BRIEFING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT`S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD (PFIAB) RE FOIA

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EA 82-1276
11 May 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
INV~s .
SUBJECT: Briefing ofnthe President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
(PFIAB) re FOIA
DATE: 22 May 1982
PLACE: Old Executive Office Building
PARTICIPANTS: Robert J. Winchester, Chief, House Liaison
Karen Davis, Office of General Counsel
Admiral Thomas Moorer, Former Chief of Naval Operations and
Advisor to President Reagan on Military Affairs
Peter O'Donnell, Dallas Banker
Robert Six, Continental Airlines
1. Upon the specific request of Admiral Moorer, the undersigned accompanied
by met with members of the PFIAB listed above for purposes of
providing them with a briefing as to the Agency's need for legislative relief
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The briefing consisted of a
point-by-point rundown of why the Agency is seeking FOIA relief as well as a
review of the two possible avenues available for legislative relief.
2. With regard to the first matter, such items as incompatibility, admini-
strative burden, perception, judicial review, benefits derived from FOIA to the
American public, and the role of the Oversight Committees were discussed.
Concerning the second matter, the undersigned outlined the basic parameters of
the Administration-approved total exemption approach as well as S. 1273, the
Chafee Bill. Messrs. Moorer, O'Donnell, and Six, who constitute some of the
Members of the PFIAB's FOIA Subcommittee, were most grateful for the analysis
and briefing. They appeared quite anxious to move the matter of FOIA legislative
relief along but did see the need to time the release of the total exemption
package so as not to conflict with efforts to have the Identities Bill finally
enacted. Additionally, each of the PFIAB Members present noted that--in their
individual capacities--they would personally make contact with Members of
Congress whom they think will be favorable to our approach. Admiral Moorer -
asked that an update briefing be given to the Members of his Subcommittee within
the next two months.
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3. The undersigned made available to the participants a copy of the
"Comparison of Total FOIA Exemption vs the Chafee Approach" as well as a
copy of the DCI's 21 September 1981 testimony before the Judiciary Subcom-
mittee on the Constitution. All members present expressed their thanks
for the briefing and the papers provided and seemed quite eager to have the
Administration's FOIA package introduced with a view to garnering support
in the 98th Congress.
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