JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - - 22 JULY 1955

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000200120055-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2004
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: July 22, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday -- 22 July 1955
1. Mr. Saunders and I met with Mr. Sprankle, Chief Clerk of the
House Appropriations Committee, regarding the necessity of a letter
from the Chairman authorizing the carry-over in no year funds of the
CIA reserve. Mr. Sprankle felt that no letter had been necessary to
express the Committee's intent, but in view of the fact that there was
a letter last year authorizing the carry-over only through Fiscal Year
1955 indicated the necessity for such a letter either for the present
Fiscal Year or on a "no year basis". Mr. Sprankle suggested that be-
fore the Committee supplied such a letter it should have a formal state-
ment from the Bureau of the Budget on this matter.
2. I briefed Mr. Lewis, Administrative Assistant to Senator
Margaret Chase Smith, and Mr. Anderson, Administrative Assistant
to Senator Potter, regarding the proposed CIA site at Langley, and left
a copy of the Director's statement with them, as well as Miss Herndon,
Assistant to Senator Kilgore.
3. Mr. Rexroad, of the Senate Appropriations Committee staff,
informed me that he felt a very firm statement from the Director was
necessary to make it possible for CIA to locate at the Langley site. He
stated that he felt the members of the opposition had made considerable
headway and that there had been some informal discussions among the
Committee members which indicated that they felt that CIA should be
required to make up its mind on the subject of a selection rather than
presenting alternatives. This matter was discussed at length between
the DCI, DDCI, DDS, IG and myself, and the Director also talked with
Sen.. Saltonstall. As a result, a decision was reached that a letter
would be inadvisable at this point and might tend to"muddy the waters",
as well as to appear to be undue pressure. If such a letter were sent,
the DCI would feel that it was necessary to reiterate his position as to
the acceptability of either site, although expressing a strong position
for Langley.
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4. At my request, through Mr. Blair and Mrs. McCloskey, o
the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate has!
25X1 C IL_ r. Besterman, of the House Judiciary Com-
mittee, has told me that the House will concur in this amendment.
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