DESIGNATION OF(Sanitized)AS CIA REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST MR. PETER A. GERARDI, MEMBER OF STAFF OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENC

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• Publication Date: July 19, 1965
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ORANDUM FOR Deputy Director for Science and Techno
SU$JI C :
Designation of Mr. I as CIA
Representative to Assist Mr. Peter A.
Geraardi, Member of Staff of House Committee
on Science and Astronautics
RE CE: DD/S&? Memorandum, dated 13 July 196
e Subject
ding a Memorandum for the Record concerning a
betwe
her of my staff and Mr. Peter A. Gerardt on the
Committee's recent request to us for assistance in preparing a staff
study on foreign space efforts.
2. As you are aware, our policy in dealing with committees of
is that we are prepared to offer whatever assistance we can
Technically. the Science and Astronautics Committee has general juris-
diction to investigate the area proposed in the staff study. However, it
subcommittees which deal continually and directly with CIA matters.
subject, of course, to security considerations and the primacy of the four
d Services Committee obtains. The possible jurisdictional problem
3 clear that a point may be reached where the jurisdiction of the
one for the House itself to decide and not the Agency. (See attached
. It appears to me that it is too early to determine whether we
out concerning the jurisdiction of the two Committees.)
will have to go so far as to clear Mr. Gerardi for TKH. Hopefully, we
may be able to satisfy his interests by providing information at a lower
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level. To date,
not gone beyond the Top Secret level. Therefore,
is determined that Mr. Gerardi's depth of interest in
connection with the proposed study goes into the TICK area., I would
be reluctant to recommend that we accede to his request without first
;ease of TKH material has been limited to
ur Subcommittees and selected staff members of tho
.
ittees. In our dealings with the Science and Astronautics
four Subcommittees to resolve any technical jurisdictional
problems this may pose and secondly obtaining a policy go ahead from
the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence as you suggest.
4. Another problem you have raised with respect to this pro-
posed study relates to the need for coordination within the Community
on what is released to Mr. Gerardi, and I would hope that your sub-
stantive people in this area can assure that such coordination is
accomplished.
25X1 S. In view of your designation of Mr. as
sentative: assigned the task of consulting with Mr.
11 that a member of the Office of Lee
I be closely in touch with this matter until it is full
, _
25X1 and working smoothly. I recommend that 1, [r.
see Mr. Gerardi and that preparatory to such a meeting,
identify what material, if any, could be made available, for
use at a level below TICK but at a level above Missiles and
sl Lair'.
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
Attachments:
a. Jurisdiction of Committee on Science and astronautics
b. Jurisdiction of Committee on Armed Services
c. Memorandum for the Record, dated 15 July 1965
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP
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NAME AND ADDRESS
DATE
INITIALS
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Mr. Houston
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ACTION
DIRECT REPLY
PREPARE REPLY
APPROVAL
DISPATCH
RECOMMENDATION
COMMENT
FILE
RETURN
CONCURRENCE
INFORMATION
SIGNATURE
Remarks :
Attached packaged is one in response to
DD/S&T memo in connection with the House Astro-
nautics Committee proposed staff study on foreign
space efforts. In it, we are forwarding the sub-
stance of my meeting with Mr. Gerardi and your
recommendation that we hold off on TKH clearance
ntil we get a better idea as to the depth
hich will satisfy him. To keep the matter rolling,
L
ou
are su esting that the DD/S&T representative
meet with Gerardi but first have in
and whatever information we can give him at a
level lower than TKH.
TO RETURN TO SENDER
FROM: RESS AND PHONE NO. DATE
16 July
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