FOUNTAIN SUBCOMMITTEE INQUIRY FOR CIA INFORMATION ON LINSEED OIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000100200008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 29, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Counsel DATE: 29 Ju :.e 1o
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FROM : Acting Ch/D/E/RR
suBJECT: Fountain Subcommittee Inquiry for CIA Information on Linseed Oil
fir 1. Ply memorandum to you of 22 June 1..956 advised that OiyI was
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closed herewith is the original of the Navy inquir
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received through OCR today and. am delivering herewith to you for
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2. I have not as yet been fnble to obtain a copy of this report,
but I have ascertained that the followink~ is the only information in
3. Upon receipt of the enclosed letter from the Navy, I
telephoned LCDk W. J. Doyle, the officer in ONI responsible for
chec-.ing through their files in response to the Subconuuittee's'
inquiry. Fie advised me definitel;s that the Fountain Subcommittee
is aware only that there is "classified information originating in
another agency" in the O1NI files. The Subcommnittee is not aware
25X1 that this is CIA information or that uis the particular
document of which ONI
is th.:in1 in3. he enclosed letter from
CDR Bienvenu, who is an officer in the ONl Collection and Dissem-
ination unit, would appear to indicate that the Subcommittee
did have such detailed information this is definitely not so
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SUBJECT: Fountain SubcormAttee In iuir-y for CIA Information on Linseed Oil
La.. LCDR Doyle has the substantive responsibility in OINI on this
suo.ject; he advises me that CDR James F. Schrernp (Code 1.31 x 1,4451)
is the officer in the Navy's Office of Legislative Liaison
who has been dealing with the Fountain Subcommittee.
A copy of this memorran(ium. Is transmitted herewith to
25X1 OCRs Liaison Division, attention
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or infonuation.
Enclosure: 1
Director of Navy Intell .gence letter, Serial No. 02 66P92,
Confidential, Op-922h3%ebc, 2?3 June 56
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