JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY - 28 JULY 1970

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000500180038-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: July 28, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

Approved For Release 2002/01/02 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000500180038-3
SECRET
Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 213 July 1970
Page 2
5. (Unclassified - LLM) Called Mr. Allan Johnson, Office of
Management and Budget, on the status of the Agency's proposed retirement
legislation. He said that the only outstanding request for comment was
with the Civil Service Commission and they expected to receive this
report shortly.
6.. (Confidential - JMM) and I met with House
Minority Leader Gerald Ford in connection with the request of Chairman
Celler of the Special Subcommittee of House Judiciary to investigate
charges against Justice Douglas for any information bearing on the case.
See Memo for Record.
7. (Secret - JMM) Ed Braswell, Senate Armed Services Committee
staff, called to say that he had indications that since Fulbright, Symington
and others might try to go into the Agency budget, its Laos operations, and
other sensitive matters during the upcoming military authorization bill,
Stennis wished to be able, in such event, to say that he has been fully
briefed on the Agency budget, and would like to be armed with other
material for use if debate on these issues materializes.
8. (Secret - JMM) Discussed above problems with Bill Woodruff,
Counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee, who is confined at home due
to illness. Woodruff said that Senator Russell was in the hospital but as
soon as possible he would try to acquaint Russell with the problem, and
would also try to alert Senators Ellender, McClellan and Milton Young
to be ready to resist on the floor efforts to probe into Agency sensitive
matters.
SEWLi
25X1 A
Approved For Release 2002/01/02 : CIA-RDP74B00415R000500180038-3