MBA-CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000200060020-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: February 16, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT : MBA-CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS
1. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF. HAS I INQUIRED ABOUT
STATUS OF MBA TALKS. WE HAD HOPED STAFF'.. HAS PUT OFF INFORMAL.
CONSULTATIONS UNTIL TALKS HAD REACHED MORE DEFINITIVE
STAGE, BUT BELIEVE THAT ANY ATTEMPT NOW TO STALL WOULD
RUN REAL RISK OF ELEVATING MBA HERE TO EXECUTIVE-LEGISLA-
TIVE HASSLE. ACCORDINGLY WE PLAN TO BRIEF SFRC STAFFER
MOOSE ON PR E SE NT STATUS MBA .
2 DEPT WILL PROVIDE MOOSE WITH SHORT UNCLASSIFIED
STATEMENT ALONG LINES DISCUSSED FREVIOUS TRAFFIC.` IN
ADD IT ION WE WILL PROVIDE ONE PAGE CLASSIFIED FACT SHEET
DESCRIBING IN OUTLINE FORM BACKGROUND.OF NEGOTIATIONS,
OBJECTIVES, PROGRESS TO DATE, AM MAJOR ISSUES. WE WILL
STRESS REASONS FOR TREATING IN CONFIDENCE AND BELIEVE
MOOSE AM SFRC STAFF WILL HONOR REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT . ROGER S
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