12 PAST N.S.A. HEADS DEFEND SECRET FUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700220004-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 26, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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Africa and Latin America and to
r'1 ~~ 1rconfront Communist delegations
l Y f to world youth festivals as poli-
tical adversaries in -a changing
'`1 ~g^{~ world rather than "ideological
pariahs," the statement said:
uence in any way by the Cen- could reappraise the relation-
tral Intelligence Agency, which, ship annually.
has been subjected for the last "Each of us maintained the
two weeks to widespread criti- upmost vigilance and indepen-
cism for its covert financing of deuce of ud rent du ' 1
? "Without substantial funds,)
FU1fDS N.S.A.'s international programI1 i~ would have been immobilized.
vv "Yet each of us concluded,
that, without question we would
have chosen immobilization if
Shaul, Of 1963, Leads the only funds available .were
conditioned on impairment of
Session Asserting the independence of any of,
Nt N.A.S.'s principles or programs.;
No CIA Dictation "Each Of Us Concluded"
"And so the question became
[Washington Bureau of The Sun] ? whether CIA funds entailed any
Washington, Feb. 25-Twelve such conditions.
former presidents of the Nation- We state categorically that.
al Student Association today is-, they did not. Each of us after
sued a joint statement defend- being elected to office was fully
ing its ties since 1952 with the informed about the CIA rela-
Central Intelligence Agency and , tionship.
denying "categorically" that ? "Arrant Nonsense"
policies were influenced by that Allegations that we were
link. 'trapped' or 'duped' are arrant
The statement nonsense.
, produced at a "'While we constantly
Shaulnews, who conference was by W. president Dennis in searched for alternative sources
1963, bore the names of all pres-' of funds, this relationship was
idents but one from 1952: the only realistic and responsible
through 1964, but was not signed, alternative available to us atl
by the current 1967 president or ' that time.
his immediate predecessor, both: "Each of us authorized its:
critics of the CIA tie-up. continuation subject to the con-
1965 President.In Army trots and safeguards which we
eac necessa to in-
Another missing from the list- sure theecon plete independence
was the 1965 president, Steve and integrity of N.S.A.
Robbins, said to be in the Army; : in forming Successors"
and unavailable to those who; One such' safeguarxl was to in
undertook to circulate the state-' sistthnt.?senior elected officers)
meet. in succeeding years,'be informed
Shaul told his' news confer- of the relationship so that no
ence the "impetus" for the possibility could exist of by
statement came entirely from. passing the duly elected leader-
past presidents and was unin-: ship of the association, which
? fl d '
the N.S.A. and other rivate or g rmg us?
p , term of oifice. Attempts at con2;
ganizations ; engaged in anti-, trol would not have been tolerat-1
Communist work overseas. ed. Any such attempts would
Disputes Brown's View have resulted n 'n. immediate:
The statement sharply disput- ` termination of the relationship.
ed a charge made a week ago!: In proof of this, the statement:
by Sam Brown, current chair- said, policies and programs of;
`man of the association's Supervi-I the N.S.A. during, the period of
sory Board, that former student, subsidy were "often in conflict
officers had been duped and' with the positions of the
placed in "an ethical trap" by Government" as an'y review of
the Intelligence Agency. the record would show.
Explaining that there appearr-
ed in the 1950's and early 1960's ' Portugal Scores CIA '
Ito be a critical need for the Lisbon, Feb. 25 UPI-Premier
American student movement tot Antonio Salazar 's party newspa-
participate actively in world of-I per said today alleged Central
fairs for the purpose of streng- Intelligence Agency infiltration
thening democratic student or-1 of illegal Portuguese students'
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prove