MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, 11 MARCH 1980

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 20, 1980
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20 March 1980
MM0RANDUR FOR: Executive Committee Members
Special. Assistant to the DDCI
Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting,
11 March 1980
1.. The DCI called a special session. of the Executive committee
11 March 1980 to discuss the Agency's position an several pending
elligence charter issues. The DDCI and Messrs. McMahon (DID),
Stein (ADDO) : Silver (GC) , Ritz (LC)', Taylor (ADDS&T), Hart (ADDA),
(D/Compt.), Briggs (IG), and i1 (NFAC rep.) attended. (U) STATIN L
2. Mr. Silver led the discussion regarding the pros and cons of
the various legislative and executive positions on the issue of prior
notification of "special activities." While the Agency could be
amenable to prior notification, the Administration sees this issue as
one of Congressional intrusion into Executive decision-making
authorities. If an Agency position had to be presented to the Vice
President this week, the Committee agreed to advise the Administration
to compromise now if it were going to do so. It also agreed that if
the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favor of the Zablocki
position on this issue, the Agency would also support that position.*(AIUO)
3. Two interwoven issues are involved in the question of the
degree of Congressional access: Should the charter require the Agency
to give Congressional Oversight Committees advance notice of significant
intelligence collection operations and should it give the Committees
unrestricted access to all information in the Agency's possession?
Mr. Silver advised that the Agency should suggest reverting to the
language in Executive Order 12036 on these issues and treat covert
action activities as a separate category. The DCI asked Mr. Silver
to provide him the wording he would need for his testimony on these
questions. (AIUO)
4. Regarding relief from FOIA, Mr. Silver led the discussion on the
pros and cons of the alternatives being considered. The DCI concluded
that if the Department of Justice can win Congressional and ACLU support
for its proposal, the Agency will not object to it. Otherwise, the
Agency will stand by its own proposal. (AIUO)
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5. Mr. Hitz concurred with the pros and cons of the various charter
positions outlined by Mr. Silver and noted Congress would be amenable
to delaying the DCI's testimony on this topic to give the Administration
time to clarify its position. If the DCI did testify as scheduled and
there were no change in the Administration position, Mr. Silver
suggested that the Agency play down this issue as much as possible..--(AIUO)
The DCI adjourned the meeting."( U)
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cc: GC (Mr. Silver)
LC (Mr. Hitz)
IG (Mr. Briggs)
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