JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL MONDAY - 8 JUNE 1964

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2005
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• Publication Date: June 8, 1964
• Content Type: NOTES

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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 8 June 1964
2. Talked with Representative Melvin Price
regarding the requests we have received from the House Select Committee
on Government Research for Agency information regarding its research
and development program. I advised Mr. Price that we had encountered
no real difficulty with the Committee staff as yet, however, it appeared
that we would be unable to provide on an unclassified basis any meaningful
information for the Committee's use in its current study. I told the
Congressman we were approaching him in view of his membership on
this Committee, our CIA Subcommittee and the Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy. In the latter two capacities, he was familiar with our problem
in this regard. I told Mr. Price that unless he had any other suggestion,
I proposed to meet with the Committee Counsel on Wednesday and discuss
the matter along the lines indicated above. Mr. Price said he could see
what we were facing and thought this would be the proper approach. He
said he had not seen Chairman Elliott recently but would talk with him
about this and that we could feel free to use his name and his relationships
with the Agency in conversations with the Committee staff,
Left with Major Jack Rosen, of the Joint Com-
mittee on Atomic Energy staff, the most recent compilation of the OSI
(Rosen indicated that the Committee staff has been
in touch with Since the two most recent occurrences
were not included in the work sheet, Major Rosen asked if it would be
possible for to come up and discuss these two items with the
Committee staff. He said the telephone conversations were so cryptic as
to be somewhat unintelligible. Therefore, he would appreciate our
assistance in this within the next few days. I told him we would be glad
to have or some other appropriate person meet with the staff.
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4. I met with Mr. Russell Blandford,
Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, who advised that the
chairman would like to meet at 9:00, Thursday, 18 June, rather than
10:00 as previously scheduled. The Director's office has been notified
of this change in time. (See memorandum for record for suggested agenda
items.)
5. Met with Mr. Robert Michaels, Staff
Assistant, House Committee on Appropriations, concerning the impending
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advised that the chairman has not yet been briefed on the subject of this
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question, with regard to the coverage given by the SUNDAY STAR of 7 June,
is the expression of concern by government officials as reported in that
article. This appears to be quite far afield from the usual no comment
regarding intelligence matters. Allied with these two points it was
indicated that the Committee may well desire some guidance concerning
the protection afforded by present laws and the possible need for further
legislation to protect the government. Although this is not a matter
pertaining to Appropriations Committee, it is hoped that we will be able
to advise what effort or review is being undertaken by House Armed Services.
Mr. Mahon continues to be engrossed in matters pertaining to the
full committee and has not had time to focus on either the question of our
request to Mr. Cannon to brief the Committee on the Agency budget or on
our more recent request concerning an Agency "building".
6. et with Mr. Benny Kass, Counsel,
House Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, and
provided nine copies of the Agency applicant information and personal
history statement packages given to prospective employees.
7. Received a call from Congressman
Charles E. Bennett (D., Fla.) requesting the name of an Agency official
who might be contacted directly by a constituent interested in the possibility
of a career with the Agency doing studies in the field of transportation and
economics. The Congressman was advised that we would check the matter
and be back in touch with him in the morning.
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8. As a result of conversations between
Mr. Roy Moor, in the office of Senator William Proxmire, and his
F II met with Roy Moor. Referring
to te Senator's membership on the Joint Economic Committee, Moor
said that they would be interested in any information on the Cuban economy
which we felt could be made available to the Senator for his public use
without attribution. He mentioned that in company with David Martin.
in orma ion in the economic field to te attention of the public. I thanked
Moor for his interest and that of the Senator and extended an invitation for
the Senator to visit the Agency if he should have an opportunity but made
no commitments with Moor other than to look into the matter. Moor
completely understands that we may or may not be in a position to do
anything along the lines he has suggested.
9. Congressman Donald C. Bruce
and his Administrative Assistant, Mr. Nicholas T. Nonnenmacher, are
both absent from the city attending the Indiana Republican Nominating
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