CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00631R000400050017-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 28, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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26 January 1956
NDUM F
1tre- of
Congressional Briefings
On Sunday. 26 January 1956, 1 met Mr. Bryce N. Harlow.
Administrative Assistant to the Preesideat. We had net met
before and be was most cordial. He spoke ad his high regard
for the Agency and yourself. However, ho spoke strongly of his
concern over the number send type of 'brier which were being
given to various committees of tine Ceae-gross i* recent weeks.
Be said his worry was abort discussing classified intelligence
information with so many Congressmen which would Set as almost
certain printing of the same information is the press soon there-
after. He felt it preferable feeler QA to limit itself to intelligence
briefings of our own subcommWses in either house. He seemed
well aware of overall problem of Congressional relations
and realised that there was as adverse feeling by these Congress-
men who are not briefed one the grounds that they felt they had
a right to know and he agreed that this was significant is the
problem of a joist committee for CIA to which he was strongly
opposed. Mr. Harlow said he bad discussed his concern over
these briefings with General Goodpsstare sat General Persons
sad he believed they shared it. He also iadieateed that there had
been some discussions with Representative Rayburn, but his
reference to this was semew vague. I asked Um it there was
anything we should to at this time and he said he feat it was
basically a White Moses* problars. He observed that year
directness and honesty before th. c laces were commendable,
but created certain problems which he did not speed.
ccs IG
Col. Grogan
Legislative Counsel
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
OGC: LRH:mpg
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