STATE DEPARTMENT DRAFT BILL TO AMEND COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934. AS AMENDED

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: February 24, 1962
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Inspector General ~s J ~. tic / ` n
State Department Draft Bill to Amend
Comm'anicatione Act of 1934, As Amended
LThis memorandum is for the information of the Director of
Central Intelligence.
2. On 7 February 1962, Mr. James Hyde, Bureau of the Budget,
requested this Agency's informal comments an a draft bill which has
been proposed by the State Department amending the Communications
Act of 1934 so as to permit reciprocity between this country and foreign
governments in establishing low power radio stations. The Bureau of
the budget's request and a copy of the draft bill are attached as Tab A.
Comments were requested from the DD/p', 1)13/I and the Office of
Communications.
3. The D/I had no comment on the proposal
Com
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ments fro urn
ce of Communications, concurred in b
the DD/P
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, are attached
as Tab S. The present proposal, except for one minor change. to
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repoasi which this Agency supported in 1956.
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Tab A). '1 erefore, there may be some question as to whether the
Bureau of the Budget and the White House will decide to go forward
sal at this titre. Mr. Hyde commented is this connection.
If a decision was made to proceed, preliminary discussions with
appropriate committees should be undertaken by the State Department.
S. An Indicated, this bill could encounter difficulty either in
Comm te, or on the floor of the Congress. However, 1 wished to
advise you that, consistent with our pr*vlous position on earlier
poaats. wo have again advised the Bureau of the Budget that we
it this proposed legislation provided public debate would not recut
luxes harmful to the Agency.
John S. Warner
Logislative Counsel
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g. Counsel
CSC/L.C/OLC:, rnd (24 ?eb 62)
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