JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WEDNESDAY - 2 AUGUST 1972

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• Publication Date: August 2, 1972
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 2 August 1972
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25X1A OCI, to a session with the House Appropriations Special Group. The Director
informally discussed recent world developments. See Memorandum for the
Record.
4. I I Accompanied the Director andl
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5. Called Roy Bullock, Staff Administrator
of House Foreign Affairs Committee, regarding Representative Reid's request
that the Chairman conduct public hearings on the foreign narcotics problem
calling various witnesses including the Director. I reminded Bullock of the
kind of problems this would create and he said we shouldn't worry unless
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estimates. Mr. Yates requested, if possible, a brief outline, unclassified, of
the necessary component parts of a Cresta class vessel that might be used for
comparison with an American vessel. Such a paper would be in blind
memorandum form and any use made of it would be without attribution to the
Agency. Mr. Yates was most cordial and complimentary in his remarks about
the Agency and its people. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Derrick
Van der Shaftt, of the House Appropriations Committee staff.
and OSR, to a meeting with Representative Sidney Yates (D. , Ill. )
concerning the costing of Soviet naval vessels. Representative Yates told us
that he had received various papers from the Navy and DIA on this subject
and is confused by the fact that they seemed unable to provide any unclassified
information in the area. explained some of the background
problems of sources and methods and general techniques used in such costing
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Chief Counse , House Post ice and Civil Service Committee, regarding
the Ervin bill rider which the Senate has attached to the Civil Rights Commission
bill. Martiny said that it was unrealistic to think Chairman Dulski or any
other member of the Committee would try to assert jurisdiction over the Ervin
rider, since the basic bill was strictly the responsibility of the Judiciary Com-
mittee. However, Martiny assured us that Chairman Dulski was informing
Chairman Celler, of the Judiciary Committee, of his view that the Agency as
well as the FBI and NSA should be completely exempt from the provisions of
the Ervin rider and that he would also pass to Chairman Celler copies of
letters which Dulski had received from Chairmen Mahon and Hebert of the
Intelligence Subcommittees requesting an exemption for the Agency.
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9. Called John Lehman, White House staff, and
explained our problems with the Ervin amendment to the Civil Rights Commission
bill. He seemed fully aware of the situation and suggested that I call Wally
Johnson, who formerly handled problems with the House Judiciary Committee
for Attorney General Mitchell and was now working on congressional relations
for t1m White House.
Lehman went out of his way to compliment us on the material we had
worked up regarding the Cooper bill (S. 2224) which would require that
intelligence material be freely made available to the Congress.
10. Per John Lehman's suggestion, I called
Wally Johnson, Special Assistant to the President, who seemed to understand
our concern over the Ervin amendment and suggested that we make a special
effort to present our case to Representative Edward Hutchinson and to Tom
Mooney, Associate Counsel of the Judiciary Committee. He also recommended
we talk to Paul Woodard who handles such matters for the Justice Department
and who formerly worked for Senator Ervin. I promised to send Johnson
written material we have worked up regarding the Ervin bill.
11. Called David Martin, Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee, with reference to our conversation yesterday about a possible
meeting between General Walt and Mr. Colby prior to Walt's testimony before
the Subcommittee on the subject of illicit drug traffic in Southeast Asia. I told
Martin that Mr. Colby would be glad to talk with General Walt if the General
wanted to give him a call. Martin said Walt's testimony has now been scheduled
for Monday morning. Since Walt will not arrive in Washington until Sunday,
Martin suggested the possibility of a dinner meeting between Colby, Walt and
himself Sunday afternoon. Mr. Colby has agreed to meet with the General
on Sunday, but I have not made any commitments yet to Martin.
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12. Jim Woolsey, Senate Armed Services
Committee staff, called and said the weekly summaries we had provided him
of North Vietnamese statements about U. S. bombing of North Vietnam had
been extremely useful to him in connection with his recent tri to Southeast
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if FBIS could now pull together any summaries for the first ten months of 1971
and all of 1970. I said I would check on this and let him know if there were
any problems.
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in town or meetings with Senators Jackson and Magnuson and has also talked
at some length with AID representatives about the renegotiation of air contracts
for Southeast Asia for the next fiscal year.
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the subject, Mr. James Cline, House Immigration Subcommittee staff,
agreed the best course for him to follow in assisting Representative Rodino
on the drug situation was for him to familiarize himself with the content
of the July 1972 survey and then brief the Congressman. It appears that
one of the prime areas of Rodino's interest centers around the bills he has
introduced requiring the termination of U. S. aid to any Southeast Asian
country which is engaged in illicit drug traffic. Mr. Cline will let me know
if anything further is needed,
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received from Minnick on this.
called and advised us of his conversation today with Walter Minnick, of the
White: House staff, concerning General Walt's testimony before the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee next Monday. Minnick has indicated that
all departments and agencies should support the Walt/Martin endeavor to
the fullest extent possible. has sent us a copy of a package he has
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5. I talked to Dick Cook, who handles the House
side of the ongress for the Whit House, and told him about our concern
over ceiling. Cook seemed to be entirely uninformed about the situation.
When said understood some thought was being given to solving the problem.
by changes in language, but we believed the complete deletion of the ceiling
would be preferable, Cook agreed. -
6. Ralph Preston, Staff Assistant, House
Appropriations Committee, called to say Chairman Mahon would like the
Director to appear before the Special Group on Wednesday, 2 August at
10:00 a. m. for a world roundup briefing.
7. Jim Lowenstein, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, called to confirm our briefing of Chairman Fulbright
tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 regarding the bombing of dikes question. He said
Chairman Fulbright would like Senator Aiken to attend and wanted to be sure
we would bring photographic material.
8? Called Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate
Armed Services Committee, and said the Agency had no interest in the
Nelson amendment which would cut off funds for any activities designed to
modify weather conditions for military purposes.
9. During the Director's appearance on the
Hill, I receive a ca from Mr. Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee staff, who told me the Chairman has scheduled Wednesday morning,
2 August, at 10:00 for briefing of the Special Group. He has decided against a
briefing of the Defense Subcommittee. In a second conversation he said that
since the Director is on the Hill, the Chairman would appreciate it if Mr. Helms
could stop by his office in the Capitol, Room H 218, after he finishes his
session with the Armed Services Committee. The Director was advised.
10. Talked to Mr. Jack Sullivan and Miss Helen
Mattas, House ores-g airs Committee staff, and confirmed the final
arrangements for the Director's briefing of the full Foreign Affairs Committee
tomorrow, 27 July, at 10:00 a. m.
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:10. Marshall Wright, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, called to say Senator Henry
Bellmon (R. , Okla.) had revived the idea of visiting the Agency for a breakfast
and briefing with the Director. Wright said Bellmon now proposed a smaller
group than originally contemplated consisting of junior Republican Senators
Buckley (N.Y.), Roth (Del.), Fannin (Ariz.), Taft (Ohio) and Stevens (Alaska).
Wright confided that the Administration is particularly anxious to cultivate this
group and would like some credit for arranging the meeting so he would prefer
I confirm it through him rather than directly. Once confirmed he would like
us to work out the details with Bellmon's office.
11. Called Tom Korologos, White House staff,
to ask for copies of White House correspondence with Senator Fulbright
regarding Fulbright's request for a National Intelligence Estimate. He
referred me to John Lehman, NSC staff.
12. Discussed with John Lehman, NSC staff,
Senator Fu rig s request for a copy of a National Estimate, and asked for
copies of Fulbright's request to the White HDm92 on the subject and the White
House reply. Lehman said he would look into the matter and the White House
may draft something for the Director's signature to Fulbright. Lehman spoke
very highly of his impressions of Agency personnel he met during his recent
trip to Indochina. See Memo for Record.
13.. alled David Martin, Senate Internal Subcom-
mittee sta , and John Ritch, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, to whom
we had given advanced copies of the unclassified World Opium Survey,to explain
that public release of this document was being delayed and urged that in the
meantime they refrain from revealing their knowledge or possession of it, to
which they agreed.
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