CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00357R000300050004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 2, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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OLC 78-3319
2 November 1978
NEAIORANDUM 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 jointly 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.re4iuests 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-E's signature.
4. 1 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 xe.quired-:
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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S. 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.
Distribution:
D/DCI/R1f
DDO
DDA
DDSFT
D/NFAC
DD/CT
General Counsel
Inspector General
Comptroller
D/PA
D/EEO
D/Personnel
AO/DCI
CLIPS
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