LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY BY JOHN C. STENNIS

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'V JOHN C. STENNIS, MISS., CHAIRMAN [. SYMCKSO 4,Vp.prO d'?T7EZXC j ~,,,$itw HIJART . I se 2005/04/27: CIA-RDP77MOO144ROO1200020008-2 NG THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, N.H. WILLIAM L. SCOTT, VA. HARRY F. BYRD. JR., VA. ROBERT TAFT, JR., OHIO HAROLD E. HUGHES, IOWA SAM NUNN GA. 'Unffeft , fofez Zone & COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON, D.G. 20510 05 Y A 75r-O! Honorable William E. Colby Director of Central Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. Enclosed herewith is a copy of S. Res. 6, a resolution now pending before this Committee, which is referred to you for consideration. It will be appreciated if you will submit to this Committee six copies of the recommendations of your Department with reference to this legislation. Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R001200020008-2 Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R001200020008-2 UNCLASSIFIED -;EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT,. Routing Slip 8 D/DCI/IC 9 D/DCI/Nb 1 GC 11 LC''- IG 13 Compt 141 D/Pers 17( Asst/DCI 18 AO/DCI 19 ACTION INFO 5 e ruary 1975 . 11 Dale SECRET Response for DCI signature, please. 29 January 1975 Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R001200020008-2 U ur1.LAJ311-1 tu ^ U?SEONLr.O1NL UY ^ CONFIDENTIAL ^ SECRET Approved For ReleaA'MVWR74-RWPQQM1SUM 200020008-2 SUBJECT: (Optional) !Legislative Counsel 7D49 TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building) 1. Director OFFICER'S INITIALS 31 January 1975 COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.) Three bills referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee have been.sent to us for comments. is an interim reply to the ::Attached for your signature STFIT 3-62~ 610 USE w pro re FPM*ase 0 5/([q IN jRI L'77 1 000200 2 u ONLY ., UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R001200020008-z January 15, 1975 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE in Congress assembled, That, in honor of economy back to health. We are ready to the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, meet the challenge and we shall meet it Junior, who was born on January 18, 1929, in a way that is both more effective for January 15 of each year is hereby desig- nated, as "Martin Luther King Day". The the country and fairer to the average citi- President is authorized and requested to zen than the program we heard today. issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of the United States to com- By Mr. INOUYE: ?nemlx?ate the life and the service to his S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution to all- country and its citizens of the Reverend -thorize and request the President of the Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, and to United States to issue a proclamation By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. CHILES, Mr. McixTYRE, Mr. HATHAWAY, Mr. PELL, Mr. PAS_ TORE, Mr. RIBICOFF, Mr. BROOKE, Mr. MusxxE, Mr. HOLLIN(;B, and Mr. LEAHY) : - - { 8.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution to require the submission and approval by the Con- gress of fees on oil imports. Referred to the Committee on Finance.' Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, al- though I support the main goals of the President on the economy and energy, the specific proposals are seriously flawed iii many basic respects. The proposal for an immediate tax cut is a welcome about-face in the admin- istration's original position, but the amount of the cut is too small, its two- stake timing is unwise, and the distri- bution of the benefits is excessively gen- erous to the rich. Although I support many of the details of the energy package, I am adamantly opposed to the exorbitant new taxes pro- posed on domestic and foreign oil, and I am today introducing legislation to block: any such action by the President without the approval of Congress. The President is tragically wrong in asking the country to accept $30 billion in higher prices for gasoline and fuel and he is wrong in giving the oil companies such a major role to play in the vital energy decisions that must be made. The President's energy tax program is both inflationary and recessionary. Not only will it drive prices up by $30 billion, but it will also drain $30 billion from other, areas of the economy. It is wishful thinking to believe the administration can devise a tax rebate policy to cushion the enormous and unfair burden that will be imposed on millions of individuals. Especially harsh is the proposal to limit the increase in social security benefits to 5 percent this year. Why does the President single out the Nation's 25 mil- lion elderly for special hardship in the fight against inflation. The President spoke not a single word about price and wage restraint in the private sector. And, among Federal spending programs, why is social security the first to feel the knife? What about the fat in the defense budget? What about all the other sacred cows of the special interests? . Sadly, the social security moratorium is a clear symbol of the over-all pro- posais-windfalls for the well off, but heavy new hardships for everyone else. Overall, the program is unfair-unfair to the elderly, unfair to the poor, unfair to workers, unfair to New England, and unfair to two hundred million average American citizens. It is up to Congress now to act. We have a mandate of our own to bring the liberty as guaranteed to Englishmen by the Magna Carta, and the dedication that caused our Founding Fathers to forsake the security of civilization to seek liberty, justice, and opportunity in the wilderness of the New World.- -In recent years, however,. there has been growing concern and a widespread belief that our- Government: has been undergoing .s# constitutional.crisis. The form and.function$ which the Day." ,Referred to the Committee 'tion defined for the various branches and on the Judiciary s ~ eveis of government have been criticized. Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, today i3flfie constitutional concepts of supreme am introducing a resolution that will pro, ;law of ; the . land, popular ..sovereignty, which was signed on July 4, 1770, by the 58 members of the.Continental Congress marks the .birth of our. Nation sand sets forth the basic philosophical beliefs upon which this country was founded.';It ,1.9 the Constitution of the United -Mates, however, which was signed on Septem- stitutional Convention .that inaugurated, the birth of our Government by provid= ing the legal framework for-all its. opera- tions. The Constitution defines our. Na checks and balances, separation of pow- dxs, Judicial supremacy, freedom of the press,'and rights'offree speech and as- sembly have all been challenged by vari- ous public oflicials,,group spokesmen, and women and private, citizens. ?t'T111s crisis is reflected in a diminishing respect for our entire governmental and political system. Rec,:nt public opinion surveys show'alarge majority of Amer- icans give our Government fair or poor marks for honesty, :fairness, justice, ef- ficiency,` consideration,' and responsive- tional Government's form and functions',; local government, :31 percent lack faith and specifies the duties of and restrictions ti, In,State government,-30 percent give lit- on the Federal Union and the individual l tie or no credence to the -Congress, 25 States. percent express, doubts about the func- it became a free Nation. And in 1976 a nationwide bicentennial celebration will take place commemorating the Declara- tion of independence and the higtorical significance of our breaking -free from the chains of British suppression.: ? I believe the Constitution- deserves most one-fourth of the public lacks trust in the executive branch. In this atmosphere of alienation and frustration,:, the: Constitution has too 'often been ignored or distorted. rather than used as a -guide for -resolving our differences. :Public officials have been similar national recognition. Gladstone, ..:denied.their constitutional rights of free the eminent English jurist, believed our speech by bellowing hecklers. In return, Constitution to be "the most. wonderful 'public officials have attempted to deny work ever struck off at a given time by ' ''or curtail protestors' constitutional the brain and purpose of man." The Founding Fathers who drafted the Con- stitution included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, James Wilson, Edmund Randolph, and John Rutledge. Thomas Jefferson re- ferred to these men as "an assembly of demigods." And it is the genius of their work that has served this Nation in times of war and peace, economic hardship and prosperity, political chicanery and virtue, governmental crisis and fortune. For almost 200 years of rapid, revolu- tionary, and unpredictable change in American society those few thousand words have directed the growth of this Nation toward greatness as the world's leader and champion of freedom. In 1966, when Constitution Week ' was proclaimed by the late President Lyndon rights of peaceable assembly., The free pres has been assailed 'at. the highest `.levels of government. And many citizens seem willing to see the "bearers of bad tidings" punished as if newsmen are re- sponsible for the events they report. The decrees of the Supreme Court have been decried, disregarded, or defied by private citizens and elected representa- tives alike. Constitutionally guaranteed civil rights and liberties have come un- der attack by advocates of law and order, while constitutional law and civil order have been ridiculed by proponents of anarchy. The growth of Executive power has also become an issue of great concern B. Johnson, he eloquently noted the his- balances and separation of powers have torical and intellectual threads that were ? been weakened with the acquiescence of woven into the fabric of' our govern- .the Congress as successive .administra- mental charter by those wise and learned tions have sought more power. The much hot summer of 1787. President Johnson stated: Our Constitution did not spring forth in a single moment of inspiration. Rather, it was the culmination of man's long struggle for freedom, justice, equality, and recognition of the dignity of man. It reflects the wisdom of the Old and New Testaments, the democratic principles of ancient Greece, the justness of over the.past two decades in the Halls of Congress and across the Nation. The constitutional concepts of checks and impoundments, the war powers, and the power of the purse are not new-they are a ? natural outgrowth of the history of congressional-Executive relations since the years of the New Deal..Even the .Leaders of both imajo palitical parties Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R001200020008-2 ''S;220 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ='SENATE `Ja iuc ry 15,' 9 71 States uovernmenz or any person, nrm, or new legislation relating to the intelligence nuiurmes 01 TLS Members while concur- corporation, or any officer or former officer operations or activities of the Federal Gov- rently asking the rest of the Nation tc or employee of any firm or corporation em- ernment which the select committee con- carry the burden of the present economic ployed by the United States to conduct any siders necessary or desirable as the result of "difficulties. intelligence operations or activities for the its study and investigation. Mr. President, last year this same Sen- ,United States, to produce before the commit- SEC. 5. The select committee shall make ate voted against such a pay raise. To.. tee any books, checks, canceled checks, cor- an interim report of its findings not later financial records, papers, physical evidence, tion is agreed to,, and a final report of the records, recordings, tapes, or materials in results of the investigation and study con- obedience in any subpena or order; (7) to ducted by it pursuant to this resolution, to- take depositions and other testimony on oath gather with its findings and its recommenda- anywhere within the United States or in tions for any new legislation it deems neces- any other country; (8) to procure the tem- nary or desirable, to the Senate at the earliest porary or intermittent services of individual practicable date but no later than Februar , y consultants, or organizations thereof, in the 28, 1976. The select committee may also sub- .same manner and under the same conditions mit to the Senate such additional interim as a standing committee of the Senate may reports as it considers appropriate. After sub- procure such services under section 202 (1) mission of its final report, the select com- of the Legislative Reorganization, Act of mittee shall have 90 days to close its affairs, 1946; (9) to use on a reimbursable basis, and on the expiration of such 90 days shall with the prior consent of the Government cease to exist. department or agency concerned and the SEC. 8. Expenses of the select committee Committee on Rules and Administration, the under this resolution shall be paid from the services of personnel of any such department contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers or agency; (10) to use on a reimbursable approved by either of the two cochairmen basis or otherwise with the prior consent of of the select committee. the chairman of any other of the Senate SEC. 7. (a) It is the sense of the Senate committees or the chairman of any subcom- that the President immediately` designate mittee of any committee of the Senate the an individual of the highest character and facilities or services of any members of the Integrity from outside the Executive Branch staffs of such other Senate committees or to serve as special prosecutor for the Gov- any subcommittees of such other Senate ernment of the United States in any and all committees whenever the select committee criminal investigations, indictments, and ac- or its chairman deems that such action is tions arising from any violations of the Na- necessary or appropriate to enable the select tional Security Act of 1947 or the Central In- committee to make the investigation and telligence Act of 1949 by any person acting study authorized and directed by this reso- Individually or .in combination with others. lution; (11) to have access to any data, evi- (b) It is further the sense of the Senate dence, information, report, analysis, or doc- that the President should grant such special ument or papers relating to any of the mat- prosecutor all authority necessary and pro- ters or questions which it is authorized and per to the effective performance of his duties directed to investigate and study in the and should submit the name of such designee custody or under the control of any depart- to the Senate re uestin. o of q ernment having the -power under the laws of the United States to investigate any al- leged criminal activities or to prosecute per- sons charged with crimes against the United States which will aid the select committee to prepare for or conduct the investigation and study authorized and directed by this resolution; and (12) to expend to the ex- tent it determines necessary or appropriate any moneys made available to it by the Senate to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon it by this resolu- tion and to make the investigation and study it is authorized by this resolution to make. d K. th (b Sb I u I SENATE RESOLUTION 7-SUBMIS- SION OF A RESOLUTION CON- CERNING SALARY INCREASES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (Referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.) - Mr. HANSEN. Mr. President, today,-we find the Nation confronted with a num- ber of serious and complex economic problems. The economle woes of the Na- tion have affected almost every individ- poenas may a ssue e select committee acting through either of the co- ual in our great country. chairmen or any other member designated The President has recognized these by either of them, and may be served by any problems and has made recommenda- person designated by such chairman or other tions to the Congress to ease and, hope- member anywhere within the borders of the fully, put an end to our present economic United States. Either the chairman of the difficulties. select committee, or any other member, Both the President and the Congress thereof, is hereby authorized to administer recognize there will be no immediate re- oaths to any witnesses appearing before the lief, but rather hope for steady economic committee. recovery. During this recovery period, (c) In preparing for or conducting the in- Americans are being asked to - sacrifice ' vestigation and study authorized and directed and conserve. by this resolution, the select committee shall - be empowered to exercise the powers con- At a time when the President and the ferred upon committees of the Senate by Congress are asking Americans to sacri- section 6002 of title 18 of the United States face, it seems completely ridiculous that Accordingly, this: year' the need is even greater for the Senate to go on record opposing a pay raise. It is in this context I introduce my resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, first, the President should not recommend a pay raise for the Con- gress and other high-level Government officials, and, second, If the President should make such a recommendation, the recommendation should be disapproved, Adoption of this resolution is neces- sary to express to the American people that the Congress, in time of economic difficulty, is holding the lid on unneces- sary spending,, and more importantly, will not consider -raising salaries of its Members while asking those who elected them to sacrifice during these troubled economic times. :: Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- sent that my resolution be printed at this point in the RECORD. There being no objection, the resolu- tion was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: S. RES. 7 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that (1) the President should recommend, with respect to his recommendations to be transmitted to Congress during calendar year 1975 under section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, that salaries of positions referred to in such section net be increased, and (2) if recommendations are made during calendar year 1975 for Increases in salaries, those recommeruiaWe. a ss-ould be disapproved. SENATE RESOLUTION 8--SUBMIS- -SION OF A RESOLUTION CON- CERNING PROPOSED BUDGETARY RESCCS (Ordered held at the desk, by unani- mous consent.) Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, today I have introduced a resolution which if passed will in spirit disapprove a pro- posal by the President of the United -States to rescind $1.3 million previously appropriated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for detention and deportation of illegal aliens. It is imper- ative that we act on this resolution with great speed, to set the record and to in- form the President that the U.S. Senate will not approve rescissions where - the -Integrity of the law enforcement sys- tem is put in jeopardy. - Recently, in my home State of Nevada, Approved For Release 2005/04/27 : CIA-RDP77M00144R00.12OOD20008-2'