LISTING OF CIA SUBCOMMITTEE IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000100120104-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 104
• Publication Date: January 8, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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8 January 1969
SUBJECT: Listing of CIA Subcommittee in Senate
Appropriations Committee Publications
1. On this date, while talking with Mr. William Woodruff, of
the Senate Appropriations Committee staff, on other matters, he
mentioned he was considering recommending to Senator Russell that
the Committee include in its published listing of subcommittees one
which would cover the Agency. He said he planned to suggest that it
be listed as the "Intelligence Activities Subcommittee" and he asked
for my comments on this. He also mentioned that this listing would
be carried under a Defense heading.
2. I had several reactions. I told Woodruff that I thought an
Appropriations Committee listing under intelligence activities might
give the impression that the Committee was attempting to assert new
and specific legislative oversight over all intelligence activities
including those of the Department of State. I added that this might
ruffle the feathers of Senator Fulbright. Since such a title would
imply something more than mere oversight of CIA, this could precip-
itate the same kind of debate which occurred over the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee's attempt to exercise jurisdiction over the Agency
as proposed by the McCarthy resolution several years ago.
3. I also questioned the wisdom of including this listing under
a Defense heading. I pointed out that from a somewhat parochial view
this would tend to give the impression the Agency was subordinate to the
Defense establishment, specifically, the Department of Defense, and
this certainly was not the case for the DCI authority extends over the
entire intelligence community of which the armed services are but a
part. Mr. Woodruff said he was inclined to accept my suggestion
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regarding the listing. He pointed to several instances which were
similar to this and added anyone with any real knowledge on the
subject was aware that CIA was not a part of the Defense establish-
ment as such. As I had expected, he also pointed out that one reason
for publishing the listing in this way was the fact that, as a matter
of past practice, the Chairman had selected members for the CIA
Subcommittee from the membership of the Defense Subcommittee.
Publishing the listing in this way would tend to fortify that practice.
4. Mr. Woodruff said he was not certain a new listing would
be made but he intends to take the matter up with Senator Russell at
an appropriate time.
Deputy Legislative Counsel
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