JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WEDNESDAY - 21 APRIL 1971

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• Publication Date: April 21, 1971
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 21 April 1971
1. (Confidential - JMM) David Abshire, Assistant Secretary of
State for Congressional Relations, called to apologize for not having moved
faster to set up a meeting with Chairman Mahon, House Appropriations
Committee, regarding our Radios. He explained his office had been completely
tied up in the refugee problem stirred up by Representative Paul McCloskey,
but he would move as soon as possible, and agreed to try to set up a meeting
for Friday, 23 April.
In response to my question about how State was handling Senator
McGovern's letter to State and CIA about the U. S. involvement in drug
traffic in Southeast Asia, Mr. Abshire said that he was not up on this and
Mr. Jack Leahy, of his office, was handling it and would get in touch with
Later in the morning, Mr. Abshire's secretary called to say that the
meeting with Chairman Mahon had been set for 10:00 on Friday, 23 April 1971.
Mr. Cord Meyer, who will accompany Mr. Abshire and me, has been notified.
2. (Confidential - JMM) Called Mr. Pat Holt, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, to say that unfortunately we were afraid we couldn't respond
to the request of Senator Frank Church's Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
Affairs by bringing to appear before the Subcom-
mittee. I said as an alternative we would like to get their questions which we
could pass on to and get his response which could be cranked
into the Director's briefing. I said and I would like to meet
with Holt in the next day or two to get these questions and review just what
it is the Subcommittee is interested in. We agreed on 10:30 Monday, 26 April
for this purpose. I confirmed that the Director would be available to appear
before the Subcommittee on Wednesday, 5 May at 10:00 a. m.
3. (Confidential - JMM) Received a call from Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, who said Chairman
Hebert and Representative Leslie Arends would like to meet with Agency and
Defense representatives at 3:45 p. m. today to discuss "budget problems. " I
later received a call from Mr. Hebert's office on the same matter and said
that John Clarke, D/PPB, and I would attend. See Memo for Record for details.
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4. (Confidential - JMM) Called Representative Ogden Reid (R. , N. Y. )
and arranged for Mr. SAVA, to brief Mr. Reid at
3:30 p. m. this afternoon in response to Mr. Reid's inquiry to the Director
yesterday regarding the Phoenix program.
5. (Confidential - JMM) This afternoon, I discussed with Chairman
F. Edward Hebert, House Armed Services Committee, and Assistant Chief
Counsel Frank Slatinshek, the problem of Representative Charles Bennett's
desire to get on the public record a denial of allegations that the Agency had
been involved in assassinations. I told Mr. Hebert of my conversation with
Mr. Bennett and of the Director's feeling that at least the Agency should take
no initiative in the matter. I said I planned to report this to Mr. Bennett with
the comment that we would defer to the Committee as to whether they thought
any action was called for. Mr. Hebert said he definitely agreed with us that
nothing would be gained by an effort to refute the rumors in question, and he
would take this position with Mr. Bennett if queried.
6. (Confidential - JGO) Met with Mr. John Martiny, Staff Director,
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, who told me that he has not
yet met with Mr. Victor Smiroldo, of the Committee staff, to discuss the hearings
planned by Representative Hanley on the question of protection of constitutional
rights of Federal employees. Mr. Martiny stated that he does not see that
anything would be accomplished by having Agency witnesses appear before the
Hanley Subcommittee on Employee Benefits at this time since we have given
extensive testimony on the previous bill and the Subcommittee hearings are
scheduled as open hearings. Being open hearings, the Agency would be limited
in the arguments it could present on its own behalf. This, of course, is a
matter to be discussed with Mr. Hanley after Martiny and Smiroldo have gotten
their heads together. Separately, Martiny noted that he will raise the general
question of Agency interest in this legislation with the Chairman of the full
Committee (Representative Dulski) and find out when Mr. Dulski would want
us to meet with him.
7. (Confidential - JGO) Met with Mr. Charles Whitley, Administrative
Assistant to Representative David Henderson (D. , N. C. ), and told him that our 25X1A
office is in contact with the Office of Legislative Relief, Department of Army, and
will be the point of contact for any information Army might need from the Agency
in reporting on H. R. 63430, Henderson's bill for the relief of
MR Mr. Whitley expressed Mr. Henderson's appreciation for the follow-up
on this matter and told me that Henderson feels quite strongly about the bill. In
the event of an unfavorable report by the military, Henderson may request formal
hearings and testimony on the matter.
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8. (Secret - JGO) Accompanied Mr. SAVA, to
a meeting with representative Ogden Reid (R. , N. Y.) concerning the Vietnam
pacification program. Mr. Reid was apparently well versed in the content
and detail of the Vietnamese government Pacification Program appendix titled
"Country Defense and Rural Development Plan" and feels that certain statements
contained therein "have been endorsed by the U. S. Government, " and are
contrary to our American ideals and principals. He is particularly bothered
by the arrest "quotas" and by what he has been led to believe is a definition
of the term neutralize. The meeting was interrupted and closed on a friendly
note that the Congressman would like to talk to us further on the subject.
9. (Unclassified - JGO) Delivered a letter from, the Director addressed
to Senator Stennis,as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee,
to the Senator's office.
10. (Secret - GLC) Attended the first meeting of the White House
Legislative Interdepartmental Group. Topics covered of interest to the Agency
included GAO requests for information; responses to Senator Symington's
letters of 9 March on the reconstitution of his Subcommittee on Security
Agreements and Commitments Abroad; and RFE/RL legislation. See Memo
for Record.
11. (Internal Use Only - LLM) Called Mr. Frank Chapin, NSC Staff,
about the reported National Security Council comments to OMB on the Case
bill, International Agreements, S. 596 (see Item 13, Journal of Monday, 19
April 1971) and he said he will try to obtain a copy for us.
JOHN M. MAURY
Legislative Counsel
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