RUSSELL DENIES C.I.A. MAKES POLICY

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• Publication Date: May 17, 1966
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C.I.A. MAKES POLICY
IL-i ..L'rapp al to Expand the C. A., which are easily dis-
n1te Watchdog Panel He is making a public state-
ment, Mr. Russell said, because
By The Associated Pre53 ? the C.I.A. Is, by its nature,
WASHINGTON, May 16 "compelled to stand mute" when
Senator Richard B. Russell told such Charges are made.'
the Senate today it was "sheer I He noted that the C.I.A. was
-"-- ,set up under the National De-
o cocl '' to contend that the .fense At of 1047
The Armed
..
'Central Intelligence Agency 1Services Committee shepherdedlof the Congressional pan@]1 subcommittees of the Armedl
'makes - or takes over foreign that act through the Senate, he "might cause them to close ul7Services and Appropriations:
policy. like clams . or worse than Committees," Mr. Russell saidd
said, and thus inherited the duty; that, to lose their lives." . ; Senator Ernest Gruening,'
The Georgia Democrat, who :of overseeing the C.I.A.'s activ Another ranking member of Democrat of Alaska, said the!
heads a subcommittee charged sties, failure at the Ba
the C.I.A. panel; Senator Salton- y of Pigsl
with overseeing the', activities ? Senatorial supervision of the stall, supported Mr. Russell. He showed that the C.I.A. does'
.of the intelligence organization, C.LA. is shared by senior mem-":reminded the Senate the C.I.A. make foreign policy,
the vi Senate orousl Foreign proposals was an important effort for -"They were able to persuade!
rejected that
g y p P bens of the Armed Services and the security of our country.". two Presidents to go ahead with
that project," he said. "They'
!lions Committee share in his (which make Appropriations funds available Committees, for Raborn Silence Noted completely misinformed they
;supervision: Mr. Russell also' clandestine operations. Senator' Young suggested President."
heads the Senate Armed Serv- LhaL the Fcreiz n ' Relations;,, "Mr. Russell replied tha.tj
iJlentbers Are Listed what you are saying is thati
ices Committee. *Committee set up its awnlthe C.LA.` sold the President
Mr. Russell noted that he "special subcommittee on : the
"There is no justificatiotY ; a bill of hatever for any com- ;and Senator Leverett Salton. C.LA:'
w goods."'
y other' .stall, Republican of Massachu Senator J. W. Fulbright, But the C.I.A. couldn't have
?mittee to muscle in on the Jurie- setts, Margaret Chase Smith, Democrat of 'Arkansas, chair- moved one foot without the app'
diction of the Armed Services Republican of Maine, and John'inan of the Foreign Relations proval of the President," hd
Committee sn far as the C.I.A. -Stennis, Democrat of MississiD-'(1(mmittPP_ intarine-Prl that this added.. .:, i
i$ concerned," h' said. pj, were members of both com-;had been proposed before.
As for charges he said had,mittees. Other members of the! But Mr, Fulbright said Adm.
supervisory subcommittco are' 147.1 viz s
been made that the C.I.A. at'Senators Carl Hayden,' Demo- dircotor; wren aplicarixigcfb're
times operated independently crat of Arizona, Stuart Syming- :tileI oreign, Rpl iliotr ,,Cglnmit:~
of the State Department and'ton, Democrat of Missouri, and: tee tiu,lt ti1QJiositiog?he_wasI
influenced- foreign policy ac-;Milton R. Young, Republican not authorizenncfer,_tl e, law
-tions, Mr. Russell said: of North Dakota. Mr. Syming-1 to respond ko our questions."
"There simply is not .a scan- ton is a member of the Foreign Mr. F ulbright added'that'the
tills of truth in such a charge 1 Relations Committee as well as' proposal in his committee com-
ithe Armed Services Committee.' ng up for a ? vote tomorrow,
and not a single concrete case
and a piece, of newspaper; to add- three members to the
C.I.A. oversight group, was "in
no ' way a reflection" on Mr.
Russell.
But, he said, "the way- things
have developed in the world has
brought the C.I.A.'into far more
activities than .was contempla4-'
_cd when it was created."
And it'is clear on the record
%that the C.I.A. dogs. have ;an
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can be provided where it has Ml ? Russell denounced a New
orx Limes eairoriat. rie sama
Mr. Russell said these "er-I it stated"that.- the' supervisory
to deceive members or von-11been "screened:' . by.the C.I.A.
grss.i' He added that,they "afj "The C.I.A., had rionore con.
necuon,,.,. the,,.;selection of
these sttbeg.ginil;t o?, embers
thair:it. had. with,.pie...sclccuon
of the :.editorial staff of The
New Yorli .Tiff es;":lid"saiZ "-
Mr. 4tsse)l, pi'aise~t, hi,~,-com-
mittces.? record?s; iing..aeak.
proof. He noted. .th ,C.I.A,,had
sources" ; 'throng iput,the?world.
But the possibility of
increased public discussion and
impact on American
policy, he added.
"I think in many countries it
is more influential than our
Ambassador and I have had
Ambassadors who have told me
this," Mr. Fulbright said.
He called the re.,olution to add
three Foreign Relations mem-
bers to the 'oversight panel "not
a radical proposal at all, but
rather a modest one."
Mr. Russell commented that
Mr. Fulbright seemed to be
under the impression that the
present oversight group involv-
ed informal committees.
"These are not informal at
all, they are duly 'constituted