ESPIONAGE, DATA GATHERING DEFINITELY INCOMPATIBLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400170007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 16, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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the matter up, he should have told the
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S. 104,'313
MAR 1 6 1967
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funds to variaus student groups, saying the :odds are prohibitive that had the money,
agency didn't seek to influence those receiv been offered, 'traditional conservative prin-
lug its bounty. '' '-,ciples would have been stretched to allow
"There were, no strings attached," de-, the money to be taken, but admittedly
That raises an interesting question.
If no strings were attached, why did
the CIA give handouts to some student or-
ganizations and not to others?
From the evidence uncovered, the CIA
Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash.,, has -their opposite numbers across the ideological
defended the CIA's action of disbursing,':, fence. Despite disclaimers, we think the
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supporters. And, in farness, ese cri lc
have justifiable cause for complaint. was handled. shouldn't also be entrusted to formulate
and to supervise arcane '.assionmpnts, lest
complete story.
Peace Corps the CIA did attempt to shave
corps policies but was rebuffed by the
fledgling agency's director, 'Sargent Shri-
ver. Shriver quite correctly recognized the
.,~+ effnnHvanece mnti1A he forever
promised, it it was ever
had played a role in its activities.
This decision, in light of the latest ex-
pose of CIA, escapades, speaks for itself.
The surprise Is Shriver was. able to make
the decision stick. The CIA has demonstrat-
ed a remarkable genius for muscling into
and exercising undue power over govern-
In any event whether' conservatives fixed purposes ' are outside the realm of
would or wouldn't have accepted the charity espionage.
Isn't the issue. What Is Is the absolutely' Two divergent commentators - James
correct complaint of conservatives that- Burnham (conservative) and .Tames Res-
their government dispensed tax money to ton (slightly left of center) - have written
of the incompatibility of the CIA perform-
seems to have been extremely generous ? their sworn enemy, which the latter then
ing two tasks that ought to be distinctly
with groups whose policies and philosophies' profitably used. to stamp out conservatives separated. '
were located considerably left of center. and all they stood for. Collecting Information' 'and .' executing
No donations apparently were made to ; It's to be doubted the CIA underwrote 'clandestine missions. they vronerly, argue.
groups which looked to. conservative spokes-student groups for no reason. It' is far mustn't be -Instrumentality. Onmanageed is by :a:ro thentl sane,me federal
fact find-
men for guidance and inspiration. afore ? likely funds were given with a quid ing job. the other' involved hinhty covert,
As the result of this oversight, the CIA pro quo in mind. The fact no quid pro quo underground undertakings that Ahonld be
is now being harshly criticized by those was forthcoming simply testifies' to the, evaluated and directed only from top levels
who formerly were its warmest, staunchest -absurdity of the experiment and possibly , of government.
h s to the ineptitude with which the experiment 'Those charged with ' diweinu up data
Conservative associations would likelyi QVU. UUG60V1L' LUL IIIVL IIUM-U, 0JULLVa4 .
gratuitously the way we read it in -a news
h0 t louhd,CIA largesse as welcome as dispatch: "I know of no. instances In which
VAmanner, shape or form by the CIA." '
on occasion,:: as, In thn," disastrous Ray of
Pigs debacle. information' and intrigue be-
come tangled in a single-mix - the one to
justify the other, or vice versa - In order
to make the Information previously acquir-
ed look reliable.' which may or may not be
the case. In short, consigning a chicken
coop 4t0 : the.'stewar'dship ::of a-. fox 'ta risky
nonslse
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