CIA CUTS AID TO PRIVATE GROUPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700130023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: February 21, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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1t, cial connections with a great He said he did not 'wish to ~D-Minn,, today proposed an in-
.number of organizations. discuss specific cases of CIA
vestigation of the CIA by a se-
_- . invntvmant and 1-1 ,,,, -A-
""'activities"' "yes." helpful to the nation, McCarthy,, , a frequent critic of
said, But then said he
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should best be handlG
e. would rather not quote Helms the CIA introduced a resoluti
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,, "In my opinion, support for. While Kenr,.,iy voiced sympa in the Senate to authorize the
14 heencies will be in ui The committee would
Hull withdrawn, because it would Huhert H. Humphrey said. he , q '
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rrurrq Uy norms -- .- wnat spec1tic financial grants'""" """
Carthy resolution, would make;
would be curt '1 d ? Ti Humphrey told students at
sell said. ? ' ui 's covert support of the next Jan: 1.
Russell Indicates _-.-.National Student Association T,.,e _--- ,._
a "full investigation of CIA ac-;
May Affect Many prefer not: to go into adetailedStanf- erd University 'that the
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The director of the Central list of all- of the organizations' CIA's infiltration into the colle- tivilies and particularly "their,
ate watchdog committee today saddest ? times ., our government'I mestic, private and public insti-
,that the agency will withdraw y Kennedy Backs CIA has had in terms of public, tutions and organizations and on
its financial support from ? a' Prior to this, Sen. Robert F policy." I American foreign policy."
t' number of non-government 11ac-,IKennedy said 'it was unfair tol "I'm not all happy about whail McCarthy said this would in-
tivities. ?Imake the CIA "take the '""tile CIA is doing," . HumphreyJ, elude the CIA's use of academ}c
CIA chief Richard Helms met .for subsidizing private sP institutions student
groups. said. I regret that the CIA wa,;.~- groups?
with the 12-member subcom- ~ The former attorney general, involved in this. I think we hught foundations, trades unions, and,
:;brother, ~ of the late President,'i to keep, our democratic institu-', other organizations.
First Returns on CIA Probe .Meer a voiced 'sympathy for the CIA,i tinns free of government cocr-' Under the resolution, the com
Dissent. Page A-2 buffeted in a wave of
protest cinn." mittee also would be authorized
Asia Foundation Cells Meeting on reaction to the disclosure that it' He said the CIA needs "closer to investigate the subsidizing of
CIA Case. Page .A-8 had channeled money through supervision"? and should be any organizations that influence,
Cold War Ideological Era May 'be'various foundations to student` "confined to its intelligence-' public opinion,. and the subsi.
Over. Page A-16 and other organizations withi gathering activities," dization of, publications, radio
. international activities. { Humphreys comment '1ol broadcasts and other mforma4
Church Council Got Aid From, Faun
. ; With a rueful grin about; tion c r
shoos Linked to CIA.' Page A-Z0 lowed S'u '1
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Opinion, .that .in,,.? c e secure y- CAF
,Y#QW ? of the. of the country, It has some of v9 Iarty
the most able, 'dedicated public
ar el csm All a
getting into another controver-
? statement issued by John W:.
mittee behind closed doors. The sy, the', senator said. in an Gardner, secretary of- Health,
substance of his testimony wa,s interview: Education and Welfare, who is a;
disclosed by Chairman Richard These basic decisions were
B. Russell, D-Ga., who strongly-not made unilaterally by th" Johnson of a appointed panel
last week to last week to
reviewn
defended the CIA in talks:.with CIA but by the executive branch,!review CIA activities such asi
reporters. ? !-in the Eisenhower; Kennedy it ,
"I prefer not to go into a. d and. Johnson administrations. )the NSA program
tailed list of all the organize All relevant government agen- i. Gardner said it was "a mis?
tions that are involved," Russell! cies . are contacted for their take for the CIA ever to entan
told newsmen after the three-approval That ` includes the gle itself in 'covert activities'
hour session with Helms. White House. `Close to the field of education or
Helms himself walked briskly "If the policy was wrong, it
from the meeting,., and brushed was snot the product of the CIA scholarship essed university t
aside questions. ' But he stressed that he felt the
Russell said the furor caused but "We each administration."
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bv' CIA's involvement with the We must not forget that we error should nog weigh against,
bv' CIA's , Student ` t with the not dealing with a ,dream recognizing the nation's need for
and other non world, but with a very tough : an intelligence-gathering agen-:
government adversary," he said.
groups has 'greatly, damaged "I think it is unfair that the' cy
its effectiveness.'! He described CIA should take the rap on this.
as. "just a lot of hogwash'!, the Any of these decisions made by
idea that the CIA involvement CIA had to have been approved
has.. damaged rndcmic free- by others.
dom. Kennedy called the CIA an.
"It Blight Be' Well ; . "invaluable organization." . a
Russell first gave as his town "It performs many useful
functions to r
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