SENATE CONTROVERSY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200890088-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 88
• Publication Date: July 28, 1966
• Content Type: TRANS

July 28, 1966 7:00 PM
CBS Network
Washington, DO
WALTER CRONKITE: "The Central Intelligence Agency
found itself smack in the middle of another Senate controversy
today.
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"When Senator Fulbrightos move to enlarge supervision
of the CIA was shelved, the St..Louis Globe Democrat praised
the action in an editorial that called Fulbright crafty.
The CIA's new Director, Richard Helms, complimented the paper
,for the editorial and the paper printed his letter.
called him to a closed hearing tomorrow,,. more ning ell
"Today on the Senate floor, Senators, including those
who had opposed Fulbright's move, expressed shock and surprise
at Helms' letter, And Minnesota's Senator McCarthy said Helms
owed every member of the Senate an apology. Helms relayed
his regrets to the Senate, but the Foreign Relations Committee
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