JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL MONDAY - 26 JUNE 1972

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2006
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• Publication Date: June 26, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 26 June 1972
1. (Confidential - GLC) OPPB, called to say John 25X1
Hurley, OMB, had been in touch with him to coordinate a statement in a draft
of a briefing to be given the Foreign Relations Committee by the Bureau of
Narcotics and Dan erous Drugs with respect to the Agency's role in the
drug problem. we had been in touch with BNDD through
an sugges e a minor revision which would state that the
Agency has been given an expanded role in combating the drug problem
since 1971. The word expanded was added at our suggestion.
2. (Confidential - JMM) Accompanied the Director and Messrs.
Steininger and Bruce Clarke who appeared before the Senate Armed Services
Committee in connection with SALT matters. See Memo for Record.
3. (Confidential - JMM) Ed Braswell, Senate Armed Services
Committee Chief Counsel, called Saturday to see if we had any objection to
Richard Perle's sitting in on the Director's briefing of 26 June on SALT
verification. Braswell explained that Perle, on the staff of the Subcommittee
on National Security and: International Operations, had been detailed to work
with the Armed Services Committee staff on SALT matters. I said I was sure
the Director would have no objection if Chairman Stennis wished Perle to be
present.
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5. (Confidential - JGO) Received a call from Jack Sullivan, House
Foreign Affairs Committee staff, who told me that Chairman Morgan would
like to schedule a briefing by the Director in Executive Session for Tuesday,
25 July, if that date is acceptable to the Director. I thanked Mr. Sullivan
for the call and told him I would relay the Chairman's request.
6. (Internal Use Only - JGO) Met with Mr. Arthur Kuhl, Chief
Clerk, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who told me that Senator
Spong (D. , Va.) will be chairing a meeting tomorrow on the drug question.
Messrs. Ingersoll, D/BNDD, Rossides, Treasury Department, and a
representative of the State Department will be appearing during the morning.
As a followon to his earlier question, I reviewed the question of release of
names, titles, positions, and assignments of Agency personnel with Mr. Kuhl
in the light of the National Security Act of 1947 and the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949. The review appeared to answer any present question
that he has on the subject. I left with him a copy of the Guide to CIA Statutes
and Law.
I returned the transcript of the Laird briefing of 21 June 1972.
7. (Confidential - JGO) Met with Mr. Robert Lockhart, Assistant
Counsel, House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, who told me that
a hearing on the Committee draft of the Federal Executive Service bill will not
be scheduled until the Committee returns on 17 July. In brief, he will be
pleased to meet with our people and review any questions that we have on the
Committee draft. It was his intent in drafting the bill and it is his opinion
that the Agency is completely exempt under the terms of the present draft.
9. (Secret - JGO) Met briefly with Mr. James Wilson, House Science
and Astronautics Committee staff, and briefed him on the most recent
Soviet Space launching.
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10. (Internal Use Only - RJK) Rick Gilmour, who handles foreign
affairs for Senator Hubert Humphrey (D. , Minn. ), called and asked that
the Senator be placed on the FBIS White Book subscription list. I told him
I would make the necessary arrangements and the Senator should begin to
receive the White Book within two weeks.
11. (Unclassified - PLC) William Dennis, Legislative Assistant
to Representative Vernon W. Thomson (R. , Wis. ), called in regard to a
letter from a constituent. The constituent expressed concern to a news
broadcast which involved the CIA in the destruction of a home of an
individual who was suspected of stealing a large sum of money. I told
Dennis that certainly the Agency was in no way involved in such activities
and explained that we had no internal security or police powers. I would,
however. look into the matter and call him back. I discussed the story
wit nd it was his recollection that the story did not specifically
mention the Agency. I called Dennis back and-he stated he was quite sure
the Agency was in no way involved, and the constituent had undoubtedly
garbled the story. He further stated he would prepare the reply and the
matter is closed.
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