JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Publication Date: October 7, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 7 October 1966
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10. During a short chat with Senator
Leverett Saltonstall, I brought up the subject of the A en ' tive
package. I mentioned that Mr. Helms had written a letter to the
Chairman about it and asked the Senator if he had any thoughts or
guidance on the subject. The Senator was not aware of the fact that this
legislation was now pending before the Senate Committee but said his
top-of-the-head reaction was that it might be better if the Agency waited
until next year on this. He said his feelings were based on the fact of the
debate on the McCarthy resolution and the possibility that a CIA legislative
item might touch off another CIA debate. He added that he would discuss
this with Senator Russell, however, as well as with Committee Counsel,
William Darden. I emphasized that we were not asking the Senator to do
anything at this point but were interested in his guidance. At his request,
I gave the Senator a copy of Mr. Helms' letter to the Chairman.
11. Handcarried to William Woodruff, Senate
Appropriations Committee staff, the Director's letter to Senator Russell
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Wednesday - 5 October 1966
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1. Delivered to William Darden, Chief of
Staff, Committee on Armed Services, the explanation and justification
and background explanation of the Agency bill, H. R. 16306. Mr. Darden
thought these would be helpful but also said that it would probably be
necessary to call on us for further explanation. I told him that we would
be most willing to provide additional background material at his request.
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3. Met with Mr. Jack Matteson, Foreign
Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, and provided him
informally with a factual outline of the incidents involved in the visit to the
Agency grounds of television news media from Station WTTG. Mr.
Matteson thanked me for the information noting that it was quite different
from the newspaper report. He will relay the information to the Chairman.
Met with Mr. Norman Cornish, Staff Director. As Chairman Moss
will be leaving the city on Friday for California, there does not appear to
be time to schedule a meeting with the Director before his departure. Mr.
Cornish felt it might be well to forward a letter to the Agency from the
Chairman seeking admission of the fact by the Agency of the "illegal search
and seizure of property from a private residence" in the taking of documents
from the Some discussion was had on Mr. Cornish's
characterization of the incident although no conclusions were reached. Mr.
Cornish advised that it is his understanding the Chairman desires to pursue
the Omatter and is looking to an exchange of correspondence with the
Director as a possible method.
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 4 October 1966
13. 1 -1 Met with William Woodruff, Senate Appropria
10. Confirmed with Mr. James Kendall,
Senate Subcommittee on Preparedness Investigation, the Director's
meeting with the Committee for 2:30 p. m. , 6 October.
Committee staff, and delivered to him the
Richard B. Russell
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I also gave Woodruff
two back up papers, one classified and one unclassified, for his use.
Woodruff said he expected to discuss this with Senator Russell tonight
and suggested we do nothing with regard to contacting Senator McClellan
or Carl Marcy until he had determined Senator Russell's wishes on the
matter. I told Woodruff we had discussed this with Robert Michaels,
House Appropriations Committee staff, who saw no problem and added
that we were contacting Michaels to ask that he specifically raise the
matter with Chairman Mahon.
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Tuesday - 4 October 1966
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5, I I Provided Congressman Lindley Beckworth
(D., Texas) wl a copy oi mphlet "The Central Intelligence Agency".
The Congressman had requested this pamphlet for a constituent.
Met with Miss Lynn Johnson, Assistant
to Congressman Thomas Downing, who requested advice concerning Agency
use of the Minneapolis Multiphase Physiological Test and requested a copy
of the test and Agency employment brochures. In conversation, Miss
Johnson indicated that she was just raising the question concerning the
physiological tests but that she would appreciate copies of the Agency employ-
ment brochures. I advised that the brochures would be forwarded.
7. Met with Mr. Phil Kelleher, House Armed
Services Committee, concerning the passage of the Agency bill yesterday
evening. Mr. Kelleher had only favorable remarks concerning the passage
of the bill and in comments received by the Committee during the day. I
again thanked him for his capable assistance in getting the bill through the
House.
8. I I Met with Mr. Jack Matteson, House Foreign
Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, concerning the
Committee's informal request for advice relating to a letter from Richard
Hall, Assistant Director, National Investigations Committee on Aerial
Phenomena, requesting a "sanitized" version of a 1953 CIA report on UFO's.
After rather pleasant discussion on the matter, Mr. Matteson advised that
the Committee would respond to the inquiry furnishing 'appropriate name and
title of the Air Force office handling these matters. No further Agency
action is required. Mr. Matteson provided for the Chairman, a copy of the
October 3 Washington Daily News item titled "Camera Team is Detained by
CIA". Mr. Matteson noted again that the Chairman has interested himself
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9. Met with Mr. Norman Cornish,
House Government Operations Committee, who advised that Chairman
Moss is back in the city and that it would be appropriate if we re-schedule
the meeting which was not possible with Mr. Helms two weeks ago. I
advised that I would check Mr. Helms' schedule and be back in touch with
him tomorrow.
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