‘19 { . lo prison. | Dr. Maxie’ s doctor has told us now that he is too | old. and too senile to talk to. us. This comes after his family ® had first told us that he is bright and ‘chipper and would ‘be | glad to. talk to us. ' We will make an effort to secure an t ‘{ | | | i | | Ws do not’ think we need a specific resolution for that, but a | 4 | | 1 case, the dommittee would be in a posture much like the. United | a = | Andependens doctor! s examination of Dr. Maxie. tO i bd / | Sance * this moves us into a: potential confrontation, rT thought | a Bl at. would. be appropriate to being ae to. the attention of the 4 : : J “fem z of ‘The ponmittes : also ought to be aware that the discussion = te dety what to do about the Russians, any possible resolution pein ~ 2. | : | = 12 | introduced in the House calling on their cooperation is | es | . i © e i3 proceeding at pace. A meeting is to be set up between the | =: = i . “= ' | a 14 | Department o: of State and ‘ne fonnittce to. secure their help | 3 | | a i 4 ti ; I = is lan going to the Russian gnbassy as a kind of a one last | Fe / | , EM [estore before a resolution is introduced. res I. : at Sees : “ 7 | me ‘chairman, Let me interrupt, counsel. I just had | = ‘3 | a thought with reference to the possibility of a subp$ena | & i | | = = 19 | for theafiles of the Department of Justice. What would the | ~ i = yo 7 a | tegaa situation be in that event? ee Mr. Blakey. If we subppenaed them on a day certain, the : Ps Ee CO . - = 4 @ - K = “- \ Department would either have to produce them or have an fe ae it 7 : a a oe "3 | adequate legal reason for not doing so. - 4 And it would be my Judgment © that they have hone, in which | | i ee Docld: 32266662 Page 20
20 ‘States District “Judge in the Southern District. We would be facing: a situation where the Attorney General might well be held 3] an contempt, this time in contempt of Congress as opposed to ‘contempt. of court: in: the Southern District. : Shkes . 3 Ym chaimman{ 7 T see 6 Mr. Blakey. It would be a very interesting contempt. We 7. would have one or two choices. We could either recommend to him & that he prosecute himself for contempt, or that he appoint a. 9 | special prosecutor - to. prosecute. him. for contempt, ox: that we 10 | bring him: before the bar of ‘the | House for a hearing | on contempt. WW _ es add, at this point, ‘that this suggestion is notmalicious 12 on my part, as much as I have indicated on the record that I 13 would Like to see “this omni ttee have an “inherent contempt, this 14 isn! t one being pressed by 1 me for Personal reasons. ene while we 15 - Mr. Ford. Mr. ‘Chairman, 16 are waiting T would Like = to “know if it would be all right ‘for: 300 7TH STREET; $.W., REPORTERS BUILDING, WASHINGTON; D.C. 20024 (202) 554-2345 “this. dommittee to move in.a- “direction where starting Monday 18 night with the briefing of the full gommittee and. the gommittee "9 members, that we would be able to bring at least one of our 20 people, a staff person connected with our office, inasmuch as 2) |: we are moving into eta August, you know, the public hearings, @ 22 | s¢ we are going to do that, I personally would like to have a 23 staff person that I could. work constantly withemyouminam here 24 in Washington while I'm back home. -in. the district. 25 Mr. Blakey. There would be two elements, Mr. Ford, inasmuch ALDERSON REPORTING COMPANY, INC. Docld: 3272766682 Page 71
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22 1 certain information they are not privy of or what have you. Stokes 2 | . Yf tm Chairman. I think Mr. Fithian is seeking recognition. - 3 Oo ME. Fithian. Thank you, Mr. Chaixman. | | 4 a I just want to. strongly support Mr. Ford, and I want to “say 5 | this. — seems to me as we prepare, Giakey, for the public - 6 | hearings, that ‘segregation of material etiaxsiacn which can and 7 StaERERRIOR cannot be made public is incumbent upon you and the . 8 - staff in. any. event. “That has to be carefully done, and done in. a. 9 | timely fashion, ‘and all I would want, quite honestly, = oo J. a beable / 10. F: epasSTSR for my, staff person is to Wom = to. help me coordinate Wp and prepare for the public hearing. mumener 12 along, you will have to segregate the information and the noon S+ 13 in any event, and as you segregate by section, by parts of inguiri 14 | by parts of the investigation, it seems to me that we could ems 15 CERRO permit. our staff to have access to that which is 16 a no doubt going to. be used in the public hearing. - Soe Wy And I am only concerned about the public hearing at this point. 18 | All of us have carried the . classified section ourselves on the 300 7TH STREET, S.W. , REPORTERS BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20024 (202) 554-2345 19 fonnittes. I am only concerned about the public hearing anyway. 20 Mr. Blakey. Insofar as we talk about the hearings, there 21 is no woblem. Insofar as we talk about the full investigation, e 22 _ the , personal staff people would probably have to be ona revolving 23 “door; in and out, in and out, and what I am questioning here is” 24 the: utility for them coming and asking them to leave over + major 25 portions of the. briefing. It might be more appropriate to pring | ALDERSON REPORTING COMPANY, INC. Docld: 3272766682 Page 23