COMMUNICATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200290008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 20, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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invited Senator Dodd to
4 +v^J,.,s~: ~a:C~f~. `JV . eoa to :11T121ni, but a
Cuban
organization called the Cuban'
Paul D. Bethel, executive i te;2resentation in Exile, the
secretary of the Citizens r RLC
Committee for a Free Cubo, More important, if they had
replies to charges ria:e in I checked, they would have
this column on Aug. 12: found that Senator Dodd did
I wish to correct some of
not, as charged, cash in the
!the inaccuracies about the plane ticket sent to him from
trip to Miami by Sen. Thomas -~'-Ja=il and "pocket the pro.
+Dodd lns': September. Pear?.'cceds." He did not do so for
son-Andes Jn write: "In Sep-' the very simple reason that
although the ticket number-
itember, 1035, Dodd and his as-' ,
H3 J
^~ .21 was purchased; it
sistant, David Martin derv to Was not ;used and the money'
Miami to interview General refunded to RECE. Thus
Wessin Y Wessin, the Dcrnini.- Senator Dodd couldn't
can strong, man, billing the bly have pocketed the ntoncypey,
,Senate Internal Security Corn- ,
nattee $153.72 e a c.i sor could he?
travel." ' urtherrnore, we didn't'
Pearson-Anderson go on: "obcciie ntly" mail the Senator
".1,1.eanwhile, they had already s ci.eck for $150, as the Pear
been furnished plane i tickets -on-Anderson column has it:
for the same trip by the Citi. The Senator generously insist-
zcns Committee fork i+ r e e ca on paying for a dinne2 to
Cuba, which also wi.. we the Citizens Conl?.
picked up mittee for a Free Cuba, had
their hotel bill at the fashion- invited him to attend, w
ahlc Eden lion Hotel on Mi? . while
anhi Beach. In addition, the ne was in Miami.
Cubans gave Doc1d two More` As I said in my letter to
tickets, . which he used to lSenator Dodd, a copy of
bring two sons, Torn jr. Faidllvlhicu is in the hands of the
Jeremy; to -,Y iami with hiln." !Senate Committee on Stand
Peaison?Anderson continue:' irds and Conduct: "I had ar-
"Dodd simply cashed the tiek?,ranged in avance that the
~ct the Cubans had given him~do'n eehittei would pay for that;
din..ar (Friday night. Your gen.
pocketed the prcceeds?, orosity in picking up the bill,,
j'Martin transferred his ticket
to his wife's name' alid' and your insistence that you,
brought her to Miam with'pay it is certainly appreciated.
'
him." Pearson and Anc:c,:son But the account had already
bcen ca of so I
the ,C:ccith
ou;htaite best to let it go for
didisnot ch itteoith for
Cuba before they wrote then the moment and then send.
, back the money."
story, nor did they even chock
with the Cuban community in
Miami.
If they had done so, theii
would have learned that the
Citizens Committee is not Cu-
,ban at all. It is all American
organization, something which
is known to most reporters.
~ Second, if they had checked
i their story bcisre writing it,
they would also have known
that it was not the Citizens
!Colpinittee for a !Prea' Cuba
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