JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76M00527R000700140021-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2014
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 4, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 4 October 1974
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1. Met with James Davidson, staff 25X1
member, Senate Government Operations Committee, and discussed the
Agency's request for a partial exemption from the provisions of S. 3418,
the Senate version of the right of privacy bill. I ex-plained that 0-Mitd not
cleared our views in sufficient time to be considered by the Committee. He
said that the bill is scheduled for floor vote next Thursday and that Senator
Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (D., N. C. ) will submit a number of technical amendments.
He further stated that our exemption could be included since the Committee
report on the bill states that it was not the intent of the Committee to adversely
affect the operations of national security agencies. However, this would be a
personal judgment for Senator Ervin. I explained our problems with section
553 of title 5, U. S. C, the rule-making procedure. Davidson said he will meet
with Norm Cornish, Deputy Staff Director, House Government Operations
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information?staff
officer on the House, version of the privacy bill (H. R. 16373)--at which time
he will discuss
the result
our exemption. Davidson
of their meeting.
will call me next Monday, as to
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2.
:n response to Tis request met with Ed
Braswell,
Chief Counsel, Senate
Armed Services Committee, to discuss
the implications of the Hughes covert action amendment. See Memorandum
for the Record.
3.
In
light of Ed Braswell's, Chief Counsel,
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Senate Armed Services Committee, comment that a cleaned up Foreign
Assistance Authorization bill may be reported by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee before recess, I called Matthew J. Harvey, Legislative Affairs,
AID, and in his absence spoke with Christopher Russell of his staff. Russell
said they had no information that this would happen, but said he would be checking
with the Committee and would let me know if he learned anything differently.
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 4 October 1974
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4. Spoke with Bud McFarlane, NSC, and
reviewed the various initiatives in the Senate and the House on covert action
and our contacts on the Hill on this matter. I asked if he could give us any
specific guidance in general and in particular ag to'the extent the legislative
propositions encroach upon the President's constitutional authorities.
McFarlane tha4nked us ,for calling this to his attentidn indicating that it hasn't
received much,attention up to now arid we LDXd him a copy of the proposed
amendment draft by Marian Czarnecki, Chief of Staff, ,House Foreign Affairs
Committee. ? ,
5. Max Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant
to the President for Legislative Affairs, returned.nty call of Thursday. I
told him our interest is to keep them informed and df course to invite any
suggestions they may have and reviewed the status