i 'l r uh l ' • •r- i 1 rrcqi 11·· _111 '1 l· - U0i_ i ' M J $ ti l7J # ° 'a 'J 'fi llr 1 t IV J f Ii _ Approved For Release 2004 10 27 CIA-RDP78M02660R000300110005-9 Tournal Office of LegislaLive Counsel Wednesday - 29 September 1976 Page 2 4 Internal Use Only - LLM LIAISON In response to his earlier call advised Robert Brauer Aclministrative Assistant to Representative Ronald Dellums D Calif o f the total cost $4 500 00 and the publication run 10 000 copies of Intelligence in the vVar of Independence w1r Dellums is concerned that this rnay be a lobbying_ activity by the Agency o f questionable propriety I said that we considered this to be consistent with instructions issued within the Executive Branch to all Federal agencies ·to participate in the celebration o f the Nation 1 s 200th birthday I said I can 1 t believe that what is being questioned is the propriety and legality o f the Executive Branch's efforts in this respect which has been widely publicized In response to his query I said I would try to provide him cites for the authority of our instructions regarding this subject rf 5 Internal Use Only - LLM LIAISON John Swanner Staff Director House Coxnrn i ttee on Standards of Official Conduct advised that individuals who hac1 provided doc1 unenh to the Co tnrnittee in conforrnance with subpoenas were now requesting return o f the documents I explained that I would have no question in ni y n1ind as a rnember o f the Executive Branch that I would not be able to turn over to the possession of an unauthorized holder 1 'classif i ed docun1ents 11 It wa s a greed that we would close the loop with David Bov rers also o f the Corrnnittee staf f to id_entify any Agency documents which n1ay be involved OS will call Bowers • I I 6 Unclassified ·- LLM LIAISON Called Ralph Preston House App ropriations Defense SuLcornrnittee staff and unlike Guy JvicConnell Senate Appropriations Cornrnittee staff he indicated no concern over the placement of the funds o the lntelligenc e Comrnun i ty staff in the President 1 s budget explaining that the item would automatically be rderred to the Defense Appropriations Subco1nmittee and that the House actually has control over the Senate by virtue of their earlier action on the Appropriations bill 7 Unclac sified -· GLC BRIEFING LI ---- - - --- ------- - - --'I I accornpa nicd the Director to a briefing of the llouse Select Comrnit tee on Drug Ahuse and Control See Merno for the Record C A ii - ' _ __ pr tt or Release 2004 10 27 CIA-RDP78M02660R000300110005-9