BRIEFING THE HOUSE INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002100020015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: May 22, 1978
• Content Type: MFR

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22 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
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SUBJECT: Briefing the House Inter-American Affairs
Subcommittee Staff
1.. On 19 May 1978,
Is L briefed Jason Cook and Gene Friedman, 25X1
members of the House Inter-American Affairs
Subcommittee of the International Relations Committee,
on the Caribbean sources of illegal aliens in the
United States. The briefing also covered demographic
characteristics and economic potential that will
affect future migration patterns. The staff members
requested the briefing after reading an EIW article
on the subject. ,
2. The subcommittee staff expressed its strong
interest in the work that OER has done on the issue
of illegal migration. They were especially
appreciative of the timeliness of our input since
hearings are in progress in the House of Representatives
and Senate on the illegal alien'issue.
3. After the briefing, staff members informed
us that hearings will be held this summer on illegal
migration from the Central and South American countries.
They expressed an interest in a subsequent briefing on
this topic and stated that they would be in touch with
us on this issue.
Chief
Latin America Branch
Developing Nations Division
Office of Economic Research
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