LETTER TO HONORABLE MIKE MANSFIELD FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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onorable Mike Asfteld
United States Sete
W ashlnton 25, D. C.
31AUG1961
t !impressed by your remarks on the floor of
the ate on IQ August regarding the late General Water
Bedell Smith.
As you may know, It was General Smith who called me
to Washington in 1950 for a six weeks' tour of duty with the
Central Intelligence Agency to help him put Into effect
mendatione made by a study group of which I had been a member-
x have been here ever since.
I came to know General Smith as a close friend
Man here and In later years. As you stated in
your remarks, his many contributions will be remembered
for a long time to come.
-r administration building currently contains a memorial
As s irk of our respect for General Smith, the exhibit
xh bit of some of the outstanding events In his lite. l vur
have been taken of the exhibit and I shall ' pleased to send
when they are available.
Sincerely,
irec,tor
Allen W. Wiles
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1 - DGI (w/cy Mansfield remarks)
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1 - MC - Mr. Pforzheimer
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House of Representatives
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250 D. C.
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Dear Mr. Mccornumju
the late 0
anprss..d and moved by your ?
or Bedell Smith an the floor of t
aI sure you Will rta
Ted ae to Washington in 1950 for a
t Central intelligence, Agency to moo;
one mad, by a study group of which I had been a
member. I have been gars over sines.
bile serving under General Smith, I cam*
him as a close friend. H. made a major contribution to the
t of this Agency and was a dedicated public servant
in many cacities.
As a mark of our respect for Viral Smith,, the exhibit
ration building currently contains a
vial oft of sonts of the outstsading events In his lies.
Id be pb*sed to have, you visit us sad see It. Mures
of the eshib and I shall send you one as soon
y are aveilable.
Sincersily.
Allen w. Dunes,
Director
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I - HIG - Mr. Pforsheimer
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE
an open public hearing will be held on
S. 2156, a bill to expand and extend the
saline water conversion program being
conducted by the Secretary of the In-
terior.
This announcement is intended to in-
form all Senators and others who wish
to testify that they will be welcome to do
so. Anyone wishing to, testify should
contact the committee staff, in order
that proper arrangements can be made.
ADDRESSES, EDITORIALS, ARTI-
CLES, ETC., PRINTED IN THE
APPENDIX
On request, and by unanimous con-
sent, addresses, editorials, articles, etc.,
were ordered to be printed in the Ap-
pendix, as follows:
By Mr. YARBOROUGH:
Remarks of Secretary of Labor Arthur
Goldberg, as read by Under Secretary of
Labor Willard Wirtz, on acceptance of plaque
at the Four Freedoms Award Dinner.
Article entitled "Bible, Determination
Shape Life of Attorney-Businessman," pub-
lished in the Abilene (Tex.) Reporter News,
of July 23, 1961.
By Mr. MUNDT:
Editorial entitled "Main Street, U.S.A., Is
in Trouble," published in the Denver Post,
issue of July 29, 1961; editorial entitled
"Nebraska Legislature Looks at Rural Re-
newal," published in the Omaha World-
Herald of recent date.
Editorial comment favoring a secret ballot
to determine whether union members wish
to strike.
By Mr. ANDERSON:
Article entitled "Sagging Reactor Program
Threatens To Block United States From
A-Power Goal," written by Howard Simons
and published in the Washington Post, issue
of August 10, 1961; editorial entitled "The
Hanford Setback," published in the Wash-
ington Post, issue of August 10, 1961.
By Mr. KEATING:
Letter from Clifford B. Reeves, of Pelham,
N.Y., to editor of New Rochelle (N.Y.) Stand-
ard Star, published on July 21, 156l, relating
to "Tax on Criticism."
By Mr. HILL:
'The 1960 annual report of John A. Hart-
ford Foundation, Inc.; article by Dr. Howard
A. Rusk, on same subject, published in the
New York Times of July 30, 1961, which will
appear hereafter in the Appendix.
By Mr. WILEY:
Resume of the Business Council for In-
ternational Understanding, New York, N.Y.
By Mr. HUMPHREY:
Article entitled "Agriculture Studies Reds'
Food Shortage," by Tristram Coffin, pub-
lished in the New Leader, issue of July 31-
August 7, 1961.
SENATOR PROXMIRE'S LONELY
BATTLE
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, in
the New York Post of Wednesday, Au-
gust 9, appears a news story entitled
"Senator PROXMIRE'S Lonely Battle."
The article was written by Milton Viorst.
I believe that the Senator from Wis-
consin [Mr. PROXMIRE) performed a
service in the long and lonely battle he
carried on in behalf of his strongly held
convictions. I know from speaking to
the distinguished Senator from Wiscon-
sin that he wishes Mr. O'Connor well
in his new position, that he feels he has
made the best fight possible, and that
he accepts the verdict of his colleagues.
Therefore, I ask unanimous consent
that the article from the New York Post
be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
SENATOR PROXMIRE's LONELY BATTLE
(By Milton Vibrst)
WASHINGTON, August 9.-As Senator PRox??
MIRE talked on in the Senate through the
day, through the night and then through
the dawn he knew that he wouldn't win.
PROXMIRE, the Senator from Wisconsin,
was quite adjusted to the probability of los-
ing his fight to block the nomination of
Lawrence O'Connor to the Federal Power
Commission, PROXMIRE, on the other hand,
will never adjust to the idea that a man, no
matter how honest or intelligent, should be
appointed to regulate an industry to which
he has been beholden for years. O'Connor
has served as vice president of the Independ-
ent Petroleum Association and has owned 29
oil and gas company stocks.
CONTENTED IN DEFEAT
So PROXMIRE conducted his one-man fili-
buster for better than 12 hours in the Senate
through yesterday, last night and today, and
then he settled back to defeat satisfied he
had done his best.
It is still somewhat incongruous that one
of the Senate's most persistent liberals is the
political heir of the late Joe McCarthy. Yet
it is McCarthy's seat that PROXMIRE holds,
earned in a landslide triumph following
McCarthy's death in 1957.
Like other Congress liberals, PROXMIRE is
a product of wealth and extensive education.
His father was a prosperous Chicago phy-
sician. He went through the Hill School,
Yale (as an undergraduate) and Harvard (as
a graduate student). His first job was with
J. P. Morgan Co. in New York. His connec-
tion with the underprivileged has always
been marked by empathy rather than expe-
rience.
Yet he has given unstintingly of his
energies since he was first elected to political
office-to the Wisconsin Legislature a decade
ago.
ATHLETES DEVELOPED STRENGTH
A filibuster is a grind, a wearing physical
ordeal that normally leaves the Senator
wilted and wan, but PROXMIRE appeared fit
and strong as he spoke on through his last
hours on the floor early this morning.
This is not surprising. PROXMIRE, a col-
lege athlete who won his "Y" in football
despite the dubious distinction of dropping
10 straight forward passes in one practice
session, has always worn down his asso-
ciates with his inexhaustible energy.
PROXMIRE's objections to O'Connor for the
FPC were based purely on the man's back-
ground. He admits this. He says he has
no evidence that O'Connor is not honest,
intelligent, or persevering. For that reason
there was scant support for his opposition
in the Senate.
PROXMIRE's VIEWPOINT
To PROXMIRE it was the principle of the
thing.
"I certainly would not question the char-
acter of Mickey Mantle or Roger Maria,". he
had said. "They are fine Americans. But
I would not want them to umpire a Yankee
baseball game."
Yet as the filibuster went on, doomed
though its objective may be, PROXMIRE
thought that the cloth of his defeat may
-contain threads of victory:
"I think it at least will have an impact
on O'Connor and on his conduct in office,"
the Senator said.
)DEATH OF GEN. WALTER BEDELL
SMITH
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, last
night a distinguished American and a
dear and near neighbor of mine, Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith, soldier and diplo-
mat, died in the city of Washington.
General Smith was, in my opinion, not
only one of this Nation's outstanding
soldiers during World War II, but also
in his tenure as Under Secretary of
State and Ambassador to Russia 'he was
one of the great diplomats of our time.
He was also, for a time, the Chief of the
CIA. The passing of this great Ameri-
can is a distinct personal loss, so far
as my family is concerned and, I feel
also, so far as this body and the Nation
as a whole are concerned. Ms-, lyy
oontributions will be remembereor
o-n 1 e ocome.uRs a
&Votion o duty
was mg, and his patriotism was
a byword.
General Smith rose from the rank of
enlisted man in the Indiana National
Guard to the rank of general, U.S.
Army. I do not believe he ever went to
college. But on the basis of ingenuity
and ability, he was able to achieve out-
standing positions, which he held in this
Government under both Democratic
and Republican administrations.
I ask unanimous consent that a news
story, published today in the Baltimore
Sun, covering the death of this well-
known soldier, diplomat, and American,
be incorporated at this point in the
RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
WALTER BEDELL SMITH, SOLDIER AND DIPLOMAT,
Is DEAD AT 65
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Gen. Walter Be-
dell Smith, General Eisenhower's Chief of
Staff in Europe during World War II, died
tonight at Walter Reed Hospital.
The 65-year-old former soldier and diplo-
mat died at 11:30 p.m. tonight, the hospital
reported. The cause of death was not learned
immediately.
General Smith had served as an Under
Secretary of State in the administration of
President Harry S. Truman and as Ambas-
sador to Russia for 3 years.
RETIRED IN 1954
He retired October 1, 1954, after 43 years
in Government service.
General Smith earned the unofficial title
of "general manager" of World War II and
gained new prestige in the subsequent cold
war. During 3 critical years of the uneasy
peace period he served as Ambassador to
Russia.
As Chief of Staff to General of the Army
Eisenhower, Smith was responsible for han-
dling the multitude of details involved in
planning the invasion of Europe. He had
been General Eisenhower's Chief of Staff also
in the north African, Sicilian, and Italian
campaigns.
Mr. Eisenhower once said that he knew
only four men in the American Army capable
of being great Chiefs of Staff and that "Bee-
dle," as he called his assistant, was the best
of the four.
NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE
He served as General Eisenhower's Chief
of Staff from September 1942, 2 months be-
fore the allies' invasion of north Africa,
through the European war and signed both
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE August 10
the Italian and German documents for the
United States.
Yet General Smith, unlike most high-
ranking officers, never attended the U.S.
Military Academy or even a civilian college.
A first sergeant in the Indiana National
Guard in 1917, he entered Federal military
service shortly after the start of World War I.
Mr. KUCHEL. Mr. President, will
the Senator from Montana yield?
Mr. MANSFIELD. I am delighted to
yield.
Mr. KUCHEL. Mr. President, all the
Members of the Senate on this side of
the aisle, as well as all those on the other
side, join in the sentiments which have
just now been so eloquently expressed
by the majority leader.
The late General Smith was a great
and distinguished American, who served
his nation well in war and in peace. He
was referred to as the "general manager"
of the Allies' offensive in Europe. He
was the Chief of Staff to the then Gen-
eral Eisenhower; and much of the suc-
cess of the Allies against the forces of
darkness in World War II in Europe was
due to the abilities and the exertions of
the late General Smith.
As the majority leader has said, in
time of peace Walter Bedell Smith
served this Government as Ambassador
to the Soviet Union, and he also served
our Government as Under Secretary of
State to President Eisenhower.
The American people have lost a
stanch advocate for their way of life;
and the Nation mourns his passing.
Mr. CARLSON. Mr. President, I wish
to add my words of regret at the passing
of the great American who has just now
been referred to by both the majority
leader and the acting minority leader.
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith was not only
a great soldier; he was also a great dip-
lomat. Those of us who serve on the
Foreign Relations Committee had fre-
quent opportunities to obtain the bene-
must be cleared up. Certainly as a
great, powerful nation, we do not need
to tolerate the insults and provocations
that are presented to us by Fidel Castro.
These plane incidents are another evi-
dence of the disrespect Castro shows to
our Nation and its citizens; and unless
we take firm and drastic steps, we shall
lose our prestige and the respect of the
nations of the world. ,
It would be better if the Organization
of American States took a firm stand
and stated that no Communist-con-
trolled regime would be allowed to en-
danger the freedoms of the citizens of
the countries of the Western Hemi-
sphere. But if it does not, we as a na-
tion must, in our own interest, self-de-
fense, and prestige, take action.
At the meeting now being held in Mon-
tevideo, no greater service could be ren-
dered than to take action on this mat-
ter.
Mr. KUCHEL. Mr. President, will the
Senator from Kansas yield?
Mr. CARLSON. I yield.
Mr. KUCHEL. I congratulate the able
Senator from Kansas on what he has
just said. I congratulate him for ad-
vocating the enactment of legislation to
deal with the vicious epidemic of plane
pirating, and I also congratulate him for
what he has indicated is the need for
joint action in this hemisphere by the
Organization of American States.
Mr. President, I do not understand
why we permit a continuance of any
trade with Castro's Cuba. Every month
some citizens of this country continue
to purchase agricultural and other corn-
modities from Cuba, to the extent of
some $5 million. That is $60 million a
year. That ought to stop. The Sena-
tor from Kansas is eternally right when
he suggests that collective action should
be taken by the Organization of Ameri-
can States; the Senator from Kansas is
also correct in saying that, lacking joint
fit of his views, judgment, and knowl- action, this Government ought to take
edge in regard to many of the problems such action as is necessary and appro-
affecting our country. priate to prevent a continuation of coln-
The entire Nation mourns the passing mercial transactions or trade between-
of Walter Bedell Smith; and the United; this country and Cuba.
States and all the other nations of the We believe in an economic blockade;
free world have suffered a great loss. and the time for that blockade is new.
I thank the Senator from Kansas.
Mr. CARLSON. Mr. President, I ap-
HIJACKING OF PLANES AN ACT OF
PIRACY THAT MUST BE STOPPED - f reciate the comments of the Senator
from California.
Mr. CARLSON. Mr. President, the hi- Mr. BUSH. Mr. President, apropos of
jacking of planes is an act of piracy what the distinguished Senator from
that must be stopped; Our country and Kansas has just said, I wish once more
other nations have dealt with pirates to call attention to a resolution I sub-
before, and the penalty has been death. mitted in January 1960, and in January
The present situation in our Nation is 1961, which bears upon this particular
such that Congress should enact legis- subject. In effect, it calls for a reactiva-
lation making hijacking of planes pun- tion of the Monroe Doctrine. It says,
ishable by death. in effect, that the Organization of Amer-
Surely the time has not arrived in ican States should take cognizance of
our Nation when individual citizens matters of this kind, but if an individ-
traveling in American aircraft should ual country feels its own security is
not have some feeling of security. threatened, it may take unilateral action.
Some years ago there was a wave of I once again call upon the Foreign
placing bombs on planes in the United Relations Committee to hold hearings on
States; and after writing extreme pen- the resolution. My mind has not
alties into the provision of the law, this changed in the last 18 months that some
danger was greatly minimized. action such as this is necessary in con-
The situation in Cuba, 90 miles nection with our foreign policy in the
off our borders, is a festering sore that whole Latin American area.
VIEWS OF FORMER PRESIDENT
HERBERT HOOVER ON HIS 87TH
BIRTHDAY
Mr. BUSH. Mr. President, on another
subject, in the New York Times of to-
day there is a news story of Herbert
Hoover's 87th birthday. Mr. Hoover dis-
cussed some of the important issues of
the day in his apartment at the Waldorf
Towers. At the age of 87, he is far re-
moved from the turmoil of politics, and
looks at world affairs with only one point
of view; namely, what is best for the
people of the United States.
I was not surprised to read that he
said, in turning to domestic problems,
that the most disastrous thing that is
happening to us in the United States is
the increase in crime. He said that this
trouble arise from the restrictions upon
our courts and the practices which have
developed within them. The lag in
court convictions is not within police
control.
In 1957, 2,800,000 major crimes were
committed in the United States, and
there were only 300,000 convictions. He
suggests that our bar associations look
into the methods of the British courts,
where there is no such appalling record
as that in the United States. In Britain
85 percent of those arrested are con-
victed. He was dealing with what he
calls the most disastrous thing that is
happening to us in the United States.
I think those of us who live in the Dis-
trict of Columbia much of the year pick
up our evening or morning papers with
apprehension almost daily, wondering
what the new crime of the day or week
is going to be. I have noted that the
Chief of Police in. Washington has said
repeatedly that he does not feel the
police are adequately- supported by the
courts, and that is one of the major rea-
sons for the increase in crime.
I ask unanimous consent that the arti-
cle containing views of Mr. Hoover on
this and other subjects may be printed
in the RECORD following these remarks.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
HOOVER, 87 TODAY, DOUBTS WAR WITH THE
RUSSIANS IS IMMINENT-SCOFFS AT KHRU-
SHCHEV'S PROTESTATIONS OF NEW PROGRAMS
OR POLICIES-SAYS AMERICANS HAVE NOT
GROWN SOFT
(By Foster Halley)
The once brown hair is thin and gray. The
step is slow and deliberate. The voice is thin
and lacks some of its old decisiveness. But
the spirit still is vibrant.
At 87 years, Herbert Hoover, engineer,
builder, wartime feeder of half a world, 31st
President of the United States, still faces the
coming years unafraid, proud of his country,
confident in its strength, sanguine as to its
future. And still busy.
In what has become a custom with him the
last few years, he submitted Tuesday to a
birthday interview. His birthday was not
until today.
But to avoid the clutter of TV and news-
reel cameras in his apartment In the Waldorf
Towers and the insistent questions of news-
men, many of whom were not even born
when he was in the White House, the inter-
view was arranged in advance.
He was born in the little Iowa town of
West Branch on August 10, 1874.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DIRECTOR
Attached, for your signature, are letters
to Senator Mansfield and Congressman
McCormack regarding their eulogies of General
Smith. Senator Hartke also commented on
the General's death but I have not prepared a
letter to him since we have had no close
contact with him.
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