SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000500140010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 11, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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OLC 7g-101
MEMORANDUM `OR: uirector of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT:
Clearances for Congressional
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Staff Personnel
~csetary Laird in his letter to you of 28 January 1970
(Tab.A) concluded by stating that Mr. Froe a had been informed of
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tab 8} and won=
y~ letter to Laird of 14 Jaerearp 1970 (
OSD point of contact if we decided to roue
2. Accordingly we recommend that t1
Froehike and
suggest to Mr. 'roehlke that, in U e with Secrsi
letter to you of 20 January, a representative of OS!
bring the problem to the attention of sorraeons in the White
Howse-possibly Mr. Harlow or Mr. Tin tons--and suggest
a. *tat* the Agency'* position as folds:
(1) our in xn*di& a concern with congressional staff
clearances centers on compartmented clearances;
(a) the Agency has been serving, and is prepared to
co*ti sue serving, as the intelligence corer munityts office
of record for compartmented clearances;
responsibilities regarding Secret and 'l op
(3) the Agency is in tko position to assume 0
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they, or perhaps the President, may wish to stress to
appropriate members of the Congress the importance of
limiting security clearances of congress
& of carefully observing classification restric
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