KEY SELECT COMMITTEE ISSUES FOR PRESIDENTAL MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000300130054-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: October 11, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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E AGENCY
CENTRAL 1N-:~ELLIGENC
11 October 1975
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John .0. Marsh, Jr.,
Counselor to the President
SU3JECT: Key Select Committee Issues for
Presidential Meeting
For background see attached memorandu i on "Congressional
Percepti.ons." The following are the imrmmed~ate key issues`
I. COVERT ACT T T'S
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current covert activities
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3. Executive session House Select Committee
covert activities
on past
4. Open session (Senate Select Committee) re CIA
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II. COOPERATING AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS
I- Senate Select Committee seeks access to all files
of certain. individuals-and corporations.
CIA refuses to turn over any material relating
to covert cover or foreign intelligence gathering-
--Revelation of names of cooperating Americans
would breech pledge of confidentiality and
could be extremely dangerous (financially and._
physically) to those concerned..
3. Senate Se:Lect Committee appears to accept this
position. Hou sE. Select Committee has not, as
yet, agreed..
4. Senate Select Committee currently seeks names of
cooperating Americans abroad (journalists) who
aid in foreign intelligence collection-
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ULTIMATE DISPOSITION OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL DELIVERED
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TO BOTH CO~IMIT7 S
STATINTL
2. House Select Committee has made no decision as
to disposition.
1. Senate select uojIUAi - uu drkti-~~ Y^ J- -
materials over to a secure repository.
Special Counsel to the ire for
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NOTE: The attached memo to Jack Marsh from) its not
classified. It should be, e. j;. , confirmation of current covert action
programs
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I think you should remind of his obligation in this respect.
As a matter of fact, it is just conceivable that we might be faced with
an FOIA request for all of Ix writings while serving as Special
Counsel to the Director. If they have not been classified as in the present
case, what is the basis of refusal for such requests; client relationships,
executive privilege. It would be a nice starting place for writing a
book.
COORDINATED WITH (list names as well as offices):
Name Office
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