JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 11 NOVEMBER 1971

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• Document Release Date: November 22, 2006
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• Publication Date: November 11, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 11 November 1971
I told Mr. MacGregor of the line we were taking in responding to
congressional queries regarding the significance of the White House announce-
ment concerning the intelligence community. Mr. MacGregor said this was
entirely consistent with the line the White House was taking.
I called Mr. MacGregor's attention to certain provisions of the Foreign
Aid bills as passed by the Senate, and gave him a paper setting forth details.
I said we felt the Agency should keep a low profile in this matter and hoped
the 'White House and State Department would use their influence with the
Foreign Affairs Committee to get these provisions amended in the conference.
Mr. MacGregor agreed, and said he personally would take the matter up with
the Foreign Affairs Committee on the basis of the paper I left with him.
2, I I Mr. O'Neill and I met with Representative
Alvin O'Konski . , Wis. whom I briefed on latest information regarding
the internal situation in China (in which he had expressed an interest) and
on the significance of the White House-annr Qment regarding the
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3.1 Discussed with Frank Slatinshel~, Assistant
Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, some points regarding the
Whit _Hou,_e _announcement;regarding the intelligence community, emphasizing
that changes from the past were largely procedural and of no major significance.
I assured Slatinshek that there was no reason to suppose that the Director's
direction of CIA or his access to the President, was being undermined..
Mr. Slatinshek said that Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence Subcommittee,
had indicated he wanted to become more active in regard to his responsibilities
.over the intelligence community in the near future and would want a briefing
from the Director. I suggested such a briefing would be timely, should
consist largely of the Director's own interpretation of his new responsibilities
in the community, and should include Representatives Hebert and Arends in
addition to the members of the Nedzi Subcommittee. Slatinshek thought this
a good idea and will suggest it to Nedzi.
I explained to Slatinshek that I thought much of the confusion resulted
from the fact that most people on the Hill really didn't understand how the
intelligence community had functioned in the past, or how it related to the
National Security Council.
4.1 Met with Senator Clifford P. Case and told him
I would be glad to brie im on matters raised in his recent letters to the
Director and Secretary of State Rogers, which had been referred to us, but
could not include members of his staff. The Senator said that he would have to
insist on including members of his staff who handled these matters for him.
I said unfortunately this was not possible. Case asked that I convey his
request to the Director. I said that I had explained this to the Director and
I was giving him the Director's answer, which was that the Director felt that
in view of his statutory responsibilities for protecting intelligence sources and
methods he would have to limit his discussion of highly sensitive intelligence
matters to the Senator himself. The Senator said he would like the Director
to write him a letter to this effect. I said I would convey his request to the
Director.
5. I IDiscussed with William Woodruff, Counsel,
Senate Appropriations Committee, certain aspects of the White House
announcement regarding the intelligence community. See Memo for Record
for details.
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6. JMM) Provided John Goldsmith, Senate Armed
Services Committee Staff, with press material he had requested dealing
with the White House announcement on the intelligence community.
7, - JMM) Discussed with Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel,
Senate Arme Services committee, the significance of the White House
announcement on the intelligence community. Braswell reviewed the paper
on the legal aspects of the matter provided by Mr. Houston and said he
might have further questions in view of Senator Stennis' continuing concern
over the effect of the new procedures called for in the White House announce-
8. II- GLC) Met with George Murphy, Joint Committee on
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Atomic Energy staff, and gave him a copy of the unclassified background
I also alerted Murphy to preparations w c e i oms are a ng
for another nuclear test some time within the next month.
9. I I- GLC) Picked up from the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee galley proofs on the publication "Soviet Intelligence and 25X1
Security Services, 1964-70." These have been forwarded t
CI Staff, for review. J. Sourwine, Chief Counsel of the Subcommittee, said
we could ride the jacket with GPO for additional copies of this publication if
we wished.
10. I I - RW) Judy Spahr, Senate Subcommittee on
National Security and International Operations staff, called and requested
a subscription to th STAT
told Miss Spa r
it would take about two weeks before they would start receiving this publica-
tion. has been advised.
11.1 - RW) Mr. J. Sourwine, Chief Counsel,
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, called. He said he understood there
CRC, 10/812003
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