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124-10184-10083 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (01/01/1963)

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        Memorandum

       Mr. C, D. Brend                  DATE: 7/20/71 '.


  OM   R. D. Cotterof


  UljECT :INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE (IEC)
       INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELLANEOUS


                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; eonard Nunnojof National Security
       Agency; Tom Kelley and Dan Miller of Secret Service; Colonel
       John Downie and Bill Vaught of Defense Department; Jim McGrath

       Director of IEC. I represented the Bureau.

                Mr. Mardian stated that he had i st   n tured from
       seeing the  _We'7de- in San Clemente and that, as a result
       O   is visit withMr. Nixon, he was charging the IEC with a
       new project, namely, a comprehensive report on the United
       S-taes Governm en's .reaEfeh  f           and -sensitive
       information along with such corollary problems as how Top
       S5ret  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
       .r.egarding..the.Penta-gon-Papers.. incident *and- the-.serious. -situation
       cl:gat.d  .Supreme ,Cour.t de, ison .-:rl-e ating.,t6 the El. erg-  .
    - : a,:.-&e.:;Mard.ian ..A  t  E h' fsdet  {.&b~e: the. COiith3.
       to conduct an overall, comprehensive review of all the factors
       relating.to classification and protection of national defen
       information and to make appropriate recommendatios .for the

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