JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000400120038-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: October 1, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 1 October 1973
1? (Confidential - JGO) Met with Representative William Bray in
response to his earlier request for material that he might use both in
committee reports and a possible magazine article which would stress
the point that the CI.A acts under the authority of the National Security Council
and the President and does not act on its own authority. I gave hirYi a copy
of the classified booklet "CIA Facts" and an edited version of the 1'7 January 1962
memo entitled "Constitution and Legal Basis for So-Called Covert Activities
of the C1A" which was prepared by the Department of Justice. Bray would
like to talk with me further after he has had a chance to review them?
Bray told me the Subcommittee report on the Agency involvement in
Watergate has been completed and that on balance it exonerates the; Agency.
He will speak to Chairman Hebert, House Armed Services Cornmit.tee, later
today if possible and see if he can make a copy available for me before it
goes to the full Committee for final review?
2. (Unclassified - JGO) After discussion with Marion Czarnecki,
Chief of Staff, House Foreign Affairs Committee, an appointment sNas made
far the Director to meet with Chairman Morgan on Wednesday, 3 C)ctober 1973
at noon?
3. (Confidential - JGO) In response to his call, met with George
Berdes, staff o.f the Subcorrunittee on National Security Policy and Scientific
Developments of House Foreign Affairs Committee, who asked if a briefing
could be arranged for the Subcommittee on Soviet/Chinese relations for later
in the week or early next week. I told him I would rela the re ue~st and be
back in touch with him on Tuesday or Wednesday. DDI,
has been advised.
4. (Confidential - JGO) After discussion with Mr. Houston, an appoint-
ment was made for 10:30 a. rn. on 2 October with Herb Roback, Staff Director,
House.Government Operations Committee, for Messrs. Houston, ~ and
myself to discuss the present disolution of SAT.
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