DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN MAHON, HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000100050123-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 28, 2004
• Sequence Number: 123
• Publication Date: March 9, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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9 March 1973
SUBJECT: Director's Meeting with Chairman Mahon,
House Appropriations Committee
1. I accompanied the Director on a courtesy call to Chairman
Mahon. Mr. Mahon was particularly interested in Arab terrorism about
which he and the Director chatted for some minutes.
2. Turning to the intelligence community, the Director outlined
his plans and concepts for readjustments within the community and the
Agency. Mr. Mahon spoke of his high regard for Mr. Helms' outstanding
objectivity and independence and remarked that Mr. Schlesinger's main
challenge would be to preserve these qualities.
3. Mr. Mahon deplored the general disarray and lack of discipline
and leadership in the Congress, some of which he attributed to the inaccessi-
bility of the White House and lack of communication between the Republican
leadership there and the Republicans in Congress.
4. We raised with Mr. Mahon the possibility, as suggested by
Senator Stennis and Mr. Woodruff, of publicly identifying in the DOD
budget the gross figure of the intelligence community. Mr. Mahon said
he had no strong views on the matter but was inclined to be against it.
It was understood that this matter would be discussed at a future date.
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5. I told Mr. Mahon that we would be glad to talk to him at his
convenience regarding his request that we try to find a qualified
secretary in the Agency for his office. He said he would call me about
this in the near future.
JOHN M. MA UR
Legislative Counsel
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