JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000100120033-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2014
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: February 16, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 16 February 1971
1. Made arrangements with James Kendall,
Chief Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Preparedness Investigation, for
Mr. Bruce Clarke to brief him and Ben Gilleas, of the staff, at 2:30 p.m.
on Friday, 26 February.
2. George Lowrance,
now on the staff of Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D., Texas), called to say that
the Senator will be traveling to Southeast Asia from 25 February to 12 March
and would like to get an area briefing from the Agency before his departure.
We are checking to work out a satisfactory time for the briefing.
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3. Mr. Maury hosted a luncheon for
Representative Jack McDonald (R., Mich.) with and
also present. Following lunch Mr. Maury gave Representa-
tive McDonald a general briefing on the relationship of the Agency in the
intelligence community structure and on the organization of the Agency.
Representative McDonald, who was unable to attend a freshman breakfast
some years ago but who had expressed continuing interest in the Agency,
seemed thoroughly interested and expressed his appreciation for the
invitation.
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6. Met with Mr, Ralph Preston, House Appi:opriations
Committee staff, who asked if the Director could be available on tho 18th,
19th, 22nd or 23rd of February for the annual two-day briefing of the
Defense Subcommittee. He told me that the Chairman's time will be
occupied on the 24th, 25th and 26th of February by the appearance of the
Secretary of Treasury; on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March by open hearings
on the SS-T; on the 4th and 5th of March by the appearance of the Secretary
of Defense before the Defense Subcommittee; and so on well into the month.
Mr. Preston told me that question has been raised by members of
the full Committee concerning outside discussion of matters taking place
in.executive .Session since nothing in the Committee rules precludes
outside discussion; attendance by members of the full Committee at
hearings held by the Defense Subcommittee; and procedures necessary
for members of the full Committee to obtain the "special clearances"
necessary for attendance at meetings of the Defense Subcommittee.
Mr. Preston will keep me advised on developments.
I briefed Mr. Preston on the Indochina situation; Cuba; Pakistani-
Indian problems; Soviet Pacific Y-class submarine force; Soviet "KAZ-A"
bomber; and Soviet radar and other facilities in southern Mongolia.
7, Called Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant, House
Appropriations Committee, suggesting that in view of the Director's other
commitments the briefing of the Defense Subcommittee be scheduled for
19 and 23 February. Preston wondered whether the briefing could be
compressed into a single day and I said if the Subcommittee was willing
to accept a somewhat abbreviated version this might be done. Preston
said he would check with the Chairman and let us know tomorrow.
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Wednesday - 10 February 1971
6. Met with Mr. James T. Kendall, Chief
Counsel, Subcommittee on Preparedness Investigation, Senate Committee
on Armed Services, who asked that the briefing he discussed with
Mr. Maury for the staff be set up for next week. He mentioned again
that he would appreciate some emphasis on the bomber threat in addition
to treatment of the overall strategic threat against the United States.
7. Met with Mrs. Partin, in the
office of Representative Burt Talcott (R. , Calif. ), who gave me a
constituent letter and enclosure from requesting
information about the Central Intelligence Agency and assassination
attempts against Fidel Castro. I told Mrs. Partin that I would provide
her with a suggested reply for Representative Talcott's use in responding
to
8. Met with Messrs. Frank Slatinshek and
Russ Baldnford, House Armed Services Committee staff, and gavc,
them additional detailed information about
They suggested that it would be well to brief Representative Hebert
(D. , La.) on this matter since the Committee will be conducting
hearings on related matters early in the year.
I also briefed Messrs. Slatinshek and Blandford on Lou 1Nolt s
physical condition and the situation in Cambodia, and Soviet pilot
shortages.
9. Met with Oneta Stockstill, Executive
Secretary, House Armed Services Committee,.who gave me a listing
of the Subcommittee structure and membership adopted by the Committee
in yesterday's meeting.
10. Met with Mr. Ralph Preston, House
Appropriations Committee staff, who gave me a copy of the Subcommittee
structure and membership of the Appropriations Committee together
with an outline of the agencies transferred from the Independent Offices -
H. U. D. Subcommittee. Representative John Slack (D., W. Va. ) was trans-
ferred from the Defense Subcommittee to the Public Works Subcommittee.
Representative John McFall (D. , Calif.) was added to the Defense
Subcommittee. I briefed Mr. Preston on Lou Nol's physical condition
and the situation in Cambodia; the situation in Laos; SS-9; and Soviet
pilot shortages.
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