JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WEDNESDAY-10 JULY 1968

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• Publication Date: July 10, 1968
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 10 July 1968
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1 5? Accompanied I to meet and
25 1 brief Senator Henry M. Jackson on Soviet ICBM deployment etc
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is doing a Memo for the Record covering the substance of the briefing.
Other points covered included the following: (a) Senator Jackson's keen
interest in the recent developments in Soviet diplomatic, political and
disarmament strategy. I told him the Agency was concentrating on this
problem and we would be glad to make available to him any conclusions
we develop. (b) Jackson plans to get together
discuss possible Soviet
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concepts on isarmament in informal fashion in the near future and
might like to have an Agency representative join them. (c) Jackson
feels there is little we can do to influence Senator Ervin's position on
S. 1035. We briefed Senator Jackson on current items including: (a) new
Soviet attack submarine (B Class) appearing in the Far East; (t) Soviet
troops remaining in Czechoslovakia; (c) status of Czech-Soviet relations;
and (d) Soviets deploying mobile missile launchers on the Chinese border.
f:said Houston advised that he had been in touch
with
E with regad to Senator Kuchel's interest in the Pueblo
crew. he would be glad to talk to the Senator and could
meet with him in Washington next Thursday. We will pass this information
to the Senator.
Senate Armed Services Committee staff, who said that Senator Symington's
office had been in touch with him requesting additional data on the production
and deployment of various Soviet aircraft. Darden asked if we would pull
this information together and return it to him or provide it to Senator
Symington directly.
25X1 8,-1 1 The Senate Immigration
Subcommittep-
requested any information which we might ha eon
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9: Charles Kirbow, on the staff of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, said that Senator Pearson plans to travel to
the Middle East leaving on or about 12 August and will probably ask the
Agency for a background briefing prior to his departure. Kirbow said that
it is quite likely Senator Griffin will make this trip with Senator Pearson.
Kirbow plans to accompany Senator Pearson and will be in touch with us when
he has had an opportunity to discuss this further with Senator Pearson.
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