JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL MONDAY - 10 MAY 1971

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: May 10, 1971
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Monday - 10 May 1971
1. Victor Zafra, OMB, called to say they had
no problem with our revised letter to Senator Ervin on S. 1438.
2. Talked briefly with Bill Woodruff, Counsel, Senate
Appropriations Committee, about the upcoming hearings of the Intelligence
Subcommittee on the community budget and on the problem of closeout or
interim funding of the Radios pending action on the Case bill. Regarding the
Radios, Woodruff said this was a problem for State Department to worry about
and again emphasized that as far as he and Ellender were concerned there
would be no money for the Radios in the budget for fiscal 1972. He said he
would like to consider this our budget cut. See Memorandum for the Record.
3. Judy Morrison, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, called for the transcripts of the Director's testimony on
28 October 1969 and 23 March 1971 for tomorrow morning. They are being
sent.
4. Met with Representative Frank Brasco
(D. , N. Y.) of the Hanley Subcommittee on Employee Benefits and explained
our position regarding legislation on the privacy of Federal employees on
which the Subcommittee is about to start hearings. Brasco said he fully
appreciated our problem but that he was experiencing heavy pressure from
his constituents in supporting the bill and wondered whether we couldn't
"finesse" the problem with some sort of compromise rather than a complete
exemption. I said we had made a diligent effort to do this at the request of
Senator Ervin but reluctantly concluded that it was not possible. Brasco
gave every indication of wanting to be helpful but said that in view of the
current clamor over the "invasion of privacy issue" started up by the press
and certain liberal members of Congress, he didn't know whether he could
get by with voting for complete Agency exemption or not. He said personally
he was fully behind us, and secretly agreed with the Vice President and
Attorney General on issues of this kind, but he couldn't say this to his
constituents.
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25X1 5. Met with Representative Charles Wilson
(D. , Calif.) and gave him an outline of the effect of certain provisions of
H. R. 7199, Representative Wilson's bill on invasion of privacy of Federal
employees, and a short paper on factors affecting CIA personnel security
that were discussed with him on Thursday. Representative Wilson said
that he would review them and that we can be assured that he has no
intention of hurting the Agency. He noted in passing, however, that at
least at this time he is not disposed to consider a full exemption for the
Bureau.
Late in the day I received a call from Mr. Charles Gould, in the
office of Representative Wilson, who said the Representative wanted us
to know that he will be introducing his bill tomorrow before the Employee
Benefits Subcommittee of House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
without the amendments suggested in last Thursday's meeting and the
discussion this afternoon. He will wait and see how matters go before the
Subcommittee and consider possible amendments at a later date. I
thanked Mr. Gould for Representative Wilson's courtesy in keeping us
advised.
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6. Met with. Mr. Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee staff, and discussed with him some of the suggestions for
surge funding of the Radios. In brief, it is Mr. Preston's considered
judgment that funding of the Radios under a continuing resolution would
terminate at the point or time when determination is made by either
Committee limiting or discontinuing the funding. As for reprogramming
by OMB of yearend defense funds, Mr. Preston knows of no such funds
that would be available without review and approval by the congressional
committees.
I briefed Mr. Preston on Salyut mission; Soviet H-III submarine;
Soviet forces in the Far East, ground and air; silo construction; Soviet
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7. Talked to Mr. Arthur Kuhl, Chief Clerk, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, who told me the transcript of the Director's
appearance of 5 May will be needed tomorrow for Committee use during
Ambassador Rountree's appearance.
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9. I I Met with Mr. Richard Barton, House
Employee Benefits Subcommittee staff of the Post Office and Civil Service
Committee, who told me that Chairman Hanley, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Martiny
and himself had had an enjoyable visit at NSA today. He also suggested that
he wait until we have made our contacts with the various members of the
Subcommittee before he attempts final scheduling of a "Subcommittee
meeting" at the Agency.
25X1 10. Returned to Miss Angie Morris, Senate Foreign
Relations Committee staff, the classified documents that were held for
Mr. Lowenstein during his absence from the country.
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tion hearings by the House Foreign Operations and Government Information
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Subcommittee, spoke with staff members Vincent Augliere and Norman
Cornish and learned that, in all probability, the hearings will be open
session unless classified information is discussed and that the hearings
on pacificati b the Subcommittee have not yet been given the green light.
as been advised.
J M. M. URY
Legislative Counsel
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