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UNITED STATES GO)

MENT

Memorandum

Mr. C. D. Brennah?

ROM

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D. Cotter?!

LIJECT: INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE (IEC)

INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELLANEOUS

DATE:

1/20/71'

Reference memorandum 7/16/71 from G. C. Moore to,

you reporting on scheduled meeting of IEC 7/20/71.

• Meeting of-the Committee took place this morning,

Assistant Attorney General Mardian acted as Chairman, and

the following representatives were present: James Angleton

of Central Intelligence Agency; Martin Pollmer and Robert

Merchant of Treasury; Leonard Nunnolof National Security

Agency; Tom Kelley and Dan Miller of Secret Service; Colonel

John Downie and Bill Vaught of Defense Department; Jim McGrath

uí Intornul Security Division; and John Dohorty, Enceutiva

Director of IEC.

I represented the Bureau.

Mr. Mardian stated that he had just feturned fxom

seeing the president in San Clemente and that, as a result

Of his visit with Mr. Nixon, he was charging the IC with

new project; namely

a

a comprehensive report on the United

States Government's treatment of classified

and sensitive

information along with such corollary problems as how "Top

Sècret" clearances are granted, whether we need to tighten

up our security procedures, and whether there is too much

classification of documents under our current system. Mardian

noted that this study was triggered by the Ellsberg case but

he was not asking the Committee to review the Ellsberg investi

: ''gation as such.

He said that President Nixon was most concerned

regarding. the Pentagon Papers.incident and the-serious. situation

to conduct an overall, comprehensive review of all the factors

relating. to classification and profection of national defense-

information and to make appropriate recommendations for the,

cesadent's consideration shute ate. danced eased

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