BRIEFING OF REPRESENTATIVE DONALD W. RIEGLE (R., MICH.)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: April 30, 1968
• Content Type: MFR

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30 April 1968
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of Representative Donald W. Riegle (R., Mich.)
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1. Mr. Maury andi ccompanied o a briefing
of Representative Donald W. R i.eg le Ut-;, Mich.) on a su b jec t of the Soviet
posture in the Middle East. Because of hearings under way in the House
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations (Appropriations Committee) at which
I was testifying, Riegle was unable to meet with us in his office and
asked that he be briefed in the hallway outside the door of the hearing room.
Carl Blake, Administrative Assistant to Representative Riegie, remained
for the briefing. Riegle assured us that Blake has been cleared for Top Secret.
2. The briefing was in a question and answer form and covered the
subject of Soviet rearmament of the Arabs since the June war, Soviet position
of influence in the Arab States, the possibilities of unified Arab action, estimate
nd Soviet reasonr*j
for being in the Middle East. North Korea and t e. u o incident and Soviek5
position with regard to North Vietnam were touch d on lightly. Rie le asked
specifically for an estimate on the likelihood that
was unable to
furnish this information and it was left that we would endeavor to obtain it
and be back in touch with Riegle. Riegle was referred to the FBI on the
question of foreign participation in urban riots in the United States.
3. Riegle appeared to be most satisfied with the briefing and indicated
that "we", presumably the .Republicans on the Appropriations Committee,
intended to be in closer touch with the Agency for the purpose of aiding the
group in arriving at decisions on allocations of appropriations.
STATINTL
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Assistant Legislative Counsel
OLC/CEA:rw (I May 1968)
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