</s>204-10151-10188 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 F/LLE CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY. Journal - Office of Legislative Council Monday - 1 May 1978 Page 6 HSCA 25. (Confidential - MMP) LIAISON Called Herb Romerstein, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff, to set up an appointment (Tuesday, 16 May at 1400 hours) on the subject with Dave Millbank and Ed Mickolus, (ORPA/International Issues, on subject to terrorism and the Fourth International Issues), on the topic of terrorism and The Meeting, will take place in 3F30. Herb placed in the Senate would probably hold hearings on terrorism in late May or early June and said that they would like to start off with an open session. I told him that an opensession on CIA on the subject of terrorism would probably cause us some difficulty to suggest the possibility of an open statement, followed by a closed session as a middle ground. 26. (confidential - (MMP) LAISON Called Alan Brown, House PermanentSelect Committee on Intelligence Staff, to discuss the issue of providing the Committee with code-based cover sheets and the removal of the sending and waiting for the call back with the removal or not the committee wishes to be included in the USG number control system which the Office of Security manages. 27. (Unclassified - MAMP) LIAISON Called Joyce Early, House Permanent SELECT Committee on intelligence staff, as well as the House early, House recess schedule will be and was told that the House would be in recess from 1-9 July (Independence recess) from 18 August to 5 September (summer reccess) and that that 6 September would be the end of the session. 28. ( Confidential - MMMP) LiaISON Called Loch Johnson, House Permanent Selected Committee on Intelligentance Staff, and respond to his question on what the impediments of CIA's destruction of files (mostly CI files on U.S. citizens) was. Itold that the house Select Committee on Assassination had strongly urged us not to. 29. (Condidential - "MMP" LIAISON CALLED the office of Joe DiGeorgetown, GAO, International Division to tell him that the six intelligence reports that he people had requested from the Buenos Aires Station would be made available to his regional office in Panama, with one possible exception. CONFIDENTIAL INTERNATIONAL USE ONLY 2/1846 1/1/4/

Summary  
The document contains notes from a legislative council journal entry dated May 1, 1978, detailing meetings and discussions involving various committees and staff members. Key topics include scheduling an appointment with Dave Millbank and Ed Mickolus (ORPA/International Issues) regarding terrorism and the Fourth International Issues for May 16 at 1400 hours in room 3F30. The Senate is noted to potentially hold hearings on terrorism in late May or early June, with suggestions for an open session followed by a closed session. Alan Brown (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Staff) discussed code-based cover sheets and the USG number control system. Joyce Early provided information about House recess schedules: Independence Day recess from July 1–9 and summer recess from August 18–September 5, ending on September 6. Loch Johnson inquired about impediments to CIA destroying files (primarily CI files on U.S. citizens), with a response noting the House Select Committee on Assassination had urged against such actions. The GAO’s Joe DiGeorgetown was informed that six intelligence reports from the Buenos Aires Station would be available to his Panama regional office, except one.  

Key People  
- Herb Romerstein (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Staff)  
- Dave Millbank (ORPA/International Issues)  
- Ed Mickolus (ORPA/International Issues)  
- Alan Brown (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Staff)  
- Joyce Early (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Staff)  
- Loch Johnson (House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Staff)  
- Joe DiGeorgetown (GAO, International Division)  

Key Locations  
- 3F30 (meeting room)  
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence offices  
- GAO’s regional office in Panama  
- Buenos Aires Station (intelligence reports origin)  

Key Events  
- Scheduling of a meeting with Millbank and Mickolus on terrorism and Fourth International Issues  
- Discussion of Senate hearings on terrorism  
- Debate over open vs. closed sessions for CIA-related topics  
- House recess schedule announcements  
- Inquiry into CIA file destruction impediments  
- Notification to GAO about intelligence report availability  

Key Organizations  
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence  
- Office of the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)  
- General Accounting Office (GAO)  
- Office of Legislative Council  
- House Select Committee on Assassination (HSCA)

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