JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 22, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

Approved For Release 2007/02/07 CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 22 December 1972
1. Called Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations Committee, to say that the Director had left town
for the holidays without signing a letter informing the Chairman of our
planned construction of a garage at Headquarters. I asked Preston if he
felt a letter was really necessary. He said he did, adding that the letter
need not request permission to go ahead with the construction but it should
inform the Committee, or at least the Chairman, of our plans. He said it
need not be signed by the Director, I could sign it myself if I wished. He
did feel however that the letter should explain not only the necessity for
the construction, but also how it was to be funded.
2. Met with Mr. Ralph Preston, House
App-rap.r.ia.tions Committee staff, and gave him several items of bio-
graphic background on Mr. James Schlesinger. Mr. Preston told me
that his best guess would be that Representative Robert Sikes (D. , Fla.
would be returning to the city about 3 January. He told me also that
Representative George Mahon (D. , Texas) intends to put his remarks
about Mr. Helms in the Congressional Record on 3 January.
3. Met with Robert Blum, Research
Assistant, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and gave him a suggested
wording to describe the security deletions from the OSS documents furnished
him earlier in the week. I also gave him a fresh reproduction to replace
an item that was illegible in the original package. Mr. Blum expects to go
to the printers with his material later in the day.
i t t: t 6:
.,~ ?'uz v 1 r f' r J i Y
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-R P74BgQ4t15R000100010011- ~
~_.......-.._..._ ,. ,-. t Even@)
 Approved For Release 2007 f2,jgL 4-
..RP.P7,4BQ0415R000100010011-4
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Thursday - 21 December 1972
7. Received a call from Dr. John Brady,
House Foreign Affairs Committee staff, who told me that he will be
travelling to Europe and Latin America in January with Representatives
Murphy (D. , Ill. ) and Steele (R. , Conn. ) on a narcotics survey trip. He
asked if it would be possible to have a staff briefing on Latin America.
He does not feel that he needs anything on Europe at the present time.
Later in the day I put directly in touch 25X1A
with Dr. Brady to assist Brady in lining out his itinerary for Latin America
and South America. Tentative arrangements have been made to brief
Brady at 2:00 p. m. on Friday, 22 December.
8. Received a call from Ralph Preston House
Appropriations Committee staff, who told me that he had had a long meeting
with Chairman Mahon this morning and asked if I could provide him with
biographic and background information on Mr. Helms for the Chairman's
use. The Chairman intends to go on the floor soon after the beginning of
the new Congress with an address about Mr. Helms. He also asked if I
would provide whatever biographic information we have on Mr. Schlesinger.
9. Talked to Bill Van Ness, Chief Counsel,
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, and told him that we had
received a request from the Library of Congress for advice on security
clearances for members of the staff of Senator Lee Metcalf (D. , Mont.
"to review the documents on the Mid-East oil situation which are now
supposed to be in the hands of CIA, " Van Ness readily understood the
Agency policy of providing such information to members of the Senate or
cleared Committee staff personnel designated by the Chairman and said if it
would be of help he would be pleased to assist Senator Metcalf in this matter.
He also said that since Senator Jackson, Chairman of the Committee, had
excluded personal staff from the briefing a. week ago that the Agency policy
is in accord with Senator Jackson's own thinking. I thanked Van Ness for
his advice and told him I would keep him up-to-date on this matter.
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
 Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 20 December 1972
25X1
STATINTL
25X1
1. Delivered to Robert Blum, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff, the declassified OSS documents requested
for use in the Committee study on Indochina. Blum said he would review
them as soon as possible since some appear to be quite fuzzy and not usable
without reference to riginals. In particular he asked if another copy
could be made of thecalling card and the hand-written note on the
of the card. An identical copy of the documents is b delivered today toNTL
the Archivist of the United States by M in the office ?IATINTL
the Special Assistant for Information ontrol. has been
advised.
2. In response to his call, I picked up from
Jack Norpel, Senate Internal Security Subcommittee staff, documents for
forwarding to S.
3. I I Picked up from Dr. John Brady and
Robert Boyer, House Foreign Affairs Committee staff, five copies of the
Committee page proof of the report of a staff survey team "The U. S. Heroin
Problem and Southeast Asia. " Boyer also asked if we could provide an
unclassified map of Burma showing the areas controlled ious insurgent
groups for use in the final report. Messrs. and SIATINTL
I IFE Division, have been advised. STATINTL
4. I I Delivered to Ralph Preston's.
Appropriations Committee staff, office a letter for him fro
IC Comptroller.
Approved For Release 2007/02/07: CIA-RDP7 B004cI5ROOQ90(1Q1U041r~;, or evetitj i
 Approved For Release 20 / Q l - DP74B00415R000100010011-4
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 20 December 1972
Page 2
5. Called Representative Thomas Downing (D., Va.)
at his home in Newport News to tell him of the uocomina story in the 1A
Mr. Downing agreed with my suggestion t .at 'if queried he would sim 1
respond that he was fully familiar with
but was not free to discuss the
sperm
6. Met with Representative Lucien Nedzi,
Chairman, Intelligence Operations Subcommittee of House Armed Services
Committee, and informed him of the upcoming press story abou
Mr. Nedzi agreed to take the same . position as Representative Downing--i. eo
that he was quite :familiar with
7. Informed Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations Committee, Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Armed
Services Committee, and Frank Slatinshek Chief Counsel, House Armed
Services Committee about 25X1A
8. Telephoned Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, at his home and told him about the upcoming
story abou
9. Explained to Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence
Operations Subcommittee of House Armed Services Committee, and Representative
Samuel Stratton, a member of the Committee, the status of the plans for the
Director's retirement and appointment as Ambassador to Iran. Both expressed
deep regret at confirmation of the reports that the Director was departing and
sought reassurances that the integrity of the Agency could be maintained in
the future.
1 qg a .1 2' 1
25X1A
25X1A
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
 Approved For Release 2007/ C47, p4FQ0415R000100010011-4
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3
Wednesday - 20 December 1972
10. Told Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant, House
Appropriations Committee, of plans to start construction of a garage within
the Headquarters compound and he agreed that a letter of explanation to 25X1A
Chairman George Mahon would probably be the only formality necessary.
I JOHN M. MAURY
"J Legislative Counsel
cc:
O/DDCI
Mr. ous on
Mr. Thuermer
Mr. Clarke
DDI
DDS
DDS&T
OPPB
EA/DDP
rr r wry f-r r~-r , 7
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 CIA-RDP74B00415R000100010011-4
 ,. J Approved For Release 2007/02/07?;,,,CiA-F,,DP,74B00415R000100010011-4
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Friday - 15 December 1972
25X1 B
4.
Met with Mr. Marian Czarnecki, Staff
Consultant,
House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to his reque
st 25X1 B
and gave him a verbal biographic sketch o
25X1A
5.
FE Division, andi m.et with Dr. John Brady
and Robert Boyer, House Foreign Affairs Committee staff, and reviewed
in detail the many Agency comments on the Committee staff report on
Southeast Asia. The staff representatives accepted the Agency suggested
changes almost without exception and expressed their appreciation for the
Agency effort and assistance in the field and in the review of the report.
6. Met with Ralph Preston, H_o_u se Appropriations
Committee staff, and reviewed with him the content of the proposed Agency
directive on shipment of foreign vehicles. Preston has no problem with the
suggested directive and after discussion told me that he would be willing to
review again with me next week the overall question of Agency shipment
of foreign-made vehicles.
I also briefed Preston on the leadership unrest in Greece.
7. Met briefly with Frank Slatinshek, House Armed
Services Committee staff, and discussed with him the scheduling of briefing
for Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence Subcommittee, on the Domestic Contact
Service. Slatinshek indicated that both his schedule and Nedzi's is such that
we will have to look at the timing next week. I refreshed Slatinshek's
recollection of some of the highlights of the Agee case. He indicated that
he would like further briefing in detail when time will allow next week. 25X1A
I also briefed him on the and the Greek leadership situation.25X1A
I
`j Legislative Counsel
cc:
O/DDCI
Mr. Thuermer Mr. Houston
Mr. Clarke DDI DDS DDS&T
EA/DDP OPPB
Item 5 - Messrs.
Approved For