LETTER TO MR JAMES M. FREY FROM JOHN D. IAMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000600120043-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2005
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: March 18, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

CONFIDENTIAL
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Mr. James M. Frey
Deputy Associate Director
International Affairs Division
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D. C. 20503
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As you know, each year the Director, 03 AB, addresses a letter to
the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees identifying
the appropriations requests for the Central Intelligence Agency. When these
letters were delivered this year I understand that a member of one of the
Cc~nirn1tteq Staffs raised a question about the meaning and implication of the
language which says; 'In accordance with existing understandings, these
nts will be considered to be available to the Central Intelligence Agency
'stil expended, subject to established procedures for review and control . a
To reflect more accurately the intent of that language, which has been
included in these letters to Congress without change since the mid--39b0as,
I would like to suggest that in future years the following language be substi-
toted for the second paragraph of the {MB letter: "If approved, the funds
will be transferred to the CIA pursuant to provisions under 50 U.S.C. 403f
and will be expended in accordance with applicable provisions of law,
including, but not limited to, 50 U.S.C.A. 403, as amended, and 50 U.S.C.A.
403a-j, as amended. The amounts indicated to be spent for regular operations
shall. be treated in a manner similar to annual appropriations. Unobligated
funds not required for regular operations shall periodically be placed in
the Contingency Reserve and shall be treated as no-year funds while in
the Reserve. However, when funds are withdrawn from the Reserve, they
shall be treated in a manner similar to annual appropriations for the year
in which the withdrawal occurs. Withdrawals frora this Reserve will be
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scocamplished by a request from the. CIA and must be approved by the
Office of Management and Budget. The CIA will notify you as soon as
practicable of each such Reserve withdrawal after approval by the Office
of Management and Budget. n
If you agree with this language, I propose that we show it to our
House and Senate Appropriations Committee staffers now, explaining that
it will become a part of future letters to them.
Sincerely.
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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 2
Friday - 14 March 1975 rNTIAL
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4. (Unclassified - LLM) Met with Representative Carroll Hubbard.
(D., Ky. ), President of the 94th Democratic Club, and reviewed the
arrangements for the breakfast/briefing at Headquarters on. 18 March
and he had no specific suggestions. I told him we appreciate the assistance
of his fine office staff in this endeavor and are hoping that the session will be
truly beneficial both for the members and'the Agency representatives
who will be in attendance.
I also reviewed with Carol Hanson, of the Representative's staff,
the status of acceptances which now stands at 14. She said most .-Who
could not attend on the 18th were picking up our invitation for a subsequent
breakfast/briefing. She will be making a survey of the offices who have
not responded and will be in touch with us on the results.
5. (Internal Use Only - LLM) In response to his recently
expressed interest, provided Dave Keaney, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee staff, the 5 March Law of the Seas publication on Jvlor occo.
6. (Confidential - LLM) In the absence of the Representative,
met with Roger Lewis, in the office of Representative Morris K. Udall
(D. , Ariz. ), and told him of the changes underway at
and that the new tenants apparently were going to retain m.os t, ii not all,
of the employees. L,
of this development
7. (Unclassified - LLM) In response to Jim Olivcr's ) " request,
I identified the resolutions establishing the two Select Committees.
8. (Unclassified - JMD) In response to his request, confirmed with
Richard Moose, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, arrangements
for NIO/SE.A, to brief Senator. Dick Clark on Monday,,
17 March at 1:00 p. m. on the subject of Vietnam and Cambodia.
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