April 24, 1974
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SECRECY IN GOVERNMENT – ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, beginning May 2 and 3, and continuing May 29, 30, and 31, the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations will hold hearings on secrecy in Government, including consideration of S. 1520, S. 1726, S. 2451, and S. 2738, dealing with the classification of official information and with Government surveillance of individuals. These hearings are an extension of those conducted last year by the subcommittee jointly with two subcommittees of the Committee on the Judiciary. The joint hearings dealt with executive privilege, Government secrecy, and freedom of information.
The hearings next month will focus particularly on classification practices and regulations governing secrecy in the executive branch. The hearings will be held in room 3302 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, beginning at 10 a.m., May 2, with testimony from Prof. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., followed by a panel discussion by Prof. Robert Bowie, Mr. Herbert Scoville, and Mr. Chester Cooper. On May 3, sponsors of some of the pending legislation will testify and will be followed by Dr. James B. Rhoads, chairman of the Interagency Classification Review Committee and Archivist of the United States. Any person wishing additional information should contact Mrs. Lucinda T. Dennis, chief clerk of the subcommittee at 225-4718.