FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION S. 3526 PERSONNEL REDUCTION

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• Publication Date: May 22, 1972
• Content Type: BRIEF

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FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
S. 3526
Personnel Reduction
JMM took to Hill 22 May 72
(see Journal items)
Used as briefing paper
copy also to Valtin
Section 504(a) imposes a 10 per cent reduction in the total number of
Executive Branch personnel serving overseas (other than those of the State
Department, certain military categories, and the Peace Corps) by 30 June
1973.
Comments:
(1) Since 1967, the Agency's overseas personnel strength has been
reduced some 20 per cent under various Presidential overseas reduction
programs; i. e. , BALPA (Balance of Payment) and OPRED (Operation
Reduction).
(4) The responsibilities of the Agency have been steadily increasing
over the past several years as a result of critical situations in a number of
areas, and of new responsibilities for reporting on narcotics traffic, economic
reporting, and monitoring disarmament arrangements.
(5) Section 504(a) establishes a statutory ceiling for U. S. official overseas
personnel which would seriously limit the. flexibility of the Agency and certain
other executive departments in responding to emergency situations and unfore-
seen contingencies relating to the national security. One major effect of these
restrictions would be to sharply reduce the availability of official cover positions
for Agency personnel operating overseas.
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and the dissemination of information sections of the State Authorization bill
(S. 3526). Mr. Abshire is calling a meeting of legislative liaison officers
in his office tomorrow morning at 10:00 to go over these sections and we will
attend.
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 4 May 19.72
1. 1 1 In response to a call from Marshall Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, I brought
him up-to-date on what we were doing on the personnel reduction section
(D. , N. Y.) office
Left with Representative Lester Wolff Is
3. Left with Mary McLaughlin, of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff, entioning SenTSPEC
Fulbright (D. , Ark.) and the other mentioning several other members of the
Committee.
4. Talked briefly with Art Kuhl,' of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff. I mentioned that we had provided the offices
of Mansfield (D., Mont.) and Scott (R., Pa.) with copies of the Peking wire
photo of the Senators' delegation and officials of the People's Republic of China.
Kuhl expressed interest in this photograph and asked if we could provide him with
a copy. I told him we would be glad to.
5. Sam Scott, on the staff of the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee, called and asked if we could provide the Subcommittee
with two copies of the China Atlas. I told him these were getting in very short
supply but I could get two copies for him.
6. I Checked with Jane McMullan, of the Senate
Appropriation Committee staff, and the custodian of the Senate to make
arrangements for us to have access to the Senate Appropriations Committee
room regarding tomorrow morning so that we could set up for the Director's
briefing.
7. Talked to Mr. Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee staff, and confirmed the meeting for 10:00 a. m. Friday, 5 May, at
Headquarters for briefing on the Agency budget. Mr. Briggs, OPPB, has been
advised,
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Thursday - 4 May 1972
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8. Met with Mr. William Hogan, House, Armed
Services Committee staff, who told me that Chairman Nedzi would like to
schedule Agency witnesses for testimony on security classification for
Tuesday morning, 9 May, at 10:00 in Room 2339 Rayburn House Office
Building. Mr. Hogan told me that Chairman Nedzi had just determined the
time for hearing this afternoon and hoped the Committee hearing schedule
could be met by the Agency witnesses. I later confirmed the time with
Mr. Hogan. See Mr. Maury's Journal concerning conversations with Frank
Slatinshek.
9. Virginia Ward, in the office of Representative
Jerome Waldie (D. , Calif.), called concerning a letter from a constituent
who was inquiring as to the status of a security clearance which the constituent
had for her past employment with ATT and Western Union. I advised Miss
Ward that the clearance undoubtedly was not now active. However, it was probably
granted by the Department of Defense and I suggested that she contact the
Defense Legislative Liaison office.
10. Delivered which their n-pSPEC
were mentioned tote following Senators: George McGovern (D. , S. Dak. ),
Clifford Case (R. , N. J..) and Edward Kennedy (D. , Mass. ).
11. Met with Al Westphal, Staff Consultant,
House Foreign Affairs Committee, and summarized our problems with section
205 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (5.3526). Westphal
appreciated our alerting him to this potential problem, said he was confident
that the House conferees (probably Morgan, Hays, Fascell, Mailliard, and
Frelinghuysen) would support our position and recommended that we explain
our position to the House conferees and provide them with language which
would suit our interest as soon as the measure clears the Senate floor.
Westphal also asked that we give him whatever we intend to give the conferees
and I said we would do this and would appreciate any comments he might have.
Westphal also said he had just completed writing the committee report of the
House version of S. 3526 and that the bill was a straight authorization for funds
and sets the stage for striking or amending section 205 when the measure
reaches the conference comr ee.
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Thursday - 4 May 1972
Assistance Administration, called and asked for ay copy o
~cLw f the China Map Atlas
and any similar atlas we have on the Soviet Union. Mr. Smith explained that
he thought these maps would be useful to him because there is an increasing
emphasis in his work on foreign affairs matters. Upon learning that Mr. Smith
was a Public Relations Officer but assigned to the Congressional Liaison office,
I turned the matter over to Mr. Thuermer.
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briefed the 1u House Armed Services Committee on current situation in
Indochina. See Transcript and Memo for Record.
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in dealing '03-M the Case amendment to the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, S. 3256 (restricting dissemination of information abroad). We agreed that
-Ablard waind take the initiative in getting in touch with Torn Korologos, of the
White House, and they would decide on which members of the Senate to call for
support. I said we would be glad to go along with them in approaching people
like Senators Dominick and Baker, whom we knew were sympathetic, but would
not want to participate in meetings with members of the Senate where our
presence might be a liability. Ablard will let me know what he and Korologos
work out.
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Eagleton, in response to Atwood's call to nd said George CarverA
would be glad to brief the Senator on Vietnam at 2:00 p. m. , Thursday, 11 May.
-rxCommittee staff, to say that Mr. Houston and I would beV1ladto appeyar ii1b cervices
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Chairman Nedzi's Subcommittee to discuss security and classification problems
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5. Called Jim Woolsey and later Ed Braswell,
Senate Armed Services Committee staff, about the Director's possible
appearance this afternoon before Chairman Stennis and other members of
the Committee to discuss Vietnam. As it developed, the Chairman was
tied up on the floor throughout most of the day and the briefing never came off.
6. I Discussed with Frank Slatinshek, House
Armed Services Committee staff, the briefing tomorrow of the full Committe2 X1
on the Vietnam situation. I said we weren't sure who would give the briefing
and asked if there were any particular questions we should be prepared for.
7. At his request I met with George Murphy, Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy staff, who told me there was some rumbling
about the possibility of asking the Director to meet with the Joint Committee
within the next couple of weeks to bring them up-to-date on Soviet activities
in submarine and missile fields. He said this interest has been generated
as a result of Senator Proxmire's opposition to the ULMS and a desire on the
part of some Committee members to find out what the Soviets have been doing
in recent months. Murphy merely wished to alert us at this point. He said
thus far Representative Price has agreed to ask us for a briefing but it has
not been taken up with Chairman Pastore.
8. In a chance meeting with Tom Korologos, of
the White House staff, I brought him up-to-date on what we were doing with
regard to the State authorization bill. I said we had given Ed Braswell, Senate
Armed Services Committee staff, material and proposed amendments which
Senator Stennis could use for an amendment against the 10 percent personnel
cut (with a specific exemption for the Agency or elimination of the entire
provision depending on Stennis' wishes) and had provided Charles Ablard,
USIA, with material which he could use in pulling together general arguments
against the dissemination of information provision. Korologos agreed completely
with our desire not to involve the Agency in a floor debate on this latter section.
9. Talked with Miss Barbara Bingley, on the staff
of Representative Gilbert Gude (R., Md. ), about a personnel case on which the
Congressman had contacted us and made arrangements to discuss the case with
Mr. Gude next Thursday at 2:30 p. m. after he has returned from a trip abroad.
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