CIA GETS SUPPORT IN CONGRESS

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CIA-RDP75-00149R000700370003-5
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December 21, 2016
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October 11, 2006
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February 27, 1967
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Approved For Relea~$'9~Y%TC'-~fP 5-00149RO00700370003-5 STAT 1~4+.... ?- Y .'v l~Y OA V .'~ .... i~. tide:hers of l on ress :'e a y: rising to the defensey of the teilig,ence Agency and out that the contra rsy over the financing the h?ati.onal Student Assoc: ti or. L. foreign c4 34lions really a '`iempeat iii a teapot." Senator G -:o DTI. McGee in a eech in the Senate r cried criticism'' of Cr said that, .:;feud f .... -,:g c:.f first and ;titer, senators ;.mould V,s : themselves certain estior: One of the:., :ow L.10 U: nest tes ~,'c::'d be ale counter the lent oar s Gf the Soviet br-.ion, 'rich art; sub$i`zcc by the ?, osccsr government, unless iu- hole snbjcct is deal with as a necessary project in the ther of intelligence. nator John C. Stennis said: "If you're in the business of 11 atherin; intelligence, you nave got to go where the torn, -tion isin order to find o t what's going cr. " in the lea e of Repi'esenta- yes, J:1.Y uet' S..St. 4tton said it "makes sense" for the C=A to finance international youth gatherings to combat co_nmunism. He added: Except for purposes of headline ?cubiicity; A rican o~iceholders ought to know by now that we live in a very dangerous and difficult and Sven cons oir atorial world." Unfortunately, the Central tutelligence Agency is not in a .position to describe the nature of its operations without A meritan effort altogether. The ,ec J.o of the United States have never been in- or, the other :and, as to what the Soviet gove'rp:nent is really loin; in the field of student and youth activities. There are two big er %an z - tions of the Communist party involved. One is ealiad the World F ederation of Demo- cratic which. was formed in 1045 and is located in Budapest. The other, known as the intonational Union of Students, is based in ra;ue, and was formed in 1946. Both organizations h a v a large p.o:'ess. aal staffs with estimated exren} ditures of over a million dollars a year apiece. solely to gather intelligence They pass resolutions support- ? abroad and not in any way to ing Soviet policy and carry engage in political activities on extensive programs through in other countries. field representatives. They The .Soviet gGV?`'.rr,n;en t, in, conduct exchange programs contrast, Uses many stude n'ts, for students, and this involves particularly in this country, indoctrination in -Vfarxisrr,, to initiate nomonstratiors and These two student organiza- participate in movements that the lavish "world youth festi- vals," one of which was held in Moscow in 1057 and another in Helsinki in 1062. The festival is operated by. the Communist parties of all t il s o. as ,.. u- n coun rope. While the two student done by the intelligence divi- signs of the United States and youth organizations claim to get their funds from mem- bership dues and the sale of publications, they are actually heavily subsidized, it is esti- mated by American officials that the youth festival in ivios- covw alone mu t have cost $100 re -lien. The festival held in Helsinki in !052 is believe:: to have cost be,,ween 20:ni1- ~i3n and $25 million. The purpose, of course, attract students from over the world, get them in one place, and try to brin `hem around to the icelia;; at t as "wave of the future" is represented by this ...:id of movemc,) t. Over the 'last 14 years, the. money furnished by the United States government to help the overseas activities of the Na- tional Student Association .: averaged $200,000 a year.:ll c ese funds have been used seek to bring discredit on she United States government. Actually, there is little dif- ference between the work of the CIA in seeking informa- tion about Communist activ 'ties and that, which is being, armed services as they seen every clay to gather informa- tion about enemy plans and operations. Approved For Release 2006110/11: CIA-R?P75-00149R000700370003-5