CONVERSATIONS WITH ED BRASWELL SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STAFF AND BILL WOODRUFF SENATOR APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFF REGARDING THE FULBRIGHT AMENDMENT TO THE MILITARY PROCUREMENT ACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000400120048-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: October 2, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
JECT: Conversations with Ed Braswell, Senate Armed Services
Committee staff, and Bill Woodruff, Senate Appropriations
Coananitte a Staff, Regarding the Fulbright Amendment
to the Military Procurement Act
RET'ERENCEa Memorandum for the Record by Mr. Maury, dtd 1 October
0, Sub): Conversation with Edward Braswell re
Yulbright Amendment Problems
1. By way of followup to Ed Braswellts call to Jack Maury last
night (reported in referent memorandum), Mr. Warner and 1 met with
Braswell this morning to review Southeast Asian programs which might
affected by enactment of the Fuibright amendment to the Military
Procurement Act using the 'spread sheet', dated 1 October 1970 prepared
by Mr. John Clarke, OPPB. Mr. Warner reviewed the programs on an
item.by i
Z. Braswell had no quarrel with the statements on the cons res -
et on each of those programs and seemed to seen the merit
in most of them. He commented that it was unfortunate the Administration
had not been forthcoming with the Committee when the Senate was consider
tug the Procurement Act since something might have been done at that
time. He said something still might be done If the Administration was
willing to come forward and discuss the matter.
3. Braswell said he found the briefing very useful and informative.
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the course of the meeting Braswell. was called to Senator Steles
.yid he took the spread sl.:amt with him. When he returned he said
tioned to Senator Stennis Mr. Helms' request for a meeting. The
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7. We dtscoased the question of the effective date of the Fuibright
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seatatives of DOD and the Agency to go over each of th. various prograMs-.
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concerned. Mr. Woodruff said he would be haw_ _ .._..s ., ~... +
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provided, any restriction contained in the legislation would not be effective
until appropriation legislation is enacted.
8. We then discussed means to assure compliance with the spirit
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