WAR APPRAISAL TO START IN CONGRESS MONDAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700130051-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: January 7, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

JAN 7 1967,
Approved For Release 2006/10/11: CIA-RD
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By the Associated Press larged" for possible negotia l
The new Congress opens its Lions through U.S. efforts at the
scrutiny of the Vietnam war United Nations.
,scrutiny with a Senate commit- But Dirksen said there has,
tee scheduled to get a top-secret been "no hard evidence and no
appraisal from the director of firm' clues" that Hanoi wants to
.Helms' briefing of Sen. Richard They agreed on one things
?B. Russell's special CIA sub- The war. will be a ho one t subject dt
committee Monday - the day I The debate in the 80th Congress.
before Congress convenes - is Helms" annual briefing of thei
expected to include the agency's Senate's CIA panel was expect-
evaluation of the impact of U.S. ed to be the start of a parade of
bombing on North Vietnam.
officials to present aspects of
The CIA has been reported as administration Vietnam policy
skeptical of whether the air at- on Capitol. Hill.
-tacks are damaging Hanoi's will ?
Ito continue the war. Secretary of State Dean Rush
has dates with the Senate For-
Success Questioned eign Relations Committee for a
closed session Jan. 16 and a
Sen. Stuart Symington! D-Mo., public hearing Jan. 23.
!a member of the Senate CIA The committee also has asked
panel, said yesterday the present Secretary of Defense Robert S.
scale of bombing had not been McNamara to testify. , I
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