JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000400140041-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: January 15, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Monday - 15 January 1973
4.1 1 Met with Frank Slatinshek, Chief Counsel,
House Arme Services Committee, whom I briefed on latest developments
regarding Chinese strategic missile deployment, anti-aircraft missiles
in North Vietnam, a Soviet navy installation in Cuba and Soviet vessels
in Berbera.
Calling attention to recent press stories, I reminded Slatinshek
of my earlier briefing describing our relationship with one of the Cuban
Watergate defendents.
In response to my question about plans for an intelligence briefing
of the full Committee, Slatinshek said that in view of concern about the
security of certain new members he thought the Chairman might like to
hold such briefings to non-sensitive matters.
5 I I Delivered to the office of James Gehrig,
Senate Aeronautical and pace Sciences Committee staff, an agenda for
Senator Moss who is scheduled to visit Headquarters on 19 January.
25X1 6, ick Cook, Spe t o - t h e .
President for Legislative Affairs o e) called regarding the Kurdakov
case. I referred him td
7.1 ick Cook, of the White House staff, asked
if we knew any of the facts surrounding the death of Sergey Kurdakov. :I
told Cook that while we had no direct involvement in this case, on the basis
of an inquiry from Senator Thurmond's office, we made inquiry and learned
that Kurdakov had acquired a revolver for his protection and that on or about
New Year's eve in the presence of a female friend and presumably as a prank
put the revolver to his head. Under the mistaken impression that the chamber
was empty, Kurdakov squeezed the trigger and accidentally shot himself.
I emphasized that this information was acquired by us secondhand more than
a week ago and we could not attest to its accuracy.
MORKIDIF
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