JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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October 20, 1971
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Approved For Rel~e 2007/02/07,:.C.IQ-RDP75-00793R009,yB0230013-0 ~~~~~~.~ ~. Journal -Office of Legislative Counsel Page 4 Wednesday - 20 Oe~ober 1971 13. (Secret -GLC) James Woolsey, Armed Services Committee staff, called to report that yesterday Senators Stennis and Symington discussed the scope of the Symington amendment with respect to U, S. embassy and Agency station costs. .Symington has agreed that these costs should not be included . in the ceiling imposed by his amendment but told Stennis he wanted to know as a matter of his awn information what these costs were. Woolsey asked that we give. him a paper today on the cost of Agency expenditures in Laos other than paramilitary operations. He said Ed Braswell was obtaining cost figures on the embassy from the State Department. Later in the day, after conferring with General Counsel and OPPB on figures provided by FE Division, I gave Braswell a blind memo stating the amount of the Agency budget (excluding paramilitary costs) for Laos for FY 1972. On advice from John Clarke I told Braswell that he should not assume this figure would remain the same in subsequent years. I told him that, if Senator Stennis wants all Agency paramilitary expenditures for Laos terminated we will have to make some adjustments in our Laos budget and it was possible that our figure for non-paramilitary expenditures in Laos for FY 1973 could be increased by one and a half times the FY 1972 figure. Braswell said he understood. I also told him the figure I had given him should be treated as a C7A 5ubcammittee matter and again he said he understood. Mr. Braswell mentioned in passing that it looked like the House Com- mittee was going to accept the Symington amendment as it passed the Senate. I expressed grave concern about this and told him that independently of our efforts Fred Buzhardt, DOD, had come up with similar language changes in 'the amendment and he (Braswell) could expect to hear from Buzhardt on this. Braswell commented that time had just about run out. He said this would probably all be settled by the conferees tomorrow. In a later conversation on this subject, Frank Slatinshek, House Armeci Services Committee staff, said the House conferees have not reached a decision on the amendment and the issue will not, be settled in the Conference tomorrow. . 14, (Secret - GLC) Talked to Bill Woodruff, Senate Appropriations Committee staff, about a time far Mr. Duckett to brief him on a sensitive overhead reconnaissance program. Woodruff said that since his work has accelerated considerably he has decided to put this over until a later date. He said he would be back in touch with us on it. DOS review(s) completed. ~ ~,~~~ Approved For Release 2007/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-007938000100230013-0 Approved For Relea~2007/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-00793R000'MQ(i230013-0 SECRET MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: FY ,1972.-.CIA ,Budget for Laos 20 October 19.71 The Fiscal Year 1972 Central Intelligence Agency budget for Laos, excluding paramilitary operations, is Approved For Release 2007/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-007938000100230013-0 ~, ,.~ yEC~ " ti .;,~ 'c'!.1 P.Y ,'. P!;' TOTnL CC)PIfS: RF.PRU BY i CA~tiE SECIi~~~I~A~ F~~`JJ~2'~~07}3~t~'K~~~i 7~Ja~00~~p0E, CS/RF, i?CT, -=D/DCI, ', SD(), :O/C)CI D/NIC; D/C)NE C ~"' ~-- SECRET HCNO20 ~. .., .,, P;,GE f~ 1 STATE 215494 S2 OR IG I hJ SS ~2 5 INFO aCT~O1 ( CIAE~-C0, ) R 6663 6 DRAFTED BY EA/LC: MSPRATT APPROVED~BY J: Ai''~. JOHNSO~J EA1LC: iY1R . CaRCORAN (DRAFT.) CIA AID: MR. MORGAN/MR. LEVIJV (DRAFT) L EA/TB: MR. DEXTER (DRAFT) _ISA: ADM. FLANAGAN CDRAFT) JS/J5: GEhJ. BURRaWS (DRAFT) R~ ~ 9,~3 13 Z N a V 71 EA: f~R. 5ULLIVAN SlS: MR . MILLER WH: MR o NEGRO PONTE _~?_~~._.~__~____.__..~__ 07601.2 'r~~ SECSTATE W~~~iI~C TO AMEh~ASSY VIENTIANE .INFO AMEM~3ASSY SANG KO }t CI ~JCPAC ~ ?~ ; DEPC;HIEF UDORN S E C R E T STATE 215~49~4 ~.1OINT STATE/DEFEPJSE 1CiAJAID MESSAGE BANG~ttJlt .PASS RED . SUBJ: ;~Y~ !'~~...~.~.+.~A~~}D~iE~ IN MILITARY PROCUREMENT ,~.UTFiCRIZATIC)N LAW ACT REF: STATE 2t~9~11 1. SYMI~JGTON Ah1ENDMENT (SECTION 5O5) IN MILITARY PROCUREf~ENT AUT~-IaRIZATION ACT SIGNED t~Y PRESIDENT. NOVEf~,3ER 17 t~AY POSE SOME PROBLEMS OF IdHICH WE WISH YOU TO BE AWARE. 2. FOLL.OWiNG IS TNTERAGENCY INTERPRETATION OF SYMiNGTON AMENDMENT IN THE LIGHT OF ITS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY INCLUDING THE .STATEMENT OF MANAGERS CREFTEL) . CEILING SHO~iLD BE Cp~ySIDERED TO. INC-LODE ALL ASSISTANCE~RELATED ACTIVITIES Approved For Rele~{~DY/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-007938000100230013-0 C ~f.:.j~R! ~~ 1 (?iti~,F nn EiY DEPAr~T"SENT CAF STATE TELEGRAM gpproved For Fi~lea~~1007/02/07T~~!!~l~,~P75-00793R000'~~'~3-0 SECRET - ,GE C2 STATE 215444 ~~~ I LAOSo AS IS SHOWN? BY PARA TW0 OF''THE STATEMENT OF ,NAGERS (PARA 2 REFTEL?, T1~E CONFEREES HAD IN MIND ,SICALL.Y THOSE PROGRAMS FOR LAOS DISCUSSED BEFORE THE SEPYATE MED SEkt1ICES COh~MITTEE (SASC) ON JULY 22, - 1971. NAMELY LAO SF (uCLS 221.2 MIt.LION), AID (DOES 5f~.6 MILLION SEE PARR 3 LOW? , AND C.[A PAfrAtY+II~ITARY PROGRAi" THE COSTS 25X1A ' TN1:rSE PROGRAMS ADDED APPRQXIMATEt.Y TO DOES 346.8 MILLION, {EREBY LEAD?NCa TO THE DOLv 35;~ MILLION CEILING WHICH NGRES5 UNDEftSTOQD WAS 1~G~UIUALENT TO PROGRAMMED FY~72" :P;r.NDITURES ANG WOULD THEREFGRE NOT REQUIRE PhOGRAM CUTS, NFERENCE REPOrtT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUCED FROM CEILING INTER .IA, ?NORMAL?? EMAASSY COSTS CSEE PARA 12, REFTEL) WHICH SASC - AFF iriEM3ER SAID WAS WORirED TO EXCLUDE ALSO USIA EXPENSES '- , tD CIA INTELLIGEtiCE ,PR~CRAMS uJHICH ARE NOT__ASS.LSTAPJCE ~~" LAT~FD, WE AL 5(7 SELI;~.G'E~THAT AJrC TO SOUTH t,+IETNAMESE FORCES ~ CtPERATIONS AGAINST SAi'dCTL'ARIES .AND TRAIL IN LAOS ARE NOT SSISTANCE?-RELATED ACTIVITIES Ind L~1flS" qND HENCE NOT TO BE !ELUDED UPJDER THE ?CELLIPdG ~~ COMr3.AT .t1I-R OPERATIONS BY US LS_TA.RY_ ~;ORC~S.__IN.~L.AOS__GA~V_,__WE,,.EFLI~,41~,,_.f3E__CON,~TR.UED_Tn ., CLL~DE ARI7F_~__._RECQNNAI_Sad,hCE_r._..S.~.K..TFOFt._._U.~~N1~__~.~V_N_,_E'I.1~Q_TS, 25X1 C~''-..--I~E~-.1L~r~~..__.N_~7.R_I I~PER~_T,IO_NS, -STATE Mr. NT OF ~ NAG ER S At. SO INDICATES C PARA 9 REF T;/L.~, THAT QUARTERL Y t'O1.1TIP!G SHOULD BE OF EXPENDITURES FOR ONLY THOSE PROGRAMS DEFZ .THE CEILING 4v?Zr THEREFORE CONSIDER THAT EXPENDITURES FOR THE FOLLOi~IING OGRAMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED Iii YQUR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS U .7 e' AI1): AI.D PROGRAM FOR LAQS CFEQF, USIP, PROJECTS) : PL~48Q TLE II ; REG tONAL FUNDS EARMARKED FOR EXPENDITURES IN OR FOR ()'S (E.G o NAM NC UM) . RE FIRST CATEGORY, WE ARE ASSUMINC3 ~.:tIB~JECT TO FINAL CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON AID APPROPRIATION) 1972 PROCrRA~~i OF DOES 47.3 MILLION SINCE AID INFQRMED CQNGRESS I3~+EpUENT TO CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION .THAT THE D()LS 506 LLIC)N INCLUDED FOR LAOS WAS REDUCED BY DOES 3.3 MILLION FOR S:TS SHIFTED TO OTHER pGENCIESm ' I7flD: LAO MASF; DOD OVERHEAD COSTS CDEPCHIEF AND #'ROJECT ~4), l~s FORCES AIR ACT IVJ.TIES IN LAOS OTHER THAN THOSE U.M;~~R,pTED iN .PARA 2. (STATE MAY RAISE WITH- SASC ~STBII.ITY OF' EXCLUDING 'F'ROM CEit.ING CERTAIN RIR ACTIVITIES Approved For Release 2007/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-007938000100230013-0 SECRET Approved For Re~ease 2~07/02/Q7 :,~~T~Q~~Z~5~0~7~9~~0'0100230013-0 ~?_~. ,.-? ICitnl COPiE,. kiYk~.~ NY E Get E:T ~~ACu V.3 S`IATE ?..IStt~t4 rONCU~ITE=C U~{ L!S ~'1ILxTAF~Y FORGES SIICY AS I.,OG1`~TIC AIRL.SFT ACTIVITl.ES,, Hirt I1.[E'T Ab1D MEf)FVAt:. PI)R LOCAL. F~~RCES AirC ~~,il~ t~~~]R til..AF PERSUNtd~:.k..) .C...~ L.AQ E~'ARA~'jIl_iTArt`1' f'TUGnA"= ~P~C1T Ii~CLIIC:iNG INTELLIGEi+JCE O P"E r~ A.T 10 t`?] ~~ r. i ~a '?EXPEtvf]ITII,~?E':a"? TN T}tF, AME NUi~iEN't ISiN?'ERF'R FTE)) Tel {"IEAPJ AC?~t1AL. CF~:I.tVERXI~:,~: -t'p I.ACIS, ~f.t~~-:.'OF'Ak ~:S MATF'rZiEi.. Ir ~:CNC~~RNE.r>> :C}iI5 ,1~ II,L R~:.QU iR1=- A Rf~Pt:1RTIhG SY:=TEP1 D IF~i:RENT FRC]M THAT , A., I? I.lSEf] TO 1jA'I'i~ FOR MC) 5T CCU I~dG rtE SS I0 NAI.. A f'~~t) 0't }~IER t~IJR PO SF u ~-? CO t_1N'TS ITI:i~iS AS T}~i~`/ Eti~t'r.R i~A05, ~~'~. 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"1_~t~'',__~`AP~t~CEY~Ei!i~P{Q~ LA0 -~r~,~SF~ AND t~g.ILL SGt)N DISF',AT(;L; T,ivSzPL?CTIt.~~}S ~',i;~,rii AT FXPL()Ri.~"JG A1.1. ARE~1`a Qrt S~;VIi`:G< THROUG i-f i_i.`.TE GF" L^`~1C St]PPL~ A~+D EXCES:~~ VAL.IDA1. ION OF ~tEQU.IREE"ENTS, AND A~'PLiCATIt~N OF t;CST FF>~Et:;TIVENE~iS "iECHNiQt.Y..`:~?> tN THiS REGARt7~ REQ[.1IREMENTa CirFICE MUST COQPERATE FULLY t~tl.t"H D~:PCHIC'F t~1HEN~ REQUESTED P..Y HIM TO PROVIDE DATA ON i~~;t'ILIIMiT!*3 UTS. DELIVEft145, USAGE, AND T.N :IDENTIFYIPLfi POSSIBLE FrUN{3i~1.[ES IN TNE. FROGRAi''i. t";E '~+I.SH Tr) -MAKE E:Vd'R'Y EI^'+~OR"t' TO Ti+i:al.1RE T1~iAT COt~9PL.IANCE WITH THE AMr~J,DMFNT WILL HA'K'E MINIMUM EFrrrGT ON ESSEN~'IAL E~L.Etr~EN.FS CF F`s'~-?2 PROGRAi~ta ~a WE SHALL. KirEP YOU INFORMED OF (?UR EFfQRTS }{ERE AND '~!-ILL. ~E SENDING GtlIDANCE ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS THEY ARE ',AIORKirII OUT QY 1~ACH AGENCYa Gi a~, ROGERS Approved For Release 2007/02/07 :CIA-RDP75-007938000100230013-0 5EiRFT