JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000100020037-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: July 26, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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Wednesday - 2b July 1972
15. I I Returned to Bi11 Woodruff, Counsel,
_ Senate Appropriations ommittee, the copy of the GAO report on the
pacification program which he had loaned to us.
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,OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 21 July 1972
1. I I Talked with Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant,
House Appropriations Committee, about the concern we have regarding
Senator Symington's requests to State and Defense for detailed information
on funds expended under the Symington ceiling for Laos for Fiscal 72.
Preston (like Bi11 Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee)
feels that we would find it difficult to refuse to provide Symington with this
information in some form, but also agrees that we should refuse to permit
any GAO audit of these funds. Preston commented in this connection that
he would like to have copies of any material which is developed on the Agency's
expenditures for these reports.
I told Preston we were still .hoping he could get together with us for
his' briefing session with Carl Duckett soon, but we appreciated the bind he
was in and would wait to hear fromhim as to his availability.
2. I I Picked up from the Senate Appro~ri~t~on.s
and Armed u~ices ommittees copies of the GAO report on pacification
program. One copy has been given to Mr. Colby and the other must be
returned to Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Wednesday - 19 July 1972
7, Met with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriations
Committee, anc roug him up-to-date on a number of recent developments
including recent Hen House radar information, developments in China to reduce
the emphasis of Mao's ideological importance, reduction of Cuban support
to Latin American revolutionary groups, and Sadat's orders to reduce Soviet
military presence in Egypt.
I mentioned to Woodruff that we were drafting a letter which the Director
could send to the Ghairmen of our four Subcommittees with copies to each
of the members bringing them up-to-date on allegations that have been made
about Agency involvement in illicit drug traffic and the responses we have
made to these charges. I said the letters would also indicate that the Director
would be happy to discuss this matter in greater detail with our members.
Woodruff felt that we had sent as many letters to the editors as we should
and saw no reason why we shouldn't send such a letter to our Chairmen.
I mentioned to Woodruff recent developments which have arisen as a
result of Senator Symington's letters to the Secretary of Defense and Secretary
of State requesting detailed information on funds expended under the Laos
ceiling for FY 72. Woodruff agreed that we would be hard pressed not to
provide details involving Agency expenditures to Senator Symington if he
desires them, but he also agreed that we should refuse any GAO audit of
funds which the Agency has expended under the Laos ceiling.
I told Woodruff our people had used Senator Ellender's movie film of
his trip to the Soviet Union in 1956 in a training film on Russia and we thought
he might be interested in viewing it. Woodruff said this sounded interesting and
said indeed lie would be interested in seeing the film the next time he is out
at Headquarters. He commented that Senator Ellender is expected to be
out of town most of the time between now and early September, devoting his
time to campaigning.,for reelection.
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Tuesday - 18 July 1972
Received a call from Bill Woodruff, Course ,
Senate Appropriations Committee sa in members of his staff had received
a call from a man by the name o who claimed he was being persecuted
by the Agency and that one million volts of electricity were being put through
his body by Richard Helms. Woodruff wanted to report this to us and wasAfter
also interested in knowing whether we had any information on
checking with Security, I advised Woodruff this was
undoubtedly who had been contacting the Agency and
many other people around town for several years. I told him that he was
regarded as a mentally deranged crank, but as far as could be determined
thus far he was not dangerous. I told him0 is well-known to both
the FBI and Secret Service and suggested to Woodruff that members of their
staff avoid him in so far as possible.
I later had a call from Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Armed
Services Committee, who said 0 had called their office and talked
to their staff. I gave Braswell a similar rundown.
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