JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY -30 MAY 1972

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• Publication Date: May 30, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Tuesday - 30 May 1972
5? I balled John Lehman, White House staff,
and explained our problem with Representative Charles Rangel's request for
some classified intelligence reports on foreign narcotic traffic. Lehman
approved the points made in a proposed letter to Rangel in which we explained
our reasons for not providing the reports, but offering an oral briefing and an
unclassified study instead.
6? Left with the secretary of Mr. Al Tarabochia,
Senate Interna Security ubcommittee. 7om undeveloped
25X1 film which had been taken by Mr. Tarabochia's
secretary was told that she would be given prints from the remainder of
the film as soon as it is developed. 25X1
7? balled Joseph Thach, Research Analyst,
House Internal ecurit ommitten and told him that we could not dis-
tinguish the case of from statements by other prisoners of
war, and for this reason, we c urination control that
applies to his statements in the Thach then asked if he
could develop the theme content of these statements without identifying
the prisoner of war through selectilre uotations, and I said I would check.
Subsequently, I I advised that ISA objects to such use,
and arrangements were made for Thach to call Admiral Epes, ISA, and to
get us out of the middle. Thach was very understanding of our position as
was Robert Horner, Chief Investigator of the Committee, with whom I also
talked. (See Journal of 26 May 1972)
8. alled Ray McRae, Minority Counsel,
25X1 Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government
Operations, and discussed the prospects of advisory committee legislation
in the Senate before the Congress adjourns. McRae seemed to be sympathetic
to the problems that the legislation may cause the Agency. He will check
with Senator Metcalf (D., Mont.) on whether he intends to push S. 3529
and let us know the outcome. McRae was unaware of the reasons for dropping
from S. 3529 the exemption for national security or intelligence, which
appeared in Metcalf Is. earlier bill, S. 1637, but speculated that probably it
was a matter of inattention, and was optimistic about our chances for restoring
it. He said that Senator Metcalf and Senator Percy, who was not on the
Subcommittee, were most interested in the legislation. McRae said that he
would like to discuss this further when he got more information.
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