RESPONSE TO CHURCH COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR CIA BACKUP MATERIALS RELATING TO DIRECTOR COLBY'S JANUARY 15, 1975, TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-67-4-19-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: April 22, 1975
• Content Type: MEMO

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CONFIDENTIAL
April 22, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: PHILIP BUCHEN
FROM: BRENT SCOWCRCFT
SUBJECT: Response to Church Committee Request for
CIA Backup Materials Relating to Director
Colby's January 15, 1975, Testimony Before
the Senate Appropriations Committee
The NSC Staff has reviewed documents provided by the CIA in response
to the Church Committee request for materials relating to Director
Colby's January 15, 1975, testimony before the Senate Appropriations
Committee. With one exception, I concur with your recommendation
that the Committee staff bemprovided access to certain of those docu-
ments. The exception concerns documents to be provided in response
to Question 20 detailing the conduct of the mail inspection programs
carried on during the period of 1953-1973. It is believed that the
public disclosure of these documents could result in damage to our
relations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China
and that, therefore, they should be placed in the category of particu-
larly sensitive documents for which special handling procedures will
be required. Apart from these documents there is no objection to
the Committee staff being provided access to the other materials in
envelope number 1, as described in Mr. Wilderotter's memorandum
of April 11, 1975.
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MEMORANDUM
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR: PHILIP BUCHEN
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April 22, 1975
SUBJECT: Response to Church Committee Request for
CIA Backup Materials Relating to Director
Colby's January 15, 1975, Testimony Before
the Senate Appropriations Committee
The NSC Staff has reviewed documents provided by the CIA in response
to the Church Committee request for materials relating to Director
Colby's January 15, 1975, testimon before the Senate Appropriations
Committee. With one exception, A'.& obaN concur* with your recom-
mendation that the Committee staff be provided access to certain of those
documents. The exception concerns documents to be provided in response
to Question 20 detailing the conduct of the mail inspection programs
carried on during the period of 1953-1973. It is believed that the public
disclosure of these documents could result in damage to our relations with
the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China and that, therefore,
they should be placed in the category of particularly sensitive documents
for which special handling procedures will be required. Apart from these
documents there is no objection to the Committee staff being provided
access to the other materials in envelope number 1 as described in
Mr. Wilderotter's memorandum of April 11, 1975.
CONFIDENTIAL
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/04/16: LOC-HAK-67-4-19-3