JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 10 DECEMBER 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020015-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2005
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 10, 1971
• Content Type: NOTES

Approved For Release 2005/05/16: C IA-RDP74B00415RQ;Qo 20015-5 6
Call 5
r%- In 1
Out 2
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 10 December 1971
1. Mr. Stuart French, ISA, Department of
Defense, called to be sure we were aware of Senator Symington's plans to
travel to Southeast Asia during the Christmas holidays and offered us a
copy of the DOD message to the field on the Senator's trip. I told French
we were aware of the Senator's travel plans but we would appreciate the
copy of their cable, which he later LDXd to us.
2.1 1 Called Homer Krout, Administrative
Assistant to Representative Joel T. Broyhill (R., Va. ), to advise him
we had received the Congressman's letter written on behalf of the Langley
Soccer Club, that we were pulling the facts together, and would have an
answer for him early next week. Krout said this would be fine.
3. Left with David Martin, Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee staff, a copy of an article which appeared in The
Current, of Bombay, on 13 November 1971 entitled "Lumumba University--
A Perfect Cover for Training Hard-core Subversives. " I suggested to
Martin that this might be inserted in the Congressional Record or, at a
minimum, included in his compendium on Soviet activities.
C. 0 11F ID CRC 4/1/2003
Approved For Release 2005/05/16: CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020015-5
25X1
 25X1 C
Approved For Release 20t / 5p(1 I fl%4r0415R000500020015?5
Office of Legislative Counsel Friday - 10 December 1971
Page 2
5? Met with Mr. Art Kuhl, Chief Clerk,
Senator oreign Relations Committee, who told me that the itinerary for
Senator and Mrs. Symington's around-the-world trip is very much up in the
air. He does not know whether Cambodia or South Vietnam will be included
or whether the Senator will proceed from Bangkok to New Dehli. I told
hi
E m that we could make arrangements for briefing on Cambodia and Vietnam
f it would be of help.
6. I ~i response to her call, I talked to
Judith Spa' , nerrare snow mTmi~ ee on National Security and International
Operations staff, concerning a document in French needed for Tuesday
and suggested that, if possible, the document be given to the Library of
Congress for translation. I explained to Miss Spahr that we have been
pleased to assist Senator Jackson, Chairman of the Subcommittee, on
translations for his use but that it is difficut for us to provide routine translation
service for their office. Miss Spahr thanked me for the call and said she
would request the Library's assistance.
7? Met with Mr. Roger Lewis, Administrative
Assistant Representative Morris Udall (D. , Ariz. ), and returned a personal
letter from the Representative that had beenmisaddressedto the Agency's
Personnel Post Office box. Mr. Lewis was most appreciative.
8. Met briefly with Messrs. Jim Lowenstein
and Richard Moose, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, who told
me that their travel plans for the forthcoming trip to the Far East do not
include Cambodia or Vietnam at this time. They will depart Washington on
6 January through Europe arriving in Bangkok on 10 or 11 January. They
will be in Bangkok three weeks returning through Honolulu on 30 or 31 January.
Any travel to Cambodia or Vietnam would be subject to later direction from
Washington.
9. I I Met with Mr. John Martiny, Chief
Counsel, ouse ost Ut ice and Civil Service Committee, who told me that
meetings of the full Committee have been cancelled for the remainder of the
year. He told me that as near as he knew the Ervin bill, S. 1438, had not
yet been assigned to the Committee from the Speaker's office and noted that
all previous bills in this. area during this session of Congress have been
routinely assigned to the Post Office Committee.
CON I ENT! A L
Approved For Release 2005/05/16 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020015-5
 Approved For Release 2005/05/16 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020015-5
CO1N i AL
25X1
STATOTHR
25X1
25X1 C
25X1 C
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 10 December 19 71
Page 3
10. Talked to Mr. Ernest Kerley,
Assistant Legal Advisor, Department of State, and later with Mr. Fabian
Kwiatek, Assistant Legal Advisor for Claims, concerning a request to
this Agency from Senator Spong (D.. Va. ) for information concerning the
concerning the steamship "Springfjord" that was destroyed by bombing in
San Jose Harbor, Guatemala on 27 June 1954. Mr. Kwiatek will review
the Department's file and call me the middle of the week. We will then
arrange to meet with Mr. Thad Murray, Executive Assistant to Senator
Spong. Mr. Houston, General Counsel, has been advised.
claim of
11. Met with Mr. Ralph Preston, Hou se
Appropriations Committee staff, and learned that the conferees on the
supplemental ro riations bill disagreed on the Senate amendment to
provide for The conferee25X1
agreed to reduce the amount tol or FY 1972.
have been advised.
Acting Legislative Counsel
25X1A
cc:
ER
O/DDCI
25X1A Mr. Houston Mr, Thuermer
DDI DDS DDS&T EA/DDP
OPPB
uLi~ t 1-L
Approved For Release 2005/05/16 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000500020015-5