JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000700080001-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2006
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• Publication Date: December 30, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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CONFIDENTIAL
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
onday - 3.0 December 1974
1. On Sunday, 29 December, I received a
call from Representative Claude D. Pepper concerning the press stories
alleging that CIA had spied on him. See Memo for Record.
2. Met separately and then jointly with Clark
McFadden, General Counsel, and Ed Braswell, Chief Counsel, Senate Arrned
Services Committee, and discussed the recent press stories charging the
Agency with involvement in various domestic intelligence programs. See
Memo for Record.
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3. At his request, I met with Don Lynch, Senate
Armed Services Committee staff, who said the Chairman was sending him
to Vietnam on Sunday to make an in depth study of the situation there in view
of the fact that the Administration will be submitting a supplemental
propriation bill for aid to South Vietnam. Lynch said he would like a
briefing on the comparative situation last spring to the situation at the
present, with regard to the North Vietnamese and Vietcong infrastructures
capability for maintaining current operations as well as a briefing on their
intentions. He said he was also interested in how good our information is
on North Vietnamese supplies in the south, i. e. , short tons of ammunition .
Lynch asked if we could schedule this briefing for Friday, 3 January 1975
at 2:00 p. m. and I told him . we could unless I advised him to the contrary.
4. Mot with George W. Ashworth, Professional
Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, concerning Senator Charles
Percy's (R. , Ill. ) trip to the Middle East. As a follow up to the Senator's
meeting. Ashworth would appreciate, by Friday, our recommendation of
as we would recommend.
DDO, was advised.
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Monday - 30 December 1974
5. In response to his request, met with
Jack Blum, Associate Counsel, Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who is traveling to Europe this
weekend on a study trip for the Committee with regard to the' international
monetary crisis and OECD. Blum asked, if possible, if a briefing could
be arranged without a letter from the Chairman due to a shortage of time,
for tomorrow or Thursday. Mr. OCI, has been advised.
6. Met with J. Sourwine, Chief Counsel,
Subcommittee on Internal ecurity, Senate Judiciary Committee, and
reviewed with him the correspon e forwarded by Senator Strom Thurmond''1
(R. , S. Car.) office, concerning
I also discussed with him his request of last week for a Committee
meeting with In brief, I told Sourwine that was
attempting to maintain as low a profile as possible at present. Sourwine 25X1
he is not at all pressing the matter but he would appreciate first
and would also appreciate if we would review
his request at a reaso me within the next year.
As for the mafter. Sourwine will be pleased to talk to
Senator Thurmond's staff, has been
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7.1 Met with Bill Coates, Assistant to 25X1
Senator Strom Thurmond (R.; and reviewed the correspondence
forwarded to this office concernin Coates was
somewhat apologetic in that he had no knowledge ot e ubcommittee on
Internal Security, Senator Judiciary Committee, involvement in this matter.
He will discuss it with J. Sourwine, Chief Counsel, of the Subcommittee.
No further action is required.
8. Met with Pat Holt, Staff Director,
Senate Foreign Relations ommz ee, and discussed with him correspondence
from R. Roger Majak, Project Consultant, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress, concerning Agency regulations and written instructions
relating to decisions to seek international agreements and negotiations and
implementation of such agreements. I reviewed with Holt the original
Agency response of 7 April 1972 to Senator Sam J. Ervin (D. , N. Car. )
on this subject. Although Holt has some reservations as to Agency involvement
in fact in international agreements, he asked that we hold off until Norvill Jones,
Professional Staff Member, Senator Foreign Relations Committee, returns
next week.
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