LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM JOHN L. MCCLELLAN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01009A003100010027-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: February 5, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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DATE 19 February 1974
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Attached is a suggested reply
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to Chairman McClellan's request
for your advice on proposals
made b
Senator Proxmire
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regarding publication of intelli-
gence community figures. I
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showed it to Guy McConnell who
thinks it is a good reply and he
agreed that it would be unwise
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for us to include in this letter
instructions which we have
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rom Chairman Mahon
on this subject. While this
reply is substantially the same
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as your letter of 27 July 1973
(which was classified Secret)
I really see no reason for its
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being classified.
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ALAN BIBLE, NEV. CLIFFORD P. CASE, N.J.
ROBERT C. BYRD, W. VA. HIRAM L. FONG, HAWAII
GALE W. MC GEC, WYO. EDWARD W. BROOKE, MASS.
MIKE MANSFIEL.O, MONT. MARK O. HATFIELD. ORES.
WILLIAM i`.ROX M'WE, WIS. TED STEVENS. ALASKA
JOSSPH M. MONTOYA, N. MIX. CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR.. MO.
DANIEL K. INOUYE. HAWAII RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER. PA.
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS. S.G. HENRY BELLMON. OKLA.
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THOMAS F. EA3LETON. MO.
LAWTON CHILES, FLA.
JAMES R. CALLOWAY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
February 5, 1974
The Honorable William E. Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
Enclosed is a self-explanatory letter from Senator
William Proxmire urging that consideration be given to making
public certain budgetary figures relating to the U. S. intel-
ligence community.
As you know, this has been a matter of particular
concern to those of us serving on the Intelligence Subcommittee
of the Appropriations Committee and I would appreciate having
the benefit of your advice and counsel on Senator Proxmire's
proposal.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
L. McClellan
Chairman
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