JOURNAL - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00364R000100160016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2006
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 3, 1969
• Content Type: NOTES

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel Page 5
Monday - 3 February 1969
17, I (James Kendall, Staff Director of the
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee,,, called to say that in his posture
briefing of the Subcommittee former Secretary Clifford gave a figure
for the number of Soviet bombers which was approximately three quarters
of that given to the Subcommittee by the Agency. Kendall wondered whether
we could explain the discrepancy. He thought he knew what it was but wanted
to hear it from us. After checking with Bruce Clarke, OSR, I advised Kendall
that Secretary Clifford had used the figure of 150 bombers which was an accurate
figure; however, this figure does not include some 45-50 BISON bombers which
are used as tankers. Kendall said this was the explanation he expected but he
expressed irritation at the way in which Secretary Clifford had given the lower
figure without mentioning the bombers used as tankers. He described it as
a "sneaky way of doing business." He couldn't understand why Clifford hadn't
presented the total figure (as the Agency had done) and then pointed out that
45-50 of these bombers were used as tankers.
Mr. Kendall indicated, prior to the Senate's consideration of the Non-
proliferation Treaty, the Preparedness Subcommittee would want a briefing
from the Director on the status of the various nuclear powers and the capability
of other countries to achieve nuclear standing. They would be particularly
interested in those countries who have not as yet signed the NPT but could.
develop nuclear capability such as India. I mentioned the Director's extremely
heavy schedule and indicated that there might be a problem in the timing of
this briefing. Kendall did not suggest a particular date but said they would 25X1A
obviously want the briefing before the Treaty comes up.
18. Mr. Goodwin advised that
of NSA, ha been in touch with him about a call which he had received from 25X1A
Bill Kenworthy, a former member of Senator Peter Dominick's (R. , Colo.
staff. It appears
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It was agreed that he would contact
Senator Dominick' s office on this.
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