CIA GAVE MILLIONS TO 3 ADDITIONAL WORLD YOUTH UNITS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 1998
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• Publication Date: February 15, 1967
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least one domestic youth group and two . erna ions
organizations in addition to the U.S. National Student Associa-
tion have received substantial support from. the Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
The CIA's financial aid to NSA over a 15-year period was
acknowledged Monday night by.officers of the country's largest
student. organization and con-
firmed yesterday by a State
'Department spokesman.
But CIA support of the other
three groups has not previously
been disclosed. They are:
The U.S. Youth Council of
New York, a confederation of 36
political, religious, student and
service youth groups.
The 'World Assembly of Youth
of Brussels, Belgium, a confed-
eration of national youth groups
from 54 Western and non-aligned
nations.
The International Student
Conference of Leyden, the
Netherlands, a similar confeder-
ation of approximately 60 na-
'tional student organizations
from Western and non-aligned
nations.
Millions Over a Decade
The CIA funds for those
organizations, totaling millions
of dollars over a period of more
than a decade, were channeled
to them through foundations.
The principal donor to NSA
.,and the three newly disclosed
organizations is the Foundation
for Youth and Student Affairs in
New York.
. Despite the large contributions
from the CIA, youth and student
;eaders from this country who
,have served in executive posi-
tions in all of the groups do not
believe their independence of
action was affected to any great
degree by the convert govern-
ment support,
In the case of the two interna-
tional groups, a limited number
of U.S. citizens have traditional-
ly served in executive posts, and nations',, involved ' to continu
they have .usually, been.th? only~'~"
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ones aware of the source of the
funds.
As -government spokesmen
said yesterday in explaining the
need for covert financial support
for NSA, the international
organizations received the CI
funds after it became apparent
that they were engaged in a
bitter struggle' with a pair o
counterpart organizations fi-
nanced by Communist govern-
ments for the allegiance of
youth and student leaders in
The International Student
Conference competes directly
with the International Union of
Students, located in Prague,
The World Assembly of Youth;
World Federation of Democratic
Poland.
this country within the Interna-;
Tonal Student Conference, whilej
he Youth Council represents.
his nation's young persons
within the World Assembly of
outh.
No U.S. organization 'is a"
ember of the Eastern bloc;
oups, but the 'student and,
outh groups of some, non-
ligned nations belong to. both
astern and Western bloc
ntetnational groups.
The CIA Role
It is against that background {
that the CIA, in the early 1950s,
egan to take an increasingly;
active role in providing financial
support, for those groups sympa-
thetic to Western goals.
Because NSA. is by far the
nation's most. politically active
student or youth group, the CIA
has cone to rely upon it as a
means. of developing potential
rgcruits. '
As a result. of thc.ties among
the.. four _prineipal nrganizzftions
supported by the CIA, their
officers have frequently engaged
in a. form of organizational
"musical chairs," moving from
one group to another:-
''Although funds have been
channeled through a number of
foundations, the Foundation for.
Youth and Student Affairs has
been the principal donor of CIA
orginated contributions.
The foundation's current
director, ' Harry Lunn, is .. a
former NSA president. He said,
yesterday his . group was not a~
CIA front."
Although the foundation does!
rely heavily on the CIA for its;
money, it also receives sizable
contributions from - a number of
wealthy U.S. citizens.
Aided 20 Groups
Although its donations' are
made to a wide variety of
nonprofit groups, much of the
foundation money goes to stu-
dent and youth organizations
throughout 'the world. Those.
nations of Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
Although their officers have
frequently - been hesitant t
forced the international orglni-
zations are, to a great extent,
creatures of the cold war.
The two domestic groups
NSA Sand the Youth Council
have sizable programs aimed a
increasing the political aware-
ness and participation of stu-
dents and young persons in this
country as well as extensive
international programs.
Continuing Problem
But' the two internationa
groups are involved almos
entirely in a continuing ideologi
cal struggle with a zpair o
counterpart organization
headquartered'. in Eastern blo
countries. ? ' ?
The intensity of the East-Wes
dispute has diminished some
what in recent years, but th
concurrent development o
independent youth and studen
groups in emerging nations ha
pro a dtippo~titan.
ho served as officers of the two
estern-oriented international
rganizations said their deci-
ions were not influenced by the
IA, all served first as officials
f the ? two domestic groups
here their political judgment
nd expertise were evaluated by
he CIA.
Within the two domestic,
rganlzations...somewhat tichtc ?
-although always covert and
ometimes indirect-control was
taintained by the CIA.
Officials at the' Foundation for
oath and Student Affairs and'
ther foundations, for example,
ould .suggest 'projects to be
ndertaken with their money.
Some Intelligence Work
Within all four organizations,.
he young people also carried on
limited amount of intelligence
vork for the CIA. Confidential
eports from overseas repre.
cntatives and similar reports,
n foreign ? student or youth,
eaders visiting this country,
would be forwarded to the CIA.
The policies of all the groups'
nvolved were generally liberal,'
and sometimes considered.'
adical by those of a conserva-
ive political inclination. '
At the last . International
tudent Conference during the
ast summer, delhegates labeled
his country an. aggressor in
both Vietnam, add the Domini-
can Republic.
The last ; National'. Student
Conference, sponsored, by NSA
last summer, endorsed, resolu,
lions ''critical of many of this
country's domostlq and internal,
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