II. A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP65B00383R000400330018-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Content Type: REQ

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'8'."$L in alp ;A'tta o Owl +' G'u': r in aoxmction with to
vre ' !*,-.x at a
a'sergy iewrMt1own r"t? quite properly i.ne?3.tt e4 in the Ateaeia XV4,!rgj
Act of 2954 bsfoo! ? thC, Joitat Ce itteee on Atomic Energy 44d Carta 3.R
parommcllegi..si.fttion for CIA t 1 lvdsd in logWLtloo tar g~r7
?he C iytmaa on Post Mole* aud Civil $erv t w Lima it $1 Join a
Caetmsi tt e e on Central. rote ~.1.Ag b been in ex= streMaee, the At - tle
Envrgy w,,%d pared item would helve bass proper ly- bfare tea e
ott .r cota*itter s. It shatiill also be a oted that the stat -1?re
appere to be preferred by t.ae 1.e*Isrshi,p of both Armed ~13*rviZ^eo
1:t rtitte. as the Roue AJKwMpr1*tiDW Cgnettt.rt, ail oL' Whom
:nature expressed strong o' positim to a Joint CemMitt* as leer ral
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3. 'be sea prnAsa.l would be to h*i the aar Services
Cbmemtitto if both W""9 eeat listb mitteve ,M tte IateAN
34Prute d of tbzi ee m rs is eene -a, it the os=dtt0ae
seeerts jointly, 404 fiw ors it tbm^y meeeet, ssparettely. (L t
instances sbeere tiles oetratm Aid Servieaera C itte* two b.)4 nib.?
cceaetittes be4ria6s an CIA iea the past, t.be a ooa^edtFeee*
14401st" at fire rs. i tb meta stj at the #hLrty.
,i Ssrriae.s Cassitto. may t be deemd to giv
a .oftteiseet speetd), Tbt ;prep al t t? the A ANT1,0es fb ti.t is
set Up at ss "ta 1. S% ' ettt as clnt rat.:; .,se1l b writ, ear
all t tlo0erd 1a s.lst3QU f"- the AgtjK;r mosses boron trees s ttt*ss
e!'4 0ts it ld spp r U at %baft rasnit sae is
a "`utba D" positi+ with rwgtrd to -.. kith s t"
10et+tt.4 Lp, VA" SW tt was at*" t !" *w*t. t tr eACr-s.1 of aw
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detemoo of tM lsk4ov, :* p061te) s t r
statin that Vwy bawl alrwWW, or will iaMe^eedttt.l , look i0v
Vle SOJlr4*t r a( tAW uttam .
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.t e. r' +th1q ~.:4 .+Is leii. 1: at
s,sa ial tier ~r a Osaitr s- ,p#.t.U . ~r is
th" a si* ial Joint rlMrilrtee be *s d b YUM IftsI&MA
the iipwakaer at tba 2~0 a s the as is th" is mss
bodrew otVoAnsid Sarwis.
A**tiarn C itetitt of t tm SDlloes.
5. Ib M ,4&r to aestsbU h a )aiat ~10001 it tme y
it is meaeess - to bane same fea at 1s1 1lsitiv..rna ,
the joint reaesianxi Ccasittse an Attee gserar is t"lisbo
by the Atc mtc wormy Acts at 1~ an3 1;9 the immJKrltq
of coach caewtittees axw establisbad in the 1Mivt is bcI'
8emat* or Swuse 1i tiotss, or k' at 0l*tions where
the aoeseittets are moist. 2baft resul+4$*rn arw . ,.ss.l of
the will of the Oav&rets mad t not rest a Presidential approval.
Zt a r s s a a l a a t l s a I s p d to . s t liab a J M a t comOttee an
Central In 11JSetscm, the stttaisrd ls would prize the
appals-taws of the &n to 1 l eers by the resident of the Setamte
and the wm nr rre ty tfc ilpsaker of the Rouse M a a aaior=Ll
proeed+x e, the majority and a r-ity are t culted in
t b e m o a pr l aattmeents , and their re c endsi a carry aotas ?derab l e
weight. The Petabli,alatcat of such a oorWtt&ee would na3rse-lly
carry with it the standard authority reoitlrlaag the production
of s-11 testiaa uy, books and records, the holding of hoarta- s
sand the authority of ecea tyarx . The: Committee would also `Jive
'Uw authority to appoint a staff'.
6. If the reisaluirt ion rov irks spec if icmll.y that. Li .? wens : re
or stteh a joint cwattittee Should be dra-va ft the Jeae aaae rs of the
Armed Services and Apia oprltation. O+o itt , it rho* d be noted
that there It a eet*rul relt;ct e, at least in the Basler, for
Appropriations' 0awA itteve a e e. a to serve an joint c itteea,
i4*re their sutata*tiyee aaati ulght be considered binding on ?fir
subsequent apparo r iat ions sat-ton. Us approyriations' a tAt tty
is so jealously Pod that the sU c*rnltt es agwrs23y re,;IAI
date revieev of eoc;r act tv it tes rs fard ens of the acts of
s betastAvvi c .tttots author i>rieg such activities. the fact that
tew or five eeior mabers of the Ap lopriatioas Comm1 tae
eerie too sit so Ed b s at t- Joint +lbesittee on Ceatal IttteelliSemee
wed In no y : b' late t:Na need for fall hearings fr et the CIA
Ap prizstiacm:. ,#t,r ataeit' ee. In addition, a rase tttt*.n 1Wt1ft
ouch a apsetal a*eatt'!'I ee to selected treaters of Us Armed
Services and 3atiiosrlt ' maittees tttlg3st well most objaation
!'t'ome t b* Cmstitt eee e on For, l ga Affairs a i the le tarir, mad
bhy !not a t*ti Joint 0mi ittes on Interwel. et sty it uoeae
were eat tbl itd .
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T . The f Act that a ? . arr. tia3 rn ber of SMita,rs have peruposed
a JbiMt Ccngxessiexmi Cksrae't.%eree o Contra). Int.ll:ige.see reflects
Ce "ss L ned feeling fbr .v a&ter Coogreessional kmmie a of the
aetiviti,txs of CIA. This wmtld tend to is irate th+rat 't, a first
ae-;ltev ~tti rte..-nssiely t b* rw%,ost Lou of the status to CI -
E o sal anal relations io r l r ady i*-=able . On t Wier imam,
It shotxId u i e iterated that, ti*re are let srs in kz G rasa
bib flee l %nett tier* shame be so Ch&W in the current m ist ionab1; .
d.. I c aaection vitk the aitern&tiv#r to emr %bliih e. Joist
~:.S7emf t%*e on rintral lute x.l igeoc o , the fo Ll vies points apt 1d be
,Yibte d:
5- If such a Cicaseeaitt.ne we" **Ublish*4, Its Jurisdiction
eehoul i tat 1 Lsited to argil mtiona2 amd afia4'*i s'trative matters
and njt include review of CIA o rat tone as mech. 11 a Joist
Co airfare ere to atte t to substjtttte its Jut for that,
of ttu, Executive Branch, or emarc iaa a veto per or* %r "**if la
oyerat. ms, a serious C tit*loa: problene In Iving to
doctrirt+" of separation of powers vvtuld, cosrtaUdy arise.
b. The greatest care tlei havr to be t.e:~stt in .le t iqg
the members of -this Joint C .trtee v eM for security .era
It eho .tJ be kept to be Mialloot ssib3,e *I%*,, pxvf'tarab:is
three seaeetrs !tr01s es ref
e. & Joint G1 ttteee would require a special starf wkiqf-
woulA ?ve ,.uaahly saw ink fission of ore ~t4on
repirdia time secure! Mice of t3s Aserism 1VUU&Wmbm
service than is pssseemed b3* a b%t a few or tkw . esniar
effisitals of the a m.. This a nts a t riwam a gttr srit4y
4. The vawklosd of 4 Joint Co iit.ue on Central 1AU3L *cis
would be ja ativ*4 owl'* The C utr*l .U.1 c* a _
4mWW e m about one planes o alati a i as Oppoood to the
/- eetiaa r#W Ceea?ssiaen iob has about twisty bills a $sseltioa.
the rraiy pa bl.ie fps of the b oeat of t hr Atcmda He rpcy Ommft*tea
isalvdss the arattoe t na, a pakxt elairat,
psasettise sWU.,iost of at is c et*r; k ate, WS preeseoti a
hmm ,?gat our a Joins heat t s on At*d.e lira=sr vauft
VOsj* a be prae t is m with CIA. A 110-t wo
would t *A4 to jmttty a zoomt Joint comattee o staff
W4 t+sulai tea to s M-t pol.it.i> Vmkt ezet
-W,808i tel1.soa-a3 Amid ~.?jj Include
CIA within t iTi rWW% .
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