JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: October 30, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday - 30 October 1975
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12. (Unclassified RC) HEARINGS LIAISON Called George
Lippincott, in the office of John M. Maury, Assistant Secretary,
Legislative Affairs in the Department of D fP s_e. He said that the
Department of Defense had not yet focused on the 7 November Kennedy
hearings on human-use drug experimentation. He has received five
different position papers and will be meeting with the authors on 31
October to coordinate a DOD noG. .on. D2~does not like the bill for
about five different reasons. Apparently, the Army, Navy and Air
Force have been asked to provide witnesses, for the hearing. DOD was
wrestling with the questionnaire from the Subcommittee which lists all
sorts of funding mechanisms or research institutions.
13. (Unclassifed - THW) LIAISON Called Marion Brickell,
on the staff of Representative Charles Rose, Ill (D. , N. C. ), to set up
an appointment with Congressman Rose to discuss his conversation with
General Vernon A. Walters, DDCI. The appointment was set for 2:00 p. m. ,
31 October.
14. (Unclassified - THW) LIAISON Called Richard H. White, Jr.,
on the staff of Representative Dale Milford (D. , Texas), to set up an
appointment with him to go over discussions of his with General Samuel
V. Wilson, D/DCI/IC. The meeting was set up for 2:30 p. m. , 31 October
1975.
15. (Unclassified - LLM) INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING Susan
Gustafson, Staff Assistant, House International Relations Committee,
called to change the time for the briefing of the Subcommittee on
International Trade & Commerce on the Arab Boycott Conference from
1:30 to 2:00 p. m. on Monday, 3 Nove~ber 1975.
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Wednesday - 29 October 1975
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10. I - LLM) THIRD AGENCY In response to his
earlier request and with the concurrence of the Review Staff, advised
Emerson Brown, INR/State, of the date of our Reserve Release
letters to the Chairmen of our Appropriations Committees on. a covert
action program.
11. - PLC) ADMINISTRATIVE DELIVERY
Delivered to the office of Senator John L. McClellan, (D. , Ark. ), a
letter from the Director.
12. LIAISON Mr. 'Windis, in. the
office of Department o ._ e e~ J. General Counsel, called and asked
if our Sources and Methods legislation was still in OMB. I said it was.
13. INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING Jack Brady,
House International Relations Committee staff, called.and asked if the
Director could appear before the full Committee on 12 November at 2:00
p. m. for an intelligence briefing on the Middle East. I-fe said that
NIO/MIA, had briefed. the Special Subcommittee on
Investigations, chaired by Representative Lee H. Hamilton (D., Ind.),
on 21 October 1975 and Mr. Hamilton was so impressed he asked.
Chairman Morgan to have the Director come up and brief the full
Committee. After checking `with the Director's office, the date and time
were confirmed.
1.5. LIAISON Left for Guy McConnell,
on the staff of Senate Appropriations Sabcorn:n'A tee on Defense, a copy
of the letter and telegram which the Director had. received from Senator
Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.) today about the inquiry being made by his
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure
in connection with hearings which will be held on the 7th of November.
I left McConnell a note with these materials ind:icatieg that..l was providing
them for Iii.s background information.
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Tuesday -28 October 1975
17. LIAISON Called Mildred Ward, secretary
to Senator John Stennis I). , Miss. ), to find out how the Senator was doing
and where cards or letters could be sent. She said Walter Reed Hospital,
Ward 8. This was passed to in the Director's office.
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18. - GLC) LIAISON Talked to Sam (3oldberg, 25X1
Congressional :Relations Staff, State Department, and advised that I had sent
to Jack Marsh, Counsellor to the Pres?d?nt a list of requests we had
outstanding from various committees a
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Goldberg .said they werci going before the House Select Committee
on Friday.
19. GLC) HEARINGS Called Major George Lippencott,
Department of Defense and discussed the situation with Senator Edward
enne y s 17., Mas?s.) Senate Judiciary Subcoxn.mittcl-t .on. Adm.i.aistrative
Practice and Procedure with respect to the Commission on Drug Cont`.eol..
I asked if they were through. with staff interviews, ctc. , and he said they
were not. Ile said the Subcommittee staffs keep conning up with new requests.
He said they have received a telegram from Senator Kennedy inviting them to'
testify at hearings on 7 November. Major Lippencott expects witnesses from
Array, Navy, and Air Force to testify. We agreed to keep each other
informed of developments.
20. C) ADMINISTRATIVE- The Director called
to say that Chairman John McClellan, Senate Appropriations Committee,
has received a letter from the Secretary of rich he would like
the Agency's comments. He said a copy of the letter will be available
in Jim Calloway' s, staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, office.
It was picked up and put in the hands of the DDI for preparation of a reply
by tomorrow morning at the. latest.
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Friday 24 October 1975
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6. ______]LIAISON Met with Frank Slati.nshek,
Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee; Ralph Preston,
staff member, House Appropriations Committee; Clark McFadden,
Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee; Guy McConnell, staff
member, Senate Appropriations Committee, and briefed them on the
following: the proposed transfer of the Glomar Explorer to the
Department of Interior; the transfer of Agency toxins to NIFI; the
declassification of Agency documents furnished to the 'Warren Comnii.ssion,
the status of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's (D. , Mass. ), Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure inquiry into
human experimentation by the Agency; and the present offer to buy the
remaining assets of Air America.
7. LEGISLATION Called Ji.m Mi.chie,
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on . ministrative Practice and. Procedure
staff member, and informed him that a decision was made by the
Director that we would not make Agency files available to the Subcommittee
staff for their review to determine what material 'they .considered
relevant to their inquiry. I confirmed with him our honest intention to
be cooperative and to provide complete information to the Subcommittee
necessary and relevant to their proposed legislation. I further explained
that any material provided would have to be sanitized to remove names and
operational information. He reacted strongly and insisted that they should
be permitted to review our material in order to assure themselves that
we are not holding anything back. He added that they would put their
request for additional material made yesterday in writing and he insisted
that the Agency make clear its position in writing.
- GLC) ADMINISTRATIVE Hank Knoche, IC
Staff, called to advise me that the Director had sent his reclama letter to
Chairman John McClellan, Senate- Appropriations Committee, to OMB
Director Lynn for coordination of an Administration position and then
transmittal to Chairman McClellan.
9. IAISON Called John Maury, Assistant:
Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Defenses- discuss the
status of DOD contacts with the Se e u icxary Subcommittees on
Administrative Practice and Procedure, and Health for their legislative
hearings. Maury was not personally familiar with the case but gave >mc the
name of George Lippincott who is handling this within DOD. -I will giv
Mr. Lippincott a call.
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 24 October 1975
1. I I LIAISON After learning that.
Gerrard Svo o a was employed y a private ferrying company under
contract to Air America and that Air America could provide infor-
mation concerning his disappearance, I again called Mr. Dee Woodberry, R
in the Lakeland, Florida district office of Senator Lawton Chiles (D. , Fla.),
and relayed this information to him, assuring him that I was not aware of
it when we spoke yesterday. He said he would very much appreciate
receiving any additional details that Air America could provide and I
told him I would see to it that such a letter was sent. Mr. Jack Blake,
DDA, has been advised.
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OCI, to a briefing of Jack Brady and Jack Sullivan, on the staff of t ho 25X1
House Committee on International Relations, updating for Brady and
Sullivan the current situation in Southeast Asia. The briefing went well
and Messrs. Brady and Sullivan indicated appreciation for
report. is writing a memorandum for the record.
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