VISIT WITH JIM FELLENBAUM, STAFF ASSISTANT SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00467A000400030009-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 6, 1976
• Content Type: MFR

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6 October 1976
OLC: 76-2773/a
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Visit with Jim Fellenbaum, Staff Assistant
Senate Appropriations Committee
Met with Jim Fellenbaum, staff assistant, Senate Appropriations
Committee. Fellenbaum is responsible for military construction as well
as intelligence matters for the Committee but indicated that he will have
considerably more time to devote to intelligence matters than did Guy
McConnell, in that the military construction account has gotten much
smaller in recent years. Fellenbaum appears quite interested in the new
assignment and indicated on a number of occasions that he wants to
cooperate as much as possible with the Community and wants to insure
that the intelligence mission is adequately funded.. Fellenbaum stated that
he of course takes his marching orders from Chairman McClellan and that
McClellan indicated that he expects full cooperation by Fellenbaum with
the Agency. I suggested that as initial orientation, Fellenbaum should
come out to the building and talk to Jim Taylor, Comptroller, and Bill
STATINTL C Staff, in order to get an overview of the CIA and the IC budget
process. Fellenbaum agreed this would be a good idea and indicated he
has no knowledge of the Intelligence Community. He stressed that he expects
to get information on a need-to-know basis and not go on fishing expeditions
for curiosit sake. I told him I would set up briefings with Taylor
STATINTL and Jor the week of 12 October. I also broached the possibility
of an. overseas trip during the recess. Fellenbaum said that he does not
particularly like to travel but if we feel a trip would be useful for him,
he would of course be anxious to go. He stipulated it should be no more
than two weeks at the outside and he is not interested in the kind of junkets
the military puts on which generally include sightseeing and shopping
trips in London and Paris. He stressed that unless we felt Western
European cities were of particular importance, he would just as soon
stay away from the major capitals. I told him I would get back shortly
with a proposed itinerary. STATINTL
Assistant Legislative ounse
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STATINTL
Here-is one bright spot. I
thought you would be interested
in the attached Memo for the
Record of
contact with Jim Fellenbaum,
who will be assisting Guy
McConnell as his answer to
Chuck Snodgrass. I am ,
encouraging Fellenbaum to visit
some of our overseas stations
in an effort to get him some-
where near Snodgrass' level
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of information. I propose to
have scort
LFellenbaum on a trip to areas
T which the DDO and others feel are
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has never had an opportunity to
travel abroad in his umpteen
years with the Agency and I think.
this trip would be beneficial for
him also. STATINTL
eorg L. Gary
L islative Counsel
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