JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R000100020026-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: July 13, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

Approved For Release 200
Journal Office of Legislative Counsel Page 6
Thursday - 13 July 1978
21, LIAISON John Chunta and
Bob Price, GAO visited headquarters for a briefing on the
efforts the CIA Was n - 1. l.opment and compilation
of ug s.a 'cs. C:/IAB/OG/NAR and
NFAC/ORPA, reviewed with them in a general
way, the difficulty in arriving at reliable statistics with
respect to illicit drug traffic. Chunta understood the
problems involved, appreciated what little information we
were able to give him and indicated that he may get back
to us with some specific questions.
22. LIAISON Jason Cooke, Staff
Associate, subcommittee on inter-American Affairs, House
International Relations Committee, called to express the
Subcommittee's appreciation for the paper on South and
Central American illegal migration, which we had sent to
the Committee recently. Cooke indicated that it was a very
impressive piece of work, thorough in its analyses and that
it was an important addition to the Committee's literature
on the subject. I thanked Cooke for his thoughtfulness and
called NFAC/CSS, asking him to convey the
appreci.a ti_on o: e Committee to the people who prepared the
report.
23. LIAISON Ryan Conroy, who is
on the staff o ; Senator Alan D. Cranston (D., Calif.), called
to ask why wca?had sent suggested replies on two recent
constituent inquiries, instead of an Agency letter? I
Jthe case of nd the
when the subject matter was
NURSItive, we employ the suggested reply method to avoid
getting official comment out in the open. I assured her that
the facts contained in the suggested reply were accurate. She
indicated the Senator preferred to receive letters from the
Agency and I informed her that we do this in all cases, except
in those unusual circumstances where the matter is currently
sensitive.
24. LIAISON Cary Orlando, on the
staff of Representative Lawrence P. McDonald (D., Ga.), called
to see whethe Qhad picked up the Soviet media reaction
to U N. Ambassac ndrew Young's comments on political
prisoners. He indicated that the Congressman planned to have
a press conference on this subject later in the day. After
checking with FBIS/Liaison I informed Orlando that the
Library of Congress had wire service terminal and he
could check it to
hi.msel.f seew1at the Soviet media reaction
may have been. He said ho would do so.
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