JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 5 NOVEMBER 1971

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• Publication Date: November 5, 1971
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 5 November 1971
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8. Met with Dorothy Fosdick, Staff Director, Subcom-
mittee on National Security and International Operations, whom I briefed 25X1
on the White House announcement regarding the intelligence community.
I talked with Jim Woolsey, Senate Armed
Services Committee staff, and Frank Slatinshek, House Armed Services
Committee staff, about possible language for the Joint Explanatory Statement
of the Committee on Conference on the Military Procurement Act. The
statement pertaining to Section 505 will indicate that it is not the intent of
the conferees to jeopardize or reduce funds available for the operation of
the embassy in Laos, or for those normal and usual expenses of the embassy
as would be incurred in the absence of any military, paramilitary, or
economic assistance programs. Both Woolsey and Slatinshek said the
Committee staffs would meet this afternoon to decide on the precise final
wording.
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4, and I met with Ed Braswell, Chief
Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee, whom we briefed on the
planned White House announcement regarding the intelligence community.
Mr. Braswell foresaw no major problems but inquired as to how this would
affect our budget process and remarked the Director's new responsibilities
would expose him to more congressional inquiry and interest. He asked
whether the Director would be called upon to defend the entire community
budget to which we replied that it was too soon to say, but presumably he
would at least be consulted on this subject.
5? Met with Representative Frank Bow whom I
briefed on the upcoming White House announcement regarding the intelligence
community. Mr. Bow seemed to think this was a constructive development,
but remarked the Director would come under increasing pressure from
Congress for an accounting on the activities of the community.
Mr. Bow asked about the reactions abroad to the U. N. action on
China representation. I said I would see what we could pull together and
let him know next week.
6., Met with Senator Milton Young whom I briefed
on the upcoming White House announcement regarding the intelligence
community. Senator Young generally favored the President's action, but
noted that in view of the drastic cuts being imposed on other intelligence
agencies, that the Director, in view of his new authorities, might be blamed
for engineering these. I said I didn't think this likely, since other members
of the community should be aware of the congressional economy drive, which
preceded any decisions regarding the intelligence community.
7?. Met with Senator Peter Dominick whom I briefed
on the upcoming White House announcement regarding the intelligence
community. He seemed to think this was constructive but he would be 25X1
interested in knowing how the community budget will be handled beyond what
has already appeared in the announcement.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 5 November 1971
1. 1 11 Received a call from Mr. Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, who told
me that he has a draft of language for the conference report and wants
to insure that it meets our needs as much as possible. I told him that
Mr. Maury andI were on the Hill and I would have one of them
meet with him as soon as possible.
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3. The Director met with Senators Ellender, Stennis,
and Margaret Chase Smit and Representative Mahon whom he briefed on
the White House announcement regarding the intelligence community. See
Memo for the Record.
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4. Called Miss Fusco, Personal Secretary to
Senator Clifford P. Case, and explained I wanted to see the Senator at his
convenience in response to his letter of 27 October to the Director regarding
a Russian emigre organization. and also his 27 September letter to Secretary
of State Rogers regarding Government contracts with aircraft companies
abroad which had been referred to us by State. She said the Senator was in a
Foreign Relatiors Committee session but she would let me know when he
could see me.
fine and asked our views on the handling of the Senate and House leadership.
I said I thought we would leave this up to him and he said this was acceptable.
our Subcommittees on the same subject. Mr. MacGregor said this sounded
and that I would brief the ranking minority members and staff chiefs of
Chairmen Stennis, Ellender, Mahon and Hebert on some recent developments,
5. Called Clark MacGregor, Counsel to the President
for Congressional Relations, and explained that the Director planned to brief
ledged member of our Appropriations Subcommittee.
6. Called Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriations
Committee, who verified that Senator Margaret Chase Smith is indeed a full
?. Called Helen Boyle, in the office of Representative
George H. Mahon, and arranged for the Director to see the Chairman in his
offices 2314 Rayburn House Office Building, at 10:00 a. m. on Friday, 5 November.
$. Called Mrs. Ward, in the office of Senator John
Stennis, and made a tentative date for the Director to see the Senator at 10:45 a., m.
.on 5 November in the Senator's office, 205 Old Senate Office Building. Mb's.
Ward will call us if this arrangement is not feasible.
latter part of this week. When a mutually convenient time could not be worked
9. .1 1 Called Jessy Wolfe, in the office of Representative
F. Edward Hebert, to make a date for the Director to see the Chairman the
myself at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November,
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10. Called Maxine Hyde, in the office of Senator
Peter Dominick, and made a date to see the Senator in his office at 4:00 p.m.
on Friday, .5 November.