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CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130116-8
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RIPPUB
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1
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November 17, 2016
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August 3, 2000
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116
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May 25, 1956
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE JUN 25 1956 A proved For Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP70-00058 R000100'( ER+RN FIF-SBY THOAS J. FOLEY FOIAb3b WASHINGTON, JUNE 25--(INS)--SEN. HENRY R. JACKSON (D.) WASH., CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CHIEF ALLEN W. DULLES TODAY OF PLAYING POLITICS IN CLAIMING THE U.S. IS AHEAD OF RUSSIA IN THE DEVELOPTSFNT OF OCEAN-SPANNING MISSILES. SEN. STUART SYMINGTON (D) MO., SAID DULLES, STATEMENT, MADE ON TELEVISION PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY REP. HAROLD OSTERTAG (R) N.Y., WAS OT CORRECT IN VIEW OF WHAT THE CIA CHIEF TOLD SYMINGTON'S SUBCOMMITTEE STUDYING THE ADEQUACY OF U. S. AIR POWER. JACKSON'S CHARGE CAME DURING A PARTISAN WRANGLE AMONG SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS OVER WHETHER THE U.S. IS AHEAD OR BEHIND RUSSIA IN DEVELOPING MILITARY WEAPONS. SEN. JAMES DUFF (R) PA., SAID HE WAS "GETTING SICK OF LISTENING TO THIS BUSINESS" OF RUSSIA'S ALLEGED SUPERIORITY. HE SAID THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS HEARD SCIENTISTS TELL "PERFECTLY FABULOUS THINGS" IN CLOSED SESSION ABOUT WHAT THE U.S. IS DOING. "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE," DUFF SAID, "ARE NOT GETTING THE REAL PICTURE IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE." HOWEVER, SYMINGTON SAID THAT THE TESTIMONY OF THE NATION'S MILITARY CHIEFS CONCERNING AMERICA'S ARMED MIGHT "IS A GREAT DEAL HORSE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN THESE HEARINGS STARTED." DUFF SHOT BACK: "I THOROUGHLY DISAGREE WITH YOU." JACKSON SAID DULLES, STATEMENT "SHOCKED ME NO END." HE SAID HE OBJECTED NOT ONLY TO WHAT DULLES SAID ABOUT THE INTERCONTI- ENTAL BALLISTICS MISSILE BUT ALSO TO THE FACT THAT THE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF'HAD ESTABLISHED A PRECEDENT BY DISCUSSING SUCH HIGHLY CONFIDENTAL INFORMATION -- AND IN AN ELECTION YEAR." SEN. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (R) MASS., SAID HE BELIEVES DULLES HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. JACKSON REPLIED: "ONE WAY TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WOULD BE FOR DULLES TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY RIGHT HERE." HE SAID HE WAS DISAPPOINTED IN DULLES, APPEARANCE ON THE OSTERTAG PROGRAM " BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO SEE POLITICS IN THE CIA." JACKSON PUT THE ENTIRE DULLES-OSTERTAG INTERVIEW IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECORD. IN THE INTERVIEW, DULLES WAS QUOTED AS SAYING "OVERALL IN THE ATOMIC FIELD, I FEEL QUITE SURE THEY (THE RUSSIANS) ARE NOT AHEAD OF HE WAS THEN ASKED BY OSTERTAG WHETHER RUSSIA WAS AHEAD OR BEHIND THE U. S. IN DEVELOPING THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE. DULLES EPLIED: "I DON'T WANT TC MAKE A COMPARISON, BUT I HAVE NO EVIDENCE THEY ARE AHEAD OF US." JM150PED Approved For Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130116-8