CONVERSATION WITH JOHN EISENHOUR AND DAVE HESSLER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000500040021-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 10, 1971
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT: Conversation with John Eisenhour and Dave Hessler
1. I called Mr. Eisenhour and Mr. Hessler today to ask about
how. the DOD hearings on the Military Assistance Authorization Bill
went last week. They both reported essentially the same thing.
In both the Senate and House they felt Defense had a relatively easy
time. In neither case did they get a lot of opposition to their
programs. Most of the time was spent discus'sing? the,Vietnam
program, which is by far the major portion of MASF. No questions
were asked in the House hearing concerning CIA involvement..
However; there was some discussion on the House. side concerning
the language of Section V.
2. On the Senate side, there were one or two questions about
CIA involvement but they were relatively brief and were given short
answers. For example, Senator Symington asked if the.MASF
Senator Dominick also had a question concerning corruption among
the Meos. The impression was that ChairmanStennis was well in
control and was not about to permit much explanation by the Committee
members.
3. Both sessions lasted about two hours. Hessler has agreed to
get us copies of the transcripts as soon as they are available.
4. Perhaps the most significant thing happened in the House
when Congressman Harrington from Massachusetts suggested that
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the MASF program be moved from the Armed Services Committee
to the jurisdiction of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He apparently
got no help at all on this matter and was buried in a host of legal
citations and Conirnittee rulings by Chairman -iebert, after which
the matter died.
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