JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 23 OCTOBER 1970

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• Publication Date: October 23, 1970
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Friday - 23 October 1970
5. I I Called Ed Braswell, Chief of Staff, Senate
Armed Services Committee, to say the Director had returned from iiss
trip and was interested in ge zng in touch with Senator Stennis. Braswell
said the Senator would probably not be back in town until after the elections.
Braswell suggested we call Mr. Cresswell, of the Senator's personal
staff, for detailed information on the Senator's plans.
Called Mr. Cresswell who said the Senator would be out on a tour
of military bases in the southern U. S. from Monday, 26 October, until
Thursday, 29 October. He suggested the Director call the Senator's
Mississippi office in De Kalb about getting together. Cresswell did not
expect the Senator back in Washington before mid-November. He said
if he was in touch with the Senator he would mention the Director's interest
in seeing him.
6. Met with Mr. Frank Slatinshek, Acting Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, who queried me on the Soviet
test of capability to intercept in low earth orbit. He had apparently been
queried during the day by members of the Committee. Information
currently available, coupled with re-briefing of the test observed in 1968,
was sufficient to answer his present questions.
I also briefed Mr. Slatinshek on the "Markham" control and data
system use in Egypt; Soviet SS-9 test; Soviet use
of Singapore facilities; and Soviet ZON - .
7. I I Met with Garner J. Cline, Counsel, House
Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality, who told me that he will be
travelling to Chile right after the elections with Representative Joshua
Eilberg (D. , Pa. ). It was agreed that I will provide Mr. Cline with an
informal briefing on the situation in Chile a week or so before departure.
I also discussed with Mr. Cline a case involving private legislation
for residence credit during service with the Agency outside the U. S.
Although he agreed to think about it, he indicated that present Committee
rules would preclude approval of such a case and would require that the
individual meet with the Committee prior to any consideration of such a bill.
I also gave Mr. Cline an informal outline of information available
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1. I I Left with Miss Betty Roberts, on the
staff of Senator John G. Tower (R. , Texas), a suggested reply to a
constituent inquiry from Mr. I STATOTHR
2. I IMet with Ed Braswell, Chief of Staff, Senate
Armed Services Committee, and left with him additional materia on
the reemployment provisions of our retirement package. Although he
has some reservations about this section, Braswell is not totally opposed
to it. I told him that we would, of course, rely on his judgment as to
whether this section should be deleted from the bill if he thought it would
be particularly troublesome. I said we certainly did not want to jeopardize
the remainder of the bill because of this section. Braswell indicated he
would give the matter some thought and indicated that if necessary they
would delete the section from the bill in Committee.
I left with Braswell a copy of our "Guide to CIA Statutes and Law.
3.1 Met with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, and left with him a copy of the new "Guide
to CIA Statutes and Law. "
I also briefed him on several current intelligence items.
Woodruff mentioned the Subcommittee would want a budget session
on or about 19 November. See Memorandum for the Record.
4. I I Miss Franzetta R. DeGooyer, Senate
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several aspects of the private bill for We are
checking on this and will be back in touch with her.
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4. I I Richard Perle, on the staff of the Senate
Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations, called
to say Senator Jackson was anxious for him to be briefed on verification
techniques and the judgments involved in connection with SALT. Perle
made reference to the fact that we had not wanted to participate in a
joint briefing of Senator Jackson's Subcommittee on SALT and added he
was doing a paper for the Senator on the subject. Arrangements have
been made for Perle to come to the Agency on Wednesday morning at
10:00 a.m. to discuss this subject with Mr. Duckett.
5. and-carried to Ed Braswell, Chief of
Staff, Sena e Armed Services ommittee, a map of South Vietnam, Cambodia,
and portions of Laos prepared at Senator Stennis' request at the last briefing
we gave him on Cambodia. Braswell commented on the "publicity" we had
gotten in Neil Sheehan's article in today's New York Times, but said he saw
nothing particularly sensitive in the circumstances of the article. I briefed
Braswell on certain parts of the article which were not entirely accurate.
I briefed Braswell on several current intelligence items including:
a. Problems with the Soviet Flogger;
b. Increase in Soviet photo reconnaissance;
c. Status of SAM sites in the standstill zone;
d. Soviet and ChiCom nuclear tests; and
e. Soviet preparations for a new circumlunar probe.
6. Jay Sourwine, Chief Counsel, Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee, called and said a Senator had inquired as
to the accuracy of certain radio reports that there had been an attempt to
assassinate Fidel Castro. After checking with DDI, I passed
word to Sourwine that the reports were inaccurate.
Sourwine called and asked if there was anything to a 6 October item
in the Chicago Tribune reporting that CIA had determined that some 43 camps
with some ten thousand occupants had been set up in Cuba for terrorist
training of nationals from all continents. Sourwine said that it would be hard
to believe the figures involved, but that he would be interested in anything we
might have along this line which can be shared with the Subcommittee. I told
Sourwine I would check and be back in touch.
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1. Accompanied Mr. 0 who briefed Senator
Milton Young . , Da k. bringing him up to date on the world situation.
We also briefed him on a sensitive intelligence matter. I took this
opportunity to advise the Senator of the situation with respect to the
Fulbright amendment to the Military Procurement act and the fact that..
our retirement proposals had been transmitted to the Congress yesterday.
Senator Young commented that Senator Russell seems to be feeling quite
well these days and he speculated on the possibility that if his health
continues to be good that he might manage the Defense Appropriations
bill in the Senate next month.
2. et with Ed Braswell, Chief of Staff, ena
Armed Services Committee, and Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriation
Committee, and briefed em on a sensitive intelligence matter. I also
brought Woodruff up to date on several other current developments. See
Memo for Record for details.
3. Talked with Fred McChesney,. on the
staff of Senator Winston Prouty, about the handling of the Agency's
appropriations and left with him a copy of the Agency pamphlet and the
floor statement made by Representative Clarence Cannon at the time of
the U-2 incident in 1960.
4. Met with Rhoda Kachilo, in the office of
Representative John Dent (D. , Pa. ), and left with her a copy of the Agency
pamphlet which she will send to the Criminology Club at the University of
Indiana. She is arranging time for Mr. Maury to speak to this group in
the early evening on Friday, 13 November, subject to final approval by
Mr. Maury.
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