DCI MEETING WITH SENATOR RICHARD B. RUSSELL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00403R000100130001-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 4, 1964
• Content Type: MFR

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4 August 1964
IAETA-iRANDUIM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJ..C:: DCi Meeting with Senator Richard B. Russell
1. The Director* accompanied by Mr. Emmett Echols and
;ir. arner. mist with Senator Russell for appr* rt atsly 40 sniantas..
She Director first discussed the proposed now building for our
riutiAq facilities. He sent through this briefly indicating cost sand
security r.dvantai,es 'f -zxasolidating our two facilities in a new building
at the headquarters site. lie advised the aonator t:wt total cost would
as apprmateiy ;jrl.'r iil.lioa painting out that this amoutremained
i'rorn the original appra::,riation for the headquarters lnstaulation. The
~`irtrczor stated that it was +aar view that the funds were still available and
t ' As art:tinat authorisation was sufficiently broad to cover this. The
_ it fzctor ointed out that this had, howeverg, been discusses with _'#r.
inanau a rrbc arssruttete and %4Y. ',.laban's :rrbcornrnittee for the Agency
Ana :bat they *Ad anorov*ck awn-going ahead with this. The :,cnator queried
.:x. arner tvnether be ' as recently reset the authorization and did he
:i+caieve it was adeguata. 7 said we had Xono into this very carefully and
.rei:ieveo it was adequate. 3+e.nator zwsell stated that h a thought the
_rayosai was au rt;bt anu t3iat'ye shouta go ahead but did request that
:;e ;xc~x:ag:~.ati re n._;an to gee chacced with r.=r. -.arcen -it ttea Cot uittee
itaii aria this 1 rcrmizoa to do.
y, f .:Cirectar raised with Yenator /:usseil the qstesUcm- Of
o roval of ur I US aavrosiation and inquired whether the Senator
Ashes to ',o into this to any further detail since we had not :iiscussed
ally with the sbca nrrutteo. The 3enator said he thowght we had
yiscuseesi rather :ally the placement of sear funds and indicated he saw no
acoci to go into it further. !lam sure the s enator was ref:wing to &
_oeettag lie lead with fir. 3 row-n and Assistant Secretary Mitch of DOD at
.wiAca meeting John, j. darner and John Clarke wore ,resent as observers.
senator Russell had invited as to assure the roper iiacesn*nt of Agency
'cads,), :'bet Director indicated that ha understood that `s. `.dahoet
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was doing to speak to him about our budget rather than seeding us the
usual letter and apparently hoped to develop a single letter from both
the :.senate and the !-louse. The Senator said that Mahon had not talked
with him brat he would be happy to meet with him an this.
3. The Director then discussed our retirement bill He touched
on the nigh quality of our ?sopl? and the need to have more adequate benefits
ear those who are in clandestine activities. The 3.eator stated that be
was fully alert to our concern on the bill. He stated that be has not had
the tLme to go into it for a long time and that when he had first read it be
felt there were some features which needed adjustment. The Director
stated the House had Maid extensive hearings and attempted to tighten
as the bill. The Senator indicated that by normal standards, however. is was still a loose bill and necessarily had to be so. He stated that in
his mew if `r r. McCone were to remain the Director he would have no
esitancy but that morns tightening should be preserA for f ere Directors.
`_ie Director stated that. of course. we would be harpy to go into any
adjustments and undoubtedly some could be made. The Senator stated
that he was nearing the end of his Committee business and he really had
only two items remaining and they were the ROTC bill and the CIA
:.etirement bill. He stated he would like to read it aa%sin alone and see
Tome Pestiocs to us. He mentioned that 'dr. Bramwell has done so e
vor;: on this. ',fir. Verner stated be has discussed the bill with Bramwell
:ut as worked more with Bill Carden on it. The Senator suggested that
ir. arnar .let tagethar with Eraswell and offer him all of the material
ire .:.ave wad 7osaibly answer gnestion e. The Senator indicated he would
r~ *o et to this in the very near future. The .:senator did say that there
v,s ,no s3;;nificant uiffsren+ce between the Agency bill and the Foreign
sews. t is assumed and the Director agrees that the ant referred
ay ~.ussell is the absence of statutory limitations in the ability of the
Director to designate aarticirrsnts whereas at least in the Foreign 3ervic?
'-hose appointments are in the name of the President with confirmation by
s mate. T his assumotioc is supported by the tact that at one :paint
Aueaeli ventured his view that there are too nzany resign 3arvice Officers
:n any event.)
4. Action to be taken: Ia) Mr. 'Varner to check with Bill Darden
xa- the printing plant building and the original sutborisatiou (b) '-et word to
'.iahon that Russell would be iiani y to meet with him an the Agency budgets
ana (c) wchoa and Xarner to west with Braswell at the earliest possible
moment on the retirement bill.
CC: /?arsoaaei jJr c:
'CC/ i .Sethjeet - troves a:' - = Legislative Counsel
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