JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000300190102-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 102
• Publication Date: April 20, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Tuesday - 20 April 1971
5. (Secret - JMM) Met with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, whom I briefed on Soviet ICBM deployment,
ABM developments; ChiCom nuclear facilities; surface-to-air installations
in Egypt; and Soviet "Salyut" ? launch.
I explained to Woodruff our plans for a solution to Radio Free Europe
and Radio Liberty. He said he could not predict Senator Ellender's reaction
to such a proposal, but at least initially it would probably be unfavorable.
Woodruff offered his personal advice that the Agency should not use up its
limited capital with Senator Ellender in order to save the Radios--that we
"might need it more later."
6. (Secret - JMM) Talked to Mr. Pat Holt, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, who said they would like to schedule the Director to appear
before Senator Frank Church's Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
to discuss U. S. policies and programs in on Tuesday or Wednesday, 25X1A
25X1A 4 or 5 May. Holt said that they would particularly like to make sure that
is "in the vicinity. " He said he considered the out- 25A1A
25X1A standing U. S. expert and even if he didn't actually testify the
Subcommittee would like to have him available so the Director could refer
questions to him if he so desired. I told Holt we wanted to be helpful but
this was something we just couldn't do. As an alternative, I suggested he
provide us with questions before the hearing on which we would be sure to
25X1A get the benefit of any input could provide before appearing. Holt
said he thought this might work if we would be sure our answers to these
questions were in no way coordinated with State or 7~efg nom, , I said he could
be sure our answers would be our own. He said he would try to get the
Committee's approval in arranging this but could not make any commitment
in advance.
7. (Confidential - JMM) Called John Martiny, House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee staff, to say that we had sent over a letter to Chairman
Hanley, Employee Benefits Subcommittee, indicating our concern about legislation
before his Subcommittee similar to the Ervin bill and suggesting that he note
this letter and let us know when it would be possible for us to mect %vith him
(Martiny) and Chairman Hanley to discuss our problem in more detail. He
said hearings were already scheduled and he would be in touch with us shortly.
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