JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 10 APRIL 1964

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 10, 1964
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 10 April 1964
1. Representative Sam Gibbons (Fla.) i
i1_ _ A 1,4 c imtlrPRCirI'Y1C during
his recent visit to Chile. Those present included
While Mr. Gibbons had nothing startling by way
of information, he did want to register his deep concern about the forth-
coming elections in Chile indicating he believed it would be a catastrophe
if the Communists were permitted to win there. It was indicated that we
would register his concern both within the Agency and with the Department
of State.
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2. Talked with Russ Blandford, House Armed
Services Committee staff, as to the next step before Rules Committee on
the resolution for a Joint Committee on Intelligence. Mr. Blandford indicated
that in confidence he wanted us to know that Judge Smith had indicated to
Mr. Arends and Mr. Vinson that it would not be necessary for them to
present their case. In effect, there was an arrangement and the Rules
Committee will not take favorable action to permit this resolution to go
to the floor. It is likely that there will be no overt action by the Rules
Committee and that they will simply sit on the matter.
3. 1 Provided Miss Cleary, Secretary to
Senator Eugene McCarthy, with a copy of an unclassified paper on the
Cuban economy. Miss Cleary indicated that no attribution would be made
as to source.
4. I I Provided Mr. Francis McNamara, Director,
HCUA, with a listing of overt sources on certain biographic items he had
requested concerningi
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5. ( Provided a copy of the Department
of State April 1964 release concerning charges made by
to Congressmen Ford and Arends, and to Mr. J. Russell Blandford, Counsel,
House Committee on Armed Services.
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6. ) Met with Mr. William Pitts,
Administrative Assistant to Representative Leslie Arends, who provided
me with a copy of a letter from W. W. Norton & Company, Publishers,
New York City, taking exception to certain remarks on the floor of the
House by Congressman Arends. Guidance was requested in responding
to the letter.
Mr. Pitts also indicated he had received a call from Senator
Warren G. Magnuson's office requestin information as to the investigation
by House Armed Services Committee Mr.
Pitts relayed this only as an. item of information.
7. Met with Representative William T.
Cahill (R., N.J.) concerning the case of
New Jersey. Congressman Cahill is equally at a loss on how to approach
this matter but suggested that it might be worthwhile if the Agency would
contact either the local or state police authorities through Jim Oakley,
resident agent of the FBI in Camden, New Jersey, and advise him of the
situation. Congressman Cahill also asked that we keep him advised.
8, In the absence of Representative E.C.
Gathings, I spoke with his Legislative Assistant Mr. Fred Ward regarding
the Congressman's letter to General Carter. In the letter, Mr. Gathings
had extracted parts of a communication he had received from
letter raised questions regarding the
Japanese youth who stabbed Ambassador Reischauer. I gave Ward back-
ground information indicating there was
no evidence of Communist conspiracy or other involvement but rather this
was an isolated situation of a mentally deranged person. Ward said he
"had kind of expected that we would be up to see them on this letter," was
most appreciative of the information we provided and will reply to Mr.
without referring to the Agency as the source of the information.
JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
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