JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL - WEDNESDAY - 16 JULY 1969

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000400030032-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: July 16, 1969
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Wednesday - 16 July 1969
3. Senator Birch Bayh (D. , Ind.) breakfasted
at Headquarters with the Director and Messrs. R. Jack Smith, Carl Duckett,
Cord Meyer and me. While driving the Senator to Headquarters, I reviewed
the background of the Ervin bill, and during breakfast Bayh commented
favorably on the draft statement for the Subcommittee meeting on 22 July.
The Director gave the Senator a general orientation briefing regarding the
intelligence aspects of the Safeguard debate, etc. Mr. Duckett then answered
the Senator's questions regarding Soviet weapons and Mr. Smith regarding
the estimating process. The Senator appreciated the briefings and promised
to do what he could in connection with the Ervin bill. He said he and his wife
were visiting the USSR in August, and he accepted our suggestion for a
defensive briefing prior to his departure. He would also appreciate some
ideas on what Soviet personalities he might try to see, and what subjects
to discuss with them.
4. I (General. Counsel, NSA, called
to say he ha ear we were appearing next week before the Ervin Subcommittee_
and wondered whether we planned to speak in behalf of the whole community.
I said the Director's statement was still in preparation but I was sure that
he would make a strong pitch on behalf of the community, particularly
including NSA, as well as CIA. said he would send over a statement 25X1
which he had prepared earlier for General Carter's possible use in case we
should want to draw on some of it. I agreed to kee informed on how 25X1
the matter develops.
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