JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78M02660R000200010052-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: January 6, 1976
• Content Type: NOTES

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Tuesday -- 6 January 197f;
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5. LEGISLA~.C'ION Called George Gilbert,
OMB, and xnguxre ~v et. er OMB needed a separate let:tGr addressed t.o
them on the bills on congressional. oversight before tlxe Senate Govex?nment
Qperatiorxs Committee. We have been asked for comments by both the
Committee and OMB. Gilbert said a letter to the Committee routed as
usual through OMB would be sufficient.
of the Senate f~.ppropriations Conxmitte called t;o rr-..guest i:hat: someone ~
from the l~.gerxcy come own and change the com.bi.nati.ons on the Committee's
safes. I spoke with. Office of. Sect~.rity, a.nd xzzade arrange__
ments for f.wo technicians to make the changes tomorrow aft:ernoan. I then
advised Jane about our plans,
`7. II:CAft.TNG Met: with Jixn. Michie, Se:uate
Judiciary'Subcommittee on ~l.dxninistrative F'ract;ice axxcl .Px?ocedure staff~cc~n--
cerning Senator Edward Kenneciy'.s (D. ; Mays. ): iixforxx~al. request that the
Agency reconsider the grounds for exempting certain portions. of the lc}63
IG report on drugs which was released under thc::C'reedoxrx of lnforrnation
.pct. I informed Michie that except for the last sc~nt:ence of paragraph 9 on
page lU, all of the claimed exemptions in the docum.eni: wexe reconi'irmed.
X left with Michie a revised page 10 which included the sentenoe previousl}r
excluded. Michie asked that I meet with him. at`the earliest: opportunity
to go over all of the Subcommittee's exhibits of :Agency clocuxnents in their
report to be certain there are no problems.
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Tuesday -- 6 January 1976
25X1 13. LIAISON Attended the funeral for
Mx. Riclxard Welch at: Arlington Cemetery. Senators Claihaxne Pell
{D. , R.I. ), and Charles Mathias (R., Mcl. ), Represse.ntat:ive Ral~ext
McClary (R. , Ill. ), and aides, and I~'rank Slatix~.slxelc and Bi11 1-log~.n,
House Arn'ied Services Committee staff, alsa ai:texzcled.
25X1 14. LEGISI,ArS'ION Galled Jinx Oliver,
OMB, and xequestecl that OMU' approve imrn.ediate i:r. ansmittal. of our
intelligence SOL1rCeS and metliads legislation to Congress naw that we
have ironed out our differences with the Depa-rtme:rxt of Justice. I also
made a plug for its inclusion in the President's legislative p:rograns and
the State of the Union message. A follow-up letter fxom t:hc Di.xectar
to James Lynn, Dir. ector, OMB, is being pr epared.
25X1 l5. IAISON ~ . ; At: his request,
reviewed wi emp on en i ate Depart:n~ent, f:lie various options
xeasonably available concerning aid to Angola and cortclucied i:hai: following
the drativ dawn on Reserves, nothing fuxther can. 1:~e accozriplished without
cangressianal approval.
25X1 16. LIAISON ,~.t ha.s regLxcst, x eviewec7
with F`xed Ruth, Legislative Assistant to Senai,or Dewey I3artlet:t (R. , Okla. },
the various reporting xequirements to Congress on co~Tert actioxl for a
speech by the Senator. I agreed to send hina a??copy of "Cruicle Ta CIA
Statutes and I,aw. "
25X1 l7. LIAISON 1,~VJ.~.eatox Byers, .l?~G:[,1~.13,
called and zvc xeviewe . t e xrxeri s of organizaf.ional. cJ-xange at t:lais time. _ ..
I-Ie also said Charles Lombard, staff of the Senate l.-~e:ranaut:ical and ,Sparc Scic.nc
Committee, needed a copy of Castro's spceclx an as~:assinat:ions :'and I
said we wauld provide it.
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after 19 ~I~~~nua:ry. She l~ac1 advised the Depat?t~rieni:s of State and Defense.
11I~:,ARINGS Janc 1~~Ir.M:cal.lan,
staff, alerted us t:hai: i:he Con~n~ittee is
scheduling a 1-icaring on repxog-raxnming relating to A:ngala sometime
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Monday - 5 January 1976
5. (Unclassified -LLM) LIAISON On a referral. of Cha.rlcs
Leppert, White House staff, called Representative Robert: McClory
(R., Ill.) and arranged to provide hixr~, tlxe necessary docuxa~zents to
facilitate his attendance and that of his assistant, Paul Ahern, at t:h~
xnemox?ial services tomorrow for M-r. Welch, tvl~.%ch I provided to
Ahern later in the afternoon.
b. (Unclassified -LLM) LIAISON Met wit:J~. l~'d Braswell,
Chief Counsel, Senate Arrxaed Services Committee, and e~;t:ended an
invitation far himself, Committee staff, or an.y of t:}x.e m.ex~a~bers of our-
CIA Subcommittee to attend the memorial services t:arrz.orrow for
Mr. Welch. Unfortunately, none of the: Senator. s a.a?e: avai.J.a.l~l.e a.3a.d.
the staff will be traveling abx?oad with Braswell, leaving t:orn.arrow.
Regarding the Senate's consideration. o# tl~.c: Pus}a nox-nzx,a.tian,
Braswell believes it is more probable that it would occur i:}ie v,Teelc of
2? January rathex? than the week of 2Q January.
7. (Unclassified -LLM) LIAISON :Met ujith. Brill ?~rautxg,
Legislative Assistant to Senator Claiborne }?ell (J~,., :[{?I,.), anti px?ovi.decl
him the necessary documents to facilitate the Sena.i:ar's ~r.z.~d his aide,
Paul Goulding, to attend the memorial services for Mra ~~re}.clx i:onz.orx?aw,
which was the subject of discussions earlier in the da.y.
8. (Unclassified -LLM) LIAISON Ad'Vised t:h,e ,5etlz.te - Yynrnnriai~it~n~-
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Coxxx~ mitt via Jane McMullan, of the Corz~rn.ittee staff, af. '~:he zr~oxrxorial
services torn.or rotiv for Mr. Welch and to en.cou.rage f:he attendance by 1:}xe
staff or any merxxbers who might be in town.
9. (Unclassified - LI.JM) IIEA:R.ING John. CJ~~al.r}.ears, Ser,a.t:e
Government Operations Committee staff, called. tG again express his
appreciation far the session he and. Chucle Meissn.ex4, a.}.so of. i:}xe C~orrxmittec
staff, had. last week with our people on the oven sight quest:aox~. ~:hilders
indicated that Mr, Colby will probably be required t:a ai:i:exec}. t:he hea.r.a.ng
on 2? January and I said he had a prior camxxxitxn.ent for 1:ha.t: d.ay. ChiJ:clers
said Ambassador 1-Ieln-~s was also going to testify. In xespon~e t:a his
query, I suggested he call as a point of coxat:ar.Y. ~vitlx NSA. to
arrange briefings six-nilar to the one provided. by the ~gexicy.
lU. (Unclassified -- Sly) EMPLOYME'N`T Mrs, .~oraf:lxy McDar.gh of
Represent xtive l~,dward l-lt~tchin.son's(R. , Mich,) offzce cal}.ecl ar~d recJuested
brochures on emp}.oyment far a constituent, 1 have pr.ovid.c:d t:he x~7af:c:rial.
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