JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000500060052-7
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: September 19, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 19 September 1975
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1. (Unclassified - RC) CONSTITUENT Called Steve Jones,
on the staff of Senator Strom Thurmond (R. , S.C.), and advised him
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2. LIAISON Called Richard Mauzy,
House International Relations Committee, in response to his earlier call
for information on the price of Soviet chrome for his background in connection
with a bill before the Committee to reinvoke the U. S. ban on the import of
Rhodesian chrome to the U. S. He also asked whether the Agency had any
information that the Soviets were keeping the present price of their chrome
high for political purposes to force the U.S. to support the present Rhodesian
Government rather than for purely economic reasons. After a discussion with
OCI, I called Mauz:y back.
and informed him we had no clear indication that the Soviets were using the
present pricing of their chrome for political purposes. I also furnished him
the percentages on Soviet and Rhodesian chrome imported by the U. S. I made
it clear to him that though the information was" unclassified,, it should not be
attributed to the Agency.
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13. LIAISON In follow up to my conversation
with Frank Slatinshek, Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee,
Bill Hogan asked me if we would check our records for any information
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tion we could cull from our files as to when we briefed the Committee on
"intelligence analysis problems. " He made particular reference to the
Greek/Cyprus situation as an example. I told Hogan we would get this
information for him early next week.
Hogan said Chairman Lucien Nedzi would like to have someone
from the Agency meet with the Subcommittee next Tuesday, 23 September,
at 10:30 a. m. to discuss the draft schedule whichl -1 had left with
him for an Agency visit by Subcommittee members and to bring the Sub-
committee up-to-date on what is going on in Portugal and Angola. I told
Hogan unfortunately the Director had another commitment Tuesday morning
and probably would not be able to attend. Hogan said Nedzi was most
anxious not to trouble the Director for this session. He made'-it clear the
Director's presence was not mandatory.
14. I frNTEL.LIGENCE (BRIEFING) By way
of follow up to our conversations with Chairman John Stennis and Ed
Braswell, Senate Armed Services Committee, this morning, Braswell and
I made arrangements for the Director to brief the Senate Armed Services
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Tuesday, 23 September. We agreed the Director would also cover the latest
15. LIAISON Attended a meeting of the Legislative
Interdepartmental Group at the White House on the subject of the House vote
on aid to Tu r k See Memo for Record. In a side conversation with Jack
Maury, DOD, he mentioned that he has talked with Frank Slatinshek, Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, about giving the Committee
monthly briefings on the world situation with DIA being the principal briefers.
He said Slatinshek was receptive to this idea but suggested that it be a combined
effort on the part of DOD and CIA. Maury asked me if we would think about
this and let him know our views.
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Friday .- 19 September 1975
1. I ONSTITUENT Called Steve Jones,
on the staff of Senator Strom Thurmond (R. , S. C. ), and advised hire
that there was very little interest in the. Aaenev ronnernina the Sn nth
2. LIAISON Called Richard Mauzy,
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House International Relations Committee, in response to his earlier call
for information on the price of Soviet chrome for his background in connection
with a bill before the Committee to reinvoke the U. S. ban on the import of
Rhodesian chrome to the U. S. He also asked whether the Agency had any
information that the Soviets were keeping the present price of their chrome
high for political purposes to force the U. S. to support the present Rhodes iann
Government rather than for purely economic reasons. After a discussion with
OCI, I called Mauzy back,
and informed him we had no clear indication that the Soviets were using the
present pricing of their chrome for political purposes. I also furnished him
the percentages on Soviet and Rhodesian chrome imported by the IT. S. I made
it clear to him that though the information was unclassified, :it "should not be
attributed to the Agency.
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Journal -- Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday 19 September 1975
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met with Chairman John Stennis, Senate Armed Services Committee, to
resume our weekly meetings with him. We covered a number of topics
having to do with current relationships with the Congress and with significant
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our meeting with Stennis, we visited with Ed Braswell., Chief Counsel, and
reported on the meeting to him. It was rather interesting that Braswell.
was of the opinion that we should leave the present impasse with the House
Select Committee as it is on the assumption that the only way it can now be
resolved would be by our complete capitulation to Chairman Pike's demands.
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LIAISON and I met with
Mike Reed, Legislative Assistant to Speaker ar er , and discussed
the circumstances which led up to the current impasse with the House Select
Committee. It was fairly apparent that Reed was reflecting the Speaker's
public attitude on this following his first session with Chairman Pike. Reed
listened to our side of the story, however, and said he would. talk with Albert.
He commented somewhat in passing that perhaps this was an area in which.
Albert could act as a peacemaker between the Director and Chairman Pike.
showed Reed a new format of the Intelligence Check
List which seemed to make quite an impression on Reed an said
he would continue to keep Reed and the Speaker informed.
20. LIAISON I I and I attempted
to see Senator Dewey Bartlett (R., Okla)`,to show him a ljic'ture which we feel would
be of particular interest to him, but we were unable to make connections
with the Senator.
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a report on his trip to rzc"an he has indicated he would be receptive to
an invitation to come to the Agency to review his contacts with various
African leaders with our experts. He said he would like to get his report
completed in draft form before coming out. He expects this to be completed
the latter part of next week. I told him I would give his office a call at that.
time to make arrangements for the visit,
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