JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000400030014-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: November 29, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal -Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 29 November 1972
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6. (Confidential - JMM) During his Headquarters visit today
Chairman Lucien Nedzi, Intelligence Operations Subcommittee of House
Armed Services:
a. Met for two hours with Messrs. Tweedy and Parrott for a
discussion of community coordination and the status of implementation
of the President's directive of 5 November 1971. (See Memo far
Record)
b. Lunched with the Director,
c. Toured the Cuban missile display.
d. Was told by Mr. Colby of our periodic meetings with
the Brookings Seminars.
e. Was briefed for two hours by Mr. Carver on the present
.situation and future prospects in Indochina, and the Agency's
role and responsibilities under a cease fire. (See Memo far Record)
f. Sat in briefly on Mr. Colby's monthly Comptroller meeting,
g. Was brought up-to-date by Mr, Warner on the classification
situation and implementation of the Executive (Jrder thereon as
applied to the Agency.
h. Discussed with Mr, Warner and OLC representatives the
possibility of legislation to provide increased protection of intelli-
gence sources and methods.
ie Was brought up-to-date on a sensitive security case by
Mr, Warner and Mr. Maury. (See Memo for Record. )
j. Took with him copies of investigative reports by the IG and OLC
re Agency involvement in the drug traffic, .and indicated that after
studying this material he might personally undertake to straighten
out Representative Aspin, who had raised the matter in a letter to
the Director.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 28 November 1972
3. (Confidential - JGO) Received a call from Mr. William Van Ness,
Chief' Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, who told
me tkiat he is setting u~p hearings for Senator Jackson (D. , Wash,) on the
world oil situation. Present schedule will be for hearings in executive
session on 11 and 12 December and Van Ness asked if the Director could be
available to lead off in an off-the-record session, if necessary, with an
intelligence briefing on the world oil situation with emphasis on the Middle
East. Mr. Van Ness told me that a formal letter requesting the Director's
appearance is in preparation but will probably not be relayed before
torno:rrow afternoon. I thanked Van Ness for the advance information and told
him I. would relay the informal request. He noted in closing that contact
has been made with the White House to set up a number of Cabinet level
witnesses for possible open hearings on this subject. Van Ness suggested
that I: call him tomorrow afternoon when the determination should be finalized
on releas+s of the letters to the prospective witnesses. 25x1
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