DEAR MR. DAWSON:

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Approved For Release 2004/05/13 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400060004-7 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 Approved For Release 2004/05/13 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400060004-7 Approved For Release 2004/05/13 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400060004-7 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. Approved For Release 2004/05/13 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400060004-7