SENATE STORM OVER HELM'S LETTER TO GLOBE CLEARS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200890006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 30, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

i According to Senator F u l:
,4 ,bright, Mr. Helms gave these ad-.
'dit.ional details at the hearing:
The letter had been proposed'
and drafted by an assistant.
Mr. Helms for signature, the
cused" only on the parts com-
menting the CIA for its work.
i.j The letter was included in a!
is batch of personal mail being'
' signed by Mr. Helms. But the l
?;I letter to the Globe-Democrat was,
,not marked personal and did not:
carry any admonition against]
publication.
Senator Fulbright also quotedi
Mr. Helms as saying the C I Ai
! does not make a practice of prals-;
editorials.
,I. OBJECTED STRONGLY
In his speech Thursday, Sena-j
tor Fulbright had also objected
strongly to the editorial's un-
favorable comments about him."
M ' nrr Ay `r ,~ x~ f rim"'j But on Friday he professed to;
be' unconcerned, saying:
"Edit 1.1 d 't bother me
on
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Williiam Fulbright Friday as he arrives to testify before the Senate-Foreign Rela'tions'Conh? l
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SenaM Storm Over Helms Fulbright.:
NO ENDORSEMENT:
~p_ ~ ? Globe' Clears Sen. at committee was absent from
but
C'. `~~`` the Senate e commiRee heamt~g but
had his statement read for him.
, By EDWARD W. O'BRIEN In a letter to the Globe-Demo- I were upset especially by th
Chief of The Globe-Democrat I crat, printed on Wednesday, CIA word "crafty" as applied to, an- I nor did any Senator. even dis,
Washington Bureau Chief Helms said he had been other member of their exclusive uss such a step.
WASHINGTON - The Senate -plased to read an earlier edi- institution.
e
storm over a letter to The St. tonal commending the CIA and UPSHOT OF SPEECHES. J Several reporters pressed
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Louis Globe-Democrat by Central denouncing Senator Fulbright for Sen. Fulbright to say that Mr.
Intelligence Director Richard pushing a proposal for, a new The upsh ot of the speeches Helms had impaired. his use
was the hurriedly called meet- .
Helms blew itself out Friday and Senate committee to oversee the fulness as CIA director, but the
ing of the Foreign 'Relations..
Senator. declined, saying he'
rnded with expressions of con- CIA. Committee to hear Mr. Helms
fidence in Mr. Helms from even'. The editorial, titled "Brick- say in person what he had said' was willing to forgive if not
his severest critics. forget. +.
Mr. Helms bats for Fulbright," called the earlier by telephone to Senator
After
closed listening session to before the Sens Senator "crafty" and said the ' Fulbright and others. Sen., Mike'. Mansfield of Mon-i
Senate had done the right thing Ever committee member' tana, the Democratic leader, took
ate Foreign Relations Commit- Y
in giving him "his come- emer In from the hearing `ttie same'position. He said Mr.;
tee, the chairman, ben. J. W. U, g
Fulbright (Dem.), Arkansas, said uppance" and rejecting his pro- said the air had been cleared helms, a career professional
he re g the letter e isode as miltee for the watchdog com- by Mr. Nelms', straight-few with. the CIA, had taken office
g "with the best qualifications and
closed, ward statement that be bad' ?
"Mr. Helms said the letter was On Thursday, nine Senators, in. erred. ought be given a chance. ,
eludin Senate Fulbright, made He said that it a Senator had
r. mistake and he apologized,'.' Mr.. Ho'Ims"onva `comment to;~ ?? t
Senator Fulbright told a news speeches cnilUicl7ing Mr. Helms newsmen was ' simple this: rexign for, ~.mistake, that
Senette
conference later. ehaanber Would be emptj-
as an. executive branch official "I regret signing' the letter: It' n~.:.t-'.w:~y..w+.?ar+ < ..