THE SENATE AND THE CIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 14
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V t'i,
iill UOT ANT_' It.;~"AVY pint s ;f s which f.rlto;~,cd
irrius hl'i'" et I c' CIA's sub; rs,urr in Chile have
r .--. 11'0 1:,.1 0 ~-, r .
prc:l:i::ecl an offh. , affiralitioii of `diry tricks" of
or :cc; ated scnt'e .and , xphc:iniss.:lr. Fort rc:..cted
t'. o 'V& t 5 .4,,o not only by ?.CliiiJt/I;?E~`~1%ir all
role iii isle overti..tm,t- e, the Alteri!'le frovcrnment bit}.
tilt; 7, 1 l2tli?i.i to tri'~!e future "act.J:i Ia
t: ':'`?. eil'x;eiice f, el'l.' No Aio,.ricall. '11resifl ent, 1h, 0
h, c ~ )rnsiy either uc c~~r,(l.ed a } iriiculur operation C 't,
ju:; ;Sled such opcretion3 as a whale. To he sure, it as
put the su iancci of whet r.Ir. Ford said but his t blic_'
stars l,'t of it that was new. It i.e, not surprising that
a i', c?;ic'c>nt: v ould support cstalllisiioo presidential pol-
icy_ Pot the response of Congress is something e're
V o print in this f . a> today excerpts from a his ol;-
c,-I ` . e to debate of lest Wednesday, "historical" because
it 3;.. ~s the first time that either house of
Cot-s
has conducted an open debate and openly voted on
VJ!i,rtlo.;' the Unit.:';?i States sho'lld en age in s('ercl,
fftre r i opt ations in 1 c uCtjme., inttr'llige:lice gathering
A It (11t1g t l.lM of the CIA, Harry lirove
x u, ale. Ie:,'t?utiy iilr!t `?o?i. "ul,i,c:s ill Vdir. in
the prbiic records for any evidence of congress ainal
intent or acqUIOS(TI(Cr, to assign the f rcr:ct:ions of fo. (_iral
political archon or subversion to the Cil."'The "'searci.
can now end. Last `'fcdi esday the Senate considcicd
an .,,_~iictlnent 1iy `iclh. James Abori'mc (Ii-S.D.) to end
dirt,; tricks completely. l tie amend neat \v"dS sa anlhe(t,
6oto t7.
The CIA arid its supporters can now claim--fairiv.
we believe---that for the first time the agency h s a
cota;resaiolial mandate, if only from one house, for
covert operations. No longer can CIA operations be
regarded as an unauthorized presidential habit or cnld-
w ar carryover. Though only briefly and without hear-
irgs or committee recommendations, the Senate did join
the ci:::hate and express its jud gnlellt. It was, moreover,
a j:ld i;herlt we happen to share. As we have said, given
Arm: acing interests and global uncertainties, the. United
States sP,.cuid not deny itself the CIA option in aIll
rirelltt7an,c'cS.
iiili; 110IleCZ C~.e. 5, that itlr. Ahca rczk pccforlrx d
a se.r,i?ee by forcing ,- vo!e cii all ; sua fiom whim
most let;l:>latol:s have tlr:d,tiorali;, rigid their
The was un'ler no illusion I a, hl; ainendnIse
would win. But he c :1 to Tnat-_ he Semite a,i , Gt
acCoun+.liility for CIA r-.;-nation; aid to ?es`ebli' l_ li'r
issue a ~ oils: deserving regular revIewc..If the CIA. Can
110W clFrig a new ina3ii'e;te lot. covet opclatiolls,
scurdi is lanai. now lie reedy l:ubtiei,v In justify t ,
own et ands. Tile furor' over CIA plativity in Chile,
N at(r; ,c disclosure the CIA is not immune fr, ei
politic 7i! a:?age, the f r in" Cr V IC
c(i i~res i011?l t t' ' i
do i Ii;i;; i.-ho have protected the Ci:.\. frolll e l:a-?.
CO11zrf: C:l:tl serulin --- 11 tiie;e fat.",)rs h.:`:e
up.the issue in a nlnjo< l,~ th-'
trnlral )III C':II o,ee: A c-,.p.
I l;rlicv( Vei3 Silon .y th., wet ),nl
1).,v< an
nation ard I believe the CIA. niid
d f('P.SC Irlt;'1}11'rnCd es (iO all Li(r -
dc:.te lob in ti 's respect.
We have every rln t In (icl -:lid n,u-
selics from foreign attack tied ll,,if
t 'l;t include, i.lt"els'=enc?e la lTc'rh.n in
pr,ltcct our sr .ur itv.
kith thorc is no ju.tidealioro iu nu.
mncual, or r i''icn Itiin( I;,.; .`c,r
of a U.S. a, ency v.i:icll I
s-IIt1 in assa.-Sinuit'nns, sabota ;(, i'e}ci_
i'al cl-reij itbt:t, or othc-r nl
rr..tint ia
ano'her country's internal arl~ ins, c,II
in the nanle of the ~Arwcicar ;1
to no'h:r:f; rl vr_ than al. r.?
o! tt,e I. S. ';o.(rmtt'nt coll,lu(tn~
secret war without either the t?I o` c,l
of C')?;L,ress er tile ';tluvvied~- u l
a.c,
.lt. 1.>eool:.
I V:ant, to rciniiul the Senair I' c r "W
}T1c e'nt director of the CIA, i'iiiii.;,,
Coll -aid a c i,t ii;; Of ,eri`s _;;o i..,
v `?: 1 preferred to r.,otsin Cie
etOc -
(l t`ccc or COYoil it-;-vices, the (i0 'ICi
not. fall if it vccre abol .}see:.
IIe r so said 1bat there ":ic )1i
.C t. t rt, going on any where. in
v(-rlet :t this iiinc tlect rectuirc'd
itse cf clandestine actirity?
Frank Chirrcl, (I)-Idaho': I htiv'c
occ ideal to vote for this amendment,
but I do so with the expectation that it
will not pass.
The iittCusioll of the CIA into tlo;` in-
ternal politica) left-its of Chile fc,r tiie
petpo(I arid in
ii- for which this country lists
~tOOci.
t tl,nh tIICfac~tthisIrannoesCu:,r-to
li ht c'e;nenslralc-s that the co`. ; r.
ti.vities of the CIA are presertii- tul-
C,Pr no effective r esttaint.
I would hope thst it will be- p(=:';t!be
to C i. ':?iiS)1, either
COntni'iec: or ),, su,,ie ether 1 ,-
~:i .U1';tie Goner .. e-tot'. ,
over the Tcti'viil tb CIA
dii 1u Avoid i` r e, icr- i
s mt: it eifcre tc sePh the n
O ,' r peeflc,. 4 t:, tii.n , et i.
sole?cci this proili,'lii ...`hoot hi' i - tU
ouflai covert act:lily ouL'i1'tit.
1 er-ri em s:tur1tiors ;n st'htc~h
tilt ec' it'. Of 1J;(. 1-
ii
Staten, .l fl(. sirr'tVal li
of tl, uCf ,1_r,( - of i:~.l!-l ,., ~. ?!?
oil!i
covc:e ec-Iiv,.j
T;i?t Bunt' of those fh,?ior n';, ia'c`-
cut in iti Ch;1CMI cap our . i cc ui'
i1tG (. I if -- 1,,1" hie:?n r f 1it~ i', jtl ('-
;'inila "wile to
vt'hecci:; rho CIA has un(I(:, bi;rn In cav-
(ltly of o`i` u1'
coi)iltriI (- ::diary to htir tt' ?tit c&a
tr lr y to the nrin~"LI.s r,t ;?lte~ ~c,tio!;al
p1 tv i ba t e Unit'd SL;'
Sett. Ikdrect II. I!i?tint,' , ; ._
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1_:hru c!_11ir_n: l of 11;1"'
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o "(or 1t ,' ,
11,-:,~0 ., t~ ti;~r_ di?^}lo;1'n'v he
c'nintry or 11:e
licacl 01 1111' CIA repo), to he _
s,adi,?' '1 to t has. been L -o C' v a!. . .
Let lint \vhc'll lllfl'1't r';"1.10:1 i'
bt+ri; 111 v'; ileretls Slit `tt, t1' I)c'p'i; ;
ri)eli 'x lei SQS an, t i?t,rilli- 1 fi_
Armor) s COln,ui'IC'e ;'tij)Pi'\'IEL'J
the ('1:`..
phis s;tuaIion shotlili l)r cul'c"l
awl I t;?vc it will b,' carrel I;'d, t 111
the n1Lc1 11 anr1? I (10 not thn) - tfus is
'Ile bill ithr?re it Should be can: iu;ilc,!.
In.l 'ill l4 ell tl', 95 per Coot or t!.^ Wul'11 of the CIA 10,:5 to o
cir11I11 ?ii ?'i h which, '., nn,, i;ot
1i. nCr: ?,! it loast so'0e (11
tears of 1-1: (I?\, should
Iof Ite'.:.tic,ns Cot, w!liitec-, it
ic;1i lh:,I 11'11_! ,I'rn'c'Icn llolr.t;_ (A.i..-
t?ifi{ shn:i1,1 at lv'ast h'-
Cai ill 1't :?P."1ocI the P. ., ii (0 ;ill' 1,-1.1,
I' , v . 1,1, .lir_t'i,Ce .A; ent?y.
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