SOCIETY'S AIMS DEFENDED BY REP. HIESTAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400030031-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: April 1, 1961
• Content Type: NSPR

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' ? ~ - V~waa""..u Jww.,aw,~ ..,r Y?vw...Y
' ton the SenaW boor, evoked new ' 'r cue y ~a
~~ ~ C I] ~ C d U~' %acCUSationa that format Presi? ~ natnrtl. _ He. wss killed by
_ __,_.._ r1,:.~.... si..a- s.. finer
gip. Hiestalsd .:o,~; ~'4~,. ~w~..~ a -.~ -------- -?--~- -- ---_..
1aRLfit6 of t$tl ~Galnmyniat con-~
taplracq" froati'-. the society'e',chset+of>tItH~Crsttral L>;tellldtuca
By Don lrvdei :.. -fnundet-leader Robert H W.~ ~A~eney.t~1 d be reII1QVEd auj
Wplcit fr. %y#'. Welctli: i setired4ia 1[7eesnecnefit EeeL er wf4t eta
Two California ? Rep~sican -~'~ _.'-....__ ~~?~ ~'~~~ ""~-
taoturer, `tdi-ted with'The Ae-{'!peachment,of Chef Juetloe Ealfl
Conlareasaun viQOrtuCy fifer:d- jg~~Q greafthls C~idNn~` lifter' 'W~t'ben q~n~ the ialt-e dr~nund.
ed today. ttielr tnembt~ilp in a d~q;ot"'utlavallabifity" to 1~"'~ . ~~ `disagreements. Rep.
:he John Birch eocle~; gACi p~'t'r? :. ~ "~~`l:iestaad,paid, thaw that the eo-
ureeQ a ConarcaatonC irigt.ity Re stbhi? calle4s rie'aYf,~y;;eiety ls?a rrdup o1 "rugged ladi-
to refuEe ,"smears" about. the t ~, nGpr ootlf~artx tbie~ vidttalirtr" . riot i{ubieCt +to
arch-c+~nsenvative group. `t~Q' !rid the sgclCty'Sa "thdnght 4batrol by same d1~-
The aoaiety'a open. ;JQott? ~ ati tfgM fndivtdtt4l* tor:' K'hey ~e tao beetrlrtg,,hq
gresaioual advocates were ir~et:.dediea ~ patrtbtiam ands te3d, ~otr ?itr'?F~;y' +~uoti,
dE~~ l7a, 11ghCtgalnat= whlph ? dtiktep as volutttarf
b:dyar W. Hieataad? and ~ ~ ." ~deaied'that itti~, action ~gombat r11 mAdfemtR .
H. Rousaelot, both repreacats- ~ ?,es''t~ .' ,dp aeo-plat. ~ tioaa of cdmtriualam, and tc,la-
ures of sections of ? sprgwiing ' ? .~w,;;;,,,h~,,,,, *t,,~?b,,,, form the' astloa of .theta. Ike
trey know of outer Congres- "'" ""' - `?" `,`"' -'""" "less sovemment, individ
five?term.Congreasman, who ra- ttAhts atul s better?woa'Id."
~ional members of the'Cnr-trn_ .,.r.. __ _ _.._...__.___ ,.__.._,;
ww aa,cs V# uic wsc cwa,r,'wv...rwa .w ~ - --
society urged investisa,tiort? of ciety's?"hopse chapter,'' onndeda? ~"'" ~~ .. ~' bi! "'pt'0-
,,. ;,; ... _,.,_ _ .__ tde?,:vadhx ?aae.bv M'r.? Wei~.~, Cd~. .
j:~-iduais and ~Iropoaala whlcls ``wh~Rep,.Hiattwnd Called "~1te}} ii"~sl~? . rgelet~r.
i he society links with Cc3tI1=1111 ` ~ t ~~ ` ~ 71q
.e t atw,a~-~~ra4.t....~ oslrn.Me,.l,: ? ;p:, . replied ~E
r ?:csm. nut thew was no rltOh ~.r ~Itd''tielded batgved' '~.~.
rquiry on th medi>:4e hb~'1-
ftep. Francis 1C. Waiter. ~:,
a., chairman of the " Hti-vse
Jn-American Act1y1t1et~ Cb~t-
ni:tee, questiohed his soup"s
,u?icdiction on the grtiutid they
c~alplaints against the. sbeiety
ical with alleged ltbeis agaix~St
individuals, lncludirig former.
President Eisenhower, and not
with moves a?atnat the anvarA:
tie n. Thomas J. Dodd, D.;
on::., protn}sed ,to, ask-for an
avcstisation at the next meet ,
ng of the Senate Internal Se-
~c is a member. The- eubcom-~'
Taaca ~ O Eastland, D., Mlas.,
eclined comment on the prn-
nsal.
('omplaints Sent I'n
Ac the Justice Department..
here was said to bs "concern"
bout the number' of letter!.
verasing upward of fifty daik~,
cmplaining about the societ~~'a
olitical actlvltf~s and attacks
Y some John BlrcherS against
ndividuals w12o disagree'witli
he society's ~ proach.
The? department's Ynternal
ecurit?,v Division suss said to be
eviewins; the slt;uatton, .but
here we: e no signs o[ a formal
.:vestig:~tion reportedly be-,
suss there ace no complaints
f 5t_ytU LOI'}' V101at1Ot15 that
?auld s~1ve the d~ uartment
uri:.dictiorf. Charged ,? ith pro-
,~rr,aumented with
f^ep0tta fay talE .~. S. Y.r the
Jwsttc8 Depwttshen4.? .'the . Un- .
Americ~tt ~1crtlNtier Comuasittee ?
sad the 8eaate internal8eour-
iti' 4ubdommttte>e.
~ Rtp, Rodree'ioti deform 'the ,
~ ?? :~ `~.
'w `dlrebtbt[ : at
~? -.~~s. $d Laid
? been direoted
~1!t~etAl 'aid to educ~-
ttttt[tu'ual 1~1 ~~~tandarda t.
sitars gat inrar= ~ .
` , ?N. A:; M." Censured Soofety'
The National Asrooiatioa' of
'' Mantill'eaturera direloaed ycster- .
i; der !h? New ?Yorlc`it hhd h1 el=
feat: oe~dred 'the Sohn Birch
fiodiety ih a board rbaolutiot3
adoptry! :..last !'epttmber.
'Ghir'ielt R, '8llgh 3r., execu-
it[te vloe-president +of the
"~ N.` 11. ]4i,. safd the three former
N~ A. M: ~resldents listed as
r nltmber;? of the conacll of the
} ettntroverailil aoolety partici-
pl-ted in ? dritwing up the rcaoiu '
which w~a passed uriani=
?' mously.. ? . -
' Zfie resolution did not 'men= ;
~ tStitt -the raciest or its founder ;
s and leader, -Roberti Weigh, by ;.
'~ al-me,?But Mr..Bitgh said it was
~, passed after dieclorure that Mr.'
"'V9setoh -had called (;E.en. EieeA-
bow~
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APB 1 il~~~
u'asorru;~wawti-uv w-u~u
Bede k.'~a6aey~;''titat he` had
rpbi~' Eby teiiephelte ~ ~t
witli~ "ths+ itiuridar.") ;:'
Rer;:? 3310statnl chi~it'I~iti?ed ldtet~_..:~+~'
hgent of the ComdauNs~ con- w cn ,as.-: gerCrittea lat. "a
pcpirgcY:', ,~'he quote .ia''takea ~ ~ ~ .WhrA'tepo!rtlre.raid
but of ?Lont.~xt irotn as article hadait _~!en'n~l. the
~'eara a*o ^Rep. 81b$t81td ~e1tx,~~hO~' .' ~y '
3sad doe~riit invoivo the wpcler s Nat a i3e~ceet' ` `
"prlnclpll3" " benylnR that )pd;y~~tq _
.. ~ r''-"..'t"~" .,`'"- Trolls. aren't
son~ty dilt't . altrea ~ ? the t2ublia $OCa
ttattmetti I ~'o ifuther gtieetibna, ~a?'~~'a nttlth6 ~ i!e . , ed
he?saidl Iie can't a?ree witty Mr..to ' iteribeatttlon" ? iflttaN'< >
Wclch,,tbi4t Ai~er1 .W: ,.11itDea, i+ouIdn't take becattae m9~at
...-- ,,,,~ ~ .thetrL, are "little. people."
~~.- He~tuid ~ queatloner lie
"no knowled$e?' of charge:?tha
Calitorttia iiutite of thi ,
mad asked rtudnntr to repo
on .activities of teacher. ? $
~ conceded potrie queati
hp,d tlben sent out 'that
'lasteo#tsl quostioati:' but iai
Reminded that ? J. Sdg
Hrwver, dkectgr of. th6 `F,
her. ? warned agahtst i9rC
comtnunfam ~.: w,1,t,~ _.. "?vigtfan
xtOC18Ly LS . a0yerea lity?'
detinltion. .
`MLtht be Othc[s'
Asked t6 name other
~!@n'trSi~tieli:~4 h~
,.;slot, Y>ut indicated that there
+u11~11C be Ftthnrn. '
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