SENATE IS FACING C.I.A. FLOOR FIGHT

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• Document Release Date: February 22, 2012
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SENATE IS FACIH~
C.I.A. FLOOR FIGHT
Mansfield Urges an Accord
on New Watchdog Panel
By E. w. s>cNwon'rxY
ao.ccw to TG. New York 11ma
WASHINGTON, June 11-~
9~rnator Mike Mansfield ot~
Montana said today that "uriless ~
r. backstage compromise wasp
?ached soon on more extenslve~
supervision of the Central In-
telligence Agency, he would
take the issue to the floor' for
rsttow~a 6vVir~attlt-
In such s battle, the,'3enate
Democratic leader~~d "fear-
ful things might b~ said that
would not help tttt~~~~ agency or
file Senate."
aaa fight
that Mr. Mansfield has sought
in-the last 10 says either to get
the Leaders of the opposing fac-
tloua---Senator Richard S. Rus-
sel(, Democrat of Georgia, and
J. W. Fulbright, Democrat of
Arkansas-to reach agreement,
or to get the President to use
hla discretionary powers in ef-
fecting s solution to the
prpbiem.
But $ tqr IKanstield sc-
wl ed 'that lfhe had made
no pmgreas' n compromise.
aerr of Illinois, the Republican
leader, had apprised President
~Mr. Mansfield said he would
let another week go by and
tllgn Call up for floor action
s Teaohltton approved 14 b~ :"
by the Senate Foreign F.,la-
tlons Committee last Nt:ay 17. ~
This resolution would act t~PI
a Select Senate Cor~~mitter on
?Intelligence Operat.rcns. 2Tree
' of Its nine members woad b~
from the Armed services Corn-;I
mittee, three from the Apprr,-
prtatlons Committee and three ~
from the Foreign Relations'.
Committee. ~
The fight centers on 'the ~
admission of members of the
Foreign Relations Committee to
tie exclusive group that has
provided "legislative oversight"
i6T the C.I.A. since the agency
wes created by the National
aeeurity Act of 1947.
In the Senate, the watchdog
S>lbcommittee has been com-
posed of seven members, drawn
from the Armed Services Com-
tritttee and the Defense Ap-
propriations subcommittee of
the Appropriations Committee.
MT. Russell, chairman of the
Arineti Services Committee,
alpo heads the watchdog sub-
oommtttee.
In the House, watch of the
C.I.A. has been conducted by
a subcommittee of the Armed
Services Committee and asub-
comrnittee of the Appropria-
tions Committee. The House
subcommittees meet separately.
`fo avoid an open contest, Mr.
FUlbright tried to get Mr. Rus-
sell, without legislation, to ac-
cept three members of the For-
eign Relations Committee on
the watchdog subcommittee one
the ground that C.I.A. activities
affected foreign policy. . Mr. -_ y
Russell refused .A~+n~ t,~ ~c~ i
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