JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000600040010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 25, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 25 July 1975
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7. I I Bill Raiford, Congressional Research
Service, Library of C o , called and inquired as to the legal basis
for compartmented clearances. I explained that security clearances in..
Government are based upon Executive Order 10450 and that compartmented
clearances would rest upon this. basic authority. However, in effect they.
are a prescribed limitation of "need-to-know" and provide for the control.
of the dissemination and access to sensitive informatiua. I gave him a
reference to the Order and the Internal Security Act of 1950 upon which the.
Order is based.
Mr,
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Thursday - 10 July 1975
1. 1 Called Mr. Foster Collins, Deputy for USIB
and Special Support, Office of National Security
and advised him that there was no mention of Treasury, xCustoms_or any
other agencies at the Director's appearance this morning before the House
Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Facilities, Mail,
and Labor Management, 'so they were in the clear. This was true of both
the Director's testimony and his statement. A copy of the statement was
LDX'd to Mr. Collins around 1300 hours today.
Director to the office of Senator Stuart Symington (D. , Mo. ).
Grimmett, Congressional Research Service who
requested a copy of the so-called "Report." I told him we would put
one in the mail to him tomorrow morning.
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4. In response to an inquiry from
in Mr. Thuermer s office, called the office of Senator Stuart Symington
(D. , Mo..).. One of his aides read to me the statement made by the Senator
regarding his May 1973 meeting with Mr. Colby on questionable activities.
5? I I Took a call from James Guirard,
Administrative Assistant to Senator Russell B. Long (D., La.). Mr. Guirard
was told of a Newsweek magazine mention of a CIA report dealing with an
attempt by the OPEC nations to develop their own fleet of oil tankers..
Senator Long last year sponsored a bill to require 20'percent of all oil imports
to be carried on U. S. flag ships, and this Newsweek article has revived the
Senator's interest in such a bill. Guirard asked that the Senator be sent a
copy of the report, and I agreed to look into the matter. Iwas 25X1
6. (Unclassified - RC) Accompanied the Director to his meeting
before the House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Facilities
Mail and Labor Management on this date.
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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 9 July 1975
(Internal Use Only - DFM) After checking with Mr. Cary and
I I spoke with Terry Modglin, staff member on the House
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, regarding Modglin's request
on behalf of Representative Ralph H. Metcalfe (D. , Ill.), Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Panama Canal, for a general background briefing on
Panama. I said there would be no problem presenting such a briefing and,
explained the general ground rules, all of which were agreeable.. We tenta-
tively agreed on July 21st for the briefing and Modglin will call me this week
with the exact date, time, and place. I was advised. STAT
2. (Unclassified - CG) Received a call from David Nierenberg, on
the staff of Representative Andrew Maguire (D. , N.J.), who requested a
copy of the Director's report to the President of 24 December 1974, which
was released yesterday. A copy was forwarded to him.
3. (Internal Use Only - RJK) Spoke with William Hastings, on the
staff of Representative William S. Cohen (R. , Maine), who requested 1,131S
Daily Reports for SubSahara. Africa and MidEast/North. Africa. I called
FBIS Liaison and made the necessary arrangements.
4. (Unclassified - RJK) Rod Smith, on the staff of Representative
Michael Harrington (D., Mass.), called to request a copy of the so-called
'~ Report". -With Mr. Cary's approval, I advised Smith that we would
mail him a copy.
5. (Unclassified - RJK) Winston Woodland, Congressional Research
Service, Library of C n resi~alled to request a copy of the so--called
it and was told a copy would be mailed to him.
6. (Unclassified - RJK) Bruce Lehman, House Judiciary Committee
staff, called to request a copy of the so--called "=Report" and was told: STAT
a copy would be mailed to him.
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