PCG MEETING ON INTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION -- NOVEMBER 23, 1987, 2:00 P.M.

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2013
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• Publication Date: November 24, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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November 24, 1987
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meRommous FOR DONALD P. GREGG
Assistant to the Vice President
for National Security Affairs
THE HONORABLE MORTON I. ABRAMOWITZ
Director, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Department of State
THE HONORABLE FRED C. IKLE
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Department of Defense
MR. CHARLES COOPER
Assistant Attorney General
for Office of Legal Counsel
Department of Justice
MR. L. WAYNE ARNY
Associate Director, National Security
and International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
MR. CLAIR E. GEORGE
Deputy Director for Operations
Central Intelligence Agency
VICE ADMIRAL JONATHAN HOWE
Assistant to the Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MR. THOMAS E. DUHADWAY
Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SUlaartt PCG Meeting on Intelligence Legislation
November 23, 1987, 2:40 p.m. (C)
A PCIF ammoting November 23 discussed Administration strategy for
deatz,-14S with pending intelligence legislation. The focus of the
meelaw'm discussion was S. 1721, the Intelligence Oversight Act
of VDU-% The following were action requirements from the
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Ai (mpordinated response from the Administration is essential.
Wilt SSC staff will have responsibility for coordinating
Ateittnistration contacts with SSC!, arrangements for Adminis-
Umrtion witnesses and interagency coordination of substan-
tA0m* positions on the legislation. Alison Fortier (Senior
on: OADR
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Director for Legislative Affairs) will serve as point of
contact for ccntacts with the SSCI. Barry Kelly (Senior
Director for Intelligence Programs) will coordinate substan-
tive positions and testimony. All requests from SSCI for
agency representatives to discuss pending intelligence
legislation should be coordinated with Alison Fortier. (C)
State, DOD, JCS and FBI should review S. 1721 and provide
the PCG with a full assessment of their views, including
Legal views, regarding the implications of this legislati9n
for the intelligence community. If appropriate, they shedld
also comment on constitutional issues raised by the legisla-
tion. Justice and CIA are requested to review the informa-
tion they have provided already to determine whether it
requires revision. Analyses should be provided to the NSC
by COB Friday, November 27. (C)
It was agreed that the Administration should request testi-
mony by senior level witnesses before the SSCI on S. 1721.
Siecretary Carlucci is prepared to testify. State and
Justice are requested to inform the NSC whether Secretary
Shultz and Attorney General Meese can be available or
whether another senior official will represent these
agencies. When witnesses are confirmed, the NSC will advise
SACI of their availability. (C)
The NSC staff will draw up and coordinate a list of proposed
outside witnesses the Administration would suggest testify
op S. 1721. Agency suggestions for this list should be
provided to Alison Fortier by COB Wednesday, November 25.
(C)
The NSC staff will arrange tor a meeting of agency repre-
sentatives with SSCI for technical discussions. (C)
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Executive Secretary
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