CIA GIVES STUDENTS TITLE TO BUILDING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600410003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 11, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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By ROBERT WALTERS
Star Staff Writer
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cy and the U.S. National Studen
Association have resolved theh
six-month-long dispute over th
future of a CIA-owned Washing
ton building used by NSA as 1
national headquarters.
The settlement was reached a
a secret meeting between to
officials of both organizatto
held last Friday at the CIA'
headquarters in Langley, Va.
It was agreed that NSA would
take titles to the building.
The agreement marks the last
step In the break between the
IA and NSA, which is Febru-
ry confirmed a Ramparts
magazine disclosure that it had
eceivgd extensive covert fin-
ncial' support from the CIA
rom 1952 through 1966.
That disclosure led to the
xposurp of the CIA as the
ecret 'financial supporter of
ozens of other student, youth,
abor, religious and other pri-
ate domestic organizations.
Although NSA severed most of
is ties to the CIA In 1966, it has,
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tl rea-story brownstone bui'-ding
a 2115 S St. NW purchased two
years ago ;7y the CIA.
Following the February disclo-
s re, both organizations were
a xious to end the arrangement.
D spite continuing negotiations
si ce that time, they were dead-
1 ked over the !means of a'
Clement.
he CIA wanted NSA to va-
c the building, and at one
U`nt threatened to ban'. runt the
ummy" foundation which held
le to the property, thus clear-
ing the way for a possible
foreclosure of the mortgage.
r;,ca the initial o c c u p a n c y from throughout the country to
greement and NSA will take he University of Maryland in
itle to the building, subject to oliene Park.
lie building was purchased
by the CIA for $110,600, but
currently is valued at $125.000 to
$150,000. To disguise the identity
of the real owner, the CI:.
placed the building title in the
name of the Independence Foun-
dation of Boston, one of several
zen such "dummy" ounda-
t oats used by the intelligence
,cney to funnel funds to private
ps.
The building originally carried
$70,003 .iiorLgage, $5,000 of
Which has been paid off by the
IA. Last week's agreement
m cans that NSA, after taking
Mtle to the building, will assume
i sponsibility for repaying the
i maining $63,000 of the mort-
ge.
300 Student Groups
NSA, which represents more
t ian 300 student governments
t colleges and universities
NSA wanted the CIA to break iroughout the country, has an:
the lease and turn the building nnual budget of more thanl
over to the student organization, 100,000. Payments on the build-i
which would then pick up the i IN, including insurance and tax-i
mortgage payments. In response are estimated at $9,000 an-'
to the threat of a mortgage = wally,
foreclosure, NSA threatened a NSA's current income comes'
court suit which would lead tot ?ani member dues, receipts
exposure of CIA financial ar- -om Educational Travel, inc., at:
rangements. travel organization,l
Negotiations with middle-level and from grants awarded by
officials of the intelligence agen overnaicat agencies and pri-
c were stalemated until CIA ate foundations.
hector Richard Helms agreed D u r i n g the just-concluded
last week to enter the talks for 066 G7 fiscal year, NSA received
the first time. 28,000 from CIA sources and
Also present at the meeting ;10,000 which may have or} inat-
era Cord Meyer Jr., in charge d at the intelligence agency.
of the CIA program which cov- 'SA officers have said those
ertly supplied millions of dollars Ilnds are the last they will
to private organizations since ccept from the CIA.
lie early 1950s, and Robot Kiley,
who headed the covert program Balances Forgiven
involving student and youth Several of the CIA's "dummy"
groupsesenting NSA were W. oundations have been seeking
Eugene Groves, its president; n., galantncesfr :;yom grants s award-
Richard G. Stearns, its vice l balances
for interntional of din previous years, but under
fairs; a member of its National hoose so of ents no will now he agf reement
_ h p sidesnt rstoo to
Supervisory Board and Washing
were understood to
Both sides
ton attorney Joseph L. Rauh Jr. e anxious for a quick settle-
Agree to Break Pact cut. CIA, opc. atioas have suf-
cred considerable damage as a
Helms was understood to have esult of the NSA disclosures.
agreed to enter the negotiations NSA officials have been sub-
at Rauh's request. Under term 'ect to criticism for publicly
of the settlement, an "ironclad" .ttacking the CIA but remaining
occupancy agreement, original! n the building while the Cis:
written so that neither part aid the rent.
could cancel it, will be broke The settlement camp as NSA
by mutual agreement. lanced to open its annual eon-
cation, the 20th National Stu-
The two organizations will for- lent Co:,--,ress, which b, gins
ally release each other from unday and is expected to di aw
any claims or liens stemming more than 1,500 student leaders
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