JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 4 OCTOBER 1968

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2006
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• Publication Date: October 4, 1968
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Friday - 4 October 1968
5? Received a call from Mr. Richard
Hines, Staf Consultant, House Science and Astronautics Committee,
requesting advice for Representative Alphonzo Bell concerning an
industrial security clearance matter. I referred Mr. Hines to Chief,
Office of Industrial Security, Defense Supply Agency.
6. Received a call from Mr. Jay
Sourwine, Senate Internal Security Subcommittee staff, concerning
Miami foreign language news broadcasts this afternoon indicating possible
revolt unri-infy ' in Oriente Province, Cuba. After checking with
I II advised that we had no information that would verify
the reports.
7? Talked with Colonel James Brower,
Office of ecretary of Defense, Legislative Liaison, regarding the
request we had received from the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
staff for a briefing on the developments of the crisis in Czechoslovakia
and the status of the situation there at this time. I queried Colonel
Brower as to whether he had received a similar request. He said tha.
Ben Gilleas, of the Subcommittee staff, had mentioned the possibility of
a Pentagon contribution on this but added that no specific request was
made. Brower plans to discuss this with DIA officials but feels if any
briefing is to be given it should be given by CIA. I stressed the importance
of coordinating any presentations given to this staff and Brower readily
agreed.
Talked with Richard Murphy, on the
staff of co , regarding a letter to the Senator from
hich was referred to us by the State Department
at the Senator's request. IIs a Consultant on Economics of
Public Utilities and appears to be quite ing Soviet
work in this field. We will arrange for -o make
contact with entioning to him that we were referred to him by
Senator Sco .
I L.
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