JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WEDNESDAY - 16 MAY 1973

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2003
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• Publication Date: May 16, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal ?. Office of Legislative ounsel
'Wednesday - 16 May 1973
9. I I Received a call from
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General Counsel, NSA, which was relayed to Lawrence Houston, OGC,
concerning certain sensitive documents under review in the General
Counsel's office at Department of Defense.
10. I I Met with Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence
Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee, and briefed him on the
meeting with Senator Symington arranged by DOD representatives to
review certain sensitive documents now in the possession of the Ervin
Committee of the Senate. With regard to this morning's briefing,
Chairman Nedzi told me that he felt that the overall presentations by the
Agency witnesses were "very creditable statements. " He noted that he
only has one substantive question for Mr. Helms and that he really expects
that Mr. Helms' appearance tomorrow will be able to satisfy that question.
He told me that the Committee had conferred with the McClellan Committee
during the hearings this morning and had advised the Senate group that he
would release General Walters' affidavit to put a stop to the erroneous
press reports that have been circulating. He said he released General
'Walters' affidavit immediately after the hearing.
11. Met with Representative William Bray
(R. , Ind.) who told me that he had been forced to leave the morning hearing
due to a very compelling engagement and expressed his apologies for not
having been there for the entire session. I briefed him on events after
his departure. He feels that the Agencyl have become
a most important area for review by the Committee as soon as Chairman
Nedzi can schedule it. His present feeling is that at least limited
legislation may be required for the Agency's benefit in this area.
12. Talked to Guy McConnell, Senate
Appropriations Committee staff, who told me that the UPI report of
alleged statements by Chairman McClellan after this morning's session
with Mr. Helms was grossly in error. He told me that the Chairman was
then in process of finalizing a Committee press release. He told me that
in his opinion this morning's session with Mr. Helms had gone very well.
He noted that the Chairman is a most careful and thorough investigator
and is developing a fairly detailed record in this matter. In his opinion
Mr. Helms acquitted himself very well before the Committee.
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