CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001900080025-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: November 2, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
FROM: Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT: Congressional Correspondence
1. Admiral Turner has made it clear that he will not
tolerate delays in responses to Congressional inquiries. He
has instructed me to adhere to a policy of responding to
Congressional correspondence within five days. If corres-
pondence cannot be answered within that time, he wants to be
advised of that fact with the reasons why.
2. In an attempt to speed up the process, I have asked
the Executive Secretary, Ben Evans, to assign action on
Congressional correspondence 'ojointly to the Office of
Legislative Counsel and whichever Directorate is involved.
He will give the Directorate a deadline of four days. The
response is to come to the Office of Legislative Counsel on
the fourth day and we are responsible for getting it to the
Director on the fifth day. Therefore, it is requested that
the response be complete and in a form suitable for the DCI's
signature when it comes to OLC.
3. In instances such as responses to requests for reports
on legislation or other matters in which a longer period of
time will clearly be needed in which to prepare an appropriate
response, OLC will request an extension of the five day suspense
period and submit an interim response for the DCI's signature
or, when appropriate, for the Legislative Counsel's signature.
4. I would like to ask the Directorate action office on
each piece of correspondence to be in touch with our Office
as soon as he/she receives it to advise of the time required
for the response, and to obtain such background information or
guidance as may be helpful in putting together a responsive
reply. The name of the OLC action officer can be obtained by
calling our Registry, extension 6334 or red 9460.
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5. Your cooperation in this endeavor will be appreciated
by the Legislative Counsel and the Director. I am sure we can
work this out to the satisfaction of all.
Frederick P. Hitz
Distribution:
D/DCI/RiM
DDO
DDA
DDS LIT
D/NFAC
DD/CT
General Counsel
Inspector General
Comptroller
D/PA
D/EEO
D/Personnel
AO/DCI
C/IPS
Ex/Sec
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