CIA IN SOUTH VIETNAM UPHELD BY KENNEDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400340027-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: October 11, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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BY the Associated Prest
President Kennedy sy, equipment.
spect.ilatiort that the Central Mr. Kennedy was asked too
Intelligence Agency ha., discuss reports that the CIA.{
bucked administration policy played an independent role in ri
.in South Vietnam is "wholly. South Vietnam and clashed
untrue" and does the CIA an with Pentagon and State Dc-
injustice. partmcnt policies, Hey said this:
At his first news confer- w' as "wholly untrue" and un
enee in nearly five weeks, , fair.
Tr. Kennedy also confirmed The President said he stud-1
tVednesdav that John Richard- ? icd the record of the past nine, i
son has been transferred from , months and found nothing to
his old post as chief of the indicate that CIA "has done
CIA mission in South Vietnam, anything but support policy."
I-ie called Mr. Richardson '?a' At -Another point, however,
very dedicated public servant" Mr. Kennedy conceded officials
and gave no reason for the have dincred about policy in
transfer nor said where Mr.
Richardson would serve South Vietnam. But now, he
;
The early-evening session' said, ?I know of no disagree
with 258 reporters also _ incnt . . . on what our basic
duced arnona other things: ro policies will be and what steps
v A Kennedy statement that we will take to implement it.'
he thinks Sen. Barry Goldwnt. ! Mr. Kennedy also talked at
cr of Arizona can capture the' length about domestic politics.
19G4 Republican presidential He got started when a:aked it.
nomination-if he passes a pre-; he expected Senator Goldwater
convention test of "his endur- , to be the GOP presidential'
once and his perseverance and jCiO didate next year. He replied:
his agility." "I think he can do it. I think
0 A di~clo,.ure by ATr. Ken- it i:; possible for hhn to do it.,
nedy that the Soviet Union has But. he has a long road to go.".
made no respunscsto his Sept. While cicclinin? to announce
20 proposal that this country his candidacy, Mr. Kennedy
and the Soviets mount a joint - said he expects "a hard, close
expedition to put a man on the fight in 1064." And he expressed
moms :by 1970, Mr. Kennedy hope that voters will conclude
said the subject might come up at election time "that the
at. a late'-afternoon conference -economy is moving ahead ?
w ith Soviet Foreign Minister , that we are substantially
Andrei A. Gromyko Thursday. i stronger militarily, that the.,
0 An ascrtion that it would 1 chances of war have been re-
be "a great mistake" to reduce' duced over Berlin and perhaps
the 40-hour work week. In other areas."
0 A statement that the ad- But he said it would be pre-
ministration is watchfully con- mature for him to make such
t cerncd about recent price in-' claims this far in advance of,
I creases in steel, aluminum,, the balloting.
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