JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000100070069-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2004
• Sequence Number: 69
• Publication Date: May 15, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Tuesday -- 15 May 1973
4. 1_ I Talked to Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel,
Senate Armed Services Committee, regarding the release of the Walters'
affidavit and Braswell said that one solution might be for the Committee,
which had already run off a number of copies for possible release, might
be authorized by Walters to release the affidavit.
After discussing the above suggestion with Walters, I called Braswell
back to say that Walters had just talked to Earl Silbert, Principal Assistant
U. S. Attorney, who recommended against the release of the statement,
particularly by CIA, since he felt to do so might impede the prosecution of
John Dean. I said in view of this we were caught between Senator Symington's
desire to release the a.f.fidavit and Silbert's recommendation against the
release and in the circumstances I would just have to wait until we could
take the matter up with the Director, who was downtown at a meeting and not
expected back until late. In any event Braswell said it was too late to do
anything about it today.
5. Frank Slatinshek, Chief Counsel, House
Armed Services Committee, called to say Chairman Nedzi, Intelligence Sub-
committee, would like the Director to appear at 11:00 a. m. tomorrow if
convenient, along with Messrs. Colby and Houston. I said I was not sure
of the Director's commitments but suggested if he was tied up, the simplest
solution would be for him to provide written answers for the record in response
to any questions. Slatinshek said this would probably not be satisfactory, since
the Chairman had several questions that he would like to raise with the Director
personally "to fill in some of the holes" in previous testimony.
I told Slatinshek of our problems with the release of Walters' affidavit,
and Slatinshek indicated that if the General put it into the record in his testimony
tomorrow, Nedzi might agree to release it if we so desire.
After consulting the Director, I called Slatinshek back to say the Director
would not be available at 11:00 tomorrow. Slatinshek asked if he could come up
at the same time Ambassador Helms is appearing on Thursday, 17 May. After
checking with the Director, I called back to tell Slatinshek the Director could
appear at that time and that Larry Houston and I would accompany him.
At Slatinshek's suggestion, I called Bill Hogan, of the Committee staff,
to confirm these arrangements. Hogan said that unless we are, notified to the
contrary, the hearing on'.the 17th will be at 2:30 p. m. in room 2337 Rayburn.
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