JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL - THURSDAY - 24 APRIL 1969

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000400030063-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: April 24, 1969
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Thursday - 24 April 1969
4. Messrs. Maury and Omet with Senator 25X1
Milton Young (R., N. Dak. ). We reviewed the action which has been taken
by the Agency in contacts with Senator Ervin onS 782 this year and
refreshed the Senator's memory concerning the problems which this
legislation poses for the Agency. We pointed out that our problems with
this legislation have been discussed with Senators Richard Russell (D. , Ga. )
and John Stennis (D., Miss.) as well as Senator John McClellan (D., Ark.),
who is a member of our CIA Subcommittee and Senator Sam Ervin's (D. , N. Car.)
Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights which is considering S. 782. We asked
Senator Young if he would be willing to approach Senator Roman Hruska (R. , Neb.) ?
ranking minority leader of the Ervin Subcommittee, on our behalf indicating
his (Young's) support of our position with respect to the bill as it effects the
Agency and asking Senator Hruska if he would be willing to hear the Agency
state its case on the legislation. Senator Young said he would be happy to do
this and would expect to see Hruska early next week. We will contact Senator
Young on Tuesday if we have not heard from him before that time.
5. Mr. Maury briefed Senator Milton Young (R. , N. Dak. )
on a number of matters of current intelligence including speculation with regard
to the May Day p3aradein Moscow and what this portends, Soviet naval activity
in the Mediterranean, and the continuation of friction between the Soviets and
Communist Chinese and indicators which we have that the Soviets are keeping
a close eye on the situation on the Sino-Soviet border.
6.1 In keeping with prior arrangements, delivered the
original of the transcript of the Director's testimony of 23 April to the Foreign
Relations Committee for use of the Chairman and members during the day.
The transcript was returned to the Agency at the end of the day for safekeeping.
17. Received a call from James Lowenstein, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff, who commented that the Director's briefing
was possibly the most interesting session he had ever attended. He found the
Director most impressive. The purpose of his call was to advise that although
the questions furnished the Director for written response had been approved by
the Chairman, he would be pleased to provide clarification should the wording
or format prove troublesome. I thanked Mr. Lowenstein for his offer.
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