U.S. ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES HELD MORALLY IMPERATIVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200030102-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 102
• Publication Date: May 22, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

MAY 2 2 1960
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Held . Moiallyc ativc
aidered potential enemld !o>
cording .to James B. Dcdo$ .
teneral counsel to the C1aCoe
orld IL ? Services during
'Wf StrategleWar
In an article titled. "Why
We Must Spy," appearing in
the current issue of " 4merics;,';
national Cltholic weekly re-
View, Mr. Donovan writes: '
', "Its specific objective is 'to
ascertain not only the. potential
capabilities of every other nee.
tion but also their intentions
toward the United States.. .
The men responsible for plBn-
!ng our national policy
must be inforn?ed on the prob-
able effect of. a Labor 'party
victory 'at' a general election in
Great Britain? the degree of
Communist influence in the
Castro regime in Cuba,'and the
probable effects upon interna-
tional relations of a war be
tween Israel and the Ara
world."
The 'author, who 'was the
court-appointed attorne9 for
the, convicted Soviet spy, Ru-
dolf Ivanovfch Aber, does riot
defend the specific "spy plane"
incident. which precipitated the
debacle in Paris. He does ex-
press surprise that the exis-
tence. of an intelligence net
should "shock and'bewilder" so
maav Americans.
Ar, editorial in the same is-
sue of "America" speaks of
4'thi unreasoning outiirst. of
mots] indighatlon in some cir-
the essential justification -of
any ,espionage." .
ms4y, instafices a moral im-
pet hive," the editorial con?
tlpi e+. .
e,ics "will always be used" but
aupionage. but by overt means,"
Data From Newspapers
To support thtb statement, he
t% that we obtained "vital
data" during World War II
?lmpfy by studying German
re!,vapapers 'sent 'to neutral
gauntries: Similarly, today, "we..
t %y be 'certain" tl?at Soviet"
L-?a.'lig nee has free access to
it. i.`4.^re+x>rt?c L',d all sorts of
en apt pupils." ' ?
Thus. in the v1'.p1feld of. in-
U. S. Is handicapped
?Pet hand. are- under no such
ithhold whptevey they plaars.
hlformat4on. the United states
vat engage in espionage, to
main wing Soviet agenis.datt
,by *$ to the n
'4rrpatly established only
ie hT~c ~,r-'end non - techniea}~''
puti.'csca+ n.? circulated free]}
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