SENATORS FLAY FULBRIGHT FOR POLICY ATTACK

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200920060-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: September 16, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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ESP 1 6 1965
"The. Dominican Second Guess
Ful.bright For
Senato~~ Iay
opposed by siding ,with the
landowners, oligarchs and dic-
tatorial tyrants and that the,
best hope lies with the parties'
of -thg_democr?ttic.1gft,,in,anany?
munism cannot be 'effectiveiyi! ing was that we couldn't risk
?
olic Aftak
The Latin American Times Bureau
STATINTL
i to Fulbright's 'thesis that the
- communist influence was ex
agerated and that the protec-
tion of American lives was only
a pretext. To stress the lack
.-:of authenticity to those re-
marks, Dodd .listed the follow-
ing details:
ONE - "It was known that
many communists had secretly
returned to Santo Domingo
1 from. exile in late 1964 and
early 1965 after training in
subversion in Cuba and other
communist countries.
TWO - "There was solid
information about the Domini-
Ican Popular Movement (MPD),
which consisted of some, 500
hard core members, which fol-
lows the Chinese communist
line, and which was active on
the rebel side.
THREE - "There was also
solid information about the
Dominican Popular Socialist
Party (PSPD), another under-
ground organization of 700-1000
members which follows the
Moscow line. and . which also
was active in promoting the
revolt. This party, I want to
point out ?to? Senators, :recently
changed its name to Domini-
WASHINGTON,. Sept. 16-The expected contro-
versy over Sen. J. William Fulbright's criticism of the
U.S.' 'intervention in the Dominican Republic exploded
in the capital today with Sen. Thomas J. Dodd
(D-Conn.)' leading the way.
His condemnation. of, the Latin American nations.
'Senate foreign relations com- Otherwise, he said he must
mittec chairman's remarks wasiobject to Fulbright's point of
supported, by Senate Repub- view "on practically every oth-
lican leader Everett M.' Dirlc-.er aspect of his statement."
sell and Democratic Sen. George Meanwhile,. S e n . M orse
A. Smathers. Sen Wayne (D-Ore.) supported Fulbright's
Morse supported Fulbright. position "100 per cent."
Dodd accused Fulbright of Morse, the chairman of the
letting a "tolerance to coni-Latin American sub-commit- !
iiuinism" blind him to theltee, said the Alliance for Prvg-i
dangers of communism, gross' "intention to change'
"Somehow, it seems to melthe status quo in Latin Ameri-!
that he has shut out of his ~ ca" is not understood by the
mind all facts which failed tolDefense Department and the!
harmonize with. the precon- Central Intelligence Agency.
ceived thesis that the rebels Would-be military dictators
(Dominican) were right and whispering that "communists
the administration (U.S.) was Tare 'about to got us are using
wrong," Dodd asserted. the American military to stay
The Senator, an outspoken in power," Morse said.
supporter of the intervention,! Dodd Take, Exception
clashed with Fulbright overt In a joint interview, Sma-
the findings of a committee in-lthers and Dirksen joined Dodd
quiry into the Dominican in disagreeing with Fulbright's.l
crisis about two weeks ago. inter7retation of the crisis, They'
Agrees On Two Points said he attended the meeting
Dodd said he agreed with two'I in. which President Johnson de-
assumptions I n F ulbright's; cided to send troops.
speech. They were that com- . "The concenSus of the meet-
having another Cuba," Smath-
ers said. "Nobody was 'In dis-
end troops.
Dodd took sharp 'exception
over Santo Domingo. TV onl
April 25.
SEVEN - "There is also
proof that important com-
munist leaders were. attending
political meetings at. the. Na-
tional Palace with Molina
Urcna; the rebel provisional
president, during . the early
days of the conflict.
EIGHT - "It is also a mat-
ter of record that among. the
rebel. leaders such experienced
revolutionaries as Antonio Isa
Conde who was' trained in
Cuba in 1963; Daniel Ozuna
Hernandez, a leader 'In the
1963 invasion from Cuba; and
Jose Cuello Hernandez, who
trained in Cuba In 1963.
"Since the early days of the
fighting, there have been in
increasing., indications of com-
munist activity and communist:
control in rebel sectors.
NINE - "The rebel news-
paper Patria, by its tone and
content, has been an unmis.,
takeable communist orienta-
tion.. . .
TEN - "The three Commu-
nist Parties to which I have
referred; the MPD, the PCD,
and the 14th of June. Popular
Movement, established military
commands, each controlling spe-i
cified 'areas within the rebel
zone.
ELEVEN - "Juan Ducondry,
a leader 'of the Dominican
Communist Party, who worked
for Radio Havana, in 1962, and
who has traveled widely in
communist countries, on Aug.
17 declared his group would
oppose an OAS type negotiated
settlement. Instead, he said,
his group would ?? continue. on
the course of armed interven-
tion. '
TWELVE - "The 14th of
declaration in of violent action
and against any provisional
to
o
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young people.''
can Communist Party (PCD).
FOUR - "Finally, there
was solid information about
another communist movement.
The 14th of June Popular Move-
ment. Many of whose members
movement.
FIVE -+ "It has been estab-
lished from many sources that
members of the three. Com-
munist Parties took the lead
in passing out arms to civilians,
including 1,500 hardcore com-
munists. Moving with precision,
they were quick to organize
street demonstrations, seize
newspaper, plants,: take control
of rebel propaganda, organize
para-military units, establish
commando units and command
posts, and to place themselves
SIX - "It , is a matter of
record that clearly procom-
munist ? speeches were made
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