PROBERS REVEAL DODD'S REQUEST FOR CIA SUPPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200280002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 23, 1967
• Content Type: OPEN

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June ,23, ~ 9 67? CONGRESSI?NAL RECORD - ,~yi~ATE
[From the Washington Post, July 27, 1966] officials on behalf of a CoL.;ecticut builder-
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PRODERS REVEAL DODD'S REQUEST FOR
CIA SDrroax
'I'he Senats Ethics Committee disclosed
last night that Sen. Thomas J. Dodd (D-
Conn.) had sought support of the Central
Intelligence Agency in his efforts to clear
himself of misconduct charges.
Tho Committee released the text of a letter ~ sequently dropped the part ai his comptam,;
it got from CIA Director Richard Helms - against the columnist dealing with campaign
partly supporting Dodd's version of a con- finances.
troversial trip he made to West Germany in. Dodd was-to have given a deposition in the
19G4. libel suit today at 10 a.m. in the offices of
Committee Challman John Stennis (D- Anderson's.attorncy, Warren Woods.
Miss.) said in a statement accompanying But Woods said he was told late yesterday
the letter that it had been handed to htm ~ afternoon that the Senator was unwilling to
by a CIA man "who stated that it was in re- leave Capitol Hill for the questioning.
sponso to inquiries Prom Sen. Dodd." Woods said he had already completed ar-
Earlier in the day, after word of the letter rangemonta and did not want to drag all
had leaked out, Dodd denied to reporters that his files to Dodd's Senate offices.
ho had asked the CIA for the letter. He said Tyre Senator's attorneys could not be
hee first learned of it from newspaper ac- reached for continent.
counts. In the late afternoon, however, Woods said
In other developments yesterday: he was told that the Senator wanted to stay
Government investigators, it was learned, close to the Senate Pox roll-call votes that
are studying "more than one," alleged con- ,night be coming up.
Si.ct oP interest against Dodd.
A last-minute hassle over a deposition [From the Wall Street Journal, July 19, 196G]
Dodd was to have given today in connection KLEIN, A WITNESa AT DODD HEARING TODAY,
with his libel Solt against columnists Drew MAY EMBARRASa SOME WASHINGTON NOTABLEa
Pearson and Jack Anderson is expected to B Jerr Landauer
sand lawyers Por both sides into Federal Dis- ( y Y )
tract Court. WASHINGTON.-When Julius Klein takes a
In the cai:tlously worded CIA letter, Helms seat at the witness table before the Senate
who recently tools over as director, said Dodd Ethics Committee today the name-dropping
haft been in contact with the CIA both be- retired general's numerous political acquaint-
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Pore and after the 19G4 trip.
Dodd has been accused of going to West
Gtermany primarily to help out old friend
Julius Klein, a Chicago public relations man
fearful of losing his West German clients.
The Senator has told the Ethics Commit-
tee that he made the trip as chairman of the
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to
investigate Soviet terror tactics.
In the letter dated July 14, Helms said
Dodd "has asked this agency to confirm than
feat oP his contacts with this agency in ob-
t~aining information on Soviet murders, as-
sassinations and kidnapings."
The CIA director said he was "pleased to
y>rovide this information Por such use and