AGENCY POSITION ON S.2819 - SPECIAL FOREIGN MILITARY AND RELATED ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000400170013-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: November 15, 1971
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT: Agency Position on S. 2819 - Special Foreign Military
and Related Assistance Act of 1971
1. Background: On 11 November the Senate passed S. 2819, the
Special Foreign Military and Related Assistance Act of 1971, in the
aftermath of its rejection of an earlier attempt to authorize foreign
assistance in H. R. 9910. (Informally, we had made known to Senator
Stennis our position on a number of troublesome provisions in H. R. 9910
and he was instrumental in resolving a number, but not all, of the
problems. The unresolved problems are carried over into S. 2819. )
2. Meeting: This date Mr. Maury convened a meeting to identify
problem areas in S. 2819 and initiate such action, on a low-profile basis,
as may be required. Attending were: OLC, Messrs. Maury, - and
OGC, Mr. Houston; FE Division, Messrs.
OPPB, Mr. Briggs.
3. Position: The following positions were agreed to in connection
with S. 2819:
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(a) New SEC. 513. Limitations on Availability of Funds for
Military Operations. Strike "Laos" from the new section.
(b) New SEC. 655. Limitations Upon Assistance To or For
Cambodia.
(1) First Option. Amend the provision to limit the
application of the dollar ceiling and the authorization and
reporting requirements to assistance programs only.
(2) Second Option. Get legislative history in the House
committee report, in the debate on the floor of the House, or
in the conference committee report to the effect that the
ceiling authorization and reporting requirements apply only
to assistance programs (similar to what was done with respect
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to the Symington amendment covering Laos in the conference
report on the military Procurement Authorization Act (House
Report 92-618), page 24, Section 505).
(c) New SEC. 656. Limitations on United States Personnel and
Personnel Assisted by United States in Cambodia. Amend the
provision to limit the application of the personnel ceiling for non-
Cambodian foreign nationals to those who act as advisers to or
perform technical services for Cambodia.
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(d) SEC. 11(2). Expanding reporting requirements to the Con ress
on defense articles furnished to free world forces in Vietnam or local
forces in Laos or Thailand. Amend the provision to limit its applica-
tion to funds authorized under the Special Foreign Military and Related
Assistance Act of 1971 and the Foreign Military Sales Act.
In rank order of importance, it was agreed that the paramount problem
involved new section 513, followed by new section 655, but that neither
new section 656 nor 11(2) presented problems of sufficient magnitude
justifying anyone going to the mat for us on them.
4. Action: Mr. Maury has already discussed the aforementioned
problems with Clark MacGregor, Counsel to the President for Congressional
Relations, who is sympathetic with our position and has committed himself
to taking action on them on our behalf. Mr. Maury indicated that he did not
want to cross wires with the White House, but su e ort
at this juncture of having meet
with their counterparts in Fa e o make sure that State is completely read in
on our problems and proposed solutions so that State can take supportive
action with the House Foreign Affairs Committee when the opportunity presents
itself, and this was agreed to.
5. Attachment. The attachment sets forth the specific language
changes in S. 2819 supporting the Agency's positjrn as outlined above.
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Assistant Legislative Counsel
Distribution:
OGC w/o att
OPPB w/o att
FE w/o att
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