JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: March 31, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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CONFIDENTIAL
JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 31 March 1975
1.1 Called Russ Rourke in the office
of John O. Marsh, Jr. , Counsellor to the President, to alert him to four
identical resolutions of inquiry (H. Res. 65, 71, 106, 148) introduced by
Representative Elizabeth Holtzman (D., N. Y.). The resolutions would
direct the President to supply information on CIA domestic activities, to
the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Rourke was quite interested in
these resolutions in spite of.the fact they have little chance for success,
and thanked me for informing him.
2.1 1 John Swanner, Staff Director, I-louse
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, returned my call of last
Friday. I inquired about the status of numerous bills before his Committee
which would require extensive financial disclosure by Federal employees.
Swanner wasn't sure what action would be taken since the bills had been
referred jointly to his Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.
I expressed our concerns regarding these bills; he seemed most sympathetic
and said he would formally ask for our position before the Committee began
consideration. Swanner said the Committee was also considering bills which
would regulate lobbying and I mentioned we were preparing comments on
some Senate lobbying bills (S. 774 and 815), which are before the Senate
Government Operations Committee. Swanner asked for our position on
those bills and I promised to let him know once they are prepared.
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3. I I Accompanied , NIO/SEA, to a
briefing of a group of Tr*--+4 -r-1 DQ1'+;IQn~ C nmmiH staff members
on the situation in Vietnam. Included in the group were Jack Brady, Jack
Sullivan, Mike Van Dusen, George Berdes and Mike Findley. The staffers
were most appreciative of time and asked if he mi. .t:. -v .them a follow-
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k Brady,alle Committeez u an a.d if he, Jack Sullivan and Mike Van Dusen,
all of the Committee staff could get a briefing on Vietnam and Cambodia.
It was agreed that NIO/SEA, and I would be there. at 10:30 a.. in,
on Monday, 31 March.
7? I I Bill Ashworth, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, called and asked if someone could stop by to see him on
Thursday, 3 April. He said they are sending a'letter to the Agency requesting
a briefing and he would like to explain more of the details. I told him either
Mr- Cary or! would stop by to see him Thursday.
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UEURUE L. CARY'
Legislative Counsel
Don Lynch, Senate Armed Services Committee
staff, calle to see i we could set up a briefing for him on Tuesday, 1 April,
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confirmed the 1 April time for
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to Representative Robert C.
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him with a package of Congressional Record statements and newspaper
articles relating to the recent reports about the Agency salvaging parts
of a Soviet submarine. I added that the Agency was under a no con~rrxent"
instruction and that therefore I could not respond to his question about
where the funds came from to undertake this operation.
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7? r. ranged a personnel interview with
or at 1400 hours on Friday, 28
March, through Scott Cohen, in the office of Senator Charles H. Percy
(R.., Ill. ).
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In response to her earlier call
regarding t e status o application, I called Vivian Ronca, in.
the office of Senator Hugh Scott (R., Pa.), and told her his application was
still under active consideration. She indicated that their office might also
wish to send us a letter noting the Senator's interest in this case. I. gave
her the proper address to write to.
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StATOTHR of suggested replies to a letter from a constituent who had written his concern
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a constituent who sought the Senator's as ertin r that he
adversely affected lr the Agency's relationship with the -- n
Ms. Adams fully concurred in our approach in
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23. I al.ked to Bud. Mc:1F`arla.nd, NSC Staff, to
alert him t e regulations the custody of Watergate material.
He said Jeanne Davis, of the NSC Staff. is handling this with GSA. (Ile mentioned.
that former .President Nixon's lawyers have a suit pending in opposition to GSA'!',
position and the trial will not be until. next year.) He said Dick Ober would be
glad to help us if he can.
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the intelligence community hearing for the Director will be about 15 April. Be
is trying 'to get separate hearings for the Agency, DIA and 1,TSA.
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office of Senator Jesse Helms, but he was not in. I left word. for him to call:
me.
26. -I I Left word with the secretary to Represent:a.t:i.vc
Bill Alexanher fha the material Mr. Cary promised the Congressman would
be delivered tomorrow..
27. 1 I Mr. Hallanan., in the office of Representative
Robert Mc.lJwen, called to see if we had sent the public statements on the
submarine program to him yet. I said we had pulled some together, but
Mr. Cary was out of town today and would want to take a look at them. to be sure
they covered the subject adequately. I said they would, be sent to him tornorr STAT
and he said that was fine.
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4. Received a call from S AT
I Ia staff member of the
Committee, said that Representative Broomfield had suggested we
get together and I told him I would see him either tomorrow or Wednesday.
5. I I Talked to Jay Sourwine, Chief Counsel, Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee, who tried to reach. me on Friday. He stated
in a rather precise way that he would like us to take-another reading on. the
possibility of the Subcommittee having access to He said
they would protect his identity but he really felt that if could talk to
Jack Anderson he should be able to talk with the Subcommittee.
6.1 (George Hallana:a, in the office of Representative
Robert Mck wen, called to say a constituent has raised a question with the
Congressman as to the cost of the submarine program, I told Hallanan that
the Agency was making no comment on this matter but there were several
public statements by members of Congress that he might find useful. I told
him we would get him references to these.
7.1 1 Called Ursula Culver, Appointment Secretary
to Senator Hubert Humphrey, by way of follow up to the Senator's expression
of interest in a briefing on Portugal. She said the Senator would be out of
the city until Wednesday but it might be arranged then. She will check and
let me know.
25X1 8. Received a call from Ken Davis, in the office
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will deliver a copy.
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I O to a debriefing of Representative Edward Derwiaski covering
his recent trip to Yugoslavia to a Parliamentary Conference. See Memo for
Record.
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10. I I Received a call from Senator John Stennis
who asked it we expedite l special clearances for Jim Kendall, a
former member of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee staff who is now
doing special work for Stennis on the full Senate Armed Services Committee staff.
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