JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 12 JUNE 1970

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June 12, 1970
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Approved For Release 2006/09121 :CIA-RDP73B00296R000500150021-8 STATSPEC STATSPEC STATSPEC 25X1 Journal -Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2 Friday - 12 June 1970 5. (Confidential - RJK) Mr. Vic Broz in the office of Senator Henry M, Jackson called to ask for severa I ascertained fro I informed Broz that he cou expect to begin receiving the three books in about ten days. 6. (Confidential - JGO) Met with Mr. John Reddan, Counsel, My Lai Special Investigation Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee, who told me that General Cushman's appearance had gone quite well and had included some difficult areas of questioning. 7. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met with Charles Johnson, Staff Director, House Past Office and Civil Service Committee, and reviewed the current status of S. 782 with him. In brief, he feels it would be well if we were to touch base with each of the Subcommittee members before the Subcommittee meets on the bill. I thanked him for his advice. 8. (Secret - JGO) Met with Frank Slatinshek, Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, and briefed him on the Vietnamese infiltration rate for June, Soviet intercept squadron defense mission in Egypt, Cambodian political situation, and the Soyuz 9 mission, Mr, Slatinshek gave me a copy of correspondence between the 25X1 Air Force and Representative Lucien Nedzi (D. , Mich.) concerning press reports that Soviet long-ran e aircraft fl in into Cuba are not tracked 9. (Confidential - LLM) Mrs . McCloskey, Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee staff, Senate Judiciar Committee, called in connection with the private bill of and said that Louise Shurz, of the Immigration an atura izatLOn ervice, had called them for information relating to the standard INS report to be submitted to the Subcommittee. Mrs. McCloske asked if we would supply the infor- mation directl to INS. FE Division, was advised and later Office o Security, reported that he would be in touch with INS. Approved For Release 2006/09121 :CIA-RDP73B00296R000500150021-8 Approved For Release 2006/09121 :CIA-R~~~~00296R000500150021-8 ,~o~~~~~ 25X1 2;5X1 Journal -Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3 Friday - 5 June 1970 8. (Confidential - LLM) Drury Blair, on the staff of the Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, called ore ort that Chairman Eastland had introduced the private bill for 9. (Confidential - LLM) Robert Hor ief Investigator, House Internal Security Committee, asked if as in a position to appear before the Committee in open session to provide testimony along the lines earlier provided in a staff interview. I explained that in the past such appearances had been in executive session with publication following our review. He restated the Committee's posi- tion that from their standpoint open hearing was preferable and assured that they would abide by all of our instructions and would confine their questioning to elicit the material already provided by in the staff interview, deletions as we suggest. In response o my question, he said that would not be the lead-off witness, that they contemplated a series of earings, and that he would provide me with the names of the witnesses lined up to date if I would drop by his office. SB Division, has been alerted. ` JOHN M, M.A,URY ' `Z.egislative Counsel cc: ER O DDCI Mr. Houston Mr. Goodwin DDI DDS DDS&T OPPB Item. 8 Item 9 Approved Far Release 2006109/21 :CIA-R?P73B00296R000500150021-8 Approved For Release 2006/09121 :CIA-RDP73B00296R000500150021-8 co~F~~~~~~A~ Journal -Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3 Monday - 1 Tune 1970 10. Confidential -LLM) As a followup item from the staff interview o left for Mr. Robert Horner, House Tnternal Security CommL ee s a a copy of the National Council of Churches publication Reli ion in Communist Do yeas containing an article relating to civil liberties which had promised to forward. 11. (Confidential -LLM) Met with Drury Blair, on the staff of the Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Co uss the introduction of a private immigration bill for Mr. Blair said he would take it up with Chairman Eastland and foresaw no problem. in view of the Agency's interest in the bill, and I left with him a proposed draft bill and supporting material. 25X1 12. (Internal Use Only -LLM) Met with Carol Mitchell, Case. Worker in th Griffin (R. ,Mich. ), concerning the inquiry o who is interested in employment as a CIA mercenary as reported in the 13 April issue. of Newsweek. I told her we were not engaged in the recruitment spelled out in the story. She said they had many similar inquiries from servicemen in Saigon and I told her we had received a large number also. In response to her question, I said I don't know which other agency may be doing the recruiting and her question may well be attributing to the story accuracy which does not exist. Legislative Counsel cc: ER O /DDCI Mr. Houston Mr. Goodwin DDI DDS DDS&T OPPB EA/DDP Item 2 Item 5 Item 9 - Item 10 Item 11 Approved Far Release 2006109/21 :CIA-RDP73B00296R000500150021-8