JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 4 DECEMBER 1969

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000500140029-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: December 4, 1969
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 4 December 1969
1. - GLC) Jay Sourwine, on the staff of the Senate
Internal Security u committee, called to say tha was in touch 25x1
wit last night and reported to him this morning.
25x1 told that he is interested in acquiring U. S. residence and would
like to obtain employment here and do other thin s that could permit
him to operate from a base in the United States. replied that he 25X1
would be glad to help hirn to do all these things if the Agency had no
25x1 objection. Sourwine sai feels that he has good relations with the
gency and would do whatever the Agency wants him to do. Sourwine is
not asking us to do anything at this point but said he was merely keeping
us informed.
2. (Unclassified - GLC) Marion Ball, USIA Legislative Liaison,
called regarding an inquiry which Senator George Murphy (R., Calif. )
has received from a constituent and forwarded to USIA. This has to do with a
broadcast the constituent claims to have heard from Moscow radio on 16
November. It was allegedly indicated in this broadcast that the 15 November
moratorium was organized in Stockholm and was part of a world-"wide effort.
Mrs. Ball is trying to obtain a copy of the text of this broadcast. FBIS is
sending her the closest thing they can find to it.
3. - GLC) Jay Sourwine called again to see how we
were progressing in etermin whether we wanted to take a position in the
release of any or all of the stimony. He said unless we wanted
it released he doubts that the Subcommittee will release any of it. He said
he didn't want to prod us but ha Senator Eastland is getting edgy about the
cost to the Subcommittee fo stay here. I told Sourwine I would
check with our people but that I expected our review of the testimony would
be completed shortly.
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Wednesday - 3 December 1969
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3. (Confidential - JMM) Jay Sourwine, Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee staff, called to sa that the
Sourwine also said that during his interrogation has made
a number of comments about the Agency--generally fav -- ut Sourwine 25X1
thought the Agency would be interested in getting from Sourwine his
impressions of I lattitude in this and other connections. I told
Sourwine we would be back in touch with him.
provide Mr. Holt with a general assessment of the local situation,
particularly regarding insurgency and leftist activities.
and would appreciate
4. (Confidential - JMM) Pat Holt, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, called to say he planned to travel to Bolivia next week
information brochures for forwarding to a constituent,
5. (Unclassified - CEA) Delivered to Judi Hill, in the office
of Senator Harrison Williams (D., N.J.), the Agency professional and
6. (Unclassified - CEA) Delivered to Nancy O'Leary, in the
office of Senator Stuart Symington (D., Mo.), a bibliography of publications
concerning the Agenc and the Agency information brochure for use in
reply to a constituent,
7. (Unclassified - CEA) Delivere material concerning
Senator George McGovern (D., S.Dak.) to s ceptionist, Beverly
Micklas.
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CONrIDENT1Al
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 1 December 1969
1. (Confidential - GLC) In response to his earlier query,
I told Jay Sourwine, on the staff of the Senate Internal Security Sub-
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committee, that we just could not take
whether the Subcommittee should allowl
2. (Confidential - GLC) Advised Ed Braswell, on the staff of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the Agency's retirement
bill had been passed by the House this morning. Braswell said he planned
to talk with Senator Stennis this afternoon to see if he wanted to take the
bill up at a Committee meeting this Thursday. If this is the case, Braswell
expected it would be taken up in executive session but he would want standby
witnesses from the Agency. He will be in touch with us as soon as he has
something further on this.
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3. (Confidential - CEA) Accompanied F I
Staff, to the Senate Subcommittee on Internal Securi to examine terial
25X1
obtained by the Subcommittee from round
additional material of interest and in the future will not need my assistance
in his work with the Subcommittee.
4. (Unclassified - JGO) The House of Representatives passed
H. R. 14571, a bill to amend the CIA Retirement Act of 1964, and forwarded
the measure to the Senate for consideration.
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