HEARING BEFORE THE SENATE PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00357R000100270026-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: December 2, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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bcommittes. Those present were:
Lyndon B. johns**. To
laverett Saltonstall (Idatis. )
Estes Kefauver (Tem.)
Margaret Chase Smith (Me.)
John Stennis (Miss.)
Ralph E. Flanders (Vt.)
cis Case (S. Dak. )
A. Barrett (Wyo.)
# Bush (Cone. )
Bridge. (NH.)
Etnart Symington (Mo.)
Harry Flood Byrd (Va.)
2. Of the Subcommittee staff present that.
Edwin Wit ii. Sr
Edwin Weisl, Jr.
Cyrus R. Vance
Solis Horowits
Stuart P. French
Daskiel F. McGillicuddy
Gerald W. Siegel
George William Bunn
Also present were Homer Joe Stewart and William Vermillion Houston
scientific consultants to the Committee. Also present for a portion of
the hearings were Harry L. Wingate, jr., and Nemeth E. Boldieu an
the staff of the Sanaa* Armed Service* Committee. Ur. Edward C.
Welch of Seaater Symiagtor's office was also present. The reporting
was done by the fitm of Ward 4 Paul awl the two reporters were
Robert 0. Canter and Benjamin Harry Mahout.
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3. Present for the Agency were: Mr. Allen W.
Dr. Harbert Scoville, Jr. Dr. Karl H. W;ber.
Colonel John A. Whits, John S. Warner On
Jr., Chairman of mac.
eat
4. With the cooperation of the Security Office. a physical
survey was made of the hearing room and a technical sweep was also
made. The Security Office furnished two men at all ernes to stud
at the doors and to assist in clearing the room after the hearings.
S. It was early determined that there would only be three (3)
copies ot the transcript and that it would be held by the Subcommittee
staff and be available to Senators only by dropping by and reading the
transcript where it was held. The reporting firm threugh the Sub-
committee staff delivered to the Agency the various carbon. dictebelts
and waste from the closed haulage for eventual destruction.
6. At a point where the DCX had just concluded the opening part
of hie statement, the point was raised of whether that testimony could
be unclassified. The Director agreed that probably it could. ite went
on to explain the peculiar problem of the Agency in connection with
unclassified testimony. The Subcommittee Chairman asked the Agency
to attempt to clear as much of the record for publishing as passible.
The Director *greed to do the best we could on this.
7. One copy of the transcript was made available to the Agency
on 2 December 19117 for correction and return by 6 December. Cyrus
Vance specifically stated that it was the desire of the Committee that
the transcript not be made available outside of the Agency. The DCI
and DDCI were informed of this request. In the meantime. Mr. Robert
Dechert, General Counsel. Department of Defense, called requesting
the transcript and he was also advised of the Subcommittee's desires.
S. In my opinion, the Senators/ were courteous and attentive and
most interested in the facts presented to them. I do not believe the
record will show any overt antagonism toward the Agency.
JOHN S. WARNER
Le islativ-e Counsel
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