PEOPLE ARE LEFT CONFUSED BY CONTINUING CONTROVERCY OVER NATION'S DEFENSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700450034-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: February 3, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

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Controvelrsy Over .Nation s Defense .t J. SYM,
By EDWARD B. 5M would be wrong td' Attribute the In recent days.;'Adnt Arleigh
Raahlhtrfan Ca M- ,. _ttee9ttnlow ,of tap rjoii QI. o!lldala Bibb, ?f oft naval operadod*i
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110,1061 to, tow PQIS* 7 all
rnv. tp.Mloll , , steel ui that our de-
Issue has caused genuine alarm
r ago. V. more
among mazy respected members Um a
the
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Never ii this repor9er's qa- ,
Dry has such a apaetrnc1i .1 ` ' t ens
tented itwz.,In
tail. Ina period ~ret cb= I M`'
which this reporter has closely ate
lcnved the Vtrasbfeng101i acme, ? , wars
er have so many pmmitlen! ` n fie a ,
tary figures criticized .our otf( I,'
is happenft OD"
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by the Central 7n )
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course - they are joined more ?a ,-~? `~"'~ ft t p, `h
tetely realbtlc, Qy-aoh? 'fAhs wardhtq ~ad
strongly by prominent p
Democratic corning attack alerts. Gen. 8er- politicianit are par t
members of Co
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moat allow for podtical cdera, and teseaty expert, eilso, Avg lskan A slap at :MM"__
in this tssrrige of critiaieortl Qoagt s hidll!' ng tesd? critics in recent dis
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IN thlose d, tka.natbm rouhf
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bledlon year, iii it U'keM
that the security of the nation
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ecome in volv!1 litical
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changes,. w
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modvate4 b5i wed t
President, Mood" r eMss beet
upset in recent day's
becaus
of
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On the otter tytdd. one of .
Administration's tilts
antics In the V. S. &aa*
Sen. Stuart Symitngton, Issued
ttu'at a few &A ago which be
was in a to bade up. He
lvarnad tiut~ the
tration dlirCDlttknttar a
thdEt attadw ott
hew ,
which ptaEi?
j+et heal made . '
lic. It is teldenlvod that this
forrrladon wa i given to senators In
pint do a floor vs" 4W the ddel
of the Central Intelligence Agency.,
,
e
cMddtncel, and 61re t tmpte waii
the secret testimony of Allen Dul-
a .
' and
'tt IM 10k I P of antap to
him "Yet the Prod" has not
N" - erhohed Do&% and gea?,
et*ibr retrafza Ann pubitct,Y res.
ttbrJ!.dtldals tr6ai tti
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dbat;! to eta n k M1t:
weelr, when b_ t chi a' do. i
SACS C w. ~iMMSI, , J
not
Z11e ~1qe Part Ot the gen? . P war's nanee.l .
eras in which is not'* subject ? r. ,? R Peraldart leaves hi
of dispute is the adnslitted tact " ilD 1914 crvirraQ aavice - diets, ate
that m iwo behind the Ruadana V40*1 b 4 ! air ti a e... DepartmeJtt i
in the Intercontinental ballistics heads, or- to some eaten - they
field. Even Administration defense C lief .d' Std{ of .the service In,-
offldal#t- that the T>sd41r . M emote criticisms of des-:
tam
will have, is ;1 M eupezfoe'ity 00 . ttnlidaa..
13-1 over us nixt year. ~
ilait of t+a eetiowerit-dininldca? E wn~ have flown so thick and fast
F esthn*tee have At ~!A
two that it Is,
not alter the basic and dlsturbft In the Jul year or
qInd
Lfflcult for the average ddzet
h
truth-th* to
lurow *,we are d
t who is right and
riot ygeq tiq
, tttauld bI iheQGAurb6lrD Ck~tlk the what to believe. Many fled it dif?
! to believe that a distinguish
$ s9 and President would 41
ICBM U, aw weapon of.tw -Al. eel gener
low this oa mtrlr to fall behind in
ture - as admitted by practical-
IV 3111. deteaose officials. the vital defense field, but this is
Wen not'-ft the fae$ tiwi!
~~/ his hiffened. and arWn-,
the Peasant of the United t~ 4 "buVic ~cruh y~
reniwtaed and fanhoga gern.,,,,~Indl red on the= Olaf
end, who considers himself an wttdeb laat beat so mi 1? M
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