JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001200160048-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: May 5, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

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4. LIAISON Il,eceived a call Pram Jim Girard,
Administrative Assistant to Senator Russell Lang (D., La. ), who asked if
anyone in CIA has any knowledge as to how the technical language used by the U. S.
Government in informing the public on foreign governments is developed.
V He expressed concern that the U. S. Government describes the military
presence of the Cubans and Soviets in Somalia as an "adventure. " He claims
that this does not convey the omizious aspects of the Soviet. acid Cuban presence.
He said he could provide other instances where descriptive words are used
involving the Gommunist Govexxzments whicE~ he feels covers up the true
facts. I told him that I doubted we had any input into such releases, however
I would check to determine if there is anyone who can shed any light on the
matter.
5. LIAISON Michael Goldsmith, staff of the
House Select Committee on Assassinations, called and requested that a meeting
of Professor G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, Gary Cornwell,
Counsel, and Goldsmith be called an Monday afternoon at 4:00 p, m, at
Headquarters with Agency xepresentatives to discuss the current status and
manner of handling the CIA. phase of the Committee's investigation. Appropriate
offices were advised.
6. LIAISON .Al Tarabochia, Senate Judiciary
Committee staff, called and asked that he xr~eet with an Agency representative
Monday morning on the following matter at the request of Senator Richard
Stone (D. , Fla. ). Senator Stone had a meeting with a group of Cuban
exiles at which Tarabochia was present. Tarabochia was very cryptic and
could not give any details over the telephone except to say that the exiles
made some sort of a proposal to Senator Stone. The Agency is in no way
involved. Senator Stone asked that Tarabochia .arrange the meeting to let
us know what it is all about. I told him that I would have someone meet with
him Monday morning.
7. IAISON Along witlx O/SA/DO/2X1
met with John Marshall and Julian Englestad, Morgan-Schmitt Senate
Select Committee on Ethics Subcommittee staff. The staffers xeviewed Agency
material related to an unauthorized disclosure of intelligence information
which occurred last year. They e~-pressed surprise that there were so few
press inquiries made to the Agency during the time period in question. I said
that I would re-check with our Public Affairs office to make suxe that it had
understood the Subcoznnzittee's question on this point. The staffers said that '
the information provided was helpful in their investigation.
Later in the day, I called Julian Englestad, to tell lain that a check with
oux Public Affairs office revealed additional records of press inquiries. We
agreed to make arrangements for .review of this material at a later date.
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13, LIAISON Delivered the Secret versson of
the DCI`s annual report on the Intelligence Community to Jack Tice r, Senate
Armed Services Committee staff, and told him we would hold the Top Secret
codeword version far the Committee`s use.
1~}, LIAISON :Delivered the Secret- version of
the DCI's annual report an the Intelligence Community to the House Armed
Services Committee for Bill Hogan, Committee Counsel.
1.5. HEARING Delivered revised witness lists
for the 8, 9, and 10 May hearings on automatic data processing to Dick Giza,
Rouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff,
1F,, LIAISON Told Jim Bush, House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence staff, that DIA and GIA were both pulling.
tagethea- inventories of previous studies of IiUMINT. Told hi.m DIA hoped to
have theirs by Tuesday, 9 May, but did not lcnozv when CIA would be ready.
Ile wants to move on this.
17, IAISON Called Alison Brenner, House
Ini:ernational Relations Committee staff, and, in response to her inquiry,
provided her with infor:rrxation for Representative Paul Findley (D. , Ill. )
on the soviet presence in the port area and elsewhere in South Yemen.
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19. LIAISON Received a call from Dan I-Ioye,
Research Assistant in the office of Representative Dan Daniel (D. , Va. ), ~vho
asked if we had any uncl~4ssified information on Cambodia, in particular thE~
recent atrocities. The Congressman would like to use the information for his
newsletter. His interest was aroused by the Sack Anderson article in the
Washin Yin Post of 4 May.
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23, LIAISON Met- with ~;arl Eisenhower,
Serrate Select omm~~- ee on n e igence staff, who asked for Agency views
of S. 2827, an amendment to the Federal Corr1munications Commission Act
which Eisenhower feels may impact on the Agency.
2.~, LIAISON .Met with David Bushong, Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence staff, who informed me Senator George
McGovern (D. , S. Dak.) had introduced an amendment to the Foreign
Assistance Act restricting Governrnent anti--drug trafficking activities.
Bushong said he believed this mi~;lat impact on the Agency and suggested
we look at it.
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25. LIAISON Recf~ived a call from Don Sanders,
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff, wro requested whatever
unclassified information the Agency has on the Horn of Africa. After
checking with CSS/NFAC, I informed Sanders we had a good
report which could be declassified with a few stai:istics removed and that
I would get it to him the first o.f ne~:t week. Sanders was most appreciative.
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