JOHNSON FORBIDS U.S. AGENCY SWAY OVER EDUCATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400220053-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: February 16, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

~r 1 Ile hxs directed a careful
(J V. y i l fJ'111 I U U i ib review of any Government ac-
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tivities that may endanger this.
IT FF~Til integrity and independence. lie'
'has further directed nie, In con-
sultation with Secretary [of'
l r1 1 q~r J J (1 ? f l H ! ~ llfcalLh, Education and Welfare];
~1 ~j- v l~ John W. Gardner and Director
[of Central Intelligence] Rich-`.:
~artl Ilehs to formulate a 1)01
icy that will provide necessary;
Acts After C.I.A. Disclosures guidance for Government agen-'
to Protect the `integrity'. .ties in their relationship to the ,
international activities of Amer-
ORDERS REVIEW, PANEL
ican education organizations,' . li a, and Senator Richard I
"At the same time, the Presi- ssell, Democrat of Georgia,
dent recognizes the great need t e committee chairman, re-
bf America's private oraaniza.- ained silent.
.lions to participate'in the world But senator McCarthy, who
.community. He has asked me to h s long been critical of the in-
Directs Katzenbach, Helm .explore means for assuring that ~t liigence agency's secret in-
United States organizations play v lvements and of the Congres-
and Gardner to Set Policy 'their proper and vital role." 1 watch of the agency,
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for Federal Guidance
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s o
ailed a news conference and
The White Mouse and ih
State Department would neithe
confirm nor deny that the re
By JO11V IiERBERS view would be extended to sub
Spccloi to The yew Yor% Times ' sillies of the Central Intelligent
WASI-IINGTON, Feb. 15 'Agency of private institution
resit en Johnson directed re Cher than educational. high officials in his Administr They also refused to confir
tion today to formulate a polio r deny that Mr. Johnson ha
that would prevent the Centr. instructed the agency to cloy
Intelligence Agency or any othe ut all secret programs to at
Government agency from e student groups.
dangering the integrity and i Government officials? said th
dependence of American educ - review would be a broad on
tional institutions. and that the Presidont had on
Acting Secretary of State tiered all agency involvement i
Nicholas deb. I{atzonbac educational activities suspende
Meanwhile in. Congress, Sc -
~speaking for the President, al ator Eugene J. McCarthy, Den -
reported in a statement th t ocrat of Minnesota, propose
Mr. Johnson had ordered a can ? the formation of a Select Se
ful review of the circumstane s ate Committee to investiga
surrounding subsidies by tl e the influence of the intelligen e
agency in domestic organiz, -
Central Intelligence Agency o tions and institutions. Tl e
the National Student Associ - House Education and Lab r
Lion. Committee announced it won
At the same time, a stu loop into the relations of tic
y agency with education.
of financial records disclos d Earlier in the day, the Whi c
that three foundations identifi d House had referred all que ;-
by the students as channels f r tions on the controversy to 1` '.
intelligence agency money h d Katzcnbach. George Christia ,
also been helping to subsidi e the', White Iiouse~ press seem-
h, d
he
m atte anter t - ov r
at least four other youth orga . turn, turned .y aid the eenttire k res
r
lzations. 'to Mr. Iiatzenbach because t
[An -article In Rampar involved student exchange pr -
parts. magazine said that th grams and international conic
;- A --i- fl-
intelligence agency had trap
formed the student associa-
tion's international activiti
NEW YORK TIMES
Sanitized - ~~rir____Fnr a _ag6~
Into "an aim of United Stat
foreign policy."]
Mr. Hatzenbach's statem t
was read 'to reporters by R b
crt J. McCloskey, the State e
partmcnt press secretary.
"The President belie c
strongly that the integrity
1ndependencson4i"dtio
community must be preserv '
the statement said
nounced he would Introduce
resolution, probably next
eels, seeking the creation of a
yen or eight member select
mmitte to conduct an investi-
ation.
He said the committee's ? In-
estigation would probably be
I s secret as the Congressional
atch of the C.I.A. ,
"It is a question of whether
he public would have more con-
idence In a select committee
ha.n in the committee that reg-
larly oversees that agency,"
enator McCarthy said.
He said the committee should
o into the agency's entire in-
olvement with domestic organ-
zations and institutions.
niversitics, labor unions, foun
ations, book publishing, broad
asting and refugee groups,
"C.I.A.' has become, an op
I of the State, Department at
tone."
The senator said Mr. Helms
gad called him after the dis-
ub'sidizing the National Student
ssocia.tlon: ;
dents participated. 'aid, "I'll just say he's unhappy,"
Mr. McCloskey, in respon e Senator McCarthy said he had
Ito questions about the Admi - not cleared his proposal with
istration's review and fo'rmul any other Senator and it was
tion of policy, said the thr c considered unlikely that any of
,officials involved "will be It the regular intelligence agency
"contact with interested and a - watchdogs in Congress would
propriate members of Congrc, s submit to the creation of a se
and other officials of Gover - lect committee without a fight,
ment who may have contrib - Senator Russell was entering
? isQ *sub a ens dlClY"'lxf dt?e 01AOR
t Into a fight with Senator
cCarthy." -
Representative Carl D. Fer-
ns. chairman of the House
e, said he had asked both the
telligence agency and the
udent association to supply
tween the two organizations.,
He said the reports might be
gction,the committee then or-
Representative Benjamin S.'
osenthal, Democrat-Liberal of
uecns, introduced a resolution;
tvcstigate the intciiigencel
gency. Mr. Rosenthal nod
even other liouse, members
cut President, Johnson a letter
"The C.I.A. has compromised
nil corrupted the largest stu=
cut organization in the largest
emocracy in the world," they
aid. "It has willfully involved
nexperienced young men and
vonen In that action and thus
las surely alienated further the
est elements of American
oath."
Those signing the letter, in
ddltion to Mr. Rosenthal, were
ockland County; George E.
rown Jr., Phillip Burton and
Dqn Edwards of California,
John Conyers Jr.'of Michigan
and Robert W. lCastehmeler of
Wisconsin. all bemocrats.' ~ ,A