JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY - 11 APRIL 1967

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70B00338R000200230058-8
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: April 11, 1967
• Content Type: NOTES

Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 11 April 1967
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25X1 Jay Sourwine, Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee staff, called to say Senator John Sherman Cooper had referred
to Senator James Eastland a telegram he hid vP' ived from 25X1
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saying that in June of 1966
s right leg was shattered by of the Institute of European 25X1
Studies. The legram goes on to say Vas recently admitted he 25X1
urges an investigation of the Agency in the hope that
no one e se wi 1 be crippled. It Sourwine said he would normally refer such
an item to the FBI in routine fashion but, in view of the reference to the Agency,
he wished to check with us first. (This is one of a number of similar telegrams
which have been brought to our attention by various congressional offices.
The Director of Security is investigating this case and will be in touch with
us. )
25X1 I I Met with Miss Ann Purcell and Miss Kay
Harris, in the office of Senator William Proxmire, with regard to a constituent
query forwarding a 15 March issue of "Washington Observer Newsletter."
The constituent request queried use of CIA funds for political espionage during
the 1964 Presidential campaign. A suggested draft response, together with
various news clippings, was provided for use in responding. No written
response to the Senator's transmittal note request of 5 April will be necessary.
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