MEETING WITH JIM CLARK OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001700060022-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: March 28, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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9 8 MAR 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting with Jim Clark of the Bureau of the Budget
1. On 14 March 1966 Jim Clark of the Bureau of the Budget tele-
phoned and was mildly upset about our criticism of Marty Convisser
for going directly to the Office of Communications about a problem
without first setting up an appointment through PPB. This led to con-
siderable discussion and culminated in a meeting between Dick Helms,
Jim Clark, and me on Wednesday, 16 March. Jim Clark felt that BOB
analysts are being unduly restrained in their freedom of movement
within the Agency and that this apparently represents a change in policy.
Dick reaffirmed our desire that all appointments for briefings and meet-
ings be made in a regular manner through PPB. At the same time, he
assured Jim that we would make available to the Bureau all the informa-
tion they desire and that BOB analysts would certainly have an oppor-
tunity to talk with any Agency employee at any level. Dick encouraged
Jim to try this arrangement for a month or so and to come back and
talk with him again if he has any problems.
2. After leaving Dick Helms, Jim Clark and I pursued this matter
and got into the area of casual meetings, including social contacts such
as lunches, at which business might be discussed. He asked whether
we intend to insist that a PPB representative be present at such meet-
ings. I assured him that we do not wish to inhibit casual or social con-
tacts in any way but that there will be a very definite problem if a pat-
tern of such contacts develops which makes it appear that BOB analysts
are attempting to by-pass PPB. I also said that, if an analyst gleans
some information in any such casual discussions which appears to con-
flict in any way with the information he has received from PPB, I
thought the analyst would be obligated to go to PPB and straighten out
the matter.
3. There is no question that the Bureau does not like this new ar-
rangement. At the same time, there is no question that Jim and I
understand each other, and I think that with good will on both sides
this arrangement can be made to work.
L. K. White
Executive Director-Comptroller
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