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Maury noted the Statement by Senator Fulfight Polldwing Mr.
* Helms' appearance yesterday before the Senate Foregin Relations
Committee in which the Sentator expressed his opposition to: the whole
. concept of the Agency getting involved with the, police even in an i
innocuous way. Maury added that he will see Chairman Holifield's .
staff assistant Herbert Roback today. Maury said that a stement had
bo . been transmitted to the White House yesterday for John Ehrlichman's
: . possible use. (attached). The Director asked that-a contingency
: document be prepared along the lines that we will continue to comply :
with the Ombibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which cr
approves of .our assistance to various police forces when past icianitanid
authorized by the Justice Department. In response to the.DDI's
suggestions, ‘the DDS will review what assistance to police. forces
had been given prior to 1968 and advise. Lo
Maury concurred in the Director's judgment that it is Jmpossible
to keep all. ‘congressional elements happy and that we :face a period .
of increased criticism from this quarter which must be met with :
firm assurances that what ve are being criticized for is fully
authorized and justified. Unless the facts justify such a statement,
we would be well advised to terminate the @etivity in question.
. Maury recalled that we are obligated to sit:down With.
- Chairman’ Nedzi and review what we do and don't do in the ‘U.S. (see
Momning Minutes of MEMM 18 and 19 January). The Diréctor-
| concurred, ; The DDI suggested that we undertake an-in-house review
: of whet it.ds We are doing within the U.S. and. identify and’ .
. eliminate ‘the marginal. . Tenn .
9 February 1973 Co . ’ CL i
: Maury. said he spent an hour yesterday with Congressman Holifield -
© and they decided to have their respective staffs work on a letter for
Holifield to send to the Director suggesting restrictive, but not
prohibitive, guldlines regarding such activities in the futire. -
. . + Maury. noted Chairman Nedzi's current: concerns about this topic and
said the proposed MEMM letter may satisfy his worries, :
1k February 1973 Toor
= Thuermer noted advice from Hicholas Horrock of Newsweek that
a "soft story" is floating around Newsweek on the" general topic of . Co
political espionage and ex-CIA agents. Mr. Horrock asked what oL .
: - constraints we have-on former employees.. A.lengthy discussion . :
.- followed, noting in particular that the only legal. constraint
Co ie imposed is thé terminal secrecy agreement as reinforced by the MAH i
codts in" the Marchetti case. Other than this, there are no constraint
. except moral ones. THe rmer will advise Horrick that thousands of
) employees have gone through CIA, and it is a matter of considerable : N
. pride ‘that only & handful have deported themselves improperly. . 00307
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