JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 9 MARCH 1972

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2006
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• Publication Date: March 9, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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s Committee staff. to borrow a copy of
before the
Committee last Tuesday, 7 March, on the Southeast Asia free world. forces
provision of the Military Procurement Act. They understand we will make
a copy of this transcript for the Director's review, but the fact that we have
made copies of this transcript should not be disclosed outside of the Agency.
We will return the Committee copy tomorrow.
6.1 - JMM) Called Representative Les Aspin in response
to his letter to the Director requesting a briefing on Soviet naval matters.
See Memo for Record.
7. - JMM) Discussed above with Frank Slatinshek,
Assistant Chief ounse , House Armed Services Committee, who appreciated
our problem and reiterated that the briefing should be coordinated with the
Committee.
8. PLC) The Special Subcommittee on Intelligence
of the House Armed Services Committee, chaired by Representative Nedzi
(D. , Mich. ), continued their hearings on H. R. 9853 concerning the classifica-
tion and protection of information vital to the national security. Witnesses
were Mr. Joseph Liebling, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security
Policy), and Mr. Fred Buzhardt, General Counsel, Department of Defense.
Mr. Liebling provided a statement on those actions taken by the DOD to
better their security program and to project future actions to meet the
objectives of the new Executive Order on classification and declassification
which was issued yesterday. The Subcommittee continued their detailed
questioning of Mr. Buzhardt concerning Department of Defense security
policy and other matters in his statement. Mr. William Blair, Assistant
Secretary of State, is scheduled to testify tomorrow. Mr. Ralph E. Erickson,
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, is scheduled to testify
on Monday, 13 March. He will undoubtedly be questioned in detail on the
new Executive Order since the Department of Justice is responsible for
interpreting the Order.
GLC) Made arrangements with Ed Braswell and
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9. (Unclassified - JAL) Received a call from Carol Chance, in the
office of Representative Donald Fraser (D., Minn. ), asking for a copy of
the China Atlas. I told her someone from our office would drop it by in a
few days.
10. (Unclassified - PLC) Left with Mr. Steeper, in the office of
Senator Alan Cranston (D. , Calif. ), a suggested reply to a letter from a
constituent. The letter expressed concern to reports that the Agency was
directing and financing the growing of marijuana in Saigon.
11. (Unclassified - LLM) Miss Dorothye Scott, Administrative
Secretary to Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, called and asked for
a copy of the China Atlas for the Secretary, and I said we would drop one by.
12. (Unclassified - LLM) Robert Horner, Chief Investigator, House
Internal Security Committee, called and asked if we would have any material
which Chairman Ichord could use in a speech he will be delivering on the
World Assembly for Peace and Independence of the People of Indochina which
met in Versailles, France, February 11 through 13. FBIS identified material
in the area books which were then delivered to Horner.
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