PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R001602020065-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: May 13, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

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()LC 77-1913
13 MAY .1977
;01,-A11-)111 2'Ult: Robert Gainbincl, Director of Security
)~Otii Deputy Legislative Counsel
: Proposed Guidelines for Congressional Staff
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REFERENCE Memorandum For DCI dtd 5 May 1977;
same Subject
? 1. As a result of a recent request from Senator Alan Cranston
(D. , Calif.) for a compartmented-access clearance for his personal
assistant, William E. Jackson, this office prepared and forwarded -
to tha Director reference, a copy of which is attacbed. As a result
of our memorandum, the Director has asked us to draw up a set of
guidelines, the purpose of which would be two-fold. The first would
be to have a stir'iard procedure with respect to clearances for staff
members on the Hill which the Diiector?could present to Vice President
Mondale and through the Vice President to the leadership of Congress
who will hopefully agree to t to guidelines. The second purpose
would be to formulate some sort of DCI notice to the, Community
outlining standardized procedures by which the Community should be
guided in its dealings with staff members of Congress.
2. In order that the guidelines not be the work k oof just on& office,
have
we would like to meet with you sometime early next week after Y had a chance to read the attached. At that time, we could go over your
thoughts with respect to just what the guidelines I have mentioned should.
provide for. Feel free to bring anybody you choose to such a meeting.
I would like to have such a meeting sometime Tuesc'lay a.m. Please -call
me and let me know which hour would be most convenient to you.
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