U.S. POLICY LIKENED TO MONROE'S BY CIA HEAD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130098-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 98
• Publication Date: July 2, 1956
• Content Type: NSPR

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-~3sS. Policy
iLikened
'~o Monroe's
CPYRGH~am President
?,,cpn over, w om n es was;
epresenting, was read to thei
ongre? atioh.
Mr~. Eisenhower had been in-
?ited to lay the cornerstone.
Since the Georgetown Pres-;
yterian Church wad founded.!
n 1780, "the members have
emonstrated their belief i.u
olerance, their concern for ed-'
cation and their reliance on
ivine law," he skid. "This-
ilding and the historical her-'
tage it symbolizes isurely will
a contixyuing inspiration."
A prayer for the.. President
as given !by the Rev. Dr. Al-
ert J. McCartneyt minister
meritus of the National Pres-
yterfan Church.
Various church members de-
osited records and .articles in
he ,coY?nerstQne box,
The service was conducted by
Cie Rev. Dr. Russell C. Stroup,
.actor. The Rev. Dr John Bai-
ey Kelly, pastor emeritus, read
he benediction.
~3y CIA Head(
~~Ileu Du1Ies Cites
Religion's Role at
Georgetown Church
t;ornerstone Rites
.111en W. Dulles, dilrector~
,~ elzcy and brother of thy:
secretary of State, said yg -.
(;x~~~dav the United States .,
a t ing to maintain a ne?;:
f~,;nd of Monroe Doctrine.
~)iilles spoke at the laying n?
t ne c?ornerstone o'f the restore-'
s e o r g e t o w n Presbyteria;;
i'~~urch, 3115 P st. nw. Tlt.,?
cornestone of the originaF
chua~ch was placed by Presi-
dent IVIonroe in 1821.
The task of the Unitefl States;
today, he said:, has "many ele-
;nents of similarity" with that+
;:iced in the 1820's, Dulles -said.
3~i the Monroe Doctrine, he
~n,~lnted out, the co~u~ntry was
i.