ANOTHER MISTAKE BY FULBRIGHT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200900016-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 11, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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For a former Rhodes Scholar and the'; discussion would endanger 'our security
founder of his own program of scholar or hamper the conduct of sensitive di lo-
1', ships for international study, Sen. J. Wil-' r macy, secrecy would be understandable:
Liam Fulbright of Arkansas does some But this is not the case.
might~ strange things. Fulbright simply declared that the
Under his leadership; the stature of committee's actions were tentative and
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that public disclosure during the deli-
is at low ebb, and Fulbright-who,is aft- berations would subject the senators to
er all a learned and courteous man-- ? public pressure.
inds himself paired in `tie public eye Since when are senators supposed to
trertainly.. if public disclosure of the public servant..
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As not going to have a major fffect.ln ,1. some of the vital secrecy with which the
.changing that commitment. CIA must operate,' for. most politicians
But now the Arkansas senator has tak- .1 (including senators) have some trouble
on another questionable tack. keeping information to themselves.
During the Foreign Relations Commit- ;, Fumbling inconsistency on the part of
tee's consideration of our, foreign aid;; the Arkansas senator is a sad phenome-
~,? program, the deliberations. were con? '':! non in. view, of his past' accomplish=
ducted privately, meets, both as a private citizen and as a
with the blustery and inexplicable Sen. be immune from public pressure?
'Wayne Morse of Of,egon. ? Since.when do they have the privilege
With muddled sniping at our conduct,,," of meeting privately to consider public
In Viet Nam, Fulbright and' his coil- business, simply to,a' old justifying their
leagues have harmed their country pro positions to ? those who may disagree
paganda-wise. with them?
It is one thing to question the wisdom After all, this is the same Senator Ful-
of a policy, but it is quite another to use bright who has pushed for Foreign Rela-
foggy philosophical meanderings to un.i~:' tions Committee representation on the
dermine what is indeed a firm commit-? Senate's watchdog committee for the
'??,ment-particularly when the Fulbright ' Ccutsal,,.Jntelligence,.,.,Qgency,-a step
i. 'clique knows full well that their position which he must realize would eliminate
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