JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TUESDAY - 20 JULY 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000200110083-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 83
• Publication Date: July 20, 1954
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal
Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday - 20 July 1954
1. Mr. Hyde, of the Legislative Staff of the Bureau of the Budget,
called to state that the Bureau would probably ask for CIA comments on
S. J. Res. 96, a bill to establish a Commission on Governmental Use of
International Telecommunications. In November 1953 I communicated orally
to Mr. Hyde our opposition to this bill, which is also opposed by several
other Departments of the Government. The White House undertook to block
its passage in the House through Speaker Martin and Majority Leader Halleck,
but evidently wires were crossed and the bill was allowed to pass on the
Consent Calendar. I am preparing necessary comments for the DCI's con-
sideration.
3. Attention is called to H. R. 9921, a bill to amend the criminal
statutes to make it a crime to use the words "Federal Bureau of Investigation"
or the initials "FBI" in advertising, books, movies, broadcasts, telecasts,
etc. to convey the impression that such use is authorized by the FBI without
the official sanction of the Bureau. I have requested DD/A, the Director of
Security, and Col. Grogan for comments as to whether CIA should be included
in such a bill.
4. Attention is also called to H. R. 179, which has just passed the
House, and authorizes the payment of expenses of round-trip travel and trans-
portation for Government employees and their families between tours of duty
overseas for the purpose of taking leave and other similar purposes. While
it appears that the bill in its present form is entirely favorable to CIA, rep-
resentatives of DD/A, Personnel, Comptroller, and DDP/Admin. will meet
with the General Counsel's office on 21 July to make sure there are no'bugs"
in the bill.
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