LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JOHN E. MOSS, CHAIRMAN FROM JOHN M. MAURY

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November 9, 2004
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December 22, 1970
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Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0 2 2 DEC 1970 Honorable John E. Moss, Chairman Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Moss: Reference is made to your letter of December 10, 1970 concerning the November 6, 1970 Presidential letter to heads of Executive departments and agencies relating to fiscal 1971 plans and funds for certain described public relations activities. This will confirm the information given to Mr. Jack Matteson by Mr. Jr. of this office. STATOTHR The Central Intelligence Agency was not included in the distribution of the November 6, 1970 Presidential letter regarding public relations activity. The Agency is not considered to be included among those agencies having public relations functions. Since rely, John M. Maury Legislative Counsel Distribution: Orig. & 1 .. Addressee -r- Subject 1 - Chrono CRC, 3/17/2003 Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0 Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0 - 7 a - - . . V- Approved For Release 2004/12115 : CIA-RDP72-00337R0002000600 1. 9e.~- .~~ V ' STATOTHR MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Legislative Counsel SUBJECT : John Moss' Inquiry re President Nixon's Memo of 6 Nov 70 1. Reference is made to your call this morning regarding John Moss' inquiry on the Agency's response to President Nixon's memo of 6 November 1970 re public relations activity. 2. This memo was issued out of the Office of Management and Budget and I am advised b the Agency's budget STATOTHR examiner, that the Agency was not included on the distribution. Mr. II elaborates that the OMB focus on this problem was Director of Planning, essentially to those agencies having public relations functions, and since the CIA is not included in that listing, OMB is not looking to the Agency for a report. 3. In brief, we did not receive the request from OMB and we have been advised that it is not applicable in our case. Programming, and Budgeting Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72--00337R000200060001-0 Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0 14 December 1970 MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Legislative Counsel SUBJECT John Moss' Inquiry re President Nixon's Memo of 6 Nov 70 1. Reference is made to your call this morning regarding John Moss' inquiry on the Agency's response to President Nixon's memo of 6 November 1970 re public relations activity. STATOTHR 2. This memo was issued out of the Office of Management and Budget and I am advised by , the Agency's budget examiner, that the Agency was not included on the distribution. elaborates that the OMB focus on this problem was essentially to those agencies having public relations functions, and since the CIA is not included in that listing, OMB is not looking to the Agency for a report. 3. In brief, we did not receive the request from OMB and we have been advised that it is not applicable in our case. (-sgned): John M.. Clarke John M. Clarke Director of Planning, Programming, and Budgeting IV Approved For Release 2004/12/15 : CIA-RDP72-00337R000200060001-0