1. SATIRICAL COMMENT LATEST ISSUE ZA RUBEZHOM ON SENATE REVIEW U.S

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70B00338R000300050030-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: February 6, 1967
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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I. SATIRICAL COMMENT LATEST ISSUE ZA RUBEZHOM ON SENATE ORS'
REVIEW U.S.-USSR CONSULAR CONVENTION DEPICTS SECRETARY ASK
LUKEWARM SUPPO"TER OF C0 VEN S NO PROPONENT OF
U.S.-SOVIET IM1-n,-VEMENT, AND CALLS ALLEGED POISON-PEN CAMPAIGN
,,TO UNNERVE SENATORS FE CONVENTION PART OF FBI DIRECTOR HOOVER'S
SUPPOSED STRATEGY AGAINST THIS AND ALL MEASURES DESIGNED TO
PROMOTE U.S.-SOVIET CONTACTS. SECRETARY'S ADVOCACY OF CONVEN- D O
TION BALLED RARE ROLE FOR HIM TO PLAY. AND "MR RUSK HIMSELF
UNDERSTANDS FALSITY OF HIS POSITION".ADMINISTRATION NOW.'" 'STAT
BY AND CONVENTION STILL UNDER SENATE'S CONSIDERATION", SIGNING'21
HAVING OCCURRED IN 1964 WHEN USG, INCLUDING SECRETARY,
PROMISED SOLEMNLY TO PRESERVE "KENNEDY SPIRIT".
26 WHILE ARTICLE REPORTS SECRETARY'S RECOMMENDATION
OF CONVENTION TO SENATE AND CORRESPONDENCE EXCHANGE WITH
HOOVER. IT CAUTIONS-READER NOT TO DEDUCE FROM THIS CASE THAT
SECRETARY'S SUPPOSED ATTITUDE.
HOOVER IS SOLE NEGATIVIST RE IMPROVEMENT U.S.-SOVIET
RELATIONS. WAS REGARDS ALL OTHER PROBLEMS CONCERNING
RELATIONS WITH SOVIET UNION, MR RUSK AND MANY, A GREAT
.MANY 'LEGISLATIVE FATHERS' HOLD SAME.VIEWPOINT AS HOOVER
HOLDS RE CONSULAR CONVENTION". ALLEGED DISCOURAGEMENT BY
SECRETARY OF INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSMEN WISHING ESTABLISH
TRADE TIES WITH USSR OFFERED AS.ONLY ILLUSTRATION OF
3. ARTICLE NOTEWORTHY AS FIRST SOVIET PRESS REFERENCE
(OUTSIDE REPRINT FROM STATE OF UNION MESSAGE - -+ MOSCOW
3131) TO CONVENTION SINCE PRESIDENT'S OCT 7 SPEECH.
ALSO REVEALS TO SOVIET READER THAT PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM
FOR IMPROVED EAST-WEST RELATIONS MEETING WITH SOME
OPPOSITION IN 'U.S. BUT NEVERTHELESS BEING PURSUED.
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