ALLEN-SCOTT REPORT - RESEARCH PROBE HITS SORE SPOTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100250086-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 86
• Publication Date: August 8, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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Allen-Sc?tt Report
Research Probe
Hits Sore Spots
By R0~6RT S. ALLEN
AND CAUL ~-SCOTT
The ~'t'hitc House is in a t>3g;- s
sweat aver that little - nhttced R,epresc:ntative Howard Smith.
House Rules Committee proposal'. D-Va., voteran ctrairman of i~
for a stc+'r. ping lnvestlg8>~OtT of enR Rules Comntbttee, pxoposed
the government's multt-bill~oti -dal- ~ sweepdng research inveskiga- .
lar research and devtt~'t?rit op-~.~~ ~-t~ ~ce r-otice Go
' eratirntt, ~ t-? ae Democratic. leaders.
s ~ It was a c~otnplete--and disturb~-
Appvrntly fearful Cd ember` ~ ~ ~ stu+prlse to them and the
rassin~ ~tnd politically painful dia- White Hasse.
closures. ihr White House is mak- , I'isrtioularly as $nith's resolu-
ing si rrnuous undercover efforts Hon wvaa bipa~tisarn, with both Re-
to blrx:k the TTIT-loaded probe. publfcan and Democratic signers.
:11orQ tltan ;14 b'illfon g year of as fellows: Reltresentntivea X1'1
taxPa~~ets' moatey is 3taW be3nq ',ESilott, D-Ala., ,Ricitatd Bolling,
spctu for research and detrelogt- t:? b-bio., a~rtd Clarence Brawn, R-0.,
ment; approximately two-thirds in ! Trt~tnager of
contrae4s to private Snduatry: ono-tiane .campe3gn
same t0 per cent in grants and .the late Senator Rr~beat 'f`art.
con t~ acts to uniwerattiea seed other Speaker 7orst MF:C7titvtt>iu~k,
~' Mass., aot~# otit Ho111rtg innQ tobaY
Twn-praCt or(~azTizot[ons; and th@... him: ,
rerrrrinder by government a8en- ' `?Yan? reso3tdSon has totacheci
it's arKl ~~~. l l A hall~dozFn can.
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Busi!y aiding t3te White Ilbtt.'e'is
'~sctrtt'ing manr~tvers are a halt
dozCtt powerful Comm{ttee dmJt~.
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]ds- a .Xat+: ~Y' ~ are e
Other oppost~~(~.tirrmit+teematt ~ (rsus alter mla g ln" _
ously-priced jutl;!' ~~ tuyd d t;` ~3- 5mlth explained M }rs cur: I-ects ere. mgruy cvir~cciaru,.
into matters it~_ catsldter ~.~, ! irdtteemerr that lse C~'`~ at `__~iauae it~dtlet't give its tt[y ~a._,
men. spearheaded by Represent- '
ativr Carl Vinson, D-C~a., laabg-
time head of tits Arnted Services ":
Committee.
Reeser . tC,r tins remarkable#~
'barksta~r alliance is the teeWtg ot'.
i9tese influential eltairme+? that t
the prupnsed Sitvt? ~fgat'lon by 9 t
aprci.~l "bkte c.tit" CocttTttittc'e
?a.,.,r~t ~,~~ 9rxx~ ear ewe ieeL
Are Reptp
ey, UN.C.~y
tee;. Titoma3
f~itAlitic3 t~r~(~NLtee; want
Commi?,~~'o
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~ttHir to tITtm
t#tzy of l~i
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o
otI a revs u
mitlee dyalrmen, whose contntit-
tees ht:ve urisdiCtion ever agen-
cies with huge research programs
are upli~-at-rns. The;' are bit~ttg
to do battle a~+alttgt you. ~~tat's
at au aoouT:
esdc 3udge The reeriltt~lat i:'c>YstAt~'t-t
ro
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You
Smith," repiled Rallitt>. "tt'R his pmval b5' ttTe Rules CbtTS TtltttM..'
~ res~itrtion, llot mne. I ait,~ned it its irate in the ff~Lf }licxtse ltc ~n-
to CiTtd aY w^hat's going om. I've other matter. Wish rise ' V4'MM " .
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