FEIGHAN ACCUSED OF HELPING REDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700410034-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: March 12, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2006/09/27: CIA-RDP75-00149R
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Americans of bcing..agents foie
the-Russians;-ac'COrdinl,~ to au''
Associated Press report
March .4, ?1964. It.'quoted a
copyrightedarticle published
in The (New Yprk). Journal-
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-.American:,
'Irvelye o~_tlie agents were
allegedly in the State. D6-
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State Rep. Michael, A.! '1~'~?1^II13I;E 'weeks
Sweeney yesterday charged; later, Feighan, speaking on
.U?. S. Rep. Michael A. Feighan' the floor of the House, brought.
with inadvertently helping they up the Goleniewski case. His
Communist party. remarks were recorded in the ; .
Sweeney is., opposing Feig- Congressional. R o c o r d of New York papers on Feb. 6.
han in. the May primary elec? Marclt 26, 1964. ' 1966, states that Feighan met
,,tion for the Democratic Feighan asked: "Is-at not !5'ith the Gole11ie Skis lil'thcir,
nomination as., candidate for true that Goleniewski:.. i had apartment and discussed their'
congressman from the 20th revealed' d e e p penetration problems in this country. The,
District. into the CIA by Russian KG13 letter was signed by M's.
"One of the main objectives) (secret police) agents?" Irmgard ivfargareta' Roman-,
of communism in this coup- Feighan r a i s e d several off, whom Sweeney said is'
try'is to discredit the Ameri- other questions concerning.the Goleniewski's wife.
,-.call form of government and alleged penetration of the U.S. Sweeney said Feighan later).
to undermine the faith of the government by Communists. U.S e d information obtained,
American people in their gov- "By cleverly posing ques- from the Goleniewskis "as the
ernment," Sweeney said. 1 ? tions, Feighan gave comfort, basis fora speech on ,the floor .
I'IIJ CHARGED Feighan has . to the enemy .by bringing up of Congress in which you i
made "unfounded implica? the Goleniewski case and Feighan implied that secret:
tions that Russians '.have their ,(the Goleniewskis) nam_ agents from Russia had infii
'placed agents.hiside the U.S. ing of Russian spies in the trated both the U.S. State De -
State Department and Central CIA and State Department," partment_ and the. CIA."
..Intelligence Agency." Sweeney said. Sweeney yesterday asked
Intell
t l ighan coud not be "THE ~ that Feighan deny everything
FAMILY IS now run- the Goleniewskis say and set
:'reahed for he at. ning ads in '1Vashington and the record straight or reveal)
,V' Sweeney said aid he has infer:) New York papers calling upon the' names of the Russian'
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matron that Feighan spon-JFeighan to help them stay agents.
'sored and aided in, brnging a' here," Sweeney said, '.'And.he :_,"If -he stands mute, he isi
polish defector and his ,wife. has ignored them."
serving the very people he has
to this country in 1961. , An o en letter, which Swee?
p always tended 't4 oppose, t ie
Sweeney identified the do,. ney said was ' published~';.in Russians, Sweeney '5aido
fector as Michael CvolenidvJ ~;. . ...
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