LETTER TO MR. PHILLIP S. HUGHES FROM JOHN S. WARNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01370R000400040011-2
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 1, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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I June 19"
Mr. Phillip S. Hid
istant Director for
Legislative ke":eace
Bureau of the gst
Washington 25. D. C.
Dear Mr. lfughes:
Foilowiarg up on my telephone conversations with intr. George
bch'"tarswalder, this is to advise of this Agency's views on the draft
bill To establish a United states Uisara sanent Agency.` forwarded by
your memosaadun of 25 May 1961.
There were several technical points which I brought to Mr.
Schwasswalder's attention, suoesting that possibly certain specific
provisions were not necessary in view of authorities existing in general
law. Since ae took notes on these, I have not detailed thorn in this
letter.
We have noted that in secttos 31 it is proposed the Director of
the : isarmament Agency be authorised to :make arrangements for
research in certain fields which are closely allied to existing rosponsi-
bilities of this Agency. In particular I refer to Subsections (a). (b) and
(c) of -Section 31. If the proposed legislation is enacted into law, we
believe that class coordination and consultation will be necessary to
avoid duplication of effort. In connection with the coordination problem,
we note Section 37 provides for collaboration and coordination between
the Director of We Disarmament Agency and the Secretary of Defense
and the Atomic ?.nergy Commisbion with suitable procedures to See
established subject to the approval of the President. At the end of
ectiLon 37 (a), there is general provision for procedures, subject to
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tins approval of the Presidentj, between the Director of the
Jisarrna nowt Agency and ouch other agencies as the President
may designate from time to time. It is believed that We latter
provision provides a sufficient statutory salegesrd in the event
coordination problems between the proposed ::)is"snarnant -1-gency
and this Agency do not appear to be s4seeepttble to resolutiuu.
to offer.
With respect to the "bar previsioes in the proposed l*kislation, ILLEGI
we see no objection from our viewpoint and have so other comments
Lace rely.
cc: IG
Comptroller
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John S. Warner
Legislative Counsel
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