11 JANUARY 1978 (EVENING) MEETING RE SSCI DRAFT TITLE I, INTELLIGENCE CHARTER LEGISLATION

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OLC 78-0355
19 January 1978
SUBJECT: 11 January 1978 (Evening) Meeting Re SSCI Draft
Title I, Intelligence Charter Legislation
ST`'" 1. On 11 January 1978 members of
STAT C Staff, met with Elliot Maxwell and Pat Norton, Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence staff, to discuss issues relating to the SSCI's
latest version of Title I of the intelligence charter legislation. Also
present were representatives of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, Bill Funk and Mike O'Neil. Tom Latimer, of the I-IPSCI staff,
and Bill Miller and John Elliff, of the SSCI staff, were present for a
portion of the meeting.
2. The purpose of the meeting was to allow Agency representatives to'
raise specific issues in Title I with a view to underscoring the problems
posed thereby to the Agency. It was made clear to all attendees that any
discussion on the issues was entered.into in an unofficial manner and in
no way represents or should be construed as representing the official CIA
position on the issues. -
3. At 1:00 p.m. on 11 January, in re aration for subject meeting, an
STAT "in-house" meeting chaired byl , Associate Director-Management,
NFAC, was held to focus attention on the 9 January 1978 SSCI draft Title I
with a view to underscoring the major problematic issues found therein in
order to arm those who would represent the Agency at the evening meeting with
the SSCI staff. Present at the "in-house" meeting were representatives of
DDA, DDS&T,.DDO, NFAC, OLC, OGC, IG and 0/Comptroller.
4. At the 11 January evening meeting held at the U.S. Capitol, CIA
representatives raised and discussed some 34 issues (see "11 January 1)78
Meeting Re SSCI Draft Title I" issues paper distributed 13 January 1973).
In general SSCI staff was receptive to CIA comments, in some cases agreeing
to make suggested changes, in other cases agreeing to look anew at the
issue and draft language or asking for further clarification or draft
language from CIA, and in a few instances disagreeing altogether with
our point of view.
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6. In closing, SSCI staff indicated their intention of distributin;
new draft Titles I. II and possibly III and IV the week of 16 January 19N..
Distribution:
OLC:RJN:say (18. Jan 78)
1 - OLC Subject
1 - OLC Chrono
1 - OGC
1 -
1-
I - DDA
1 - DDS&T
DDS
1-N'FAC
I - IG.
I - O/Compt
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