JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000700050006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 19, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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8.1 Received a call from Ron Tammen, 25X1
Legislative Assistant enator William Proxmire (D. , Wis. ),
concerning a crank letter the Senator received from
who among other things claims CIA for 17 years has been controlling is
mind with a laser device. I told Tammen that we had recently responded
to several other congressional inquiries regarding ssertions 25X1
and that in sum and substance there was nothing to this and our files indicate
that as emotionally disturbed. Tammen said this satisfied
the ena.:or, s nee s.
9.1 Attended the Legislative Interdepartmental
Group meeting at the White House to discuss various options with respect to
/Che Defense appropriations bill, Foreign Assistance Act, and the State authori-
zation bill. Tom Korologos, in the absence of Bill Timmons, who was travelling
with the President, chaired the session. There are no specific follow-up
actions for the Agency, and the next LIG meeting to get a reading on the status
of actions is tentatively scheduled for 10 September. (See Memorandum for
the Record.)
10. in follow-up to my call on Friday, spoke
with Chairman Wayne L. Hays (D., Ohio), Subcommittee on State Department
Organization and Foreign Operations, House Foreign Affairs Committee,
concerning the possibility of a role of the ambassador amendment to the State
''authorization bill, which is scheduled for the floor this week. He eventually
agreed that he could support our position in conference, but along the way
made a number of points in forceful language. (See Memorandum for the Record.)
11.1 Accompanied the Director and Messrs.
Duckett, Lams, Waller and Hepworth to a meeting with the Special Group, House
Appropriations Committee, to discuss a number of Agency programs and
provide an abbreviated current intelligence briefing. See Memo for the Record.
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