A-11 RAISES QUESTIONS ON SECRET FUND OUTLAYS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100090014-0
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: March 16, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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W 4SHINGTON STAR MAR 16 1964
A-11 Raises Quest ions
n Secret Fund.Qysa
C
CPYRGHT.
space officials may be secre
ly
spending millions of doll
rs
without knowledge of tongr
ss
and taxpayers have come fr
m
Senators Hugh Scott, Rep
b
d
lican of Pennsylvania, a
Gordon. Allott, ' Republican of
Colorado.
s-
They cited as evidence Pr
n-
,dent Johnson's surprise
w
;iouncement that a costly n
le
military aircraft-the 2,000 m
1-
:an hour A-11-had been de
"oped secretly.
"It was indeed a shock
me," Senator Allott said y
S?
n-
terday of the presidential
nouncement, when asked ab ut
it by Senator Scott on a to d
radio program.
Member of Committee
of
Senator Allott is a member
IS
the S e n a t e Appropriate
Committee which must p ss
upon details of the multibilli
dollar annual spending on b th
defense and space progra
as
and projects.
I:., Senator AU.o~t said thdt
though he had followed all)
more than four years, "not ones
word was said about" the,
speedy. new aircraft until the],
P resident removed secrecy i
wraps.
Senator Allott said develop-l
ment of the A-11 "perhaps cost'
$50 or $100 million or maybe
more" and this raises questions,
on how defense officials could
"hide this much money" In'
their budget from Senators whol
are required1 to approve suc,
spending. /
Some on Committee Informed .
The Colorado Senator said he~
since has learned "about four
members" of the 27-member;
Appropriations Committee knew
of the project, adding:
"But how can the rest of thel
committee be led to act upon a.
budget which hides so much'
money?"
Senator Allott noted this de-'
velopment came during the;
same period that Secretary of
d
'
.
Con-
,
Defense McNamara an
gress were sharply divided over.
development of a large jets
aircraft-the B-70 or RS-70-for+
If Senate and House ?Members
had known about the A-11 air
d
craft project, Senator Scott sai
,that results of the other dispute
mi ht have been different...: . , .a
CPYRGHT
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