THE MCCLOSKEY STORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100250017-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: March 30, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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CHARLESTON, S. C.
NEWS & COURIER
60,053
S. 73,9 6
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MAR 3 0 1964
were e Democrats on the Sen-,
ate Rules Committee, not trying to
nr t'ent-' serious'. investigation of
Bobby Baker's activities they would
Rules Committee were doing their
business, they would be question
ing Mr. McCloskey concerning an. extraordinary negotiated contract:
0 call Matthew H. McCloskey Jr. as he won for building,a Central ?In
a witness. telligence Agency structure ini
But the Democrats are no more Washington. No competitive bid-
'in a mood to summon Mr.. Mc- ding was allowed on the job. It.
Closkey, who is. the Democratic
Party's chief fund raiser, than they
are to call in White House assistant
Walter Jenkins.
It already has been established
that Mr. McCloskey, who made a
fortune in contracting jobs for the
federal government, has-had deal-
ings with Bobby Baker. The nature
of these dealings never has been
thoroughly explored.
The public should know that Mr:.
McCloskey has raised more -than
$30 million for the Democratic Par-
ty in his years as Democratic Par-
ty Treasurer. ? The public also
should ,k1-.3w that Mr.'- McCloskey
has prospered enormously during..
I the Du.:. oats on the Senate
simply was handed to Mr. Mc-
Closkey shortly after he did such
a good job as Democratic treasur-
eir. The GeneraL?Services-Adminis-
tration admits it has no record of'.
a previous occasion on which com-
petitive bidding was not allowed
on a major Washington project.
This is only ? one of several
unusual government projects from
which Mr. McCloskey has profited
hugely. The Democrats aren't will-
ing to have hearings on any of these
McCloskey activities.
With the Democrats on the Rules
Committee so unwilling to call key
witnesses, the,public .can only con
elude that some dirty work is be-
:now where bodies are buried.
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