LETTER TO THE HONORABLE MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON FROM RICHARD HELMS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 174
• Publication Date: January 30, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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30 JAN 1973
The Honorable Michael J. Harrington
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
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My dear Mr. Harrington:
In reply to your 12 January 1973 letter, I am pleased to inform
you that this Agency had no "public relations" budget in Fiscal Year
1972 or 1973.
Sincerely,
Hem,
Richard Helms
Director
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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
January 12, 1973
The Honorable Richard Helmes
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20506
Dear Mr. Helmes:
One of the most important issues confronting both the Ex-
ecutive Branch and the Congress is the concern for limit-
ing government expenditures in order to stem inflation.
I have been studying the budgets of various departments
and programs in order to get a better idea, for myself,
of the purposes for which our tax dollars are being com-
mitted.
One area of interest to me is that of government public
relations expenditures. Unfortunately, the budget ma-
terial available to me does not provide clear breakdowns
of public relations budgeting.
Therefore, I would greatly appreciate it if you could
provide me with as detailed an account as possible of
your agencies public relations budget for Fiscal Year
'1 972 .
I realize that "public relations" is a very vague term,
but I am primarily interested in those expenditures used
to disseminate news on your agency's activities to the
Congress and the public, and in those expenditures used
to enhance the image of your agency with the public and
the Congress.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Michael l J. J. Rarrj4g Yon
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