JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2005
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• Publication Date: April 29, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday - 29 April 1971
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5. I talked to Mr. Ralph Burr, Legislative Reference
staff, OMB, in response to OMB's request for views on the State Department
proposed draft bill "To provide for the establishment of an American Council
for Private International Communications, Incorporated, to grant support
to the activities of private American organizations engaged in the field of
communication with foreign peoples." I told Mr. Burr that the Agency
supports generally the proposed legislation. I also outlined for him a
prime consideration that the legislation protects the private as opposed to
governmental nature of the $ clip Mr. Burr thanked me for the call.
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Wednesday - 28 April 1971
1. I I Mr. Cord Meyer, ADDP, and I joined Mr. David
Abshire, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, and
Richard T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs,
in meeting with House Speaker Carl Albert regarding proposed legislation
for the funding of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. Mr. Abshire explained
the problem and the Speaker seemed completely sympathetic. He noted the
danger that amendments from the floor might complicate the problem, and
recommended that attempts be made to get the legislation on the Consent
Calendar or that a "closed rule" be obtained. He indicated either course
would have his support.
2. I I Mr. Meyer and I then met with Senator Milton
Young to inform him of our plans regarding legislation for the funding of
the Radios and seek his cooperation. He said such legislation would probably
come before Senator McClellan's Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce
and Judiciary of the Senate Appropriations Committee, in which case he
thought we could expect a sympathetic hearing.
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Monday - 26 April 1971
2. Mr. David Abshire's secretary called to
say he was setting ith House Speaker Albert regarding RF5F
and RL for Wednesday morning and asked if Mr. Meyer and I would be avail-
able. I said we would and Mr. Abshire will let us know later of the time and
place of the meeting.
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Monday - 26 April 1971
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13. Met with Mr. Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee staft, an brie led him on the current status of the Agency
retirement investment program. Mr. Preston had no questions and
seemed mildly impressed by the program. Mr. Preston passed on to me
that the Chairman, by remarks relating to the meeting with Agency and
State personnel about the Radios, has emphasized his strong determination
against any further funding for the Radios in Defense legislation. He told
me also that the Committee schedule for the coming month is extremely
tight. The Committee is already getting behind supplemental and reprogram-
ming legislation. Also, the Chairman has mentioned his desire for a
meeting of the "special group;" unless something happens to force a change,
there is little time available to schedule one. As an item of old business,
Mr. Preston also noted that there will not be time in the next week or so
for any review of files.
I briefed Mr. Preston on the India/Pakistan situation and the
Salyut space mission.
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Monday - 26 April 1971
14. I I Returned the call of Ralph Burr, Legislative
Reference Service, OMB, who said that our comments on the draft bill
and proposed Speaker letter on the Radios were no longer due on an ASAP
basis since the Senate hearings had been postponed until later in May.
I thanked him and told him we had not yet received the legislative package
which he said he had sent out by special courier sometime last week. He
told me that he understood that we had a hand in drafting the proposed
legislation.
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Friday - 23 April 1971
2? I IMr. Meyer, ADDP, and I accompanied
Messrs. David Abshire and John Baker, State Department, to a meeting
with Chairman George Mahon, House Appropriations Committee, and
Mr. Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant, regarding Radio Free Europe and
Radio Liberty. See Memo for Record for details.
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Thursday, - 22 April 1971
14. I I Met with Senator Milton Young (R., N. Dak.)
to whom I explained our problems with the Radios and whom I briefed on
recent developments regarding Soviet ICBMs, Soviet ABM system, ChiCom
nuclear facilities, high-performance Soviet aircraft in Egypt, new SAM
installations in Egypt, and developments in the Soviet space program.
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Wednesday - 21 April 1971
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10. Attended the first meeting of the White House
Legislative Interdepartmental Group. Topics covered of interest to the Agency
included GAO requests for information; responses to Senator Symington's
letters of 9 March on the reconstitution of his Subcommittee on Security
Agreements and Commitments Abroad; and RFE/RL legislation. See Memo
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Wednesday - 21 April 1971
1. David Abshire, Assistant Secretary of
State for Congressional Relations, called to apologize for not having moved
faster to set up a meeting with Chairman Mahon, House Appropriations
Committee, regarding our adios. He explained his office had been completely
tied up in the refugee problem stirred up by Representative Paul McCloskey,
but he would move as soon as possible, and agreed to try to set up a meeting
for Friday. 23 April.
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