DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH SENATOR RICHARD B. RUSSELL RE REQUESTS FROM SENATORS SYMINGTON AND PROXMIRE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000100130056-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: May 15, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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NIMMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
UWZCT Director's Meeting with Senator Richard B. Russell re
Re q stss from Senators Sy angte n and Prexaire
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States Security Agreements and Commitments Abroad. According
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saw no objection to delivering this to Senator SymingW
2. The Director also mentioned to Senator Russ
riree, as Chairman of the Joint Econoe c Committee Subcoml-
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in Government, for the Director to appearbefore this
to discuss and expand upon the Director's recent off-the-
recoard comments to the Business Council at Hot Springs regarding the
poosibility that economic burdens may press the Soviets into a discussion
arms lizxtations. Senator Proxmire had particularly wasted the Director's
v tows on the actual state of the Soviet economy. On We point, the Director
void Senator Russell suggested the Director call on, Sesotor Proxmire and
discuss the matter with him infnarmally, but a ipbastsed that under no
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circumstances should the Director appear before the Subeemrruttee
session.
JOHN M.
Legislative Counsel
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