MCCLOSKEY HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE CIA INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000200050114-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 114
• Publication Date: April 11, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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11 April 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: McCloskey House Government Operations Committee
Resolution to Investigate CIA Inolvement in Political
Affairs of Foreign Governments.
1. In meeting with Herb Roback, Staff Director, Legislation and
Military Operations Subcommittee, House Committee on Government
Operations, he told me that the McCloskey resolution is scheduled for
Wednesday, 18 April, the next meeting of the full Committee. It appears
at present that the Chairman has sufficient votes to table the resolution.
The argument that would be put forward would be to the effect that
operations of the Central Intelligence Agency are properly the province
of the House Armed Services Committee which has legislative oversight.
In tabling the motion, an up or down vote would be required and if
carried, would put an end to the matter for the moment.
2. Roback told me that there is another avenue available to
McCloskey. Under the new House rules, he could raise the question of
the resolution with the Committee caucus and seek a direction from the
caucus to the Chairman to require the Chairman to, in effect, adopt the
resolution. Since these new procedures have not been tested, it is not
known whether the procedure would be available even after an adverse
vote by the Committee on the resolution.
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3. There is no time press at the moment. Wednesday, the 18th,
is the last day before the House recess for Easter and in all probability
the meeting of the full Committee will either be cancelled or if not, may
well fail for lack of a quorum. There is no question, however, but that
McCloskey will pursue the matter before the Committee.
4. Roback has discussed the matter extensively with the Chairman
and either he or the Chairman, or both, intend to talk to Nedzi before
next week to be sure that they are operating in tandem.
5. Roback renewed the request that he thought he had made earlier
that he be given at least a partial fill-in on the problems that would be
involved or the scenario that would be required in the event that Chairman
Holifield is not successful in defeating the resolution. He would appreciate
at least a general briefing in this area by Mr. Maury or whoever as early
as possible.
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