JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 17 MAY 1973

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• Publication Date: May 17, 1973
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Thursday - 17 May 1973
5. Talked to Wayne Birdsall, of the reporting
firm of Ward & Paul, and arranged for security control of the stenographic
record and transcript of the briefing before the Muskie Subcommittee
Friday, 18 May 1973. Office of Security has beenadvised.
6. I I Met with Ralph Preston, House Appropriations
Committee, and Brie e zxm on the current assessment of problems involved
in the possible utilization and release of an intelligence study by the Executive
Branch. Preston asked that he be kept up-to-date on this matter. I also
briefed Preston on the Adams case and gave him copies of the various affidavits
furnished the Armed Services Committee in connection with their review of the
Ellsberg affair and attempted coverup of the Watergate. Preston raised the
question of possible violation of the prohibition against the internal security,
police, and subpoena powers. I told Preston that we have developed a very
short one-page comment on this question and that I would forward it to him
during the day tomorrow.
7. Met with William Hogan, House Armed
Services Committee staff, and picked up from him copies of the transcript
of the Agency hearings for 16 May. Copies will be distributed to interested
Agency components for comment and correction,
Met briefly with staff personnel of
Subcommittee No. House Judiciary Committee, who told me that Jim
Cline, Subcommittee Counsel, as well as Chairman Eilberg, of the Subcommittee,
and Chairman Rodino, of the full Committee, will be travelling outside, of
the country leaving later in the day. Action on private bills of interest to
the Agency will be held in abeyance until return of the Committee chairmen
and Mr. Cline.
9. Talked to Frank Slatinshek, Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, and briefed him on the Adams
case. Later in the day I called Slatinshek; Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence
Subcommittee; Ralph Preston, House Appropriations Committee staff; and
Dick Moose, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff; and told them about
Adams' resignation from the Agency.
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