JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R001100180011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 22, 1976
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal -- Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday - 22 December 1976
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6. LIAISON I talked wit 25X1
and in General Samuel Wilson's office at DIA, concerning T5x1
charge by Tad Szulc in Penthouse M,izine that U. S. military intelligence
agencies were training foreign insurgents in California. I IsatdX1
that they had similar inquiries on this from the press and recently from
Bill Miller, Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. They
had told the press that these was no truth to the stories, but were making
a more thorough check before getting back to Bill Miller. He said, however,
that the were .pretty sure there was no substance to the charge. Meanwhile,
I Ichecked through his contacts in the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
who in turn checked with all four military branches,- and was able to determine
through these conversations that the Pentagon was not involved in any such
training program. 25X1
7. LEGISLATION Dave Bushong, in Senat6 xl
James Pearson's (R. , Kans.) office, called me to ask whether the Agency
would like any assistance with le Y'?tin the coming Congress. He said
that he would be glad to help us if we had any legislation we would like to
see considered. I said that at the present time the Agency was strongly
urging consideration of the intelligence sources and methods bill and the
two deputies legislation, and I said I would forward copies of each to him.
8. LEGISLATION Called Jack Sapp, Senat,65X1
Rules Committee, to find out the status of and prospects for S. Res. 586,
which would restructure the Senate committee system. Mr. Sapp would not
speculate as to the resolution's chances for success, but did say Senator
Adlai Stevenson (D. , Ill.) is expected to resubmit the resolution on 4 January
and that the Rules Committee has scheduled hearings for 5 and 7 January 1977.
Finally, Mr. Sapp noted the Rules Committee may be instructed to report
back to the Senate on the resolution by 19 January.
LIAISON Mike Madigan, Minority25X1
Counsel, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, called to request an
interview with the former Chief of thel tation for the after.nc c til
of 30 December 1976. I told Madigan I would see if he was available on
that date and let him know.
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