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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1 March 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ELLSWORTH

SUBJECT: 1111.Access for the Congressional Budget Office

We have received, through OSD Administration (D..0. Cooke),

a request for eighPOOMMINEaccesses for people assigned to the

Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The subject was discussed

with Mr. Carey of the CIA Legislative Liaison Office, who has

conversed with staff members of both the House and Senate

Appropriations Committees. It was their opinion that, while CEO

members could be provided intelligence product briefings, they

did not need to be briefed on or have access to operational program data. Subsequentigia Bush has reserved for himself the

approval to authorizes access for CBO members.

There are at least two issues which should be considered

before granting access to. the CBO. One is the relationship

between the Appropriations and Budget Committees of the Congress

and the CBO. The other is the degree of oversight which the

Congress may wish to impose upon the intelligence function and

the Executive Branch response. We do not wish to be in a middle

position where granting--or not granting--accesses can be raised

as an issue.

Prior to the DCI determination above, Dr. Cooke, with

Mr. Latimer's approval, contacted a CBO staff member and arranged

a meeting so we could determine their needs and offer to brief

the top level people from the list of eight requested. This

offer has not been accepted, perhaps because they understand the

problems involved. I do not plan any action now, but suggest

that the general subject of intelligence community and CBO relations be discussed in a suitable forum at an early date. Should

we receive a request from the CBO for the offered briefings, I

will contact you.

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