JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 15 NOVEMBER 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP65B00383R000300120036-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2014
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: November 15, 1963
• Content Type: MISC

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 15 November 1963
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1.
Met with Representative Burt L.
Talcott (Calif.)
at his request to discuss the Agency's role in general.
Mr. Talcott is a freshman Congressman and appears to be much
interested both in intelligence and in the Agency specifically. I spent
some time with him discussing the mission and function of the Agency.
He was most
appreciative.
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2.
Met with Robert Michaels, House
Appropriations
Committee staff, to discuss our budget situation. See
Memorandum
for the Record.
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3.
Talked with Charles DuTant in the
office of Senator
E. L. Mechem
and furnished him certain information
concerning a rumor that the Soviets were interested in importing U. S.
industrial alcohol in an amount of 300,000 tons. Briefed DuTant on the
basis of the unclassified information contained in the memorandum to
this office from Otto Guthe of 15 November 1963. This was sufficient
for DuTant's
purpose.
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4.
In response to his request to the
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Director,
concerning
I briefed Senator Milton
Young (R.. N. D.). on the background
(See Memorandum For
The .ecord
for details.)
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5.
Met with Mr. George Mitchell,
Assistant
to Senator Edmund Muskie
(D., Me.) and advised him that
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the Agency had had no contact with
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Mr. Mitchell
thanked me for the information and indicated he would keep us advised
if further developments appeared to be of interest to us. (See Journal
item of 14 November)
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6. (Secret - JGO) Transmitted to Mr. William Darden, Senate
Armed Services Committee Staff, a detailed breakdown of the cost
estimates set forth in tab 4 of the background materials on H. R. 8427,
the Agency Early Retirement Bill, which was furnished him last week.
Although Mr. Darden wanted to study the cost estimates breakdo-vm
before any discussion with us, he noted he was particularly interested
in the Agency assumptions set forth at page 4. At first glance he felt
that they failed to take into consideration cases such as those used in
illustration, for instance an individual in grade 14, age 39, with 18
years' service. When he has had a chance to study the breakdown during
the week, he will be back in touch with us.
7. (Secret - JGO) Transmitted to Mr. James Gehrig, Assistant
to ,Senator Stuart 5yrnington (D., Mo.) a memorandum entitled "Soviet
Disinformation Campaign Against The Central Intelligence Agency" in
response to the Senator's request of 10 October during the Director's
appearance before Senate Forel n Relations.
cc: Ex/Dir
DD/S
Asst. to DCI
egislative Counsel
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