JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000300220003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 20, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

Approved For Release 2007/0: P 'AR000300220003-8
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 20 March 1972
1. Mr. Fred Flott, State Department, called
to alert us that Representative Lester Wolff, a friend of Flott's who is
running against Representative Seymour Halpern (their constituency has
been redistricted), is trying to get headlines and plans to go into the
allegations of CIA involvement in drug traffic. I told Flott to have Wolff
or his Administrative Assistant call me and we would be glad to straighten
him out.
Robert Owens, Administrative Assistant to Representative Wolff,
called to say that Wolff was much concerned about reports of Agency involve-
ment in the drug traffic but before raising the matter in public he would
appreciate a briefing. I said I would be glad to talk to Wolff with the
understanding that any discussion of the Agency role in coping with the
drug traffic would have to be confidential. Owens said he was sure this
would be acceptable, and I said under these conditions I would have no
objections to Owens being present. He said to schedule the briefing for
Thursday, 23 March 1972 at 11:30 a. m.
2. Called Frank Slatinshek, Assistant Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, to alert him to tomorrow's
story by Jack Anderson about the Agency involvement with ITT in Chile.
3, Called Chairman Lucien Nedzi, Intelligence
Subcommittee of House Armed Services Committee, to alert him to the Jack
Anderson story, which he appreciated.
I also explained to Mr. Nedzi that the press stories about AID health
and medical funds for Laos being diverted to CIA were quite misleading.
4. Called Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant, House
Appropriations Committee, to alert him to the Jack Anderson story. He
said he thought it was a "good thing" that CIA and ITT were both lined up
against Allende. I also mentioned to Preston that the stories about the funds
for the AID medi cal program in Laos were misleading.
g I L
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000300220003-8
 Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000300220003-8
25X1A
25X1A
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 3
Monday - 20 March 1972
10. Received a call from Mr. Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, concerning
the press items relating to the use of AID health funds to finance the
Central Intelligence Agency activities in Laos.
I met with Mr. Slatinshek later in the day and discussed the
general background of the Senate Refugee Subcommittee actions concerning
the administration of the AID program in Laos. Mr. Slatinshek gave me
a copy of the GAO report dated 13 March on this subject and asked that I
provide him with answers to the questions he had noted therein.
1 FE Division, has been advised.
12. Contacted Horace Pascal, Mutual of Omaha,
to relay my conversation with Dean Sharp, Assistant Counsel, Subcom-
mittee on Antitrust and Monopoly Legislation, Senate Judiciary Committee,
that the Mutual of Omaha report to the Subcommittee on the 20th did not
have to cover the GEHA program and that another program could be
substituted.
13. Called Dick Schultz, Associate
Chief Counsel, House Internal Security Committee, and based on the advice
of 1Office of Security, told him that the Agency makes little or
no use Subcommittee's indices, but Mr. Schultz would still like to
have the opportunity to discuss the matter further with an Agency Security
representative in the field of name checks, which he is also going to do
with the Civil Service Commission and the FBI. as advised.
(See Journal of 16 March 1972. )
14. Mr. Robert Hull, Department of State,
called for a reaction to a memorandum he had sent me on a recommended
position for State to take on the Office of Management and Budget's recom-
mendations concerning the funding of the Foreign Service retirement
system. (Copies of the papers in question have been sent to the General
Counsel, Director of Personnel, and Director of Finance. )
S CikC_1
Approved For Release 2007/02/07 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000300220003-8