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tics, which was at the tunc holding hearings on FAA safety and pro- 

 curement management. Milford brought up the subject of MLS out of 

 the blue: 



One cannot charge the Federal Aviation Administration with malfeasance or 

 laxity without also charging the authorizing subcommittees with failing to do their 

 work. * * * Mr. Chairman, I must personally take exception to sonic ol the vicious 

 attacks that are unjustly directed toward the FAA. These unjust attacks imply t h.tr 

 the committees on which I sit are not doing their jobs. In a sense it is a slander of 

 the dedicated and hardworking members of these two committees and I frankly 

 resent it* *. A strong lobbying campaign which unjustly and maliciously attacked 

 the FAA program and the decision of the 1CAO panel (on MLS) has found its way 

 into the offices of some congressional Members. This campaign has been very success- 

 ful with those who are unfamiliar with the facts. 



Milford then referred to a recent television program, and commented: 



The allegation that FAA cheated in its handling of the MLS program is totally 

 without foundation. My subcommittee has thoroughly investigated this charge and 

 it simply is not true. 



The atmosphere became a little tense when the subcommittee chair- 

 man, Representative John L. Burton (Democrat of California), observed : 



We are out to find out what the facts are and if we really wanted to have a 

 television spectacular, that would be for someone else to sponsor * * *. I am a little 

 bit surprised by your attitude toward this committee: That we would dare to have 

 a hearing on the FAA. 



The following January, Burton announced his subcommittee 

 would hold three days of hearings on FAA procurement of MLS. 

 Teague warned the chairman of the House Government Operations 

 Committee, Representative Jack Brooks (Democrat of Texas), of the 

 consequence of these hearings. In a memorandum which parroted what 

 Milford had been saying, Teague informed Brooks: 



I am very concerned that the timing of your subcommittee's hearings, coming 

 so close to the ICAO vote, could be very detrimental to the efforts of the ICAO.* * * 

 Unfortunately there are those who have a vested interest in delaying the ICAO vote 

 and have mounted an intensive lobbying campaign in Washington in order to effect 

 such a delay. This has been an irresponsible and unscrupulous campaign in order to 

 protect a selfish interest in the ICAO selection. 



Because of the great technical detail associated with the MLS program, this 

 lobbyist activity met with some success in Congress by presenting one side of the 

 issue. Continual and thorough examination of both sides of the MLS issues by my 

 subcommittee and staff has revealed the weakness of this lobbying effort and enabled 

 the subcommittee to continue its support of the program. 



Mr. Chairman, I want to caution you to be particularly aware of this lobbying 

 activity. They have lost the technical battle so far in ICAO and realize that their 

 last chance to upset the applecart is in the political arena. 



Brooks and Burton both received pressure from many sources — 

 congressional, FAA, and State Department — to cancel the hearings. 

 When Burton opened the hearings on January 31, Brooks was at his 



