STOCKWELL BOOK WORKING GROUP

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OLC 78-1728/9
30 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Acting Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT: Stockwell Book Working Group
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1. Action Requested: Your approval of the recommendation
contained in paragraph five.
2. When John Stockwell's book appeared on the scene and
the Working Group was organized, I designated of m
staff to be on the Working Group. At the time designated
I had no idea it was going to be a full time job. I find that starting
15 May up to the presenti as spent from 9:00 a. m. to
5:00 p.m. each day with the Working Group, returning to OLC at
STAT 5:00 p.m. and working until about 7:00 p.m. attempting to handle his
OLC work. 1wants to take some annual leave from 8 to
STAT 22 June, and Chairman of the Working Group, wants to
have a replacement for 'him from OLC. I have a total of fficers,
STAT work in my Liaison Staff,ln my Legislation Sta andlI
in my Coordination & Review Staff. All of these people are fully
committed with heavy workloads and cannot be pulled from their current
STAT work to devote full time to the Working Group.
3. I have talked tol and he has written a memo
to you (dated 25 May 1978) raising the problem of the extent to which
our effort with the Senate Committee and our findings dovetail with
the findings of the Working Group. Also our timing requirements are
different.
4. We are having a meeting on 31 May with the SSCI to go
over the findings OLC and Division have come up with on the
SSCI report. These findings should be of great aid and help to the
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Working Group and may even have achieved a great deal of the type of
work they are involved in. The issue has to be determined, however,
as to whether the Working Group is to verify our findings or do their
own research.
5. I find it impossible to replac on the Working
Group while he is on leave. Moreover, it is quite a hardship on the
staff having n the Working Group now and over the long
haul and I request that he be relieved of this, e~ponsibility so that he can
resume his regular duties in OLC.
APPROVED:
3 1 MAY 1978
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Date
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