ATTACK ON CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100120044-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: March 1, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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SENATOR EUGENE McCARTHY, D.,, eneinles of our country making It easy for all
Minn., Is one who wants the Senate Foreign critics to spread untruths or half-truths with
? -telations Committee to study Central Intel- Feat effectiveness.
ligence Agency practices and results. Seems The cloak and dagger business'is not new
to this country or to any country. It is new,
CIA Director William Raborn is a hard however, In the minds of a great many
taskma`s[tr-w1i6'1vjl 'n6t?"f*t'ate"slip liib-d' Americans who have but recently discovered
report' r_11a1f?hearted ' efforts from Jess that the subtle art of spying is conducted
'dedicated employes: ' . " under government sanction, even in peace-.
"'I'ffo'nation tha(Would benefit most from a time.
probe Is Russia. What better- means to de In our democracy we have the right to
?, stroy the morale of loyal staff . members, "question and to inquire about the functions of?
undermine the effectiveness' of the agency,,'-, our agencies. The CIA cannot be allowed ,to
and'' discredit the CIA's activities and Its function independent of the rest of the
chief than to propose an investigation.? government framework. But Its accounta-.
We must not accept propaganda against 'bility should-b6 limited and It should be
Raborn at face value. Schemers from within ,. secret. Open.. hearings in the Senate would
aq)d without are attacking the CIA for self- , serve no one but this nation's -enemies. serving reasons, and they have ever since the:, As for us, we'believe that the President
agenc^ was created. . ? , , ', ; should make the ultimate decisions. about the
Ne single agency,' pf our government is', CIA for he Is not only Cotpmander-in-Chief,
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