JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000500100012-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2004
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: December 8, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Monday - 8 December 1975
1. LIAISON Called Allen Yuspeh, of Senator
Bennett Johnston's (D., La.) office, and told him that it was my dander. standing
as of Friday afternoon that the Director's briefing of the Senate Appropriations
Committee was being rescheduled.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE - DELIVERIES Dropped
off with Fred Iseman, of Senator Patrick Leahy's (D., Vt.) office, several.
Agency publications he had requested: China Atlas, Middle East Atlas, Soviet
Agriculture Atlas, Basic Intelligence Fact Book, and Handbook of Economic
Statistics. '
3. LIAISON Called Dr. Richard Gr.ixx=jett, CPR
of the Library of Congress, and discussed with hi.m the classified materials
we were considering permitting him to review concerning So ie ntelligence
services. Later in the day I told Grimmett that it appeared we would permit
him to review the material in question under certain conditions and guidelines
which I set forth (See Memorandum for the Record). He said th.e conditions
were entirely satisfactory to him.
4. LIAISON I spoke with Mary Lou. Ianni,
in the office of Representative Charles A. Vanik (D., Ohio), regarding
the Representative's request for information on the Agency's use of
tax return information. I told her I had tried to contact: her Friday to
tell her that we had a response prepared and it was being coordinated
and hoped to have it out by close of business 8 December. She said
that she felt that this would be fine and would so advise the staff
members working on the matter.
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13. LIAISON Senator Milton Young
(R. , N. Da.-.) called and asked if the New York Times article on
5 December concerning Locr; t ABM radars was accurate. I said
I had not seen the article on 5 December, but my recollection was
that the story was pretty accurate. Late in the morning, Carl Duckett,
DDS&T, and I met with the Senator and Duckett confirmed my earlier
statement and briefed hire on SALT and Soviet com.plian.ce.
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Appropriations Defense Subcommittee staff, called and said we would
have to put off until next week the Director's briefing of the Subcommitt:ec,
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16. I LIAISON. Accomp~znied the Dire c tor
to a briefing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on recent
covert action approvals and related matters. (See Memo for the Record. )
in the office of Jack Marsh, Counsellor to the President, and asked. him Vr
about the plans for the confirmation hearings of Ambassador Bush. Rourke
said that Bush is due in Washington tomorrow and that William Kendall
and Patrick O'Donnell, of the White House Legislative staff, will be taking
him on courtesy calls to the different offices on the hill. Rourke also said
they are still looking for the confirmation hearings to start on 15 Decezxm.ber.
I told Rourke that Chairman John Stennis (D. , Miss. ), of the Senate Arrned
Services Committee, would abide by any decision the President makes in
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Milton Young's (R. , N. Dak.) request to Mr. Cary this morning, I
called Mrs. Young and gave her the current address of Mr. James
Schlesinger and also a citation to a New York Times editorial on CIA
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regard to Bush' s confirmation hearings.
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I escorted Clark McFadden, Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee,
to Mr. Carl. Duckett's, DD/S&T, office for an updated briefing on SALT
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5. BRIEFING I met and accompanied
Rick Gilmore and Jerry Levinson, on the staff of the Subcommittee
on Multinational Corporations, Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
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recent trip to ffs Although Gilmore raised some questions
about the accuracy of some information we had given him prior to
his trip, these questions were answered to Giln:wre's apparent
satisfaction and overall the briefing went well. Gilmore said he
25X1A is preparing a report on Soviet Frain and his trip for the full
Committee. is writing a Memorandum for the
Record.
6. LIAISON I called Mike Finley,
on the staff of the Subcommittee, on International Political and
Military Affairs, House International Relations Committee, and
told him that Agency officers handling Argentine matters had
advised that while there was still considerable violence and a
current upsurge therein there was no indication that terrorists
were targeting on American citizens and that a trip in mid-January
would prove uneventful as far as personal security goes. I did
caution him that no one could guarantee anything and that anyone
could get caught inadvertently in some problem, but barring that
type of accident it would probably be safe. I told him the embassy
in Buenos Aires had a special committee that kept the State Department
aware of current problems and that he should check with Bob Felder
at State, who could recommend safe hotels and give him a last minute
briefing on the situation. He thanked me for the information.
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