JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2006
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: February 11, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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Friday - 11 February 1972
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Received a call from Mr. Douglas Sinclair, Office
of Legislative Liaison, Department of Defense, who told me that Messrs. Ralph
Preston and John Garrity, House Appropriations Committee staff, would be
visiting the Pentagon during the day for briefings on special activities. After
checking with OS, I verified Preston's and Garrity's
clearances and gave Mr. Sinclai name and phone extension shou.4x1A
any further question arise concerning their clearances.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 10 February 1972
I Talked to Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations Commiittee, and explained our meeting with Representative
Whitten. I told Preston Whitten had mentioned receiving information, some-
times from anonymous sources, regarding waste, duplication and bungling
within the intelligence community. I asked Preston if he could provide us
with details regarding any such cases which he thought deserved attention.
He said he would be glad to do so, but indicated that some of these complaints
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3. Messrs. Maury an~ met with Mr. Ralph
Preston, House Appropriations Committee staff, who said that his time and
Committee efforts from now until the 22nd and 23rd of February will be
devoted to preparation for Mr. Laird's appearance. As for the meeting of
the Special Subcommittee with the Director concerning the intelligence
community, Mr. Preston feels that in all probablility it cannot be scheduled
before the week of 6 March. He apologized that until Mr. Laird has made
his appearance before the Committee, there will be no time for special
meetings with Agency representatives.
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Wednesday - 9 February 1972
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5.1 I Talked to Mr. John Garrity, House
Appropriations Committee staff, and told him that
applicant for Agency employment about whom he had inquired for
Representative Jamie Whitten's (D. , Miss.) office, was interviewed on
1 February He left a very good impression. An appointment
will be made when he calls for taking the eight-hour testing. At the time
of testing he will fill out the long application form. Mr. Garrity asked if 25X1
I would keep him advised on the progress of the application.
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Monday - 7 February 1972
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( Delivered to Mr. Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee staff, a transcript of the Director's testimony of 3 February 1972
before the Defense Subcommittee for review by Representative Jamie Whitten
(D. , Miss. ). Later in the day, Mr. Preston told me that Representative
Whitten had not completed the review and that Mr. Preston will hold the
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Friday - 4 February 1972
Delivered the transcript of yesterday's
briefing of the Defense u committee of the House Appropriations Committee
to Mr. Ralph Preston, of the Committee staff, and picked it up later for
return to Headquarters for safekeeping. Representative Jamie Whitten (D. , Miss.
has requested the transcript be returned to the Committee Monday morning for
his review.
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Wednesday - 2 February 1972
10. Met with Mr. Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, who told me
that Chairman Hebert would appreciate a briefing by the Director for the
full Committee on either Monday, the 7th, Tuesday, the 8th, or Wednesday,
the 9th of February. The briefing would be the annual worldwide roundup.
The briefing would be a morning session for 10:00 a. m. The Director has
been advised.
11. Met with Mr. Ralph Preston, House
Appropriations Committee staff, who told me he thought that the letter
from Chairman Mahon to Chairman Dulski ., House Post Office and Civil
Service Committee, had gone forward. I thanked Mr. Preston and told
him I would check the Post Office and Civil Service Committee to see if
it had been received. He told me that he had received the information he
had requested on the Radios from Mr. James Frey, of OMB, and stated
that this is all that he needs from us at the present time. Mr. Preston
told me he would like to schedule for himself and Mr. Woodruff, Senate
Appropriations Committee staff, to visit Headquarters as soon as the budget
book is ready. Once that session is behind us we can then start looking
to a date for the Agency budget presentation before the Special Subcommittee.
Mr. Preston told me also that he has received a question from one of the
sensitive DOD components concerning possible date for that organization's
appearance before the Special Subcommittee and asked that I relay this
item t I reviewed with Mr. Preston the administrative
arrangements for tomorrow's briefing. In part Mr. Preston told me that
an invitation has not been extended to the Military Construction Subcommittee
for attendance at tomorrow's briefing and that the Chairman has not yet
appointed a replacement for Representative Andrews.
12. Spoke withi eneral Counsel,
National Security Agency, and he said that they had not received requests for
views from either Office of Management and Budget or Chairman Hebert,
House Armed Services Committee,on H. R. 9853, which establishes a Com-
mission on the Classification and Protection of Information.
understanding of the background of the bill confirms what we have learned.
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