REJECTS CONGRESSIONAL SUPERVISION OF CIA TO THE EDITOR OF THE BLADE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 24, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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TOLEDO, OHIO
BLADE
e. 181,542
S. 182,883
f-roni Edl/ Other
Pige Pier Pege
Da p, N 2 4 1964
Rejects Congressional
Supervision Of CIA
To the Editor of The Blade:
The a einane zoria,
Watch The CIA,." states
tat a congressional corn-,
iittee should oversee the'
orkings of the CIA. It is
i my understanding that the
I A i s o u r intelligence
gency. This idea is rather
teresting, and I do think
e author of the editorial
as a point. Yet when I
consider that this is the
gency that hires our spies,
tend to disagree.
These men are risking
heir lives for our country.
think that we owe it to
hem not to increase this
isk. I do think that we
annot ask these men to
ive up their families and
riends, to be completely
lienated from all human
ompanionship, so t h a t
heir friends won't be mur-
ered. I think that we can-
ot with any reasonable-
less say to a man, "OK,
ve'll let you spy for us,
f you'll allow us to spread
our name all over crea-
ion if our congressional
olnmittee so decides."
Also, with men like Adam
layton Powell in Congress,
don't trust Congress to
stablish a committee to
versee our intelligence
perations. I'm sure that
ost congressmen are very
ood, but what will happen
one of these congressmen
hould let something slip at
cocktail party? Our coun-
JAN 241S4
CPYRGHT
CPYRGHT
nyone sly enough-to get
nto the friendship of one
f these men, or foreign
pies could kidnap, threat-
n, or murder these cou
ressmen. Spies, especially
ommunist spies, would try
nything to become a mem-
er of that committee or to
ave a hold on any mem-
er.
And what would happen
f one of these men weren't
?e-elected? Would the
nited States Government
lave to execute him as he
'knows too much?" We
ouldn't.
In conclusion, although I
eel the writer of this edi-
orial has a point, I think
hat such a committee
auld be harmful to our
xy could be at the mercy of
ANN BUCHANAN,
St..Marysc 0.
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