SEN. DODD, HERE FOR VISIT, SUGGESTS FOREIGN AID CUT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200300129-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Sequence Number: 129
• Publication Date: January 6, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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Sen. soda, Here F or Visit,
Suggests Foreign Aid Cut
If two former. U.S. presi- As to Viet Nam, Dodd feels
dents, Republican Dwight D. the U.S. waited too long to'
Eisenhower and the late Dem- establish a military force to
ocratic president John F. Ken- fight', the Viet Cong. "I was
nedy, had dealt in Cuba as there two years ago and from
Prey dent Lyndon B. Johnson what I saw it was obvious the
d:d in Santo Domingo in 1965, kituation would grow worse.
the U.S. today would not be , 'People in Viet Nam did not
bnthercd with Fidel Castro. know what was going on be-
Such was the opinion ex- cause of controlled informa-
p 'e sed by U.S. Sen. Thomas tion,
D. rld of Connecticut during an "Certainly It was obvious two
in'erview in the Colonnades religious groups were in-
Hot,,1 Wednesday. volved in a deep feud. Both
Johnson's action In sending I sides sponsored opportunists.
troops Into the Latin Amerl- The Communlhts were smart
can nation when a Communis- enough to take advantage of,
Cc inspired revolution broke this split In South Viet!
out is generally credited with Nam."
prcNcnting a Red takeover Dodd. is glad President;
the?e. Johnson made his peace offer
Sen. Dodd, a member of the to the Viet Gong. It is an
Foreign Relations Committee, Indication of U.S. willingness
stopped here to visit with his to halt a war before total
long-time friend, developer destruction of an enemy may
John D. MacArthur. be accomplished.
Advised of reports from Asked if he felt hydrogen
Washington that the current I bombs should be used to over-
military budget is over ex- power Viet Cong forces, Dodd
per,ded and a $10 billion dollar said he had no opinion on the
increase is anticipated for the i matter, "This is a milita-'
Viet Nam war, Dodd said he decision to be relayed to the
felt there were areas in which President," he added. 'Wh at-
ex'sting and upcoming bud- ever is necessary to win .
gets can be trimmed to meet should be used but this is a
the deficit. . matter to be determined by
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long opposed foreign aid to McNamara holds too much
such foreign leaders as Sukar- power over the U.S. military, ; COMMENTING on politics, war and foreign aid,
no and Nasser, "I say we . Dodd replied: "He has the U.S. Sen. Thomas Dodd spent Wednesday afternoon
should spend money to aid our knowledge to make decisions., at the Colonnades Hotel in Palm Beach Shores. He
friends, not our enemies," Certainly he Is a powerful was visiting his longtime friend, developer John D.
Dodd feels strongly about r man in the Johnson govern- MacArthur. The Connecticut senator plans to spend
Castro's takeover of Cuba. ment. He has full confidence the rest of this week in Pompano Beach before re-
"We allowed a handful of of those he is dealing with and turning to Washington for the opening of the 90th
Communistic Inclined people is capable of dealing with any to grab a great country," he situation," Congress.
commented. "This was a If Red China should get into er Senate term hr~u,ht re i this week refaxing In Poi ipa-
blunder by both the Demo- the Viet Nam war, Dodd he.. grcts from Dodd, "George i no Beach. He plans to return
crats and Republicans as well Ileves Formosa ' should also Siunthers is an excellent sena-', to Washington in time for the
as the State Department. We become involved. "They for and has been a good man Jan. 10 opening dd the 90th
knew Castro was a fellow should have been In the Kore for Florida," he commented. I Congress. -
traveler from his activities in' an war. We can't afford to "He'll be missed In the'senate
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knew about lt." Decision of Sen. George The Connecticut legislator
Smathers not to run for anoth-;.will spend the : remainder -of
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