THE NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIA
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CIA-RDP75-00149R000400200016-2
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Publication Date:
May 10, 1966
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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THE NEED FOR MORE INFORMA-
TION ABOUT THE CIA
(Mr. JOELSON (at the request of Mr.
McVicxER) was granted permission to
extend hi$ remarks at this point in the'
RrcoRp and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. JOELSON. Mr. Speaker, I have
today introduced a resolution which will
provide for a special committc0 toystudy
the oo )eratiQns, activities, and expendi-
'tures off' the ici ti?aT7nttelligencc Agency.
I am' concerned about the blanket of!
secrecy which keeps the operations and !
Axpenditures of the Central IntclligencoA
geiicy not only from the general pub-
lie, but from their duly authorized rep-'
resentatives in Congress. I recognize
the need for security, and my resolution,
therefore provides that the hearings of
the special committee be conducted in'
private. However, in a democracy, there
..is no excuse for distrusting representa-
tives of the people or denying them ac-
cess to basic information.
My resolution authorizes and directs
the Speaker of the house to appoint a
special bipartisan committee of seven
House Members. It provides that among
the members s#iall be at least two mem-
bers of the House Foreign Affairs Com-
. 'mitteo and two members of the House
Appropriations Committee.
There is no reason why the total
ainount of money silent annually by the
".CIA:' bhould. be unknown to Members of!.
Congress. I would'suppose that in the
House of Representatives there are no
more than 5 to 10 members who., know
hoW-muCh"money that agency is spend
lug each year. More important; we do
not know how effective the organization
Is nor even what' it is dpin ..Because of
`the vital impact of th ' CIA oil the inter-
national scheme, the > ullest j ossible con-
gressional
scrutiny Is in .the public
interest.
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