DEAR MR. DAWSON:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00965R000400060004-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: LETTER

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yam. L. a,Uawrson
, Committee an
cent orations
of Representatives
25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dawoonp,,
You have requested our views on H. R. 13243, a bill to amend
Budget and Accot
Act, 1921. to require that full information
executive departments and agencies be furnished congrera-
mitts ee s.
`:section iOZ(d)(3) of the National Security Act, Public Law 253,
as amended, places upon the Director of central
nee the responsibility for "... protecting intelligence sources
unauthorised disclosure;". Section 6 of the eentral
gency Act of 1949, Public Law 110, 81st Congress, as
ed, provides further that "... in order to further implement the
proviso of Section 102(d)(3) ... the Agency shall be exempted from the
provisions of Sections 1 and 2. Chapter 795 of the Act of August 28, 1935
(49 Stat. 956, 957j 5 USC +654), and the provisions of any atbeer law
require the publication or disclosure of the organization, functions,
names, official titles, sries, or numbers of personnel employed by
videed, That in furtheerancee of this Section,
ctor
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he Bureau of the Budget shall make no reports to the Congress in
t of
ith the appropriate subcemrmittees
of the Senate and Tae Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
and, on occasion, briefs other congressional committees on matters
within their particular area of interest. However, we would be
apposed to the enactment of H. R. 13243 or any similar general
legislatt
der Section 607, Title V1, Chapter 212 of
0, 1945, as amended IS USC 947(b)).
fight be so c
d as to diminish the effect of
the provisions of law referred to above. U the Committee should decide
to give favorable c
Agency be e;
ation to H. R. 13243, it is requested that this
ed from the bill.
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