CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR RE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, STAFF CLEARANCES, AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CIA SUBCOMMITTEE MATTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000200010140-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 140
• Publication Date: February 1, 1971
• Content Type: MFR

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1 February 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Conversation with the Director re House Armed
Services Committee, Staff Clearances, and
Senate Appropriations CIA Subcommittee
Matters
1. This morning the Director told me of several conversations
he had at a social gathering over the weekend where a number of top
officials were present.
2. In a conversation with Representative Leslie Arends, the
Director raised the matter or regularly briefing the full House Armed
Services Committee as had been suggested by Chairman Hebert. Mr.
Arends fully agreed with the Director's concern over this procedure,
although he offered no particular solution.
3. In another conversation, Representative Gerald Ford
mentioned to the Director his concern about the security and discretion
of certain new members of the House, and important House committees.
The Director reminded Mr. Ford that House members were not subject
to any formal security clearance, but there was a serious problem so
far as staff personnel were concerned. He mentioned that one member
of Representative Wright Patman's staff had "no past at all. " Mr. Ford
commented that this was a serious. situation and he planned to take it up
with Speaker Albert.
4. The Director discussed with Deputy Secretary of Defense
Packard the problem of briefing Senator Allen Ellender on certain
sensitive projects of concern jointly to the Agency and the Defense
Department. On the basis of this conversation, and of his conversation
last week with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee,
the Director decided he should consult Senator Milton Young, who has
already been briefed on these projects, in the near future.
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5. The Director also had a brief conversation with Senator
John McClellan to whom he expressed the hope that McClellan might
chair the Agency Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
McClellan was noncommital.
6. I told the Director of my conversation with Philip Kelleher
regarding the possibility of Representative O. C. Fisher chairing the
CIA Subcommittee of House Armed Services. The Director thought
this would be a happy solution to the problem, but said he didn't feel
in a position to raise it with Chairman Hebert, at least for the present.
/ JOHN M. MAURY
-J Legislative Counsel
Distribution:
Original - H. Armed Services Committee
I - Senate Appropriations Committee
1- Rep. Ford
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