LETTER TO THE HONORABLE PRESCOTT BUSH FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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The Honorable Prescott Bush
United States Senate
Washington Z5, D. C.
I was deeply touched by your kind remarks
in the Senate an September 6th. I was abroad at the
and thud not see them until I returned a few
I also appreciated your putting into the
rd the excellent article from the American
gion publication.
Faithfully yours,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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think, we can hope for a restoration of the
principle of comparative advantage to an
important place in agricultural trade. We
regard the principle of comparative advan-
tage as calling for a reduction of European
barriers against U.S. farm products.
I shall refer to one more problem, without
pretending to have exhausted the list. This
is what is called the problem of import com-
petition from extremely low-wage areas where
advanced technoolgy is in use, such as Japan,
Hong Kong, and perhaps India. The prob-
lem is that international trade has not ad-
justed to the existence of a strong compara-
tive advantage in the production of particu-
lar items in particular areas. In the low-
wage countries the average level of pro-
ductivity is relatively quite low, but pro-
ductivity in a few industries-textiles,
cameras, transistor radios-may be nearly as
high as the best in the world. There are
several reasons for failure to adjust to such
comparative advantages. The advantage has
only recently developed in some cases. In
other cases, it has only recently reemerged
after the war. In many cases the adjust-
ment has been postponed for a long time by
quotas and tariffs. The problem is accentu-
ated because some countries, and this in-
cludes the United States, have been much
.more liberal than others in accepting the
products of these low-wage areas, with the
result that the burden of adjustment is con-
centrated on them.
I think we cannot permanently refuse effi-
cient producers access to our markets. The
general prescription of gradualness in trade
liberalization in the approach I am suggest-
ing will ease the process of adjustment. Also
if, as I suggest, trade barriers are reduced by
all the members of the area the burden of
adjustment will be broadly distributed and
less serious for any one country. Perhaps in
particular cases further measures will be
temporarily needed to moderate the adjust-
ment process. Whether this is so should be
the subject of international consultation,
since it is all too easy for each party to dis-
cover the need for Its own protection.
Tariff Could Stimulate More Shrimp
Fishing
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. RALPH J. RIVERS
OF ALASKA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, August 23, 1961
Mr. RIVERS of Alaska. Mr. Speaker,
on August 8, the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives
held a hearing on various bills, including
my own H.R. 6424, which would impose
a 35 percent ad valorem duty on proc-
essed shrimp and limit duty-free entry
of unprocessed shrimp annually in an
amount equal to imports of shrimp in
1960. Because enactment of this legis-
lation would preserve the domestic
shrimp industry and open the door to
expansion of Alaska's infant shrimp in-
dustry and because I am a sponsor of
this legislation, I joined other witnesses
in testifying in its support. .
Most people are not aware of the vast
shrimp potential of the States of the
Pacific Northwest. Yet, off the coasts of
California, Oregon, Washington-and
most particularly, Alaska-there exists a
potential production which can equal or
excel the production of the Gulf and
South Atlantic States. With an ade-
gdate market, Alaska's vast shrimp pro-
duction capability, estimated at 100 mil-
lion pounds annually, would someday be
realized. Hence, it is not surprising that
Alaskans take issue with those who op-
pose appropriate limitations on the im-
port of foreign shrimp.
Accordingly, for the information of
my colleagues, I submit a cogent editorial
which appeared in the September 2 is-
sue of the Anchorage Daily Times, and
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chronicle the great resources and point to
the potentials. Development of the shrimp
industry has just begun.
Without tariff restrictions, Alaska shrimp
will be pushed out of the market by shrimp
processed in India where labor is paid from
31 to 63 cents a day, and from other coun-
tries where labor rates are low.
It would be well for the fishery leaders
and State officials to make themselves heard
on this point. The legislation in Congress
should not be allowed to die because the
Tariff Commission has erred.
tion. The editorial follows:
TARIFF COULD STIMULATE MORE SHRIMP
FISHING
Alaska's budding shrimp industry faces
a bleak future if the trend in imports is
allowed to continue.
The U.S. Tariff Commission apparently
doesn't care. It has reported to Congress
that Alaska shrimp are small in size and
suitable only for canning. There is reason
to believe that the commission was wrong
on both counts.
Alaskans should care because shrimp re-
sources in the coastal waters of the State
have been reported tremendous.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has sup-
ported this view In reports on explorations in
central Alaska, around Kodiak Island, and
along the Pacific side of the Alaska Penin-
sula. Russian fishermen have noted the big
shrimp resource in the Bering Sea. Japan
is actively fishing for shrimp there. There
are also shrimp in Prince William Sound and
southeastern Alaska.
The Tariff Commission has taken a stand
unfavorable to a quota system to protect the
U.S. market from foreign imports. It has
contended that a limitation would preclude
development of shrimp processing for lack
of adequate supplies of raw shrimp.
Without .a quota, there is reason to fear
that foreign imports will swamp the U.S.
market with ruinous results to all American
fishermen.
The domestic market has tripled since
shrimp were declared duty free in 1930. In
that period, domestic production has in-
creased some, but not as rapidly as imports.
Foreign nations supplied 1.8 percent of U.S.
market requirements in 1931, 36 percent in
1957 and an estimated 50 percent in 1969.
The number of foreign suppliers increased
from 10 countries to 30, and is still rising.
Proponents of the shrimp tariff and quota
bill contend that they seek a sound basis
for future development. They say it will
assure a stable market that will benefit both
domestic and foreign suppliers.
Alaska could capture a commanding posi-
tion in an important industry if her shrimp
resources were developed.
Shrimp is now the most valuable sea-
food caught by U.S. fishermen. Operations
in Alaska could produce values in excess of
those in the salmon industry.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has pub-
lished reports showing Alaska shrimp are
plentiful and that they "tempt and tanta-
lize the palate of the average man as well
as the gourmet." Nowhere has the service
corroborated the statement of the Tariff
Commission that they are suitable only for
canning.
Those engaged in shrimp processing and
marketing have told Congress that the po-
tential for shrimp production in Alaska "is
substantially larger in pounds than the en-
tire domestic shrimp landings in the Gulf
and Atlantic fisheries combined." The
Alaska catch rates and potential have been
termed unequaled anywhere in the world.
Alaskans constantly talk about broadening
the base for their fishing Industry. They
Central Intelligence Agency: A Guardian
of the National Security
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. PRESCOTT BUSH
OF CONNECTICUT
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Wednesday, September 6,1961
Mr. BUSH. Mr. President, the Sep-
tember issue of Firing Line, published by
the American Legion, contains an arti-
cle entitled "Central Intelligence Agen-
cy: A Guardian of Our National Secu-
rity." The Central Intelligence Agency
is an organization of which little is really
known; but from what I know of it, as
a member of the Committee on Armed
Services and through my personal con-
tact with many members of that Agency,
I believe it has rendered outstanding
service for the United States.
I have for 30 years known Allen Dulles,
Director of the CIA, who occasionally
comes under strong criticism. If some-
thing happens to go wrong, the blame is
often placed upon him, as it was in the
case of the Cuban invasion fiasco. From
what I know of that action, I do not
believe the blame belongs on his
shoulders, However, he is a man who
never says anything to defend himself.
For that reason, he is apt to bear a large
amount of unjust criticism. I rate him a
brave, dedicated, and brilliant American
with a long record of distinguished serv-
ice to the United States.
The article about the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, published in Firing Line,
gives an excellent appraisal of that or-
ganization. I ask unanimous consent
that it may be printed in the Appendix
of the RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: A GUARDIAN
OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
A strategic bulwark in the United States
life and death struggle against the increasing
imperialistic threat of international Soviet
communism is the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA). Established in 1947 under the
provisions of the National Security Act as a
successor of the Central Intelligence Group,
the CIA is primarily responsible for coordi-
nating the intelligence activities of certain
Federal departments and agencies in the in-
terest of protecting the security of the Na-
tion. Among its other important duties, CIA
is charged with correlating and evaluating
Intelligence "relating to the national security,
and provides for the appropriate dissemina-
tion of such intelligence within the Govern-
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ment." Functioning in both its Washington,
D.C., headquarters and in numerous farflung
oversee areas, the CIA operates under the
direct supervision of the National Security
Council, a top-echelon Presidential advisory
group.
Unlike other Government administrators,
the Director of CIA has been personally vested
by Congress with wide autonomous authority
in managing the affairs of his organization.
While the CIA is authorized by law to have
access (under certain limitations) to all
intelligence in the possession of the Govern-
ment, it is significant to note that the Agen-
cy. has no police, subpena, law-enforcement
powers, or internal security functions. Due
to the extremely sensitive nature of CIA's
mission, reports regarding its operations and
other activities are never disclosed to the
American public for obvious security reasons.
An article appearing in the July 9, 1961, edi-
tion of the New York Times reported that
CIA does not "confirm or deny published
reports," whether accurate or inaccurate,
favorable or unfavorable; "never alibis; never
explains its organization; never identifies its
personnel" (with certain minor exceptions);
and may not under the law publicly discuss
its budget, its methods of operations, or its
sources of information. The news report
revealed that although CIA's "activities are
not subject to public inspection and review,
the Agency is directly accountable to Presi-
dential authority and control."
The American Legion has gone on record
as a stanch supporter of the Central In-
telligence Agency. In a strongly worded
resolution adopted at its 42d national con-
vention held in Miami Beach, Fla., in 1960,
the Legion urged full continuation of the
American intelligence effort in every par-
ticular deemed effective for the protection of
our Nation, and expressed full confidence in
the Central Intelligence Agency, for its fore-
sight in providing for the protection of our
Nation against surprise attack by our ene-
mies. Within recent years, there has been
an increasing intensified campaign on the
part of the Soviet Government to discredit,
and thereby, attempt to seriously weaken the
effectiveness of the CIA. One of the numer-
ous Soviet apparatuses intricately partici-
pating in the U.S.S.R.'s sinister anti-CIA
campaign is the formidable Komitet Gosu-
darstvennoi Bezopasnosti (Committee of
State Security), commonly known by its cor-
responding initials, KGB. As the lineal
descendant of the terroristic CHEKA, OGPU,
NKVD, and MGB, the powerful Soviet KGB
is mainly responsible for the development
of espionage and counterintelligence opera-
tions throughout the world.
In a dramatic appearance before the Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee on June 2,
1961, CIA Assistant Director Richard Helms
comprehensively outlined certain phases of
the unrelenting Soviet propaganda attack
against the United States and particularly
the CIA. According to the scholarly presen-
tation entitled "Communist Forgeries," the
CIA official stated that the "Soviet propa-
ganda campaign against the West grows
daily more intense. It focuses on the United
States, our Government, and our diplomatic,
military, and intelligence services. Even be-
fore the U-2, but particularly afterwards, the
Soviets began to train heavy artillery on the
Director of Central Intelligence (Allen Welsh
Dulles) and the CIA."
Mr. Helms disclosed that the Soviets have
been utilizing so-called documentary frauds
as a propaganda weapon in Intensifying their
cold war against the United States. The
CIA official revealed that the domumentary
fraud devices have consisted of various kinds,
including: "The false news article, the for-
gery, the fabricated intelligence report, the
distortion of a genuine document, and the
false or true account attributed to a non-
existent organization." Interestingly, As-
sistant Director Helms testified that "the
Russians have a long tradition in the art of
forgery. * * * Long before 1957 the Com-
munists were as skillful as the Nazis. in the
production and exploitation of forgeries."
According to CIA evaluations, "each Soviet
forgery is manufactured and spread accord-
ing to, a plan. Each is devised and timed
to mesh with other techniques of psycho-
logical warfare in support of Soviet strategy."
Mr. Helms stated that CIA analysis revealed
the Soviets use the forgery device for three
specific purposes, namely: (1) To discredit
the West generally, and the United States
and its Government specifically, in the eyes
of the rest of the world. (2) To sow sus-
picion and discord among' the Western allies.
(3) To drive a wedge between the peoples
of nonbloc countries and their governments
by fostering the line that these governments
do not represent their citizens because they
are the puppets of the United States.
Commenting on the aforementioned
points, the CIA witness testified that the
"campaigns to sell these three themes to
the world are planned by the leaders of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Staff
units of the Party's Central Committee work
out the details. If the plan includes for-
geries, they are prepared by a Soviet or sat-
ellite intelligence service." In the course of
the past 4 years, the Soviets have forged 32
documents designed to imitate communica-
tions ostensibly written by or to U.S.
Government. officials. Mr. David Law-
rence, distinguished journalist, reported in
his syndicated column appearing in the July
14, 1961, edition of the Evening Star (Wash-
ington, D.C.) that the "Soviet Union is look-
ing forward to its biggest victory in the cold
war-the possible disruption and disintegra-
tion of the CIA * * * which has for many
years been a thorn in the side of interna-
tional communism * * * Soviet agents look
with satisfaction at the controversy they
have helped to stir up in this country over
the activities of the CIA, Long before the
Cuban invasion episode focused attention on
the CIA as a formidable opponent of Com-
munist espionage, the effort has been under-
way to convince high officials of the Ameri-
can Government that the CIA should be split
apart or weakened in its operations."
Mr. Lawrence frankly stated that the
"Soviets do not, of course, work directly.
They operate through intermediaries-two
and three times removed * **. Perhaps the
boldest manifestation of the influences
which are behind the scenes in the fight
against the CIA is to be found in the demand
that the Agency give an accounting to con-
gressional committees not only of its ex-
penditures but all of its activities."
In referring to the fact that many a
hatchet job has been attempted indirectly
by the Communists against J. Edgar Hoover
and the FBI, Mr. Lawrence stated that "now
comes a bombardment of Alleh Dulles, who
has directed the CIA since 1953 * * * As
the attack on the CIA develops, there should
be an opportunity to find out who is financ-
ing the spread of literature inside this coun-
try attacking this all-important Agency.
For if the confidence of Congress in the CIA
should be weakened-the main objective of
the current campaign-the Kremlin will
have won a big advantage in fighting the
cold war. The Communist Party, U.S.A., has
been candidly hostile in condemning the
CIA in recent months through the media of
its key publications, the Worker, People's
World, and Political Affairs. Numerous other
domestic subversive organs, including the
National Guardian and the Militant (weekly
newspaper of the Trotskyite Socialist Work-
ers Party), also have been supporting the
Soviet line in viciously attacking the CIA
and its esteemed director. The Fair Play for
Cuba Committee, an extremely active Com-
munist-front, has consistently smeared the
CIA in its newsletter, Fair Play.
Marzani & Munsell, Inc., publishing house
for the Liberty Prometheus Paperback Book
Club, distributed free copies of its newly
released 72-glossy-page booklet "Cuba
Versus the CIA" to members and supporters
of the aforementioned Fair Play for Cuba
Committee in June 1961. "Cuba Versus the
CIA," a thoroughly distorted attack against
the Central Intelligence Agency, was writ-
ten by Robert E. Light, an associate editor
of the National Guardian and Carl Aldo
Marzani, president of Liberty Prometheus
Paperback Book Club. It is interesting to
note that Marzani (alias Tony Whales), an
identified Communist Party' official, was in-
dicted in 1947 after termination of his em-
ployment (in an intelligence capacity) by
the U.S. Department of State. Marzani was
subsequently' convicted for falsely denying
before Federal employment officers that he
was a member of the Communist Party. Ap-
pearing before the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee in 1953 and the House Com-
mittee on Un-American Activities in 1956,
Marzani repeatedly invoked the fifth amend-
ment to the Constitution when asked about
membership and activities in the Communist
movement.
THE NATION MAGAZINE EXCORIATES CIA
Perhaps one of the most malicious attacks
to be launched against the CIA recently
emanated from the Nation, a weekly jour-
nal published by the Nation Associates, Inc.,
333 Sixth Avenue, New York City. Accord-
ing to the Fifth Report (1949) of the Cali-
fornia Senate Factfinding Committee on
Un-American Activities, the Nation was
characterized as having a long record as a
liberal publication. The report stated that
the Nation "cannot be described as Com-
munist," but it is "so infiltrated with the
Communist Party policy that * * * (it
serves) * * * the interests of the Communists
and * (confuses) * * * liberals on many
issues, much more than do some of the Com-
munist publications." Speaking on the floor
of the House of Representatives on May 4,
1951, Congressman George A. Dondero de-
clared that the Nation "is knowingly serv-
ing the cause of communism" and remarked
that information in his possession indicated
that "under the guise of being a journal
of liberal opinion, the Nation is in many
respects a propaganda agent of the Kremlin,
especially in the key field of foreign policy."
In its 10th report (1959), the aforemen-
tioned California Senate Factfinding Com-
mittee on Un-American Activities disclosed
that "there is little need for the Communist
Party to finance propaganda publications
when a magazine like the Nation * * * will
attack the FBI, support the Communist
fronts, editorialize sympathetically in behalf
of witnesses that appear before legislative
committees, and generally parrot the party
line for nothing."
The following individuals are currently
affiliated with the Nation: George G. Kir-
stein, publisher;. Carey McWilliams, editor;
Victor H. Bernstein, managing editor; Rob-
ert Hatch, books and the arts; Harold Clur-
man, theater; Maurice Grosser, art; M. L.
Rosenthal, poetry; Lester Trimble, music;
Alexander Werth, European correspondent;
and Mary Simon, advertising manager. It
is noteworthy that both Kirstein and Mc-
Williams signed a petition to the 87th Con-
gress in February 1961, calling for the aboli-
tion of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities. McWilliams, who has
served in various editorial positions on the
Nation since 1945, is an identified member of
the Communist Party. A supporter of over
30 Communist-front enterprises, McWil-
liams was formerly an organizer of a law-
yers unit of the Communist Party in Los
Angeles. The previously mentioned 1959
California report revealed that McWilliams
"has been listed as a member of practically
every major Communist-front organization
that ever existed."
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Justin Gray, a former employee of the
American Leigon national organization, in
collaboration with Victor H. Bernstein, now
managing editor of the Nation, published a
book in 1948 called "The Inside Story of the
Legion," a scurrilous piece of yellow journal-
ism. Fred J. Cook has been a frequent con-
tributor to the Nation. Specializing in criti-
cizing U.S. intelligence agencies and security
procedures, Cook has previously concentrated
his articles in the field of attacks against
Federal court convictions of Alger Hiss, and
a Soviet agent, William Walter Remington
(now deceased); and has written a whole
special issue of the Nation on the FBI and
one on the CIA. Cook's broadside attack
against the CIA appeared in the entire June
24, 1961 issue of the Nation. Ironically char-
acterized by Editor McWilliams as an "astute
craftsman," Cook attacked the CIA by utiliz-
ing a mixture of distortions, innuendoes,
half-truths, and statements merely based on
suppositions. The thread which has run
through the Nation, particularly in recent
years, since McWilliams became editor, is
the thread of vicious and highly biased at-
tacks against those organizations which have
been most damaging to the Communist
movement, namely, the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and the Central Intelligence
Agency.
A PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUTE TO CIA
Speaking on the occasion of the Corner-
stone laying at the Central Intelligence
Agency's new headquarters building at Lang-
ley, Va., in November 1959, President Eisen-
hower declared that "by its very nature the
work of this Agency demands of its mem-
bers the highest order of dedication, ability,
trustworthiness, and selflessness-to say
nothing of the finest type of courage, when-
ever needed. Success cannot be advertised:
failure cannot be explained. In the work
of intelligence, heroes are undecorated and
unsung, often even among their own frater-
nity. Their Inspiration is rooted in patriot-
ism-their reward can be little except the
conviction that they are performing a unique
and indispensable service for their country,
and the knowledge that America needs and
appreciates their efforts. I assure you this
is indeed true. The reputation of * * *
(the CIA) * * * for quality and excellence
under the leadership of your Director, Mr.
Allen Dulles, is a proud one."
The Honorable Eugene J. Keogh
SPEECH
OF
HON. JACOB H. GILBERT
OF NEW YORK
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, August 30,1961
Mr. GILBERT. Mr. Speaker, I am
most happy to join with our many col-
leagues who have spoken in praise of our
distinguished colleague, GENE KEOGH. I
extend to him my best wishes on the joy-
ful occasion of his birthday and my
hearty congratulations upon the observ-
ance of his silver anniversary as a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives.
Congressman KEOGH has achieved an
enviable record of service in the House
of Representatives. The people of the
Ninth District of New York are fortunate
in having such an able and conscientious
Representative in Congress; our Nation
has benefited by his ability and dedicated
service. I have enjoyed my friendship
and many years of association with him.
I wish for him and his family many
more years of continued happiness, good
health, and all the best things which this
life can afford.
The John Birch Society Is a Threat to
Whom?
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, September 6,1961
Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, there
has come to my attention an article en-
titled "The John Birch Society Is a
Threat to Whom?" by Dr. S. M. Drasko-
vich.
Dr. Draskovich, a native of Yugo-
slavia who migrated to the United States
soon after the Second World War, has
intimate knowledge of Communist
ruthlessness. His father, Milorad Dras-
kovich, was assassinated for having had
the Communist Party outlawed in Yugo-
slavia in 1920-at that time his father
was a Cabinet Minister in the Yugoslav
Government-and in 1944 his brother
and brother-in-law were killed by the
Communists.
An outstanding scholar, Dr. Drasko-
vich has written "Tito: Moscow's Trojan
Horse," a book published in 1957 by
Henry Regnery Co., the thesis of which
is that the break between Marshal Tito
and Moscow was a complete fake and
that Tito is still a trusted agent of the
international Communist conspiracy.
On several occasions Dr. Draskovich
has testified before committees of the
Congress, and many of his articles have
appeared in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
His article "The John Birch Society Is
a Threat to Whom?" is one which I be-
lieve every Member of Congress should
have an opportunity to read. I, there-
fore, under unanimous consent, insert
the article in the Appendix of the CON-
GRESSIONAL RECORD.
THE JOHN BURCH SOCIETY IS A THREAT TO
WHOM?
(By Dr. S. M. Draskovich)
A few weeks ago, as if an invisible hand
had pushed a button of prefabricated public
opinion, the liberal press in the United
States opened a concerted barrage of at-
tacks, admonitions, and warnings against
a dangerous enemy. Our public opinion-
makers, the experts who think for us and
make decisions for us and tell us what to
like and what to dislike, were up in arms.
Our country was in mortal danger, our
rights and liberties jeopardized, our institu-
tions were being undermined; there was
ground for the greatest concern and alarm.
Forces were at work to deprive you and me
and every American of all his earthly pos-
sessions earned by the toil and sweat and
struggle of our forefathers and guaranteed
by the U.S. Constitution.
THE LIBERALS ARE WORRIED-WHY?
The superliberals, superdemocrats, super-
humanists were very angry. There was no
time to lose. For weeks the newspapers
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were filled with reports about the terrible
threat, speeches were made in the U.S. Con-
gress, a former Vice President was inter-
viewed, and our Attorney General looked
into the matter and considered an investiga-
tion of the horrible (potential) subversives.
Now, what had caused the ire and right-
eous anger of our hidden political persua-
ders? Were they alarmed at the shocking
handling of the Laos situation? Were they
shocked at the U.S.S.R. launching a man
into space before us? Were they shocked
at the way we, with an incredible lack of
responsibility, are fostering the movement
for "independence" of new nations, totally
unaware of the Communist machinations
behind it which are making those move-
ments tools for the spread of communism?
Were they shocked by the abortive revolt
In Cuba?
Are the Liberals worried because recent
events have filled the American cup of bitter
disappointment, humiliation, appeasement,
containment, surrender, and shame to the
brim?
Have the lofty liberals suddenly had
enough of all the policy of weakness, re-
treat, and disaster of the last 8 years when:
The Vice President of the United States
was insulted, spat upon and stoned during
his trip through Latin America, while the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the
State Department were blissfully ignorant
of the conditions there;
President Eisenhower was unable to de-
fend the American way of life from the at-
tacks of the Soviet Marshal Zhukov, who
"left me breathless" arguing that commu-
nism was better;
The Pentagon organized a scientific study
of surrender of the United States in case
of war;
Our Government handed on a platter the
greatest possible political victory to Moscow
and world communism by inviting the ruth-
less Communist murderer and criminal,
Nikita Khrushchev, to our shores;
Our own U.S. Government confirmed-in
a move of self-debasement and guilt and an
admission unique in 6,000 years of recorded
history-that we were practicing espionage
against the Soviet Union;
Communist-led Japanese mobs prevented
the President of the freest and mightiest
country on earth from visiting Japan and
thus inflicted on the United States a shat-
tering loss of face throughout Asia and
the world?
Or was it that our superhumanists, super-
liberals and superdemocrats were worried
because we were suicidally continuing and
increasing our aid to Tito, the most use-
ful agent world communism ever had;
Or because we forbade our highest rank-
ing soldiers to do their duty by warning the
Nation against Communist machinations and
deceit;
Or because Tito-in open contempt for
Uncle Sam-was undertaking expensive
trips in Africa to spread communism with
U.S. dollars;
Or because the U.S. Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee-probably deeming that
we had not helped communism enough-
approved a bill permitting increased finan-
cial and economic assistance to Communist-
ruled nations;
Or because the U.S. Government recently
decided to remove all barriers for the Com-
munists to flood the United States with
their propaganda literature;
Or because the world is increasingly ask-
ing itself whether the United States is really
fighting Communist imperialism or helping
communism and facilitating the Communist
drive for world conquest;
Or because we have displayed in the case
of Laos a shocking lack of wisdom, fore-
sight, intelligence, and virility;
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Or because world communism has estab- So anybody who is disturbing the march of the erosion of its morale, the confusion of
lished a beachhead 90 miles from our communism and trying to prevent the down- its mind, and the progressing paralysis of its
shores; fall of the United States should be indicted will to fight and survive-is unavoidable.
Or because our handling of the Cuban and immediately sentenced as subversive, And being sick and tired, the American
invasion of April 1961, has given ample unpatriotic, dangerous, ultraconservative people are no longer willing to be told to
material to Communist propaganda to blast Fascists-and made inoffensive, shut up and leave it to the "experts." They
the United States before the whole world The position of the John Birch Society is are asking questions, more and more, which
as aggressors, bunglers, and weaklings; the opposite. Its founder, its members, and they want answered. And these answers
Or because we are going from defeat to its many friends feel that the present course must be in favor of, not against, the national
defeat, and our prestige in the world is is a course of disaster and that all the best interests of the United States.
reaching new lows as a consequence of our energies of the American people should be THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT THE RAMPARTS OF
indecision, vacillation, and appeasement? mobilized to reverse that course, remove the OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE WATCHED
Is that why the public-opinion makers incompetent, stop the traitors, and bring of
of thepress, television, radio, and other about a rule of responsibility, honesty, firm- What free is society, at of the stake is the United basic is principle incipiple our
media-are so mortally worried? Is that why ness, and patriotic dedication in this coun-
their ire and indignation have been so try. American way of life; it is the basic principle
mightily aroused? The basic fact which explains the creation of any civilized society-the principle
No, no, and no. Not at all. and rise of the John Birch Society is that of public responsibility. If our ramparts are
The great danger to our United States, the American people are sick and tired of being watched, then we cannot be going down
its institutions, people, principles, and future defeatism, humiliation, incompetence, sur- all the time. If, however, we are going down
is-the John Birch Society. render, and treason. all the time, it obviously means that our
THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY IS THE THREAT The history and rise of the John Birch ramparts are not being watched. And the
Society is the history of the revolted, mis- American people can no longer tolerate that
And what is the John Birch Society? informed, deceived, abused, angry American. situation. If they pay taxes, fulfill their
To believe the slanderers and character- obligations, go to war and give their lives for
assassins of long standing, it is a semi- THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED of their country, and if they elect their repre-
secret, monolithic, authoritarian, totali- The American people are sick and tired of sentatives to run the country for the common
tarian, ultrareactionary, Fascist, anti-Negro, irresponsibility, of shocking indifference and good, they expect those representatives to do
anti-Semitic, anti-American and, oh, yes pro- moral callousness, of incompetence in high their duty and watch the ramparts of the
Communist organization. It is allegedly places, and permanent and unchangeable United States of America,
outdoing Senator Joe McCarthy in Its poor judgment concerning the task and re- That is what the John Birch Society is all
witch hunting and represents an even sponsibilities of the United States. about. And that is why the hidden opinion-
greater threat to the United States than They are sick and tired of hearing all the makers are so worried. If the John Birch
the late Senator from Wisconsin. It intends time, while the United States is going down Society were a narrow sect, Fascist, anti-
to turn the United States into a Fascist hell. and losing all the battles of the cold war, Negro, anti-Semitic, reactionary, etc., the "ex-
It is thus evident that the John Birch So- that nobody is responsible, that nothing perts" would not give it a second thought.
ciety is helping communism. could be done, that nobody is guilty, that But the John Birch Society is neither led
However, the slanderers themselves do not responsible people who acted irresponsibly by nor composed of crackpots; it is not a sect
believe their own stupid and base inven- are not to be blamed or taken to task or of reactionary extremists, trembling over its
tions. They are lying and deceiving the tried before the court of U.S. public opinion. vinterests.
public, deceiving the American people about They are sick and tired of hearing all the vested te Birch Society is much, much
whose welfare they are so terribly concerned. time that in every important case and ques- No, the John for small, much, much
For any person with even only an ounce of tion involving the vital interests of the bigger. Its doesn't Bi speak
interests" exclu-
honesty and intelligence can very easily find United States, there was nobody to take care bisi United is "ve.ested It expresses t are those
and echoes
out that: of them, or that there was simply an "error of the groupIt. the feelings and disappointments and frus-
even John Birch Society is not a secret, or of judgment," or that the disastrous course
even semisecret, organization, but an organ- of our national affairs and the catastrophic trations and hopes and dreams and will of
ization which works above board in every deterioration of our positions in the world the American people. That is why the super-
respect, calling a spade a spade and openly could not be prevented. democrats, super-liberals, super-humanists,
telling the world what it wants and is striv- The American people are sick and tired of the surrenderers (from Yalta to Cuba and
ing to achieve; the policy of the double standard, always Laos), the one-worlders are so concerned and
The John Birch Society, being thoroughly used against the national interests of the alarmed. They feel that they can no longer
and unconditionally American, is against any United States, and in favor of its mortal "carry on as usual," as during World War II
and all discrimination based on creed, race, enemies-who never tire of proclaiming their and after World War II, and step unhindered
color, or national origin; deepest contempt for all the achievements from defeat to defeat and from surrender to
The John Birch Society, being thoroughly and institutions of the United States and surrender.
American, is striving to rally Americans of the principles upon which it was built. In World War II and the Korean war over
any creed, color, racial, and national origin They are sick and tired of the perverting 300,000 Americans were killed and many
to the defense of our greatest common of all our traditions, principles, ideals, and thousands more were wounded and mutilat-
good-the United States of America-against standards, leading us to- believe that the ed. For what? For freedom, for the good
all foreign and domestic enemies; mortal enemies of the United States are in of the American people, for a better future
The John Birch Society is not trying to Little Rock, but never permitting us to rec- and a better world? No. For the spread of
destroy, but to restore, the basic principles ognize any mortal enemy of America in Mos- communism, which enslaved 300 million more
of the U.S. Constitution: cow or Peiping. people and is advancing constantly and being
The John Birch Society is most strongly They are sick and tired of the dishonesty helped and financed by the United States.
and stanchly against communism and the and duplicity of our liberals who are deeply This basic, incredibly shocking, night-
Communists not only in its intents, but in upset and hysterically alarmed whenever marish situation will not go away because
its actions and effective work, anybody defends the United States or en- of any Liberal, antifascist or progressive
Then why the hysterical outburst of deavors to alert his fellow Americans to stop witch-hunting of patriots, or the shameless
venom, the hypocritically indignant out- the treasonable machinations of the Com- anti-anticommunism of our super-human-
cry? Why the vicious witch hunting against munists and their helpers, but who are per- ists, or their intimidation, character-assas-
the John Birch Society and its founder, Rob- fectly serene and indifferent when the Com- sination, and wild accusations against any-
ert Welch? munists and their helpers are destroying body who dares ask questions and insist on
Why? Precisely because of what they are America by destroying its political positions, answers.
and what they are trying to do. The John moral fiber, principles, beliefs, and founda- Our hidden political persuaders; our "ex-
Birch Society is hitting the Communists and tions. parts"; the masters of our minds, will, fate,
their helpers hard, very hard. That must The American people are sick and tired of and future would like us to be just nice
be stopped, because it goes deeply and Jr- the shamelessness of our one-worlders who boys and girls, read their newspapers and
reconcilably against the policy of appease- are always deeply concerned about the fate magazines, watch their TV programs, listen
ment, containment, weakness, coexistence, of the world and mankind, but who never to their radio broadcasts, attend to our own
peace at any price, unilateral nuclear dis- give the slightest thought to the fate and private business, and leave it to then to make
armament, and surrender, which has been future of the United States. all the decisions for us and carry the United
practiced so long and on which the strength They are sick and tired of being told that States to its grave for Nikita Khrushchev.
and influence of the Teheran, Yalta, Pots- the march of mankind always somehow But it is later than they think. The era
dam, Geneva, Camp David, and Cuba "ex- works in favor of the Communists and nec- of silence for the American people is over.
perts" have been based. essarily against our own U.S. national The American people are not feebleminded;
Obviously, the gulf between the John interests. they are not a bunch of minors who need
Birch Society and the "experts" is too big to They are-in one word-sick and tired of liberal guidance and one-world nurses to
be bridged. The "experts" feel that with our being told from high places that the policy do everything for them. The American peo-
moral and political positions crumbling in of weakness, appeasement, and surrender is pie are mature enough to take their affairs
the whole world and the Communists win- the only possible U.S. policy and that the in their own hands. And they mean to do
ning everywhere, everything is going fine. final defeat of the United States-through so.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DIRECTOR
Attached is an extract from the Congressional
Record of 6 September containing the remarks
of Senator Bush when he placed into the Record
a copy of the American Legion issue of Firing
Line entitled "Central Intelligence Agency: A
Guardian of the National Security. " While
Senator Bush placed this item in the Record at
our request, his personal remarks were
unsolicited. While I feel it would not be
appropriate for you to write to the Senator, I
suggest that you call him and thank him for
placin this item in the Record and for his very
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