IDENTITIES/MEETING ON 25 FEBRUARY 1982

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Content Type: MEMO

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OGC 8Z-01963
25 February 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT: `-
General Counsel -
Director, Office of External Affairs
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ief, Legislation Division, OGC
Identities/Meeting on 25 February 1982
- 1. The undersigned met this morning with Bob Kimmitt
and Ken deGraffenreid of the NSC Staff, Dep6ty Assistant to
the President for Legislative Affairs (Senate} Pam Turner,
and Phil Hughes of the Vice President's staff, to discuss
strategy on the Identities Bill.
2. The Senate is currently considering the Fiscal
Year 1982 Department of Justice Authorization Bill under
post-c]oture conditions. There appears to be a firm
commitment from the Majority Leader's office that the
Identities Bi11 will be the next item of business. It
should be noted, however, that the Senate is committed
to proceed to-the matter of Senator Harrison Williams
on Wednesday, 3 March 1982.
3. Most_..of the meeting was taken up with discussion of
which Administration official or Senator would be most
suitable for making. calls to Members of the Senate whose
intentions on the Chafee-Jackson Amendment remain unconfirmed.
It was agreed that the Vice President would be asked
to make eight calls, and it was noted that Senators Chafee
and .Jackson had agreed to-make additional contacts. It
was requested that the DCI and DDCI be asked to make
the following calls:
DCI - Senators Hayakawa and Stennis.
DDCI - Senators Glenn, Kassebaum, Roth,
.Inouye, Huddleston and Chiles
information is the Legislation Division's latest Vote
Analysis.
4. It was agreed that it would be helpful for those
making the calls to stress that Senate passage. of the Biden
language which has already been overwhelmingly rejected by
the House could lead to a deadlocked Conference and result
in the death of the legislation. A one-page talking paper.. .
which makes this point is attached. Also attached for your
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5. It was also agreed that the Vice President would
be asked to preside at the Senate debate when a vote on the
Chafee-Jackson Amendment approaches. His vote could be
needed to break a tie, and his presence would demonstrate
the commitment which the Administration, and he personally
as a former DCI, have to the Bill. It was agreed that
the initiative for this request would come from the White
House, but it was also noted that it might be helpful for
the DCI to approach the Vice President on this issue.
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