A LOOK AT THE CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500030056-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2003
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: January 22, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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P O SA
M. 25;,x93
JAN 2 2 1966
A Look at the CIA
ENATOR Eugene J. NlcCart4y of
Minnesota has urged that the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
conduct an inquiry into the effects of.
operations of the Central Intelligence:
Agency "on the foreign ,.policy of the
United States."
The CIA has been accused at times.
of trying to make policy instead of
carrying it out. It has been ,reported
on 9ccasion to be working at cross
I purposes with the State Department.
and even without the knowledge of the
President.
As the body which must vote appro-'
priations for the CIA and approve the';
nation's laws, including those relating;
to foreign policy, the Congress should.
be far better informed about ~thet
intelligence agency's secret operations.
t' A senatorial investigation would help.'
But Senator McCartby's, suggestion is,
another reminder that there has.
? as ' yet been no implementation of
the constructive proposal by many
members, of Congress1 fora permanent
legislative committee to'keep tabs on:
\the CIA..:. _
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