THE NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIA

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CIA-RDP75-00149R000400200016-2
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November 11, 2016
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December 14, 1998
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May 10, 1966
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Sanitized - Approved For R1Ae1*ei96C4-RDP75-0 r 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. Sanitized - Approved For Release : CIA-RDP75-00149R000400200016-2