JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSELTHURSDAY - 25 JANUARY 1968

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2004
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: January 25, 1968
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Thursday - 25 January 1968
4. (Internal Use Only - JSW) Senator John Stennis called inquiring
if the Agency could furnish him a briefing on the PUEBLQ matter. A
time was set for 2:30 today. At the Director's request, the DDCI and
John S. Warner were to meet with Senator Stennis. Subsequently,
Senator Stennis had to cancel.
5. (Internal Use Only - JSW) Senators Milton Young and Charles
Percy located me on the Hill and requested information on the PUEBLO
incident. I informed them both that the basic facts are in the public
domain and pointed out the Defense Department release on this. It
appeared as if both simply wanted Agency assurance that the facts as
being reported are accurate.
6. (Internal Use Only - JSW) Briefed both William Woodruff,
Senate Appropriations Committee staff, and William Darden, Senate
Armed Services Committee staff, on the PUEBLO. incident pointing
out that the basic facts are well in the public domain. In addition, I
asked Mr. Darden to mention to the Chairman that the Director stood
ready to brief the Chairman or be of whatever assistance possible.
Mr. Darden indicated that the Chairman had been briefed by the Pentagon
but he would pass the message.
7. (Internal Use Only - JSW) Talked with Pat Holt, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff, about his recent trip. In discussing
Chile, Mr. Holt indicated there were varying views on the seriousness
of the situation but the general climate of the times and economy moves
were more involved in the probable difficulties in further aid.
8. (Internal Use Only - JSW) Talked with Mr. Michaels, House
Appropriations Committee staff, who indicated the Chairman would like
the Subcommittee to visit the Agency for breakfast and briefing on the
31st. Mr. Michaels stated that current planning was for all morning
and possibly longer. He had no suggestions as to content except he
thought a general discussion of the budget would be useful as well as a
visit to the "tank. If
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