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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200920015-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: October 26, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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WHt+:RLING, W. VA.
INTELLIGENCER
Dictating Foreign Policy
Senator J. William Fuibright; rcctly opposite to. that he has in'!
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Rc- .mind. In any event, it would seem
htions? Committee, has come as '.that suspension of hostilities must be3
close as the proprieties will permit 'a two - way affair if it is to hold
,,to accusing the Pentagon of formu- :.any promise of constructive achieve-
lating this Government's f o e i g n ment.
policy. , Entirely aside from the merits
What the Senator proposes, and of the Senator's strategy, however,.
Department. and Centro 7ntclli once . ;.influence on foreign policy is of. in-.~
.Agency have prevented, is a suspen- terest from, the long range as well
`sion of our bombing raids on North -as from the immediate p o i n t of
Viet Nam. The purpose, as i he view. His reference to' the "great'
'_states it, would be to create a more persuasive powers" of Secretary,"
favorable atmosphere in which to McNamara and to the Defense Do-
conduct
peace negotiations. If the partment's control of over 50 per Communists failed to respond, he, :cent of the Nation's entire budget
,"says, we could always resume, the .,were in no degree softened by the-1
bombing operations. hasty assurance that Mr. Johnson is,}'
The practicability of what the in 'full control of foreign policy' and'
question. We suspended our air at- dominance of anybody."
true that the. moratorium - four 1= if, as Fulbright also says, the De-
!,;days - afforded little opportunity ``tense Department in an advisory
for the machinery of diplomacy to, .. capacity "is a very influential in-.1
the enemy interpreted it as a sign the present time," where's the es-,
get into gear, ' it also is true that fluence, a very 'strong Influence at j
a willingness to, repair to 'the con- ?. Civilian control of the military:
be that doing again 'what Fuibright of American government. But if the;
j' suggests,, especially. viewed in , the .Secretary' of Defense calls the'
i;_light .ofireeent, anti.-,war and anti= shots' forthe'Pres'ident to fire,- the';
? draft demonstrations in the United military,`, it ' would appear, has tak-
4;states, ,might produce ,an, effect di-; ..een over in. fact ,if, not,.in name,.;
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