JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00364R000600170038-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: June 1, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 1 June 1966
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5. Dropped by to see Robert Michael-,,
House Appropriations Committee staff, and advised him that the Agency
was not involved in the alleged Cuban landing and assassination plot
as described in this morning's Washington Post.
6. Senate Appropriations Com-
mittee staff and former Agency employee, called and advised that he
had received good news from the brother of a former agent contact of
his. the presiding judge dismissed the charges.
just written a note saying he was pleased to hear the news.
Met with Mr. J.R. Blandford, Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, and advised that the allegations in
this morning's Washington Post on the Castro assassination plot are
pure fabrications. I did not request any action on the matter on bel;alf
of the Director but only passed it on as a matter of information for the
Chairman or other Committee members who might raise the question.
9. I I Mr. Warner accompanied the Director
to a meeting wit enator Leverett Saltonstall (R., Mass.) which w.is
requested by the Senator. See Memorandum for the Record.
10. Talked to Senator Symington several
times during the day. The Senator indicated that he was adamant
against the position proposed by Senator Mansfield.
The Senator discussed his desire to lace his comments it the
RECORD concerning I las
a matter of comment without reference to te Foreign Re ations o:-nmittee
resolution. In discussion, nd the Washington Post item
relating to the Castro charges were also discussed. After
consu tation with Mr. Helms, draft statements on the last two items were
provided Senator Symington to supplement the material he already holds
25X1 with regard to
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