CONVERSATION WITH REPRESENTATIVE GLENARD LIPSCOMB (R., CALIF.)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000100130011-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 20, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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MZMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
20 June 1969
SUBJECT: Conversation with Representative Glenard Lipscomb (R., Calif.)
1.. Today I called on Representative Lipscomb to deliver
material he had requested on Rumanian vehicle shipments to North
Vietnam. It turned out that Lipscomb wished these in an unclassified
version and I promised to sanitize the material and respond in the
next few days. Lipscomb said he planned some public speeches calling
attention to the support which Eastern European countries were pro-
viding the North Vietnamese. He said this particularly concerned him
because of our present lax licensing policies, which indeed have been
more lenient under the Nixon than the Johnson Administration.
Z. Lipscomb appeared in a somewhat edgy mood and noted
that whenever he sought information from Government agencies to use
in public speeches he got only classified material. I said we had not
understood that his request called for unclassified material, and he
conceded that he had not made himself clear.
3. Turning to other matters,, Lipscomb said he thought the
Director' s joint appearance with Secretary Laird before the Foreign
Relations Committee next week was "a hell of a good idea, 1' that he
had the highest regard for both and was sure they could handle any
questions that carte up.
4. In response to my question, Lipscomb said that although
he had heard a few snider remarks about the Agency's position on the
ABM/ SS-9/Iv RV controversy, he was aware of no serious criticisms
from responsible individuals. He said he thought the apparent differ-
ences between the Agency and DOD were not only understandable but
inevitable in view of their differing responsibilities.
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5. I briefed Lipscomb on a few current intelligence items --
Sino-Soviet relations, unsuccessful space shots, Middle Last situation,
and Soviet Y-class submarine production. Lipscomb said he was
interested in these items. and thought it very unfortunate that our
Appropriations Subcommittee did not meet with us more frequently.
,Speaking confidentially, he said he had almost no access to Chairman
Mahon, and Bob Michaels of the Committee staff saw him only on the
rarest occasions. He said he was not blaming us but wanted us to
understand that Michaels was not passing on to the Subcommittee
members whatever briefings we were providing. I told Lipscomb we
were always ready to brief him and if he wished would make a point
of doing so on a periodic basis. We agreed that we would contact
him on an average of once a week to bring him up-to-date on both
intelligence items and problems concerning the Agency. He said he
wanted us to be sure to keep him informed regarding the latter since
he was always ready to go to bat for us. He noted that the senior
Republican, Frank Bow, is not very active these days and felt he
(Lipscomb) should keep on top of things.
25X1A
JOHN M. MAURY
Legislative Counsel
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