TWO SENATORS SUPPORT CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400110007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 26, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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voiced support, for the.Central closure that the CIA's subsid-
By Darwin ulofson
Secret Subsidizing
3i 3 hey Differ About"
"That type of activity has
republic came into being," he
"Fundamentally, the CIA iq.
viously could be vefy useful
He is a member of the Sen-
ate Appropriations. Commit-
tee, some of whose members
are on the CIA "watchdog"
committee. -
Senator Curtis said the CIA
obviously was operating under
higher Government authority,
in financing private groups.
He said lie felt it was up to'
the Congressional panel, that
deals with the CIA to decide
whether its- supervision ` was
adequate.
He said he believed that in'
dealing with student and other;
g r o u p s, the Government",
"could have used the front
door instead of the back',;
door."
It could 'have acted more'
openly through Government,
officials identified as such, hei
contended.
elaborated, he would not fault
the operation.
Senator Carl Curtis said:
"I am not critical of the CIA
for recognizing the need, for
their objectives or for their;
concern that the'Communists
would use every student or-
ganization they could puts
their hands on."
errors in Judgment
But Senator Curtis said he
i t... "ht the CIA, or Govern-1
ment cfficials in positions of
authority, had made "some'
errors in judgment and proce-,,
dure."
biit too'. somewhat different ing vwith National Security j
views of its secret subsidizing :,Council polices established in
of a variety of private organ- 1952 through 1954 puts the
izations. +, agency "in a more solid posi-
Senator Roman Hruska said tion," according to Senator
he was "not inclined to criti--~Hruska.
cize," unless it could be shown ! He said he was opposed to
the CIA deliberately sought !any investigation of the CIA
to subvert the organizations. by Congress and had confi
So long as the organizations', den in the present Congres
remained faithful to their ob- )f sional supervision of the in'
jectives and membership,, he telligence unit. - -
:goals "sound and in the pub-,;
lic.interest."
Senator Hruska ' said the'
He emphasized, however'
that he considered the CIA's,'
openly.
agency is in the business of
' : spying, which cannot be done!
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