JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001200160079-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: May 1, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

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Monday - 1 May 1978
House Select Committee on Assassinations staff, who asked that we arrange
for a courier to go by 3381 House Annex #2 and pick up an unclassified
letter addressed to of this office, has
been notified.
1. LIAISON Received a call from Dawn,
2. LIAISON Returned a call from
Dr. Michael Pillsbury, of the Senate Budget Committee staff. I informed
Dr. Pillsbury that by the end of the week we, the CIA, should hopefully
have a response to his request for compartmented clearances. He was
in good spirits and made a number of jokes. Dr. Pillsbury then asked why
requests for compartmented clearances had to go through the CIA at all.
I explained to him, as I and had pointed out in the past, the
DCI policy involving focalization of compartmented clearances within
the CIA. In response to his query, I informed him that it would be
easier if future requests came directly to the CIA with an explanation
within as to why the particular clearance was being requested (i. e., need
to know).
3. LIAISON Called Dick White, Admini-
strative Assistant to Representative Dale Milford (D., Texas), and told
him that we had searched all material available and had been unable to
come up with any indication of the location of the World War II aircraft
he had asked about. I suggested he contact DIA, which might have
additional material that could be searched. He thanked us for our effort.
4. LIAISON Received a call from Arthur
House, in the office of Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff (D., Conn.), who
said the Senator would be giving a speech this afternoon and wondered if
it would be possible for us to furnish him with a map of the general Near
East area, particularly, Saudi Arabia and its neighbors by 3:00 p. m.
After checking with CSS/NFAC, who said they would have their couriers
drop the map off since they were going to the Hill anyway, I called Mr.
House back and told him a map would be in his office by 3:00 p.m. He
was most appreciative.
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15. IAISON Talked several times with
Martha MacDonald, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff, and
made arrangements for the Director to meet alone with Senator Birch Bayh
(D., Ind.), Committee Chairman, on 4 May at 4:30 p. m. and changed the
scheduled day for this week's substantive intelligence briefing from 2 May
to 5 May.
16. LIAISON Received a call from Bill Miller,
Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, who said the
Committee had been requested to look at intelligence reporting on the
recent situation in Afghanistan including the Communist coup. He asked
that this topic be addressed at the substantive intelligence briefing
scheduled for 5 May and also indicated there would be a quality of intelligence
study on this subject.
17. LIAISON Received a call. from Len Weiss,
Staff Director, Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and
Federal Services, Senate Committee on Governmental'Affairs. Weiss
cited the President's recent decision to sell nuclear material to India,
reversing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision on this point.
Weiss indicated Congress had authority to overturn the decision and his
Subcommittee would like a briefing on India's nuclear capability, especially
its nuclear weapons capability. Weiss indicated the Subcommittee Chairman,
Senator John Glenn (D., Ohio) might be a recipient of the briefing.
18. I LIAISON Received a call from Dan Childs,
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff, returning my call of
28 April. I explained to Childs the Agency's concern about the requirement
in the FY-1979 NFIP authorization report for a report on clandestine
collection. Childs seemed perturbed at this view, stating the alternative
was the Committee staff itself could conduct such a study.
25X1 19. LIAISON Sent a copy of a statement
Rose Oakar (D., Ohio), per her request.
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30. IAISON Received a call from
NSA, Congressional Liaison Office, requesting information on
the 27 April briefing of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence on the Korean shootdown. I filled her in on who attended.
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