CATHOLICS DENY LINK WITH C.I.A.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400310015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: February 24, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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CATHOLIC REVIEW I
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WASHINGTON-NC-Lead-
ers in Catholic youth and stu-
dent groups, professed no
knowledge of links between
their organizations and the
Central Intelligence Agency.
The National Newman Club
ederation and the Interna-
tional and North American
Secretariats of Pax Romana,
international organization of
Catholic students and intellec-
tuals, were listed among those
alleged to have received C.I.A.
2unds from agency-connected
sources.
The widening controversy
over the connection of private
organizations and foundations
with the intelligence agency
was stirred by the admission
of the National Student Asso-
ciation (N.S.A.) that it had re-
ceived funds since 1950.
Fr. Raymond Kelly, M.M.,
executive secretary of the Pax
Romana North American, Sec-
retariat, said that to his
knowledge the secretariat 'had
never received funds from the
C.I.A.
FATHER KELLY? said the
organization has accepted
grants and contributions from
various foundations, but at no
time 'were there any condi!
tions? attached. 1 1 1
Fr. Thomas Carlin, O.S.F.S.,
assistant director of the youth
department of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference.
(now U.S. Catholic Confer-
ence) from 1952 to 1960, de-
clared that at no time during
his tenure was. he aware of
any connection between the
National Newman - Student
Federation or the National
Federation of Catholic College
Students and the C.I.A.
Father Carlin, now at Allen-
town college of St. Francis
de Sales, said he was directly
concerned with the handling
of funds received in the form
of grants or contributions. He
said that ' at no time were
there ever "strings" attached.
A Catholic lay leader form-
erly close to Catholic student
.and youth organizations, who
wished to remain anonymous, i
said funds received from such
quarters as the N.S.A. or the
Foundation for Youth and
Student Affairs could have
been drawn from many
sources.
HE . STRESSED ' that such
organizations derive income
from several directions, , in.
eluding private donations,
either contributed voluntarily
or through solicitation. He
said it would be impossible to
.pinpoint the?,specific -origins
of money contributed to in-
dividual groups by the foun-
dations. .
Meanwhile,- the ' National
Council of Churches (N.C.C.),
.disclosed that it.had received
"minor" financial assistance
from foundations allegedly
linked with the C.I.A.
Dr. it. H. Edwin Espy, the
council's general? secretary,
said that the Foundation for
Youth and Student Affairs'
contributed between $200 and
$300.in 1965 toward expenses
of a conference of the N.C.C.-
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