JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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Thursday - 30 December 1976
15. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING I DIA, called
stating that the letter from the Secretary of Defense to the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee went out on 24 December declining
the invitation to appear on 13 January and referring to the Secretary's
annual report and the JCS posture statement which would appear in
late January. I Isaid that although DIA was not included in the
letter, DIA would not appear either and so notified the Committee.
16. (Secret - TIW)-. BRIEFING I called Sam Goldberg,
Department Who said the letter from Secretary of State Kissinger to
t ;e- e oreign Relations Committee had gone out on December 28
and merely said that he was declining with regret and considered the
subject one which was important for its foreign policy implications
and would continue to be important in the future. Goldberg said they
then called Pat Holt,. of the Committee staff, and orally gave him the real
reason which was that it was bad timing and that the subject should
properly be addressed by the new Administration.
17. (Confidential - GL"C) LIAISON Called Bill Miller,. Staff
Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, (while he was
vacationing in New Hampshire) and discussed with him. the letter
Mr. Shackley, ADDO, had received from Chairman Daniel Inouye
(D. , Hawaii) concernin I told. Miller that Mr. Knoche
was disturbed by this letter and its prosecutorial tone. Miller said
that Elliot Maxwell, also of the Committee staff, had written the letters,
and that we should not worry. He added that they have found no violation
of charter or guidelines on the part of the Agency; that it had followed
all procedures. He said the Chairman's basic concern was with the
decision by the policymakers.
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Wednesday - 29 December 1976
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10. (Unclassified - DFM) LIAISON Elliot Maxwell, Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence staff, called to say he was reviewing the CIA
Act of 1949 and wondered what use was made of Section 5(c) of that Act
and whether that Section was still necessary. Maxwell said he would like
to discuss this with me after I had a chance to review it.
12. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Sam Hoskinson, NSC staff,
called I land said he had talked to
William Hyland, also o the NSC staff, last night and Hyland had said that
J. J. Taylor, of the NSC staff, had acted on his own initiative in setting
up a briefing for Senator Robert Byrd (D., W. Va.), and that Hyland
feels, as he discussed with Mr. Knoche, that we (CIA) should work this out
with Bill Miller, Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
and that it should be referred to the Select Committee. Hoskinson said
that Taylor is going to get in touch with Senator Byrd's office but he
sees no reason why we could not get in touch with the Senator's office
if we wished. Hoskinson told me that Taylor had already briefed
Representative Antonio B. Won Pat (D., Guam). I said there was probably
no harm in his doing this, but if we had known, we would have preferred
it been done differently.
13. Confidential - GLC) LIAISON In follow-up of ray conversation
wit OGC, I called Art Rovine, Department Q~LState,
concerning a C77`7 77-t agreement. Rovine was interested in the s
ta. tiz
of our conversations with Senate and House committees on this subject,
and I gave him a fill in. In response to his query, I told Rovine that I
did not think it would be a good idea fora joint session when we meet
with Senator Clifford Case (R., N. J.). I told Rovine that I was planning
on getting in touch with Jack Brady, Chief of Staff, House International.
Relations Committee, on this subject and would be back in touch with
him tomorrow.
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Wednesday - 29 December 1976
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6. (Internal Use Only - THW) LIAISON J. J. Hitchcock, ;
Department, called stating that Phil C. Habib, Assistant Secretary, East
.Asian and Pacific Affairs, State Department, had asked him for- any studies
which had been made by the Intelligence Community with respect to the
Church Committee Report. I told him I was unaware of any study of the
overall Church Committee Report but there had been some studies made
of the 88 recommendations. He asked if he could get a copy of such
papers and I told him I would check.
8. (Unclassified - DFM) LIAISON Jean Evans, Senator Robert
Stafford's (R. , Vt.) designee on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
called to ask for Agency information on the U. S. S. R's "USA Institute."
Specifically, Evans wants a one page memo explaining the functions of the
Institute and expecially wants to know if there is any indication it has been
used as a front for intelligence purposes.
9. (Confidential - DFM) LIAISON Tom Moore, Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence staff, called to say he would like to resume his review early
next week of Agency documents on George S. DeMohrenschildt and the transcripts
of Lee Harvey Oswald's conversations with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico
City. Moore also hopes to review materials at the same session on the six
Cubans which was the subject of Mike Madigan's, also of the Committee staff,
letter of 13 December 1976. Moore also gave me the title of a two volume
report on Cuban counter-revolutionary groups which he had previously asked
for but which we had been unable to locate. Moore also asked for copies of
certain documents which he reviewed along with the transcripts of the Oswald
conversations.
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4. (Unclassified - GLC) BRIEFING Bill Ashworth, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee staff, called concerning the Director's
appearance before the Committee on 13 January regarding U.S. /USSR
strategic balances. Ashworth said to the best of his knowledge the
hearings will still be held; that Fred Ickle, ACDA, has already accepted,
DOD has declined and the Committee has not yet heard from the Department
of Sta . ,, I told Ashworth, that I had heard from our various contcIA-L. WW
points that the White House felt that this was not the appropriate time for
such a hearing and that I had talked to Pat Holt, Chief of Staff of the
Committee, and we agreed to standby. I suggested Ashworth talk to Holt.
6. (Unclassified - JMD) LIAISON Called Beth Herter, in the
office of Representative Robert 'Lag'omarsino .(R., Calif.),, and told her we
had received a letter from asking for some unclassified
publications. I told Ms. Herter the letter was in a franked envelope of
the Congressman's but contained no note from the Congressman nor an
address for the constituent. She asked that we return the letter and the
envelope to her right away (she was upset at the fact that there was no
note from the Congressman and said she wondered if the man used one of
the Congressman's franked envelopes without permission). I told her I
would send it to her tomorrow.
told Ashworth that he thought it was being called off but would check into it.
him asking if DIA was going to appear at the 13 January hearing.
7. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING DIA, called to say
that Bill Ashworth, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, had called
was merely filling us in on his actions with respect to the hearing.
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10. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING At the request of Ed Martin.
Administrative Assistant, in the office of Senator Edward .Kennedy (D. , Mass. ),
I and I briefed Mark Schneider and Tom Sus-man in the
office of Senator Kennedy, on the problems related to 25X1
program. Mr. Schneider asked if the seven or so Americans still in
Cuban jails were part of this program, and at this point we explained
the facts with respect to .the special 19 prisoner cases and cautioned
him that this would not be made part of any public disclosure of the
program.
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12. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING I spoke with Sam Goldberg, State
Department, with respect to the request for witnesses at the January
-Mearang of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who said that they had
a draft letter prepared for Secretary of State Kissinger's signature which
merely declined with thanks and implied that while it was an important
subject, any testimony should properly be left to the new Administration.
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Thursday - 23 December 1976
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14. (Confidential - LLM) BRIEFING At the request of Bill Miller,
Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, late in the
afternoon I met with him, Elliot Maxwell and Howard Liebengood, also of
the Committee staff, to fill them in on our current efforts of making a
damage assessment of the material which had been possessed
Maxwell has been working on the legislation and said that the holdup was due
to the lack of a definition on methods and suggested we take a look at the
wording used, in S. I and review William E. Colby's recent statement on
what needs to be protected believing that this provides more acceptable
parameters for definition than what appears in our Bill. OLC will work on
this in conjunction with OGC.
case again proves the necessity for strong sources and methods legislation
and would appreciate their help in moving fast on this in the new Congress,
for him to comment on a matter under investigation. I indicated that the
In response to the request, I said we should be able to provide
next week a listing of a damage assessment and that, of course, we would
be in touch with any significant developments in the meantime. Miller said
that Chairman Daniel Inouye (D., Hawaii) has been sought out by the press
and has replied that consistent with S. Res. 400, CIA and FBI have kept
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence informed and it is not appropriate
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Wednesday - 22 December 1976
1. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Received a call from
Richard Sprague, Chief Counsel, House Select Committee on Assassinations.
He said that the matter of the Memorandum of Understanding had been
resolved with the Justice Department and that Justice had agreed to the
revisions suggested by the Committee. Sprague said they were redrafting
the Memorandum along the lines we had discussed.
Sprague also requested that I convey to the Director Chairman
Thomas Downing' s (D. , Va.) apology for having to cancel the meeting
the Director was to have with him and several other members of the
Committee on 17 December. I thanked Sprague and told him we
understood. We will keep in touch on arranging another meeting after
the holidays.
I told Sprague the 15 December article in the Los Angeles Times
attributed to him saying "the Committee would reveal the names of
CIA agents," had "created considerable heartburn here" but I had
assured our people that it was inconsistent with statements he had
made to me. Sprague said I was correct and that he made no such
statement and had not seen the article. I said I would send him a
copy, which was done.
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 21 December 1976
1. (Unclassified - LLM) LIAISON I returned the call to Mr. Cary
from Stan Sloan, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress,
in connection with a session he is.having.on Western Europe and his
intention to invit NIO, to the session. Sloan said he had spoken
to Center for Policy Support, about this and that
had suggested that he call us. I told him it was a good idea to go throug
this office since we are the focal point and it should be kept in this channel.
He apologized and said that since he used to work for the Agency he knew
some people here and this just came up in a conversation. He said that,
in the future he would touch base with us first. He said this session would
be unclassified with a variety of people included, such as StJ,CRS,
and a selection of people from around town..
2. (Unclassified - LLM) LIAISON Jackie Hess, House Select
Committee on Assassinations staff, called and asked if naturalized citizens
can get a Top Secret clearance. I said I didn't think there was any problem
but would check it out and if so I would call her back. I mentioned a
stipulation of being a citizen for five years for employment with this
Agency and that the extent and type of foreign relations also had a bearing.
She said that the person that she was referring to had just received her
citizenship. Again, I told her that if there was any problem I would call her
back this afternoon.
I talked t Office of Security, about the matter and he
confirmed what I had told Ms. Hess.
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Friday 17 December 1976
9. (Limited Official Use - CM) CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY At
Mr. Gary's suggestion, I alerted Sam Goldberg, Congressional Relations/
Department of Sa to Representative Charles Diggs' (D. , Mich.) interests
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r~~oc csia an American mercenaries there. Goldberg said Representative
Diggs had frequently quizzed State on Rhodesia but knew of no request since
the Washington Post article appeared on 9 December. He said he would
alert the African desk, and understood my suggestion that we might
route Representative Diggs to State if he wants more information or wants
to place requirements for collection on this.
10. (Limited Official Use - CM) CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY Apropos
Representative Charles Diggs' (D. , Mich.) inquiry on Rhodesia, at Mr. Cary's
suggestion I gave Bill Hogan, Counsel, Intelligence Subcommittee of the
House Armed Services Committee, the background, noting we had nothing
on alleged American mercenaries there, that we are ready to give a
background briefing, but that we may have problems if Representative Diggs
asks us to find out something. Hogan agreed that reference to the State
Department was a good first alternative, but promptly volunteered that
Representative Diggs should get in touch with Representative Lucien Nedzi.
(D., Mich.), Chairman of the Subcommittee, if he were not otherwise
satisfied. Hogan appreciated that such a request was not within our
current reporting requirements, and perhaps ought not to be.
12. (Limited Offical Use - CM) CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY At
Mr. Cary's suggestion, I reached Representative Charles Diggs (D. , Mich. )
and reported that we had almost nothing to give him in response to his
request for information on the Rhodesians and the alleged American
mercenaries, that we were ready to give him a general briefing on the
situation there; but did he want this, would this be responsive to his
request? He said we should keep the appointment with him for 9:30 a. rri.
on 21. December, because he wants to see bow we do respond to his request.
I. said we would be there. I will ale rt Center for Policy STAT
Support/DDI, who plans to do the substantive briefing.
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25. (Internal Use Only - TIIW) LIAISON I received a call from
Nancy Richards, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, requesting
information on the Zimbawe Peoples Army. After discussing the matter
with Center for Policy Support, I gave her the information
she requested.
26. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING! I spoke with Bette Ann Starkey, on the staff
of Representative Paul G. Rogers (D. , Fla. ), and requested a time early
he 25X1
in January to brief the Representativ
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said she would work out a time and call back.
27. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING I spoke with Kempton Jenkins,
Department of State, who had heard of the President's request that everybody
rn own e ain rd to appear at the hearing on January 13, 1977 before
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on strategic balance. He said .
he hoped to be able to avoid a formal answer to Senator John J. Sparkman
(D. ,. Ala.) based on the President's decision.
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28. (Secret - THW) BRIEFING I spoke wit IA, with 25X1
respect to Senator John J. Sparkman's (D. , Ala.) invitation to appear before
his Committee on January 13, 1977 on strategic balance. He said the Secretary
of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Director of Defense Intelligence Agency,
Gen. Sam Wilson, and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. George S.
Brown, would all join together in one letter declining the invitation based
on the President's guidance.
29. (Secret - TI3W) BRIEFING I spoke with Mike Farrell, in the
office of Representative William Lehman D. Fla.), and set 3 January 1977
at 1:00 p.m. to brief the Representativ 25X1
30. (Secret - TIIW) BRIEFING I spoke with Tom Smeeton, Minority
Subcommittee Consultant, House International Relations Committee, with
respect to a proposal to hold a hearing on human rights in Cambodia by
Representative Donald M. Fraser (D. , Minn.), Chairman, Subcommittee on
International Organizations. He said that while there was a possibility
nothing definite had been set as yet.
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6. (Secret - TI-1W) LIAISON I contacted the offices of Senators
Richard (Dick) Stone (D., Fla.) and Lawton Chiles (D., Fla.) and
Representatives Paul G. Rogers (D., Fla. ), J. Herbert Burke (R., Fla.),
William Lehman (D., Fla. ), Claude D. Pepper (D., Fla.) and Dante B.
Fascell (D., Fla.) in an attempt to set up briefings for the above on the
Most of the principals are out of town until
January 1977, however, Representatives Pepper and Fascell will be
in town briefly on 15 December and briefings were scheduled for them at
10:45 a. m. and 11:30 a. m. respectively. Later on in the day I spoke with
Senator Stone in Florida who asked that somebody come to Tallahassee to
brief him on the problem. We had previously alerted Senator Stone that there,
wasi which we wanted to discuss
with him at his convenience. In discussing the matter with him, he thought
the most important people to brief were himself and Representatives Fascell
and Penner. since they are the ones closest to the people involved in
7. (Unclassified - LJK) LIAISON Called Dean Pohlenz, Administrative
Assistant to Senator Roman Hruska (R., Neb. ), in response to Senator
Hruska's question regarding assignment of Freedom of Information law suits.
I advised him that FOI suits are assigned to Federal District Court judges in the.
same manner as other civil suits. There is not a special judicial panel for
these actions. Pohlenz said he would relay this information to Senator Hruska.
8. (Unclassified - RJK) BRIEFING Hugh Strain and Jerome Stolora,5X1
PSAD /GAO, visited Headquarters for a briefing on NATO Standardization
from the following Agency officers:
As the conversation developed, it was evident
that what Strain sought from the Agency was an econometric model and a data
base of information relating to the fifteen nations that make up the NATO
membership. The Agency officers carefully explained to Strain that we had no
such model or data base. They indicated that the State Department had
requested such a. study be made by the Agency, but that we had declined.
Strain said that as far as he knew, the information he wanted did not exist:
anywhere else in the Government and he had come to the Agency only because
when other agencies couldn't provide the information they suggested CIA
could. Strain asked that if the Agency should embark on such a study, that
we inform him and he also renewed his request for a number of unclassified
Agency publications,which I agreed to send to him.
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5. (Unclassified - DFM) LIAISON IToward Liebengood, Minority
Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, called to request
assurances that no documents would be immediately destroyed with the
lifting of the moratorium on destruction of documents. I again assured
him we would not begin destruction of documents.
6. (Unclassified - DFM) LIAISON Tom Moore, on. the staff of the
Senate Select Committe2 on Intelligence, visited Headquarters with Howard
Liebengood, Minority Staff Director of the Committee, to review all Agency
materials on George S. DeMohrens child t. Moore took fairly extensive notes
which will be sanitized before delivery to him. Moore and Liebengood
reviewed material from the Office of Security and DDO files.
8. (Internal Use Only -- PLC) LIAISON Met briefly with Bill
Hogan, Counsel, House Armed Services Committee. He mentioned
that he had received a call late last night at home from Charles
Snodgrass, staff member, Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations
Committee, as to how his Committee would be handling the Agency's
budget in view of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's
requirements in Senate Resolution 400. Hogan told Snodgrass that he
would handle the Agency's budget the same as always. He asked that
I keep him closely informed as to how the Senate is handling the matter.
9. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Called Sam Hoskinson, NSC
staff, and told him that I had been in touch with Russ Rourke, "White
House staff, regarding the request by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to hold hearings in January with the Director as a lead off
witness on the subject of U. S. /USSR balance of strategic forces. I
also told him it was my understanding that letters had also been sent
to DOD, Department of State, and perhaps others. (See Memorandum
for the Record.
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20. (Unclassified - GLC) LIAISON Jack Brady, Chief of Staff,
I-louse International Relations Committee, called concerning a call he
received from Representative Charles Diggs (D., Mich.) regarding an
article in today's newspaper about mercenaries in Rhodesia. I told
Brady I would check on this and be back in touch. vill
follow-up on this.
21. (Unclassified, - BA.A) LIAISON Called Carol Amato, Secretary
to Richard Sprague, Chief Counsel, I-louse Select Committee on Assassinations,
and set Friday, 17 December, at 3:30 p. m. for the Director to meet with
Chairman Thomas Downing (D., Va.) and Representatives Henry Gonzalez
(D., Texas) and Samuel Devine (R., Ohio). The Director's office has
been notified.
22. (Unclassified - GLC) LIAISON Called Frank, Slatinshek,
Chief Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, concerning ,
authorizations. Slatinshek said unless things changed in the House, his
Committee would see no need for authorization legislation since permanent
authorization language is contained in Section 8 of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949.
23. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Kemp-ton Jenkins
De arm - called in regard to the request from Chairman Sohn Sparkman,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for a hearing to be held in January
regarding U. S. /Soviet military forces balances. I told him that it seemed
to us that Senator Charles Percy (R., I11.) was the one mainly interested
in conducting the hearings, and in particular, his Executive Assistant,
Scott Cohen, was the one really. pushing it. I said that the Director really
had no objection to testifying but did have serious reservations about
appearing in open session. I also mentioned to him that I had been in
touch with Russ Rourke, White House staff, to see how the Administration
feels on this but he hasn't been back to me yet. Jenkins said that
Secretary Kissinger was out of town and they were going to send him a
message saying that most of the Committee members are busy with the
inauguration and probably wouldn't have a sufficient number available
to merit holding the hearings. Jenkins also said that Secretary of Defense
Rumsfeld was out of town but would be back Monday and they would put the
question to him. He also said be would be in contact with General Brent
Scowcroft, NSC staff, and would let nie know what his feelings are.
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10. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Called Sam Goldberg,
Congressional Relations, Department of State, on a number of topics,
including the request Sta e recezve`Tt or Claiborne Pell (D., R.I.)
requesting compartmented clearances for Geralyd Christianson, a former
State Department employee. Goldberg said to return the papers to him
and he will take care of the matter.
I also talked to Goldberg about the recent finding the President
had signed and the fact that a State Department representative would probably
be present during those hearings. Goldberg said that we should be in touch
directly with Assistant Secretaries Lawrence Eagleburger or William
Schaufele. Goldberg said he would alert Schaufele's office.
I also discussed with Goldberg the request the Agency had received
from Chairman John Sparkman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
asking the Director to appear before the Committee on 13 January on
U. S. /USSR strategic forces balance. Goldberg said he was not aware of this
and would check on it. He said it is probably in Secretary Kissinger's office.
11. (Confidential - GLC) LIAISON Scott Cohen, Executive Assistant
to Senator Charles Percy (R., Ill.), called concerning the conversation he
had with Don Henderson, Acting Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, about the Director's appearance before the Committee on
13 January on U. S. /USSR strategic forces balance. Cohen said he was in
receipt of a note from the Senator concerning Senator Percy' s, and Mr. Bush's
conversation on this matter. He said the Senator feels that the Director
should be able to provide some details in open session and that he was sure
ground rules could be arranged prior to the briefing so that Senator Sparkman
would intervene if questions were raised on sensitive matters. Cohen also
suggested as a possibility that the Director not have to answer any questions
at all during the open session. When I asked him about the possibility of
an executive session only with the transcript later being sanitized for
public distribution, Cohen said he did not think that would be satisfactory
from the point of view of the hearings. I told Cohen I would have to discuss
this again with the Director in the morning and I would be back in touch
with him.
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12. (Confidential. - GLC) FAA ALERT Spoke with Charles
Snodgrass, Defense Subcommittee staff, House Appropriations Committee,
and informed hirri of the Presidential finding approved on 3 December.
I told him that was on the hill and would be by to give him
the particulars. I also informed him that the Director would like to
bring someone from State Department along when we give the briefing.
13. (Unclassified. - JMD) LIAISON Received a call from
Greg Stokes, in the office of Senator Thomas Eagleton (D., Mo.), who
requested a copy of a report, done for the Agency on a contract basis,
entitled "Evaluation of Soviet and East European Studies Relating to
Physiological Effects on Humans on Non-Ionizing Electroma netic
Radiation." He said the report carries a contract number, I STAT
Stokes said the Bureau of Radiological Health, De _ ar
advised him of the publication and said that State does not know the source
of the work, but would like to. Stokes asked if we could provide him with
a co of the publication and the source. I have passed this request on
, OCI, office.
14. (Unclassified - THW) ADMINISTRATIVE DELIVERIES Had
courier take classified material up to Scott Cohen, Senator Charles 1-1. Percy's
(R. , Ill.) office. Material was background for Senator Percy's upcoming
trip to Japan.
15. (Unclassified - THW) LIAISON Picked up from Keith Adkinson,
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations staff, a letter to the DCI from.
Senator Sam Nunn (D. , Ga. )..
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