JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000200130029-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: June 23, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3
Wednesday - 23 June 1971
8. On the basis of information provided by Mr.
I briefed George Murphy, Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy staff, on what we knew of the incident involving the arrest of a Soviet
diplomat in Belgium for alleged espionage activities. See Journal of 7 June.
9. advised that
Representative George W. Andrews' D. , Ala.) office,' on reference from
the Federal Communications Commission, had requested material relating
to radio frequencies in Canada. Arrangements were made to have the
material delivered.
10. I Accompanied Mr.
on a periodic rie ing o ormer pea er John McCormack.
was alert and very pleased with the briefing.
OCI,
11, Called Russ Blandford, Chief Counsel, House
Armed Services Committee, to say that Representative William Scott (R. , Va. )
wanted a briefing on the Agency's reaction to the Badillo bill and a general run-
down of Agency activities. Blandford said he knew of no reason why we shouldn't
level completely with Scott, avoiding any sensitive matters such as operational
sources and methods.
12, I I Called the office of Dick Cook, White House
Congressional MEN.L n scan, cu see if they had any guidance regarding the handling
of Representative William Scott's request. In Cook's absence, I talked to Max
Friedersdorf, who spoke well of Scott and agreed he should be given a candid
briefing. Friedersdorf also agreed with my position that the Agency should not
comment on the Badillo bill (which would forbid the Agency's involvement in
any sort of paramilitary operations)- -that this was a matter for the White House
or State to comment on, if comment was necessary.
13. Met with Representative William Scott in
response to his request for a general briefing on the Agency and an indication of
the Agency's attitude toward the Badillo bill. I told Scott we took no formal positic
on the Badillo bill, feeling this was a policy matter for the White House or State.
I explained that in any event we undertook no paramilitary operations except on the
orders of higher authority. Also, in response to his questions: I explained we had
no internal security responsibilities within the U. S. the nature of our cooperation
with the FBI and with certain foreign intelligence services; reasons for our con-
cern over the number of recent disclosures of classified information; relations
within the intelligence community, and our responsibilities as laid down by the
S .C E'1 CRC, 6/12/2003
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National Security Act of 1947.