FEIGHAN ACCUSED OF HELPING REDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300130032-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: March 21, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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MAC 2 1 1966
State Rep. Midhac A. fijT TIIREE 'weeks
Sweeney yesterday charged: later, Feighan, speaking on
?..U?. S. Rep. Michael A. Feighan: the floor of the I-louse, brought
with inadvertently helping the' up the Goleniewski case. His
Communist party. remarks were recorded in the
Sweeney: is.. opposing Fcig- Congressional R e e o r d of New York papers on Feb. G,
': han in, the May primary elec- Marclt 26, 1904... . , 1966, states that lr eighan me
~ tion for the Democratic Feighan asked: "Is ?` it not with the G olenie ,skis in-their
nomination as. candidate for apartment and discussed their
congressman from the 20th true that Goleniewski had
s '
b revealed' do e p penetration i Pi'oblenns in this countT? s'he
';District. into the CIA by Russian KGB' letter was signed by ifs.
"One of the main objectives (secret police) agents?" I Irrngard Margareta' Roman
i of communism in this coup- off, whom Sweeney said i.
Feiglian raised several y
try-is to discredit the Amerid other questions concerning the Goleniewski:s wife.
can form of government and' alleged penetration of the U.S. Sweeney said Feighan late
to undermine the faith of the) government by Communists. u. s e d information obtained
American people in their gov-1 "By cleverly posing ques- from the Goleniewskis "as the
ernment," Sweeney said. l? tions, Feighan gave comfort basis fora speech on the floor
HE CHARGED Feighan has to the enemy.by bringing up, of Congress in which you
the Goleniewski case and Feighan implied that secre
made "unfounded is 'haa- their,(tho Goleniewskis) nag- agents from Russia had infil
tions that Russians have
placed agents,inside the U.S. ing of Russian spies. in the trated both the U.S. State Do
State Department and Central I CIA and State Department," partment. and the. CTA."
Intelligence Agency. " Sweeney said. Sweeney yesterday aske
coud ' not be that Feighan deny everythin
Peighan "TIiE FAMILY IS now run- the Goleniewskis say and se
reali6d for comment.. ping ads in Washington and the record straight or rcvea
Sweeney said he has infor-; New York papers calling upon the ? names of the Russia
oration that Feighan spon-) Feighan to help them stay agents.
cored and aided in, bringing a' here," Sweeney said. "And. he "If he stands mute, he i
-Polish defector and his .wife'. has ignored them."
to this country in 1961:, serving the very people he ha
. in An open letter, which Swee- always tended'to oppose, th
Sweeney identified the da ney said was 'published' Jn Russians," Sweeney said
: GslleniA' ;~ , ?~ - . -
fector as Michael
'sky,-als3"kn~Wn,~as~?i~leksei.I~'i .
Romanof . ,..:,.?-.-
GOTeniewsli accused 1 i
Americans of being -agents fog`
she-l~ussians;-acCOrdini; tO ai
Associated Press report
March .4, ?1964. It. quoted a
copyrighted; article published
-in The (New Yprk). Journal-,
??. American:' ..:....
Twe1vQ ,o#_the. agents were
allegedly in the State. De-
partment ind7four others in
the , C e --All, Intelligence
Agency IAI ? ccording to
he u na1=AYn t'cI