrow's meeting. He recommended that the Agency get a paper to the
Committee on the amendment.
4. I I LIAISON Accompanied the Director to
a briefing of the House International Relations Committee on several
covert action programs. (See Memo for the Record. )
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Tuesday - 9 December 1975
10. I I LIAISON Called Marian Czarnecki,
Relations Subcommittee on International Political and Military Affairs,
asking for an intelligence briefing on Ang Representatives
Dante Fascell (D. , Fla. ), Donald Fraser (D. , Minn, ), Jonathan Bingham
(D. , N. Y. ), Lee Hamilton (D. , Ind. ), and Charles Whalen (R. , Ohio),
Czarnecki asked what areas were to be covered and I said Angola., Zaire,
Somalia and Ethiopia. He said to go ahead with the meeting but t:o keep
it strictly to an intelligence briefing. I told him I would clear it with
the Director.
House International Relations Committee staff, and alerted him to the call.
I as received from Mike Finley, staff of House International
11. LIAISON Called George I.ngra.:rn,
House International Relations Committee, and told him it was alright with
us for them to print the 7 October 1975, "Background Information re
Soviet Oil Developments Since October 197311 in their printed hearings,
with attribution of the publication to the Agency.
1?? I IINTELLIGENCE BRIEFING I received
a call from Mike Finley, on the staff of the Subcommittee on International
Political and Military Affairs, House International Relations Cornn-jittee,
requesting that a briefing o nd related African matters be
given to Representative Dante B. , d.scell (D. ,'Fla.) and other Congressmen.
See Memorandum for the Record.
13. I LIAISON I called Dick White, Admini-
strative Assistant to Representative Dale Milford (D., Texas), and set
up an appointment for 10 December at 1330_-hours to brief the Representative-
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10. I I LIAISON Called Marian Czarnecki,
House International Relations Committee staff, and alerted him to the call
has received from Mike Finley, staff of House International
Relations Subcommittee on International Political and Military Affairs,
asking for an intelligence briefing on Angola for Represcnf:atives
Dante Fascell (D. , Fla. ), Donald Fraser (D. , Minn. ), Jonathan Bingham
(D. , N. Y. ), Lee Hamilton (D. , Ind. ), and Charles Whalen (R. , Ohio).
Czarnecki asked what areas were to be covered and I said, " ila., ,; i,ror,
Somalia;ibi pia. He said to go ahead with the meeting but to keep
it strictly to an intelligence briefing. I told him I would clear it with
the Director.
11. I I LIAISON Called George Ingram,
House international Relations Committee, and told hin-i it was alright with
us for them to print the 7 October 1975, "Background Inforro-ation re
Soviet Oil Developments Since October 1973" in their printed hearings,
with attribution of the publication to the Agency.
12, I I INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING I received
a call from Mike Finley, on the staff of the Subcommittee on International
Political and Military Affairs, house International Relations Cornnnittee,
requesting that a briefing on Angola and related African matters be
given to Representative Dante B. Fascell (D. "Fla. ) and other Congressmen,.
See Memorandum for the Record.
13. LIAISON I called Dick White, Admini-
strative Assistant to Representative Dale Milford (D. , Texas), and set
up an appointment for 10 December at 1330. hours to brief the Re Dre.sent e
on follow-up questions to the briefin Y"v n Mil-Cord 1-)11-4- 25XM
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Met with Terry Redmond, Legislative
7. 1 Assistant to Representative Norman E. D'Amours (D. y N.11.), and provided
rain exports from 1970 through
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him with a copy of a compilation of
1974. I told him that we were working on an analysis comparing how these
exports served the Soviets' strategic interests but I pointed out to Redmond
that since the statistics were compared by country, he could nlake his
own analysis which he said he was most interested in doing.
8. I I Informed George Murphy, Executive
Director, Joint Committee on Atomic Ener:?gy, that we had information on
the subject irtatter he had raised with me the other da.y and that we would be
providing him a written report.
9. Called Frank Slatin.shek, Chief Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, concerning the release of relevant
correspondence, relating to the termination of GAO's audit of Agency accounts,.
Slatinshek said that Deputy Comptroller General. feller had been by to
see him on this matter and that he (Slatinshek) did not now view that
correspondence as classified and I told him that that agreed with our
assessment.
10. Received. a call from Representative
Robert L. F. Sikes (D. , Fla. ) who said that a man by the name of
from New York who, according to Mr. ,Sikes, wants to put together "an
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Wednesday to talk with a member of his staff and Mr. Sikes was suggesting
that we have an Agency representative present during that session (in
cognito if we wished). I told the Congressman that I had some difficulty
with this suggestion and said I would prefer to have his staff rnan listerl to
story and then pass on to us a report of the meeting. Mr. Sikes was
a little less than enthusiastic about this since he said his anan knew absolutely
nothing about Angola. I told M.r. Sikes I would think. tli:i.s over and talk with
the Director about it and be. back in touch. with him.
11. I I Talked with Chuck Snodgrass,. House
Appropriations Committee staff, several times during t:he day regarding sonic
material that OGI is preparing for the members of the House Appropriations
delegation who will be traveling to the Far East next week.
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