JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78M02660R000800070008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 23, 1976
• Content Type: NOTES

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(the zero- 'base budget review bill) which remained despite numerous changes
to the bill.. .Further contacts will be necessary as the so--called sunset
legislation is scheduled to come up for floor action later this month.
13. (Confidential - R1LB) LEGISLATION Called Mr. Ronald. Kien.len,
Office of General Counsel, OMB, regarding the draft Executive Order on.
"Suitability Requirements for Government Employment, " which the Agency
now has :[or comments. I informed Mr. Kienlen the agency and the Inte]1:i.gence
Community had extremely serious problems with the draft Order and will be
getting our views to him as soon as possible. Mr. Kicnlen said h.e. would
appreciate as much material as possible explaining our position but that
his office hopes to avoid any delays in preparing a final Order for :Presidenti.af.
approval.
14. (Unclassified -- TIIW) LIAISON I talked to Philip Mayhew,
1 t of St te who returned my en 1. to Ed I-Iurwi.tz, of the Korean
Desk, Departi-rient of Slate, who had asked us to reconsider our position.
on not testifying before 'Chairman Donald M. Fraserr s (I). , Minn. )
Suhco-xnrn.ittee on International.,Organizations, House International Relations
Committee, with respect to North Korea. I told hire we did nol: feel we
should change our previoas position against testifying for various reasons
which I discussed with hi.-rxi.
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23. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Frank Slatinshek, Chief Coun el,
House Armed Services Colt rrmittee, called and said the CIARDS legislation
would be called up on the floor on 10 September.
I discussed the letter which Representative Leonora Sullivan .(I). , Mo. )
had written to Chairman Melvin Price, I-louse Armed Services Commi.tt:ee,
(which Chairman Price forwarded to us). I said our suggested response has
gone to NSC, which got the original request. Slatinshek said there is a
feeling among some members of Congress that the Administration is playing
games --- deliberately downplaying evidence that there is some activity there
which the members should be aware of so as to justify the giving away of the
Panama Canal. He said he didn't know if this was true or not. Ile said we most
be honest no matter what :NSC says. I told him there was no question that
we would give an honest reply.
Slatinshek also said there is quite a hit of interest in Soviet nuclear
capabilities. There is concern on the Hill that they are not being kept
informed of Soviet testing, that they hear practically nothing frorn the Executive
Branch on any of this and they wonder why. He said he is directing this question
to us and would like something from us as to the nurxibe:r of these tests in recent
weeksl I told 26Xi we
would got li:ini a paper on this. OCI, has been advised a25Xiihs
provided a paper to Sllatinshek.
24, (Confidential - GI_,C) LIAISON Mr. Herwit:z, Country Director
for Korea, Department of State, called and said he understood we had turned
down a reques -o appear before Representative Donald :U'raser's (D. , Minn. )
Subcommittee on International Organizations of the House International
Relations Committee on the subject of human rights in North Korea. IIerwitz
wanted to know if we would reconsider. I told him the Di:rector didn't feel
there was anything we could add to what the Department has on the subject
and it was better for State to handle it than us. Ile said the Agency does know
quite a bit on other aspects such as economics, etc. I said I would look
into this and get back in touch. Ivil.l handle. 25X1
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