JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000500100004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 29, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

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JOURNAL
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Tuesday - 29 September 1970
1. I Iline with our agreement to keep each
other informed of developments regarding the Cienfuegos problem, I
called Rear Admiral Means Johnston, Chief of Legislative Affairs, Nav
Department, to tell him how cue were trying to handle the request from
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
2. Called Ambassador Harry Symmes,
for
Deputy Assistant Secretary 01 to for Congressional Relations,
clarification of State Department's position on the handling of the Cienfuegos
matter on the Hill (a Foreign Affairs Committee staff officer had quoted
State as saying they were not available to testify on the matter but CIA
was). Symmes was not up-to-date but said he would get Assistant Secretary
Abshire, who was then meeting on the matter with the Acting Secretary,
25X1 to call me shortly.
CRC, 6/3/2003
3. ad a couple of conversations with Ralph
Preston, Staff Assistant, ouse Appropriations Committee, regarding
funding the Agency Reserves. See Memorandum for the Record.
4, alked with Frank Slatinshek, Acting Chief
Counsel, House Armed Services Committee, concerning some problems
regarding the handling of the Fulbright amendment on the House side.
25X1 See Memorandum for the Record.
25X1 5? Met with Mr. Frank Cummings, Administrative
Assistant (R. N. Y. ), and gave him a verbal
outline of tember.
Mr. Cummings was most appreciative. ee, ou ap
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