JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R003400030032-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: July 14, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Friday - 14 July 1978
1. LIAISON I called Grant
MiMiller, Legislative Liaison, --.ice of the Secretary of Defense,
and informed him of the Director's recent conversation with
Secretary Brown establishing the compartmented clearances
program for the Legislative Branch. I noted that though
Secretary Brown. considered the program a good idea he indicated
he would look -into the proposal. I asked Miller if he heard
anything as a result of the conversation. Miller said that
Defense has begun to implement the program based on the
notification to the Community Security Components which was
sent out by the DCI's Security Committee. He strongly supported
the program and suggested that the Guidelines be submitted to
the Director for signature and issuance. Mr. IIitz was advised.
3. FOIA/LIAISON In order to explain
to Representative ar es E. Bennett's (D. , Fla.) office the
reason why we were not treating the request from his constituent,
under the Privacy Act, I placed a call to
speak to the case officer, but found myself discussing the
matter with the Congressman. He said he did not think our
letter would be responsive tol offer to volunteer 25
as a "spy" for the Agency, as also in icated in the Congressman's
letter. He then read his letter to me and discovered he had not,
in fact, m tioned. this at all.. I offered that although we
appreci-ateTIL offer, it had been determined at the time
he was interviewed in February 1976 that there would be no
further contact. Mr. Bennett said he wanted no details of
our dealings with that he preferred to,,.itay out of
it, but only wanted something to pass to to satisfy
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that he, had been helpful as a patriotic citizen.
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