CONFIRMATION HEARING OF E. HENRY KNOCHE TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 23 JUNE 1976

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00983A002200070047-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: June 30, 1976
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT: Confirmation Hearing of E. Henry Knoche to be
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 23 June 1976
1.. At 9:45 a.m.. on 23 June 1976, the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence met in open session on the nomination of E, Ilenry.Knoche to
be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.. The hearing was held in
.Room 235, Russell Senate Office Building. A complete transcript of the
hearing was taken by Ward and Paul Reporting Company.
Senator Daniel Inouye (D. , Hawaii)., Chairman
Senator Birch Bayh (D., Ind.)
Senator :Adlai Stevenson (D.. , Ill..)
Senator Robert Morgan (D.:, N. C.)
Senator .Howard Baker, Jr.. (R., Tenn.)
Senator :Strom Thurmond (R.., S. C.)
Senator Jake Garn (R., Utah)
William Miller., Staff Director
Michael Madigan, Minority Counsel
Charles Kirbow
Sam Bouchard
Walter Ricks
Anne Karalekas.
Ted Ralston
Molly Dillon
Rick Inderfurth
4. Accompanying Mr. Knoche were:
Deputy Legislative Counsel
/Comptroller
ff.ice of General Counsel
Assistant Legislative Counsel
MORI/CDF
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5. Chairman Inouye opened the session by stating that the Committee
had heard from Mr. . Knoche in executive session the previous week and that
Mr. Knoche demonstrated that his qualities for the post are of an extraordinarily
high order." The Chairman viewed the nomination of Mr. Knoche as an
important indication of the increasing emphasis the U.S. Government places
on the intelligence analysis function. During the course of the hearing,
Senators Baker, Thurmond, Bayh, Garn, Stevenson, and Morgan all spoke
highly of Mr. Knoche's qualifications and announced their intention to -
support his nomination.
6. After the opening remarks by Chairman Inouye and Senator Baker,
Mr. Knoche read a brief opening statement. All members of the Committee
then questioned Mr. Knoche. In response to questions, Mr. Knoche -
Agreed to provide the Committee a full set of CIA
regula ions and notify them of changes;
b. Recommended providing NSCID's to Committee, but
said NSC is the custodian;
suggested guidelines for GAO audits, and submit them to the Committee;
d. Agreed to work with the staff to develop pro-
cedures to report all CA projects to the Committee, not just
the major on--s;
e. Agreed to instruct the Inspector General and the
General Counsel to submit to the Committee reports similar
to those provided the IOB;
f. Agreed to instruct the General Counsel to notify the
Committee when he refers allegations that activities by CIA
employees violate Federal law to the Department of Justice;
g. Agreed to regularly remind CIA employees to bring
to top management's attention activities which raise questions of
legality or propriety; .
h.. Acknowledged that CIA employees should be able to
come directly to the Committee if they are fearful--for whatever
reason--of reporting a questionable activity to the Inspector
General or IOB;
i. Agreed to work with the Committee to establish ground
rules to keep the Committee informed of Inspector General surveys;
j . Agreed to volunteer substantive information to Congress
that is relevant to the broad spectrum of Committce's interests.
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7. Senator Inouye was forced to leave mid-way during the session
for an Appropriations Committee mark-up session. Before leaving he announced
that proxy votes had been submitted in favor of the nomination from Senators
Barry Goldwater (R., Ariz.), William Hathaway (D., Maine), and Waiter
Huddleston (D. , Ky.). Senator Bayh closed the meeting stating the Committee
had 12 votes in favor of the nomination, and That NMr. Knoche could'be assured
that the nomination would be favorably reported. He further stated the
Committee would poll the remaining members and would post the final vote
at the end of the day.
Assistant Legislative ?Coun el
1-Mr. Knoche
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