THIRD MEETING (7 FEBRUARY 1975) OF THE AD HOC GROUP ON CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2000
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• Publication Date: February 7, 1975
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Principals of Ad Hoc Coordinating
Group on Congressional Investigations
SUBJECT : Third Meeting (7 February 1975) of the
Ad Hoc Group on Congressional Review
of the Intelligence Community
1. The Ad Hoc Group met at 1015 hours in the DCI
Conference Room.
%-that a letter is to be sent to Senator Church today l proposing ljcer-
tain security ground rules. Further, in connection with ther-
appendices assigned for drafting, the DCI was desirous of having
as many as possible completed by midweek.
e y clearances
for the staff. FBI would perform comprehensive
s
personnel in-
vestigations and report to the Chairman of the Congressional
Committee. /Based on "clearability" criteria e
?~ Senator Church would determine who on the staff should be
cleared../ The clearances will be administered through the estab-
lished procedures including those of a special compartmented
nature. Senator Church will be encouraged to apply a strict
need-to-know criteria for any compartmented clearances.
4. Copies of the Security paper, prepared by the Security
Committee of USIB, and proposed for transmittal to the Church
Committee were distributed and comments solicited. It was
agreed that the paper would be reworked with the assistance of
??,..+++'111. 11CLu ueen
reached with Senator Church in relation to s
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CIA General Counsel, Mr. Warner, to satisfy, possible, all points raised and to assure compatibility the
paper previously provided Presidential Commission.
5. There followed a status report on Appendix A thru L,
the drafter's responsibility for coordinating was reaffirmed.
It should be noted that there is no Appendix '
I in the current listing.
Following is the status reported:
A. The Nature and Purpose of Intelligence - CIA
(Completed and ready for transmittal. )
B. The Intelligence Process - DIA
(Copies distrib r comments.
These to be provided to
r n I
C. Mission and Functions - ICS
(Individual agencies furnished their portions of draft d
statements. Comments to be provided to
IDS 143-4086. )
D. Intelligence Community Oversight and DCI Role -
(Being coordinated with' NS Staff. ICS
Will be circulated. )
E. Description of Intelligence Community Resourc
Capabilities -ICS es and
(Not to be included in first group of appendices. )
F. A Description of the Committees of USIB and IRAC
USIB Secretariat
(Copies distributed--comments should be provided to
Executive Secretary, USIB, IDS 143-5133. )
G? Intelligence and the Law - Ad Hoc Staff
(Proposed title change and circulation of Outline to Grou
members. Comments reaue.qtAra_ p
H? External Reviews of Intelligence Community - ICS
(Initial progress reporte--will be coordinated within
few days.)
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111 t.,,j.(y anu tine intelligence Community - CIA
(This completed paper has been forwarded to the President's
Commission and while adequate in covering CIA and the
Security Committee of USIB, it is inadequate with respect
to the var in arrangements in Community agencies.
'
~ir~of Ig Se,uri,tyommittee and
further review and discussion with FBI and DOD to deter-
mine next steps. )
K. The Nature and Purpose of Counterintelligence - FBI
(Copies distributed and comments requested. )
L. Origin and Disposition of the Houston Plan, Etc. - Justice
and FBI
(Coordination with DIA and NS.A reported. CIA has been
furnished a copy through In view of the
paper's sensitivity, Department of Justice agreed to accept
responsibility for any appropriate declassifications. `Paper
on IEC distributed by Justice.)
6. Pending future change, meetings of the Ad Hoc Group will
be held each Friday at 1015 hours in Room 7-D-64, CIA, Headquarters.
Attachment: List of Attendees
Executive Secretary
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