CONGRESSIONAL RECORD – SENATE


May 28, 1974


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SECRECY IN GOVERNMENT– RECONFIRMATION OF HEARINGS


Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, because of some confusion over the dates and location of the hearings on secrecy in Government and the national security classification system, I wish to confirm that the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, has scheduled the following hearings all in room 3302 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and witnesses for this week and for June 10:


WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 10 A.M.

The Honorable WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, U.S. Senator from Maine, sponsor of S. 2451.

The Honorable James B. Rhoads, Archivist of the United States; acting chairman, Interagency Classification Review Committee– Accompanied by William L. Brown, Executive Director, I.C.R.C.

John S. Warner, General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency.


THURSDAY, MAY 30, 9:30 A.M.

The Honorable William S. MOORHEAD, chairman, House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information; Sponsor of H.R. 12004 (S. 3399).

Robert Dixon, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice.

Ambassador Carol C. Laise, Assistant Secretary, Department of State.


FRIDAY, MAY 31, 10 A.M.

The Honorable MIKE GRAVEL, U.S. Senator from Alaska; sponsor of S. 1726.

The Honorable GAYLORD NELSON, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin; Sponsor of S. 2738.

David O. Cooke, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration), Department of Defense.


MONDAY, JUNE 10, 10 A.M.


Dr. Edward Teller, nuclear physicist, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.

Dr. John S. Foster, Jr., physicist; ; vice president, Energy Research and Development, TRW; Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 1965-1973.

Charles L. Marshall, Director, Division of Classification, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.


Anyone wishing further information about the hearings should contact Mrs. Lucinda T. Dennis, chief clerk of the subcommittee, at 225-4718.