O'DONNELL SAYS FUND TOOK ROLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600050013-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: February 22, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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office has records showing that 000 from the Borden Trust. It
the foundation received $20,000 gave $40,000 to the Congress for
in 1961 and $30,000 in 1362 from Cultural Freedom and $10,000 to
the Borden Trust and the Price the Committee of Correspond-
4Fund, both of which have been once.
tagged as fronts for the intelli- The Jones-O'Donnell and Flor-
gence agency.' No check was fence foundations are the second
made on 1960. and third based in Dallas that
The records also indicated that have been named as possible
the foundation, in turn, _contrib- CIA funds fronts. Also men-
uted to the American Friends ftioned are the Hoblitzelle Foun-
of the Middle East and to the ;dation and the Kentfield Fund,
Cuban Freedom Commis sion of though organization of the latter
O'Donnell's remarks coincided tee of Correspondence.
with Internal Revenue Service Returns also show that the
returns . for his. tax-exempt or- foundation received $40,000 from
anization The Dallas district the Price Fund in 1962 and $10,-
party. dom and $15,000 to the Commit-
0'(~ onnell explained, however, foundation reported a grant of
that 1h a funds handled by the $60,000 from the Price Fund in
1 foun ation were not related with 1963ryand payments of $45,000 to
through 1962. had played roles in the move-
He declined to elaborate on me CIA money.
the foundation's receipt and dis- A ban - s esman was quoted
bursement of such funds, but in- by the Associated Press as say-
dicated that "after giving it , ing, "The foundation has filed
some careful consideration" he 'all reports required by law. We
would make some kind of official I have no other comment."
statement. IRS returns show that the
chairman of the Republican par-
ty, admitted Tuesday that Cen-
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tral Intelligence Agency funds Tax returns also indicate that
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had been funneled through theithe Florence Foundation of Dal-
Jones-O'Donnell Foundation, of! las, of which the Republic Na-
which hp is nrnsidont from 11&t Nnn.,l Rnnlr nF T)nllnc is trustee.
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