JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000100170011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 16, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 16 March 1971
1. Accompanied Messrs. Duckett and Brandwein
who briefed Senators Barry Goldwater and Lowell Weicker and staff
officers James Gehrig and William Parker, of the Senate Aeronautical
and Space Sciences Committee, on the Soviet space program. All
present were reminded of the security sensitivity of the material
presented.
2. Called David Abshire, Assistant
Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, regarding our replies
to Senator Symington's letter regarding the reconstitution of his Sub-
committee on U. S. Security Agreements and Commitments Abroad.
I particularly inquired how State was handling Symington's request
that Messrs. Lowenstein and Moose, of his Subcommittee staff, be
granted special security clearances. Mr. Abshire said he wasn't
sure whether this had been worked out yet within the Department,
and asked that we withhold our reply until he could advise us further.
3. Mrs. Parker, office of Senator
Hiram Fong (R. , Hawaii), called concerning an inquiry from a constituent
seeking Agency employment. Mrs. Parker sought clarification of the
Agency's policy regarding foreign relatives. I informed that foreign
relatives, if extensive, could lessen the chances of employment.
However, this would be considered as part of the overall assessment of
the person's qualifications and eligibility for employment. Mrs. Parker
thanked me for the information. Assistance was offered in the preparation
of the reply, but she stated she would respond herself.
4. Talked to Mr. Wayne Birdsall of the
reporting firm Ward and Paul and made the preliminary arrangements
for security control of reporter's notes and transcript of the Director's
appearance before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 23 March 1971.
See Journal of 10 March 1971.
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Statement for Mr. Gehrig to use 16 March 1971 (Senate Space)
In requesting Mr. Duckett to brief you today we have asked him
to base his briefing on all information available to the intelligence
community. This involves some extremely sensitive sources which
Mr. Duckett may wish to elaborate on for you.
It is most important that this information not be disclosed to
anyone without prior authorization, even in meetings of this Committee
itself for not all members of the Committee staff are cleared for access
to some of the highly sensitive material that will be involved here.
I would only add that the Chairman has made it clear that our
continued access to information in these security classifications is
based upon complete adherence to the tightest security restrictions.
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Statement for Mr. Duckett to use.
The material which is being presented today includes
the most sensitive intelligence information available to this
Government. Although neither the United States nor the
Soviet Union chooses to openly acknowledge the fact, it is
accepted that they both engage in intelligence collection
activities which utilize satellite reconnaissance systems,
including photoreconnaissance satellites. The sensitivity
of this photographic data is based not on the source alone,
however. We are reasonably sure that the Soviets do not
realize how well the system works and that we are getting such
detailed and clear pictures. The continued success of such
efforts and the utilization of this highly accurate and
sensitive data as a major input to the production of national
intelligence can only be achieved by your cooperation in the
constant protection of the product and the information presented
at briefings such as this.
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