MORE WATCHDOGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700130044-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2007
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: January 10, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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Last summer when S riat;or. There v er.e cheers from con
William Fuibright and two col servativee3' when Senator Russell?
l~agues tried to "muscle in" on the', and his colleagues blunted the ,'
challen e. Now it turns out, the R, .
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gave off little smoke and an' -'- members. to the watchdog. fold,';..
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Russell fought it-out, stating after;
of defeat for the Fulbright forcea:;'.~_._:_~___~.Y...~
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aid he didn't appreciate Fill- - in on his (Fulbright's) committee-,4
vnd I don't want him muscling in?
Fright (chairman of the Foreign ti
TWeiations Committee) . tryin , to on mine. That was- in July. Here"
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?r:orn'fn on his seven-man gEoup.:r , .
action of an office holder with an,: not been officially' enlarged to in-
crdinary amount of ego, as Deli+telude . foreign /~olicy'- members;.
1 as a slap at those who clai ,ied:;- they will sit in on all watchdog';:
subcommittee sessions. {
31eir job. V The ex-officio members will par-.W!
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coMr tau . F ,Rol Q ~ 1 4 Ili t p ?l Congress rraix master.;.
ti elf to snemberg of 'the .senate '! watchdog group . decided it would 9 . .. .4
be.. best. to get as 'many qualified sign Relations victory is .blurred; a
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