REPRESENTATIVE HYDE'S PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

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• Publication Date: August 10, 1984
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17 Auyust 1984
Dear lienry,
Thanks for sending me your National Review
article and also the Joint Resolution you
introduced. The Congress will have to judge
but recent events seem to support the judgment
that a smaller committee and tighter staff would
improve both oversight and performance.
I will be pleased to cooperate whenever
it will help.
Yours,
G
illiam J. Casey
The Honorable Henry J. Hyde
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
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The Honorable William Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
I thought you might be interested in my article on the problems
of Congressional intelligence oversight which appears on page 46
of the enclosed National Review.
As mentioned in this piece, I believe its time we seriously con-
sider merging the existing Intelligence Committees of the House
and Senate into a streamlined Joint Committee on Intelligence.
I have already introduced H.J. Res. 633 to accomplish this, but
I don't expect much to happen on this legislation before next year.
Cordially
yde
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Charles A. Briggs
Director, Office of Legislative Liaison
SUBJECT: Representative Hyde's Proposal for
Establishment of One Joint Oversight Committee
1. Attached for your review and information is House Joint
Resolution 633, which was recently introduced by Representative
Hyde and provides for the establishment of one Joint Oversight
Committee on Intelligence. Under this proposal, one oversight
committee would be created which would be composed of 18
members, nine each from the Senate and the House, who would
serve for a six year term. The Chairmanship of the Joint
Committee would be rotated between the Senate and the House.
In introducing this resolution, Representative Hyde stated that
a single Joint Committee would hopefully reduce the number of
unauthorized leaks, the political partisanship that has
recently surrounded controversial intelligence activities and
would provide a single point of contact and consultation for
the Agency on intelligence matters.
2. I will be happy to discuss Representative Hyde's
proposal with you at your convenience.
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