FUTILE CIA MOVES TO CUT OUTLAYS TO PRIVATE GROUPS REPORTED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000800150020-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: February 22, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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' Futile CIA Moves to Cut Outla s`
To Private Groups Reported
Prom Post Dispatch Wire Service,,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The
g ncy
aouzht to curtail its financing
or private organizations in the
et by the CIA. This is ah op- mi
others."
The President, who is respon-
from other a'r'ms of the Govern- sible for the administration of
men.',, says Senator Milton R. the entire security and intelli-
Young (Rep.), North Dakota. gence operation of the govern.'
Young said every investment merit, would not necessarily
the CIA made in an organization know the details of the CIA
outside the. Government was un- subsidies to private g r o u p s,
dertaken on"written instructions Young said.
apparently from the National Senator Russell confirmed
Security Council. that he had known and ap.
He said the spy agency's proved of the CIA subsidies to
checks were ? subject to scru- ? NSA.
tiny in the Bureau of the Bud I have not been able to see
g ti+?here the CIA subverted th e
et, like the Security Council, a youth of this land," he said.
White House agency. "N
t
i
o
a s
ngle bit ofid
evence
Young said in some instances has been brought forward to
CIA financial support original- h :;liow this."
ly was promoted by the State t Sources close to President {
Department. Iohnsou said he would make no
Young, senior Republican on
thei statement about CIA subsidies
Senate panel that oversees.
CIA financing and operation, until a panel of three govern-
said the intelligence agency;, merit officials completed its re-
was trying to view of the situation.
get some of its; The sources said Mr. Johnson
instructions changed prior to
the public storm that broke' did not want to- prejudge the
last week with disclosure that: case, wants solid facts before
It had been subsidizing the Na-' speaking publicly and wants
tional Student Association. the benefit of judgment and
Young said secrecy restric- recommendations of the ilvesti-,
lions barred his giving a more- gating panel of Helms, Under
o I a s
detailed description. He talked Secretary of State Nd c It
after CIA director Richard, aiatzenbach and Secretary of
Helms briefed the Senate panel 1-lealth, Education and Welfare
for three hours yesterday. 'John W. Gardner.
Helms met also with the House The National C o u n c i 1 of
Foreign Affairs Committee. Churches announced that it had
Senator Richard B. Russell received minor financial aid in
(Dem.), Georgia, chairman of three instances from founds-'
the Senate subcommittee, said' lions linked to the CIA.
Helms reported the agency was I The council Is the co-operat-''.
withdrawing financial supporting agency for 34 Protestant
of some private organizations, and Eastern Orthodox denomi
He would not quote Helms nations.
further. Russell did not make I ? Dr. R. H. Edwin Espy of New
clear whether the Helms report York. general secretary of the
involved a halt in aid to groups council, said it "had no knowl-
still secretly receiving CIA t ege at any time that any of
funds. Helms would not answer these gifts may have had any
reporters' questions after' the
hearing link with CIA i~$rr+M
.
"Mr. Helms cleared up a lot of things," said Senator Stuart
Symington ,, (Dem.), Missouri,
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