JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000500390003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 12, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 4
Thursday - 12 September 1974
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14. In response to his request of 9 September,
provided Ed Bauser, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy staff, with the name
of Ray 'Thorkildse.n as a point of contact in DOD concerning carbon fibers.
Bauser thanked me for the information.
158 Called) I and told him we 25X1
planned to check with Pat Holt, Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, to get his views on whether we should approach members of
Congress who have visited China and would let him know the outcome.
16, Called Frank Slatinshek, Chief Counsel,
House Armed Services Committee, and told him that Representative Michael
Harrington was to hold a press conference today at 11:00 or 11:30 to disclose
more documents regarding Chile. In response to my query, Slatinshek said
both Chairman Hebert and Mr. Nedzi are "sufficiently agitated" and there is
no need for the Director to take the initiative in contacting them.
17 Called Marian Czarnecki, Chief of Staff,
House Foreign Affairs Committee, referring to his recommendation to George
Cary last weekend that the Director call Chairman Morgan about the Harrington
revelations and in view of the fact that there is a great deal of agitation over
the leaks within that Committee and the House Armed Services Committee,
Czarnecki felt that a ,call at this time would serve no useful purpose. The
Director was so advised.
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Congress adjourns. ,; 4
Chairman Hays had requested Al Westphal, of the Committee staff, to prepare for
hearings and he thought this was a good sign as the amendments had already passe(
the Senate and it is just possible they may be able to get House action before the
mnibus amendments to the Foreign Service Retirement Act were going and he saic
one-year payment to a Foreign Service employee while he is abroad in the perform
ance of duty. Hull said this benefit had been suggested by the Foreign Service
Association and when it came up for consideration before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, State had initiated a letter supporting the benefit but they
could not get it cleared through OMB. However, when the bill got to the House sid
Chairman Hays picked it up and State witnesses testified in its favor. On this basi
i jis Hull's judgment that it will probably survive conference. I asked Hull how the
ro-spects of the provision in the State Authorization bill which would provide a
18, I I Called Robert Hull, State Department, on the
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