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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"American Telephone and Telegraph\nSubpoena, 6/76 (1)\" of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential\nLibrary.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from BOX 1 of the Loen and Leppert Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHHINGTON\nJanet:\nDonna called with the following\ninvitation for Charlie from Marsh:\nMeeting tomorrow( Sat. June 26)\nin Buchen's office at 10:00 a.m.\nAgenda: Moss AT&T subpoena\nVera\n6/25\n5:45\nFORD is GERALD LIBRARY\nМИСИАЯОМЗМ\nJanet : file on\nMoss Oversight +\nATT Subjocns. Chas.\nFORD & 028ALD LIBRARY\n04-2-3\nCOPY\nBY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT TIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nTo Stephen Sing\nYou are hereby commanded to summon Mr. Robert D. Lilley, President,\nAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company, 195 Broadway, New York, New York 10007\nSubcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (under the\nto be and appear before thauthority of Rules x and XI of the Rules of the House\nof Representatives, 94th Congress) of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce\nCommittee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon.\nJohn E. Moss\nis chairman.and to bring with\nhim the documents described in the Attachment to this subpoena (personal\nappearance is not required if the described documents are made available in\nthe Subcommittee offices on or before 12:00 noon on June 25. 1976)\nin their chamber in the city of Washington, on Monday, June 28, 1976, in Room 2323,\nRayburn House Office Building\n# at the hour of 10:00 a.m.\nthen and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is\nnot to depart without leave of said Committee.\nHerein fail not, and make return of this summons.\nWitness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives\nof the United States, at the city of Washington, this\n22nd\nday of\nJune\n1976\n/s/ HARLEY O. STAGGERS\nChairman,\nAttest:\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nATTACHMENT TO SUBPOENA NO. 94-2-3\n1. Full and complete copies of Federal Bureau of Investi-\ngation (FBI) national security request letters, in the\npossession or control of American Telephone and Tele-\ngraph (AT&T) and its 24 operating companies listed be-\nlow*, for access to phone lines handling either verbal\nor non-verbal communications.\n2. Copies of any and all records in the possession or con-\ntrol of AT&T or its operating companies prior to 1969\nwhen written FBI' requests were not routinely requested\nby AT&T and its operating companies.\n3. Copies of any and all applicable Bell System Practices\n(RSP's) describing company policy regarding national\nsecurity \"taps\" or \"provision of facilities\" to law\nenforcement or intelligence agencies. This should in-\nclude both current BSP's and any BSP's on the subject\nwhich have since been revised or discontinued.\n4. Copies of internal memorandum, correspondence, board\nminutes, or other records relative to AT&T, and/or\nany AT&T operating company, practice or policy with\nrespect to national security \"taps\" or \"provision of\nfacilities\" to law enforcement or intelligence agencies,\ncovering the last 10 years.\n*Bell System Companies (see attached list)\nLIBRARY GERALD R. FORD\nBELL SYSTEM COMPANIES\nAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company\nThe Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania\nThe Diamond State Telephone Company\nThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company\nThe Chesapaake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland\nThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia\nThe Chosapsake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia\nCincinnati Bell, Inc.\nIllinois Bell. Telephone Company\nIndiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated\nMichigan Bell Telephone Company\nThe Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company\nNew England Telephone and Telegraph Company\nNew Jersey Bell Telephone Company\nNew York Telephone Company\nNorthwestern Bell Telephone Company\nThe Ohio Bell Telephone Company\nPacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company\nThe Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company\nBell Telephone Company of Neva da\nSouth Central Bell Telephone Company\nSouthern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company\nThe Southern New England Telephone Company\nSouthwestern Bell Telephone Company\nWisconsin Telephone Company\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nCOPY\nSubpena for\nbefore the Committee on the\nServed\nHouse d Representatives\nValue JUANTING OFFICE 24-087-6\nCHAIRMAN\nSAMUEL L. DI VINE, OHIO\nJAMES T. BROYHILL N.C.\nTIM LFC CARTER, KY.\nTLA.\nCLAMENCE J. BROWN, OHIO\nCongress (ii the United States\nCALIF.\nJOE SKUBITZ, KANS.\nFA,\nJAMES M. COLLINS, TEX.\nHouse of Representatives\nN.Y.\nLOUIS FREY, JR., FLA.\nDAVID DATIENFIELD 111. VA.\nJOHN Y. MCCOLLISTER, NEDR.\nCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce\nBROCK ADAMS, WASH.\nNORMAN F. LENT, N.Y.\nRoom 2125, Rapburn House Office Pailbing\nW. S. (BILL) STUCKEY, JR., GA.\nH. JOHN HEINZ 111, PA.\nLOB LCKHARDT, TEX.\nEDWARD R. MADIGAN, ILL\nWashington, D.C. 20515\nMICHANDSON PREYER, N.C.\nCARLOS J. MOORHEAD, CALIF.\nJAMES W. SYMINGTON, MO.\nMATTHEW 3. RINALDO, N.J.\nCHARLES J. CARNEY, OHIO\nW. HENSON MOORE, LA.\nPALPH H. METCALFE, ILL.\nGOODLOE E. BYRON, MD.\nJAMES H. SCHEUER, N.Y.\nHICHARD L. OTTINGER, N.Y.\nHENRY A.JVAXMAN, CALIF.\nNOT HT (Lon) KRUEGER, TEX.\nJune 22, 1976\nTIMOTHY E. WIRTH, COLD.\nPHILIP R. SHARP, IND.\nWILL IAM M. ENODHEAD, MICH.\nJAMES 3. FLORO. N.J.\nANTHONY TOSY MOFFETT, CONN.\nJIM SANTINI, NEV.\nANDREW MAGUIRE, N.J.\nMARTIN A. nusso, ILL.\nW. E. WILLIAMSON, CLERK\nTo:\nRepublican Members of Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\nFrom: Bernie Wunder Ofed\nRe: June 22, 1976, Subcommittee Meeting\nOn June 16, 1976, we received a Subcommittee notice (a copy of\nwhich is attached) dated June 15, 1976, advising us of a Subcommittee\nmeeting to be held on June 21, 1976. The notice is in exactly the\nsame language that has been utilized many times for meetings of this\nsort, and the language is so broad that it could cover just about\nanything. The notice specifies that the meeting will be held to con-\nsider among other things \"the possible issuance of subpoenas,\" but it\ndoes not say who or what may require the use of a subpoena.\nI called the Subcommittee Chief Counsel's Secretary, Lisa Wiles,\nyesterday morning in order to ascertain if the meeting was going to be\nheld and what items would be considered. This has been my usual\npractice, because so many of these meetings have been cancelled, for\nif a meeting was to be held, I could then ascertain what was going to\nbe considered in order to advise the Republican Members, and obtain\ntheir proxies if necessary. Miss Wiles advised me that the meeting\nwould be held but that she did not know what would be considered.\nMiss Wiles, at my request, had Chief Counsel, Mike Lemov, call me con-\ncerning this meeting. Mr. Lemov returned my call but advised me that\nhe could not divulge what the meeting would concern except that a\nsubpoena would be discussed. Mr. Lemov indicated that it was highly\nsensitive, and he would not reveal anymore information concerning it.\nAs you know, yesterday's meeting was postponed until today, but we\nstill do not know what this meeting is about.\nThe relevant House and Committee rules governing notices and\nagendas are as follows:\nR.\nFORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\n2\n(a) House Rule XI (a) (3)\n\"Each committee of the House (except the\nCommittee on Rules) shall make public announce-\nment of the date, place and subject matter of\nany committee hearing at least one week before\nthe commenc ment of the hearing. If the com-\nmittee determines that there is good cause to\nbegin the hearing sooner, it shall make the\nannouncement at the carliest possible date.\nAny announcement made under this subparagraph\nshall be promptly published in the Daily Digest.\n(b) Committee Rules 3 and 4(a)\n\"Rule 3. Agenda for Meetings. The agenda\nfor committee and subcommittee meetings, setting\nout all items of business to be considered, shall\nbe furnished to each member of the committee by\ndelivery to his office at least two (2) calendar\ndays in advance of the meeting.\nRule 4. Procedure. (a) The date, time,\nplace, and subject matter of all meetings of the\ncommittee or any of its subcommittes will be\nannounced at least 1 week in advance of the\ncommencement of such meetings.\"\nAs you will note, especially in Rule 3 of the Committee Rules,\nthe requirement is that each member receive an agenda \"setting out all\nitems of business to be considered.\" The Chairman has advised us via\nthe Subcommittee notice that a subpoena will possibly be considered,\nbut he will not divulge any of the specifics in advance, not even\ninformally. The procedure now being utilized certainly violates the\nspirit if not the letter of Rule 3.\nThe questions are first, how can a member possibly make an\ninformed and thoughtful judgement on the merits of an issue when he\ndoes not even know what is under consideration. Additionally, he is\ngiven no time to probe the merits of what is being considered and must\nby necessity rely upon the judgement of the Chairman and his staff.\nSecond, the rules (Rule 7 of the Committee Rules) allow for the casting\nof votes by proxy. How could any member in good conscience give his\nproxy to another member when he is not even aware of the subject matter\nto be voted upon?\n\"Fundamental fairness\" would at a very minimum seem to require\nthat the members be given a better notice than we have been receiving.\nBW:jc\nFORD : GERALD LIBRARY\nNINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS\nRoom 2323\nRATIORN HOUSE Orrice r ILDING\nJOHN C. MOSS, CALIF., CHAIRMAN\nPHONE (262) 223-4441\nAND L. OTTINGER, H.Y.\nJANES M. COLLINS. TEX.\nAT (2011) KNUEGER, TEX.\nNORMAN F. LENT, N.Y.\nMICHAEL M. LIMOV\nCNY TOBY MONTETT. CONN.\nMATTHEW 3. HINALDO, NJ.\nCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES\nCHILF COUNSEL\nANTINI. NEV.\nW. HENSON MOONE, LA.\n(3ILL) STUCKEY. GA,\nSAMUEL L. DEVINE CHIO\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nJ. THOMAS CREENE\nS H. SCHEUER, N.Y.\n(a OFFICIO)\nCOUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN\nY A. WAXMAN, CALIF.\nSUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS\nP R. SHARP. IND.\nEW MAGUIRE, N.J.\nOF THE\nEY O. STAGGERS, W. VA.\nX OFFICIO)\nCOMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20515\nJune 15, 1976\nSUBCOMMITTEE NOTICE\nTo the Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and\nInvestigations:\nThere will be a meeting of the Subcommittee at 2:00 p.m.\non Monday, June 21, 1976, in 2218 Rayburn House Office\nBuilding to consider the possible issuance of subpoenas,\ncompliance with subpoenas and other requests for infor-\nmation, future hearings and investigations, and house-\nkeeping matters. In addition, the Subcommittee may\nconsider any reports which may be ready for Subcommittee\nconsideration; copies of such reports will be transmitted\nto the Members prior to the meeting,\nJOHN E. MOSS, alsy Chaivman\n1cw\nFORD i QERALD LIBRARY\nNINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS\nROOM 2323\nRAYBURN House OFFICE BUILDING\nJOHN E. MOSS, CALIF., CHAIRMAN\nPHONE (202) 223-4441\nRICHARD L. OTTINGER, N.Y.\nJAMES M. COLLINS, TEX.\nROBERT (son) KRUEGER, TEX.\nNORMAN F. LENT, N.Y.\nMICHAEL R. LEMOV\nANTHONY TODY MOFFETT, CONN.\nMATTHEW J. RINALDO, N.J.\nCONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES\nCHIEF COUNSEL\nJIM SANTINI, NEV.\nW. HENSON MOORE, LA.\nW. 5. (BILL) STUCKEY, GA.\nSAMUEL L. DEVINE OHIO\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nJ. THOMAS GREENE\nJAMES H. SCHEUER, N.Y.\n(EX OFFICIO)\nCOUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN\nHENRY A. WAXMAN, CALIF.\nPHILIP R. SHARP, IND.\nSUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS\nANDREW MAGUIRE, N.J.\nOF THE\nHARLEY o. STAGGERS, W. VA.\n(EX OFFICIO)\nCOMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20515\nJune\nJuly 23, 1976\nSUBCOMMITTEE NOTICE\nTo the Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and\nInvestigations:\nPursuant to the previous Subcommittee Notice dated\nJune 15, 1976, scheduling a Subcommittee meeting for\nthe purpose of issuing a subpoena and pursuant to the\nsubpoena to the American Telephone and Telegraph Com-\npany duly issued at the Subcommittee meeting on Tueday,\nJune 22, the Subcommittee will hold a hearing at 10:00 a.m.\non Monday. June 28 1976, in 2218 Rayburn House Office\nBuilding, (as provided in the subpoena) to receive the\nmaterials described in the subpoena from the American\nTelephone and Telegraph Company.\nThe hearing will not be held in the event the materials\nare produced in a timely fashion as provided in the\nsubpoena.\nJOHN E. MOSS, May Chairman\n1cw\nFORD i GERALD LIBRARY\nI'm Callens the to Kentah on wed.\nCallas has from putre the to Wonder t sand Juster\nwants to call Splen, Rhobes, 0 will x Staggers\nBrooks (summ) that he apposed Bella father this info\nReturn date Johnson June 25th\nATTr wants up extenseon of time for compleance\nVate on 9 / (9 Devis)\nH. Moore present - Krugs absent)\nSubfocna not issued through F.C. - hat see Read.\nP.O Paner Johnsonts to usne as leargism came\nof ashland Oil vs FTC. - Dr cf of appeals\nPersonal q Py ATT in bein 8 complex as\non June 28th\nMoss lta to ATT to desrejand Lilley + insect name\nfeasting p- Lillely not I sure Mar.\nMike Lemor- Moss pr. plays Man - hogo Allen Street\nahatt - 457-3848 - Michay Magnine sec\nThan Cate Muts again June 28\nChase ATT because ATT can it in challenge the pubpacua\nmg\nThoos Aubente - OrI -\nMet Then June 22, at 1pm.\nFORD : GERALD LIBRARY\nPurpose of meeting was solily for purpose of issurance of oulysem\nMasson 6r top - alyng Hp - G Bella crich infor Learned\nME grow + Maggett n non\nno notice to Month - Wenson Mark raned Q why\nwere taps fre + post 1969 t member for handling tap requests\nGop had no knowledge - ATT called Bermis Thes Like\nInstructalbud (Bat Kukuh) to Bermi hundred talk were\nSubcommittee on Oversight and\nInvestigations\nof the\nCommittee on Interstate and\nForeign Commerce\nU.S. House of Representatives\n94th Congress\nGERALD ? FORD\nSelected Provisions of the Rules of the House\nof Representatives and Other Provisions Appli-\ncable to the Activities of the Subcommittee on\nOversight and Investigations\nSELECTED PROVISIONS OF THE RULES\nOF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nAND OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE\nTO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOM-\nMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND\nINVESTIGATIONS\nNINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS\nRULE X. ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION\nOF STANDING COMMITTEES.\n1. There shall be in the House the following\nSUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND\nstanding committees, each of which shall have\nINVESTIGATIONS\nthe jurisdiction and related functions as-\nJOHN E. MOSS, CALIF., CHAIRMAN\nsigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 3,\nRICHARD L. OTTINGER, N.Y.\nJAMES M. COLLINS, TEX.\nROBERT KRUEGER, TEX.\nNORMAN F. LENT, N.Y.\nand 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other\nANTHONY TOBY MOFFETT, CONN.\nMATTHEW J. RINALDO, N.J.\nmatters relating to subjects within the juris-\nJIM SANTINI, NEV.\nW. HENSON MOORE, LA.\nW. S. (BILL) STUCKEY, GA.\nSAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO\ndiction of any standing committee as listed in\nJAMES H. SCHEUER, N.Y.\n(EX OFFICIO)\nHENRY A. WAXMAN, CALIF.\nthis clause shall (in accordance with and sub-\nPHILIP R. SHARP, IND.\nject to clause 5) be referred to such commit-\nANDREW MAGUIRE, N.J.\nHARLEY o. STAGGERS, W. VA.\ntees, as follows:\n(EX OFFICIO)\nMICHAEL R. LEMOV, CHIEF COUNSEL\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\n(1) Committee on Interstate and Foreign\nCommerce.\n(1) Interstate and foreign commerce\ngenerally.\n(2) Inland waterways.\n(3) Interstate oil compacts and petro-\nleum and natural gas, except on the pub-\nlic lands.\n(4) Railroads, including railroad la-\nbor, railroad retirement and unemploy-\nment, except revenue measures related\nthereto.\n1\n(5) Regulation of interstate and for-\ncommittees shall have oversight respon-\neign communications.\nsibilities as provided in paragraph (b).\n(6) Regulation of interstate trans-\n(b) (1) Each standing committee (other\nmission of power, except the installation\nthan the Committee on Appropriations and\nof connections between Government wa-\nthe Committee on the Budget) shall review\nterpower projects.\nand study, on a continuing basis, the applica-\n(7) Securities and exchanges.\ntion, administration, execution, and effective-\n(8) Consumer affairs and consumer\nness of those laws, or parts of laws, the sub-\nprotection.\nject matter of which is within the jurisdiction\n(9) Travel and tourism.\nof that committee, and the organization and\n(10) Public health and quarantine.\noperation of the Federal agencies and entities\n(11) Health and health facilities, ex-\nhaving responsibilities in or for the adminis-\ncept health care supported by payroll\ntration and execution thereof, in order to de-\ndeductions.\ntermine whether such laws and the programs\n(12) Biomedical research and devel-\nthereunder are being implemented and car-\nopment.\nried out in accordance with the intent of the\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\nCongress and whether such programs should\nGENERAL OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES\nbe continued, curtailed, or eliminated. In addi-\n2. (a) In order to assist the House in-\ntion, each such committee shall review and\n(1) its analysis, appraisal, and execu-\nstudy any conditions or circumstances which\ntion of (A) the application, administra-\nmay indicate the necessity or desirability of\ntion, execution, and effectiveness of the\nenacting new or additional legislation within\nlaws enacted by the Congress, or (B)\nthe jurisdiction of that committee (whether\nconditions and circumstances which may\nor not any bill or resolution has been intro-\nindicate the necessity or desirability of\nduced with respect thereto), and shall on a\nenacting new or additional legislation,\ncontinuing basis undertake future research\nand\nand forecasting on matters within the juris-\n(2) its formulation, consideration,\ndiction of that committee. Each such commit-\nand enactment of such modifications of\ntee having fifteen or more members shall\nor changes in those laws, and of such ad-\nestablish an oversight subcommittee, or re-\nditional legislation, as may be necessary\nquire its subcommittees, if any, to conduct\nor appropriate, the various standing\noversight in the area of their respective juris-\n2\n3\ndiction, to assist in carrying out its responsi-\nbilities under this subparagraph. The estab-\ning of a committee shall be paid from the con-\nlishment of oversight subcommittees shall in\ntingent fund of the House.\nno way limit the responsibility of the subcom-\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\nmittees with legislative jurisdiction from\nQUORUM FOR TAKING TESTIMONY\ncarrying out their oversight responsibilities.\n(h) Each committee may fix the number of\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\nits members to constitute a quorum for taking\nRULE XI. RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR COMMIT-\ntestimony and receiving evidence, which shall\nTEES.\nbe not less than two.\n1. (a) (1) The Rules of the House are the\n*\n*\n*\n*\n*\nrules of its committees and subcommittees SO\nfar as applicable, except that a motion to re-\nCALLING AND INTERROGATION OF WITNESSES\ncess from day to day is a motion of high privi-\n(j) (1) Whenever any hearing is conducted\nlege in committees and subcommittees.\nby any committee upon any measure or mat-\n(2) Each subcommittee of a committee is\nter, the minority party members of the com-\na part of that committee, and is subject to\nmittee shall be entitled, upon request to the\nthe authority and direction of that committee\nchairman by a majority of them before the\nand to its rules SO far as applicable.\ncompletion of the hearing, to call witnesses\n(b) Each committee is authorized at any\nselected by the minority to testify with respect\ntime to conduct such investigations and stud-\nto that measure or matter during at least one\nies as it may consider necessary or appro-\nday of hearing thereon.\npriate in the exercise of its responsibilities\n(2) Each committee shall apply the 5-min-\nunder rule X, and (subject to the adoption of\nute rule in the interrogation of witnesses in\nexpense resolutions as required by clause 5)\nany hearing until such time as each member\nto incur expenses (including travel expenses)\nof the committee who SO desires has had an\nin connection therewith.\nopportunity to question each witness.\n(c) Each committee is authorized to have\nprinted and bound testimony and other data\nINVESTIGATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES\npresented at hearings held by the committee.\n(k) (1) The chairman at an investigative\nAll costs of stenographic services and trans-\nhearing shall announce in an opening state-\ncripts in connection with any meeting or hear-\nment the subject of the investigation.\n4\n5\n(2) A copy of the committee rules and this\n(8) In the discretion of the committee, wit-\nclause shall be made available to each witness.\nnesses may submit brief and pertinent sworn\n(3) Witnesses at investigative hearings\nstatements in writing for inclusion in the\nmay be accompanied by their own counsel for\nrecord. The committee is the sole judge of the\nthe purpose of advising them concerning their\npertinency of testimony and evidence adduced\nconstitutional rights.\nat its hearing.\n(4) The chairman may punish breaches of\n(9) A witness may obtain a transcript\norder and decorum, and of professional ethics\ncopy of his testimony given at a public session\non the part of counsel, by censure and exclu-\nor, if given at an executive session, when au-\nsion from the hearings; and the committee\nthorized by the committee.\nmay cite the offender to the House for con-\ntempt.\nPOWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER\n(5) If the committee determines that evi-\n(m) (1) For the purpose of carrying out\ndence or testimony at an investigative hear-\nany of its functions and duties under this\ning may tend to defame, degrade, or incrimi-\nrule and rule X (including any matters refer-\nnate any person, it shall-\nred to it under clause 5 of rule X), any com-\n(A) receive such evidence or testi-\nmittee, or any subcommittee thereof, is au-\nmony in executive session;\nthorized (subject to subparagraph (2) (A)\n(B) afford such person an opportunity\nof this paragraph)-\nvoluntarily to appear as a witness; and\n(A) to sit and act at such times and\n(C) receive and dispose of requests\nplaces within the United States, whether\nfrom such persons to subpena additional\nthe House is in session, has recessed, or\nwitnesses.\nhas adjourned, and to hold such hearings,\n(6) Except as provided in subparagraph\nand\n(5), the chairman shall receive and the com-\n(B) to require, by subpoena or other-\nmittee shall dispose of requests to subpena\nwise, the attendance and testimony of\nadditional witnesses.\nsuch witnesses and the production of such\n(7) No evidence or testimony taken in\nbooks, records, correspondence, memo-\nexecutive session may be released or used in\nrandums, papers, and documents, as it\npublic sessions without the consent of the\ndeems necessary. The chairman of the\ncommittee.\ncommittee, or any member designated by\n6\n7\nIN THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN\nsuch chairman, may administer oaths to\nCOMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE JURISDICTION\nany witness.\n(2) (A) A subpoena may be issued by a\nResolution Offered in Full Committee Session by Mr. Dingell,\ncommittee or subcommittee under subpara-\nand Agreed to, February 26, 1975\ngraph (1) (B) in the conduct of any investi-\nResolved by the House Committee on Interstate\ngation or activity or series of investigations\nand Foreign Commerce that the standing Subcom-\nor activities, only when authorized by a ma-\nmittees of the Committee, the Subcommittee Chairmen\njority of the members of the committee.\nand the Subcommittee membership shall be as follows:\n(B) Compliance with any subpoena issued\nI.-Subcommittees:\nby a committee or subcommittee under sub-\n(1) Subcommittee on Communications\nparagraph (1) (B) may be enforced only as\nJurisdiction: Interstate and foreign communica-\nauthorized or directed by the House.\ntions, including all communications by satellite,\nbroadcast, radio, common carriers, interstate com-\nmunication by wire and such jurisdiction over com-\nmunications and media as in the jurisdiction of the\nfull committee.\n(2) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\nJurisdiction: Responsibility for oversight of agen-\ncies, departments and all programs within the juris-\ndiction of the full committee and to conduct such\ninvestigations within such jurisdiction. [Note: This\nsubcommittee would not have legislative jurisdiction.\nThe committee's legislative subcommittee would have\nparallel responsibility to conduct oversight in their\nassigned areas.]\n(3) Subcommittee on Energy and Power\nJurisdiction: Energy matters within the jurisdic-\ntion of the full committee, and jurisdiction over all\npetroleum, natural gas, and electrical power issues.\n(4) Subcommittee on Health and the Environment\nJurisdiction: Public health and quarantine; hos-\npital construction; mental health and research; bio-\nmedical programs and health protection in general,\nincluding medicaid and national health insurance;\nfoods and drugs; drug abuse; Clean Air Act and en-\nvironmental protection in general.\n8\n9\n(5) Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and\nIN THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN\nFinance\nCOMMERCE\nJurisdiction: Jurisdiction over consumer protection\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nin general, including toxic substances, product safety,\nmotor vehicle safety, securities and exchanges (the\nMr. Staggers offered the following resolution\nSEC), the regulation of trade (the FTC), and in-\nConsidered, amended, and agreed to\nsurance.\n(6) Subcommittee on Transportation and Com-\nmerce\nJurisdiction: Regulation of travel and tourism, in-\nApril 17, 1975\nterstate and foreign commerce generally, and all mat-\nters related to inland waterways, railroads, railroad\nretirement, railway labor, solid waste disposal and\nnoise pollution control.\nResolution\nResolved, That in accordance with Rule XI, clause\n2 (m) of the Rules of the House of Representatives,\nthe Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,\nSubcommittee on Communications, Subcommittee on\nEnergy and Power, Subcommittee on Health and the\nEnvironment, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection\nand Finance, and Subcommittee on Transportation\nand Commerce are authorized to require, by subpoena\nor otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such\nwitnesses and the production of such books, records,\ncorrespondence, memorandums, papers, and docu-\nments as they deem necessary, in the conduct of such\nsubcommittees of any investigation or activity or\nseries of investigations or activities within their juris-\ndiction as set forth in Rule X, clause 1(1) of said\nHouse Rules and the rules and procedures of the Com-\nmittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Sub-\npoenas may be issued over the signature of the chair-\nman of the committee, or any member designated by\nhim, and may be served by any person designated\nby such chairman or member.\nThis delegation of subpoena power by the commit-\ntee to subcommittees may be revoked at any time\nby majority vote of the committee after due notice and\nwith a quorum present pursuant to the committee\nrules.\n10\n11\nMARSIA\nJUN 25 1976\nAssistant\nAttorney General\nSTATE TO DOMINA JUSTITIA OF\nJune 25, 1976\nMr. Philip W. Buchen\nMr. John O. Marsh, Jr.\nCounsellors to the President\nDear Jack and Phil:\nAttached is a memorandum\nprepared by Bob Keuch of the\nCriminal Division which describes\nin some detail the national security\nimplications of compliance with the\nMoss subpoena. We will furnish you\nwith additional materials as they\nbecome available.\nSincerely\nREX Ref E. LEE\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nFACT SHEET: Moss Subcommittee\nSubpoena\nThe subpoena calls for all records in the custody\nor possession of AT&T which relate to non-Title III\nwiretaps, that is, which relate to all wiretaps conducted\nwithout a judicial warrant. The most sensitive of the\nclasses of documents that would be producible under the\nsubpoena are letters directed to AT&T by the Director of\nthe Federal Bureau of Investigation as a part of the\nprocedures followed by the Executive Branch in conducting\nforeign intelligence surveillances authorized by the\nAttorney General acting on behalf of the President. This\nwill briefly outline those procedures and set forth the\ntypes of information that would be placed in jeopardy by\nthe disclosure of the letters demanded by this subpoena.\nWhen a foreign intelligence surveillance is considered\nnecessary by the FBI, the CIA, the NSA or other appropriate\ngovernment entities such as the NSC or the State Department,\na recommendation is forwarded to the Attorney General, via\nthe FBI, setting forth the basis for the surveillance, the\ninformation held by the Executive Branch which would indicate\nthat the surveillance falls within our announced policies\nconcerning electronic surveillance and certifying that the\nR. FORD LIBRARY\n-2-\nsurveillance is necessary for the national security.\nIf the Attorney General approves the surveillance, his\napproval is forwarded to the FBI who conducts all electronic\nsurveillances instituted within the continental limits of\nthe United States pursuant to Attorney General authorization\nand irrespective of which particular intelligence agency\ninitiated the request. The FBI then presents a letter\nsigned by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\nto AT&T. This letter, a copy of which is attached, states\nthat the Director has been authorized by the Attorney General\nto conduct a specific surveillance for foreign intelligence\npurposes and identifies the surveillance in one of three ways.\nFirst, the surveillance may be identified by the listing\nof the specific telephone numbers to be surveilled; second,\nthe surveillance may also be identified by the listing of\nthe specific addresses that are to be covered by the surveil-\nlance; and third, such surveillance may be identified by\nuse of technical terms referring to AT&T lines or junction\npoints. This third method is used in a very, very small\npercentage of the surveillances, and, in any case, AT&T\nmaintains public records of its line numbers which could\nalso identify specific locations or individuals which were\nthe subject of warrantless surveillances.\n-3-\nWhile the Subcommittee subpoena anticipates records\nboth prior to, and subsequent to, 1969, the letter\nprocedure just described has only been in effect since\n1969 and records would not, in all probability, be\navailable concerning pre-1969 surveillances. The post-1969\nsurveillances would include those domestic security\nwarrantless surveillances that were authorized by the\nAttorney General and conducted prior to the Supreme Court\ndecision which held that such domestic security sur-\nveillances were unconstitutional, U.S. V. Keith, and the\nrecords of such surveillances present no security problems\nand the Executive Branch would have no objection to their\nproduction to the Subcommittee. However, the remainder of\nthe surveillances are all foreign intelligence surveillances\nand the disclosure of the subject of those surveillances\nwould have extremely serious national security and foreign\npolicy repercussions.\nFirst, the letters would disclose the identity of\neach foreign Embassy, foreign Mission, or other foreign\nentity such as a foreign government controlled corporation\nwhich is, or has been, the subject of our intelligence\ninterests. While it may well be that it is a well-accepted\nfact that as part of our intelligence and counter-intelligence\nFORD\n-4-\nactivities we conduct electronic surveillances of\nEmbassies, etc., a public confirmation of this fact would\nseriously impact on our foreign relations and would\nprovide those governments whose interests are inimical\nto ours with propaganda and negotiating resources that\nwould be very harmful to our national security.\nAlso disclosed would be the identity of those\nindividuals who are, or have been, the subject of such\nsurveillances. Under the Executive Branch's clearly\nannounced policy, we will only conduct such surveillances\nwhen we have reason to believe that an individual is an\nagent of a foreign power or is aiding and abetting a\nforeign power in clandestine activities, including\nespionage, sabotage, or terrorism. Identification of\nthose individuals we have surveilled will point out not\nonly the agents we know about, but would be counter-\nintelligence information to our enemies since it would\nindicate those agents whom we have not identified.\nMoreover, often the individual being surveilled as a\nforeign agent is a deep-cover agent whose identity could\nonly come from a very small or select group of sources\nand disclosure of our knowledge of the agent's existence or\nCORD\n-5-\nidentity would seriously jeopardize extremely important\nagents or sources of ours.\nSituations may also exist in which foreign powers\nare utilizing residences or buildings other than the\nofficial Embassy and Mission buildings to conduct business\nin a secure manner. The letters would disclose those\nlocations which we have identified as being used in this\nmanner.\nFORD\nDATE\nADDRESSEE\nDear Mr.\nIn connection with an investigation being conducted\nby the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under its lawful and\nestablished jurisdiction, it is requested that you furnish to\nthe Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the usual commercial\nrates, the facilities or services set out below. This request\nis made upon the specific written authorization of the Attorney\nGeneral of the United States as a necessary investigative tech-\nnique under the powers of the President to protect the national\nsecurity against actual or potential attack or other hostile acts\nof a foreign power, to obtain foreign intelligence information\ndeemed essential to the security of the United States, or to\nprotect national security information against foreign intelligence\nactivities, in connection with an investigation of organizations\nor individuals suspected to be agents of or acting in collabora-\ntion with a foreign power. Your cooperation in this matter will\nbe greatly appreciated.\nIt is requested that private line facilities be fur-\nnished as follows:\nFrom:\nTo:\nYou are not to disclose the existence of this request.\nAny such disclosure could obstruct and impede the investigation.\nVery truly yours,\nClarence M. Kelley\nDirector\n[July 1976\nHonorable John E. Moss\nChairman\nSubcommittee on Oversight and Investigations\nCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce\nHouse of Representatives\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. Chairman:\nI have been advised that your Subcommittee has\nserved American Telephone and Telegraph Co. with a\nsubpoena requesting records in their possession relating\nto certain electronic surveillances. A vast majority of\nthe records demanded by the subpoena are documents\nutilized by the Executive Branch to request the\nnecessary technical assistance to conduct national\nsecurity surveillances and to inform AT&T that the\nsurveillances have been specifically authorized by the\nAttorney General, acting on behalf of the President,\nfor the purposes of foreign intelligence.\nThe relationship between the U.S. and AT&T in this\ninstance is one in which the Government can achieve\nits objectives only through the agency of a private\ncompany. Accordingly, the documents subpoenaed came\ninto the possession of the company only because of the\ncompany's indispensable role as an agent in effecting\nGovernment policy, and would not have been supplied but\nfor that indispensable role. Under these circumstances,\nthe Government has a responsibility to inform you\nconcerning damage to the interests of the United States\nthat would result from AT&T's compliance with your\nsubpoena.\nThe information requested in the subpoena would\nrequire the disclosure of the targets of foreign intelligence\nnational security electronic surveillances conducted by\nthe United States through the agency of the Bell System\ncompanies. Any identification of the foreign powers\nand agents who are the subjects of surveillance would\ndo grave and irreparable damage to the diplomatic\nrelations and foreign intelligence operations of the\nUnited States.\nI believe that the Subcommittee' desire for information\nconcerning the use of national security wiretaps can be\naccommodated by means other than delivering the specific\nmaterials you have requested. Indeed, the records\nrequested are primarily form letters indicating the\nsubject or location of surveillances. They would not\nprovide any factual information concerning the purposes\nfor which these surveillances were authorized. As it is\nthe latter rather than the former that would best serve\nthe legislative purpose underlying your inquiry, I\nwould like to discuss with you alternative means by\nwhich the legitimate needs of your Subcommittee could be\nmet -- means that would be less potentially damaging\nto the national security.\nI am confident that the Executive can satisfy\nthe Subcommittee's needs. Toward that end, I would\npropose that a meeting be held at the earliest possible\ntime. In the meantime, it would of course be necessary\nfor you to extend the compliance date for the subpoena\nlest the harm occur before we have the opportunity\nto discuss alternative means of supplying information.\nIn light of the imminence of the compliance date, I\nwould appreciate a response no later than noon on\nTuesday, June 29, 1976.\n[July 1976?]\nAFFIDAVIT\nCity of Washington )\n) SS.\nDistrict of Columbia)\nROBERT L. KEUCH, being duly sworn, deposes and says:\n1. I am Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal\nDivision of the Department of Justice. As part of my official\nduties, I am responsible for reviewing all applications for\nauthorizations to conduct electronic surveillances involving the\nnational security, and, following such review, to submit my views\nas to whether such applications should be approved.\n2. As a result of these responsibilities, I am familiar with\nthe procedure followed for the authorization by the Attorney General,\nacting for the President, of electronic surveillance for foreign\nintelligence purposes and the information produced pursuant to such\nprocedures.\nAn intelligence agency recommending to the Attorney General\nthe use of electronic surveillance to protect the national security\nagainst actual or potential attack or other hostile acts of a foreign\npower, to obtain foreign intelligence information deemed essential\nto the security of the United States, or to protect national security\ninformation against foreign intelligence activities must submit a\nmemorandum to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\n(FBI) explaining the need for, and scope of, the proposed surveillance\nIf the Director of the FBI approves the request, it is then forwarded\nto the Attorney General. As noted above, all applications must be\napproved personally by the Director of the FBI, regardless of whether\nthat agency is the initiator of the application.\n3. Upon receipt, the Attorney General refers all applications\nto me for review. I advise the Attorney General whether in my view\nthe application satisfies the current criteria of the President and\nthe Department of Justice for approval. The application and my views\nare returned to the Attorney General, who is personally responsible\nfor acting for the President and either approving or rejecting the\napplication.\n4. If the application is approved by the Attorney General,\nthe FBI institutes the requested surveillance. Since information\nintercepted is moved from the point of interception to the point\nof monitoring via leased telephone lines, a \"leased line\" or\n\"national security request\" letter (a sample of which is appended\nas Attachment I) is provided to the local American Telephone and\nTelegraph (AT&T) affiliate, identifying by phone number, address, or\nother numeric indication the location from which the leased line\nruns to the location at which the intercept is collected -- usually\nthe local FBI field office. These letters have been used for all\nrequests directed to AT&T for leased intercept lines since 1969;\nprior to that time, requests were routinely handled verbally between\nestablished contacts within the government and the Bell System.\n5. Any dissemination of the information relating to the\nnational defense following the word \"from\" in the second paragraph\nof the national security request letter would immediately reveal the\nlocation of the target line and, in virtually all cases, the identity\nof the object of the surveillance. Such disclosure would terminate\nvarious intelligence and counter-intelligence programs, would identif\nand endanger informants and double-agents currently supplying\nFORD\n- 2 -\ninformation, and would reveal the technical capabilities of the\nUnited States in capturing such information. Such disclosure would\nclose off valuable sources of information important to our national\ndefense and national security. It would also severely hamper the\nconduct of our relations and affairs with foreign powers. In short,\ndisclosure of the targets and nature of all foreign intelligence\nnational security electronic surveillances over the past eight years\nwould do irreparable and inestimable damage to the foreign relations\nand foreign intelligence systems of the United States. Similarly,\ndisclosure of earlier records or internal Bell memoranda containing\nGrave\nsuch identifying information would cause irreparable and inestimable\ndamage to the national security.\n6. Specifically, disclosure of the demanded documents would\n(a) disclose the identity of each foreign Embassy, foreign Mission,\nor other foreign entity such as a foreign government-controlled\ncorporation which is, or has been, the subject of our intelligence\ninterests. While it may well be that it is a well-accepted\nfact that as part of our intelligence and counter-intelligence\nactivities we conduct electronic surveillances of Embassies, etc., a\npublic confirmation of this fact would seriously impact on our foreign\nrelations and would provide those governments whose interests are\ninimical to ours with propaganda and negotiating resources that\nwould be very harmful to our national security; (b) disclose the\nidentity of those individuals who are, or have been, the subject\nof such surveillances. Under the Executive Branch's clearly announce\npolicy, we will only conduct such surveillances when we have reason\nto believe that an individual is an agent of a foreign power or is\naiding and abetting a foreign power in clandestine activities, includ:\nespionage, sabotage, or terrorism. Identification of those individual\n- 3 -\nFORD\nare inimic I to a\nnational internets\nwe have surveilled will point out not only the agents we know about,\nfreign powers whose insuess or policies.\nbut would be counter-intelligence information to A enemies since\nit would indicate those agents whom we have not identified. Moreover\noften the individual being surveilled as a foreign agent is a deep-\ncover agent whose identity could only come from a very small or\nselect group of sources and disclosure of our knowledge of the agent':\nexistence or identity would seriously jeopardize extremely important\nagents or sources of ours; and (c) disclose a knowledge of locations\nÁ\nand, of course, conversly, disclose those \"Safe\" locations of which\nwe\nare not aware, which foreign powers are utilizing, other than the\nofficial Embassy and Mission buildings, to conduct business in a\nsecure manner.\n7. In view of the considerations set forth above, and based on I\nknowledge of our procedures and my participation in conferences with\nsenior representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency, the\nNational Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the\nNational Security Council, and with the Attorney General, it is my\nconsidered judgment that any disclosure of the subjects of our\nforeign intelligence electronic surveillance efforts would cause\nirreparable damage to the conduct of our foreign affairs and to\nour national security.\nFORD\n- 4\nFILE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 8, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJACK MARSH\nFROM:\nCHARLES LEPPERT, JR.\nex.\nSUBJECT:\nMoss Subcommittee on\nOversight & Investigations\nThis is in response to your request for a status report on the\narticle which appeared in the Washington Star entitled,\n\"Ford, Tap Probers at Odds\".\nI have talked with Jim Milligan on the subcommittee staff in\nthe absence of Mike Lemov. Milligan states that they have\nspent most of the day, July 8, negotiating with Erwin Goldbloom\nat Justice on the information needed by the subcommittee to\nconduct its investigation.\nMilligan was not aware of the article which appeared in the\nWashington Star, but indicated that Rep. Moss did make a\nstatement in California to the Sacramento Bee Newspaper.\nI then read Milligan the Star article which he felt was\nsubstantially the same as that which appeared in the Sacramento\nBee. He states Moss's position would be one in which the\nsubcommittee wants the information it feels necessary to\nconduct its investigation with a sincere interest in protecting\nthe national security and names of individuals where necessary.\nMoss feels that there is a congressional responsibility in this\nmatter and that he intends to give up no congressional\nprerogatives.\nMilligan then advised me that the June 20 date in the Star\nFORD\narticle was incorrect and should read July 20, the date on\nwhich the extension of the subpoena expires. Milligan states\nthat negotiations with Justice thus far have not produced an\nagreement and that the basic problem is one in which the\nsubcommittee is operating from a lack of information, whereas\nthe Administration or Justice Department has all the\ninformation. He states the FBI does not want to give up names,\n- 2 -\ndates and telephone numbers of the taps and the subcommittee\ntakes the position, \"if they refuse to do this, how can the\nsubcommittee determine whether it was a domestic or foreign\nintelligence tap\". Justice is going to write up its understandings\nof today's discussion and negotiations and the subcommittee\nstaff will do the same and go back to their principals to determine\nif there are possible areas of agreement.\nMilligan did indicate that if the information is obtained under the\nsubpoena, the subcommittee staff will have to take the time to\nmatch names and addresses with telephone numbers and it was\nanticipated that some agreement could be worked out where the\nAdministration would give them such information without\nrequiring them to go through the matching process.\nMilligan says that the documents have now been placed in a vault\nof a Washington bank by AT&T pending the outcome of negotiations.\nIf no agreement is reached by July 20, Milligan says Moss intends\nto enforce the subpoena and the materials pursuant to the\nsubpoena will be accepted by the subcommittee in executive\nsession.\nFORD\nFRED\njul 2.1975\nUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT\nJAMES F. DAVEY, CLERK\nFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\n)\n)\nPlaintiff,\n)\n75- 1372\n)\nV.\n)\nCivil Action No.\n)\nAMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH\n)\nCOMPANY: JOHN G. FOX,\n)\nVice-President; ALLAN SHARRETT,\n)\nExecutive Assistant,\n)\n)\nDefendants.\n)\nTEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER\nThis matter having come before the Court on the\nMotion of the United States for Temporary Restraining Order,\nand the Court having considered the Complaint, the invocation\nof executive privilege President Gerald R. Ford embodied in\nthe letters dated July 22, 1976; the Affidavits of James B.\nAdams, Deputy Associate Director -- Assistant to the Director,\nFederal Bureau of Investigation, George Bush, Director of\nCentral Intelligence, and Robert L. Keuch, Deputy Assistant\nAttorney General, United States Department of Justice, and\nthe supporting Points and Authorities, and having heard\ncounsel thereon, it is, therefore, this 22rd day of July\n,\n1976, hereby\nORDERED\nThat the defendants, their officers, agents, servants,\nemployees, and attorneys, and all those in active concert or\nparticipation with them, be and hereby are restrained for a\nperiod of ten (10) days from the date hereof from trans-\nmitting or otherwise providing to the Subcommittee on Oversight\nA\n1/22/70\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\nand Investigations of the Committee on Interstate and\nForeign Commerce, United States Ilouse of Representatives, or\nany other person, group, or entity, any documents or materials\nwhich are or may be determined to come within the scope of\nthe Subpoena issued to the defendants on June 22, 1976. The\nreason for the issuance of this Order is the protection of\nthese materials pending a determination of the Motion for\nPreliminary Injunction. The Court finds that the disclosure\nof the material which defendants threaten to supply would be\nseriously detrimental to the national security and foreign\nrelations of the United States. Such disclosure would\nreveal intelligence sources and methods, thereby foreclosing\nimportant avenues- of vital foreign intelligence and would\ncause serious diplomatic embarrassment to the United States\nwith a consequent impairment of its foreign relations interests.\nSuch injuries are not compensable by any legal proceedings\nafter such disclosure would take place.\nIT IS FURTHER ORDERED\nThat plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction\nshall be brought for hearing before this Court at 28ᵗʰ day\nof July , 1976, at 10am or at such other time or\nplace as may be set by the Court.\nniner Garch\nUNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\nIssued at 6. p.m., July 22.d , 1976.\nUnited States District Court\nfor the District of Columbia\nA TRUE COPY\nJAMES E. DAVEY, CLERK,\nBy\nDeputy Clerk\n- 2 -\nBERALB FORD LIBRARA"
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