BRIEFING OF HPSCI CHIEF COUNSEL MIKE O'NEIL RE SIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP95-00535R000300040016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 30, 1979
• Content Type: MEMO

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30 October 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR ThE RECORD
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Briefing of HPSCI Chief Counsel Mike O'Neil re SIS
1. Date, Time and Place of Meeting:
25 October 1979
1400 - 1455 hours
H-405, Cap.
2. Participants:
Mike
Harr
O'Neil, HPSCI Chief Counsel
Fitzwater, Director of Personnel, CIA
eputy Director of Personnel, CIA
, Office of General Counsel, CIA
Assistant Legislative Counsel, CIA
and Personnel
General Counsel, NSA
Assistant Deputy Director for Management
Services, NSA
, Director of Civilian Personnel, NSA
Legislative Affairs Officer, NSA
Office of Personnel, DIA
DIA, General Counsel Representatives
Legislative Affairs, DIA
3. The purpose of the above described was so that the various
Community representatives could explain to Mr. O'Neil the basic
framework of their proposed Senior Services and, in the case of CIA,
our Senior Intelligence Service which has been effective since
1 October of this year.
4. Messrs Fitzwater
O'Neil's satisfaction the
safely stated for
(recently cleared for Hill
explained, apparently to Mr:
of our system. The same can be
presentation of NSA's proposal
transmittal by OMB).
asics
In the case of
the DIA proposal, however, Mr. O'Neil focused on the fact that
DIA was requesting, in addition to authority for the creation of
the Service, increased flexibility so as to permit the retention
of a greater number of super grade positions. To bolster their
case DIA unfortunately cited the ratios of supergrades to non-
supergrades in CIA & NSA. DIA's figures compare unfavorably to
both of the sister services. Mr. O'Neil also questioned as to
why two separate bills were necessary, one for NSA and one for
DIA, when the specifics of their proposals were, but for slight
language variations, identical. The obvious answer, which was
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not offered, is that while NSA's proposal is clean (no tangential requests)
and has been cleared by OMB, DIA's proposal remains tied up at OMB,
presumably due to the request for more supergrade positions.
5. In response to Mr. O'Neil's inquiry directed to the undersigned
regarding the DCI's position vis-a-vis the NSA and put proposals. I
responded that the DCI, while not commenting on,tt4 substantive details of
their planned programs had supported in principle both bills. The CIA
contingent left with Mr. O'Neil our Office of Personnel prepared booklet which
describes the CIA system. The CIA presentation by our Office of Personnel was
succinct, to the point and well received by Mr. O'Neil. '
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