DIRECTOR COLBY'S ADDRESS TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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• Publication Date: April 9, 1975
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coverage of the vinyl-chloride hazarmsdur- ternal cooperation
ing the spring and summer of 1974, there practice and that states have a duty to put Tennessee Valley Authority, Seriee4
was no drop in the sale of aerosol sprays. In- a stop to such practices within their own joined with neighboring Mauritania and:
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deed, the average consumer's appreciation of respective borders. In view of this history,
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the toxicity of aerosols apparently continued no one can doubt that genocide is fl, subject Mali to form the Senegal River Develop.
to be limited to a vague awareness of the within the constitutional p
warning that appears on virtually every aero- oral Government to defhae and punish
sot can?"ICEEP oiTr OF REACH OF CHM- fenses against the law of nations.
ower of the Fc
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drought-affected northern ? parts ? ?of .
of-' -provide a viable economic future for -the
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Senegal.
DREN"?whicla, of course, is simply an eva-
. It is unquestionably the power and the
This year Senegal, like many - oV:its''.
sion of the fact that them is no way to use
a household aerosol in the presence of any-
duty of the Senate to ratify the Gerio-
neighbors, is beginning longer rangenro-'.
cide Convention. .
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one, child or adult, and keep its contents out grams in overcome the serious effectS?ef:
of the human lung. ironically, it has taken 6 years of drought, the worst Africasha-ss
a chance discovery by two chemists who were known this century. Fortunately, noric14
not even investigating within their usual SENEGAL CELEBRATES 15TH ANNI.-
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field of research to bring home the full ex- VERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE rains fell last summer, easing immediate,
tent of the aerosol hazard. For by demon-
_ problems. Today the United States- and.
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strafing that inert chlorofluorocarbons, in- Mr. HARTK.E. Mr. President, April 4 Senegal are working together in projectS;.
stead of vanishing harmlessly into thin air, marked the celebration of the 15th anni-
totaling at some $5 million in American,
can scar the ozone layer Rowland and Molina versary of the independence of Senegal, assistance, designed to improve food and
have shown us that we may well have sue- with whom the United States has close animal production which was so damaged
ceeded in inflicting a chronic and irreversible
disease upon the atmosphere, which is the
and friendly ties. I am thus delighted to by the drought. During the height of the
drought the United States contributed to
extend to President Leopold Seder
very lung of the earth. For better or worse,
however, they have also provided us with a Senegal 55,000 tons of emergency food -
Senghor, Prime Minister Diouf, and the
valuable lesson in the crucial necessity of people of Senegal best wishes and con-- grains. Our country also furnished $1.14
testing potentially harmful substances?be- gratulations. million in various forms of nonfood
fore putting them on the market?for their Senegal is the African country physi-
emergency assistance and $1.4 million for
consequences both in the environment and cally closest to the Western Hemisphere, special short-term drought recovery and
upon the human beings who will ,come in
serving as an air and sea crossroads for rehabilitation projects. Our countrycontact-witb. them. (Such testing might have
West Africa, the Americas, and Europe. clearly intends to continue to extend a
begun some time ago if Congress had seen
Most Americans who visit Africa are helping hand to Africa's drought vie-
fit to agree upon the Toxic Substances Con-
likely to stop first at Senegal's modern tirns, including those in Senegal, and has,
trol Act, which, vigorously opposed by the
capital, Dakar. Culturally and scientill- confidence in the ability of the Sene-
Manufacturing Chemists Association and
cally as well as in other areas, Senegal galese people to meet the challenge f '
other industry groups, has twice passed both . co-
houses and then been allowed to die in con- enjoys growing links with our own coun- ing them.
ference.) In the meantime, as we await the try despite barriers of language. Amen- To help provide a' better future end
results of studies yet to be undertaken and
can tourism is growing steadily a.s Sene- spur diversified economic growth, Sene-
action yet to be decided upon, it appears
that we can do little more than cross our
gal expands its facilities to accommodate gal has. adopted a highly favorable in-
angers and hope that somehow or other now- the tourists seeking famous local art, vestment code backed by a record of re-
land and Molina will be proved wrong.
crafts, dances, gracious beaches, excit- specting contractual agreements second
ing deep-sea fishing, and even a budding to none. A number of American firms
. movie industry,
participated in Dakar's first interne,-
AT .LEGED EreFECT OF RATU ICATION Symbolic of these widening ties and tional trade fair, held in. its new and
OF GENOCIDE CONVENTION ON especially of Senegal's increasing scien- splendid internationally designed .
perma-
FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS . tine sophistication was the country's nent exposition convention park, in No-
hosting last. summer of the very large vember and December 1974. This fair,
Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, one of
multination GATE tropical atmosphere which I visited and which is to be held
the arguments raised in opposition to
Senate ratification of the Genocide Con-
experiment in which aircraft and ships every 2 years, was an unqualified suc-
of over 30 nations, including the United cess. Tim Senegalese Government puts
vention has been based upon the alleged
States, United Kingdom, France, and out the welcome mat for 'American in--
effect of the Convention on Federal-
U.S.S.R, gathered data on weather for- vestors, whose imagination and know-
State relations. It is ' claimed that the
motion over a 3-month period. Over 300 how Senegalese leaders believe will ac-
States will be deprived of a field of crim-
Americans alone participated. President celerate Senegal's economic progress.
inal Jurisprudence. This concern is
grouncu . . Senghor's own gifts as a world-renowned The country's main export is peanuts,
poet are widely esteemed in the United followed by increasingly valuable phos-
Consider our form of government. The -
States. phate sales. Iron ore and, other minerals
Federal Government deals with national
Senghor, the man of peace, whose en- await development as rising world prices
and international questions; local mat-
ters are reserved to -the States and their deavors, speeches, and actions on the encourage Investorsri a lsu .rtourist, winter
o seek ties rnael vegetable, already
ags edoEb.oclKees_,
tion, power to make treaties and to de- Senegal
inter-African and internationalprfloelod_s
paranradwingmait'S
subdivisions. According to the Constitu-
have always been geared to the
fishing, and manufacturing industries, all
tion and defense of peace, prosperity, and
fine and punish offenses against-law of sectors to which American managerial
cooperation. .
and technical skills can contribute. In
nations are specifically the province of
the Federal Government. Article I, sec- As well as having received honorary
tion 8, clause 10 gives Congress the pow- degrees from a number of our most business, as well as cultural, scientific,
and social fields, ties between Senegal
highly regarded universities, Mr. Sen-
and the United States appear destined to
er to provide criminal sanctions for of- highly
is an honorary member of the
_ ultiply for the mutual benefit of the
lenses against the law of nations.
American Academy of Arts and Letters. m
'enegalese and American people.
It is wholly unwarranted to say that
This appreciation is felt in return as
because another offense would be added b
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to the list of those now punishable as of-
President Senghor Is deeply interested in
DIRECTOR -COLBY'S ADDRESS TO
America and especially Black American'
fenses against the law of nations, the
? s leadership,
culture. .-LCHE__ASSOCIATED PRESS
be usurped by the Federal Government. Under President Senghor' ..e?-w-
1 : Mr NUNN>fr.
President. from what
soverignty of State governments would
Senegal has benefited since independ-4 ? ? .
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I , read in the press, it appears that
Dean Rusk, as Deputy Under-Secre-
ence from political stability and steady the remarks of William E. Colby, thc
tary of State, addressed the issue before
the special ad hoc subcommittee of the social progress. President Senghor was
Senate Foreign Relations Committee: reelected to a third term of office in 1973 Director of 'Central Intelligence, were
by an overwhelming popular vote. Presi-
well received Monday by those in Nets
Twice all of the states-members of the
:United Nations have declared that genocide dent Senghor is a champion of national Orleans who attended the Associated
is a matter of international concern. Twice economic development through regional Press annual meeting.
all states-members of the 'United Nations cooperation, and Senegal Is taking a The thrust, of what Mr. Colby WC
have declared that genocide is a crime -under leading role in the formation of the makes it clear that he is not one to hidE
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. m 7m.y -1.or YW-Orrti servicee today (both In the -
of the- CentraL.Intelligence- Agency,' but , Stat. Governen L. . a es .
,.., . .. e.,.... eee : eee, splendid Associated Press and Brand X) .:
lie does entreatall of us to protect -good .. This analysis stale haSsina developed into wherein, a story would be twisted and. -turned
secrets", in the interests 'of our Nation. . intelligence.
'unique ..Arnerican..,eorttribution eto_. in order . to get a sensational, lead to catch .".
that we occasionally remind. ourselves other advanced. urotebilably acveectmstourdemedtsoctors, masters, . encl.::: The .CIA today,. I fear, fits -this category
I think It is important Mr.- President, igenche. At bur neadcivarters today,. we : immediate reader attention. - - - .- .. -.- ? -
? that the CIA. is- a creature -Or Statute,: a . plines from agricultural u economics to
_Wed..' _ joifi the seneationahjead. If CIA were in pol-
legitimate and even, indispensable. inati-,,.-. physics. than can be- founcena.lueeseritoosricalreser,Sr. story about noe caring .what
pocisoaen.c,souoll(di perhaps take solace from the
tution within the executive branch of the
- -- .?? American universities:n-1s their-task to sesge; '' th-
: ? ey said about him so long_ as they e :melted
Federal Government and . that in :this. arate the true from the. false, the full from, .. his. neme right.- But our Intelligence . agency.1""
the half story, and thee. warped. 'from ethe today.. and its.. service to -our country
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capacity It'. serves the people' and' the
straightforward report. They produce-, our :'. being jeopardized. by its statue as- the ' la-
leadership- of this Nation; and that
publications, and their reputation for, inde- tion's number one sensational lead. -,.
I ask unanimous consent to-have printed ' ' Am I slid
secrets.!.`--For this reason,, Mr. President,
rnitment. and capability to protect ."good -
effectiveness IS dependent upon its corn-
profession is to you. -2' 'P .? . - .
precious t
pendence, objectivityand
o them as the re utation of .
sliding over the old-fashioned concept -
integrity is se .4
your- '. - they do-with usb
mocracy too, hut Nevcoark whtibeshy.
ability to keep .their work-for
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Our agents abroad are qUestIOnIng our
in the RECORD. the text- of Mr; Colby's .
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of clandestine intelligence or our role in p(:).,. their lives if revealed. Many .Anierictums who
statement. .. . . . /Meal and paramilitary work abroad? No. have helped their country-through its iutelli -
These are a part of our Intelligence function, gence service are concerned that they wilt
There being no objection, the ?state-
ard they do make a unique and important be swept into the climate of ranee-tie-male:ea
1/lent was ordered to be printed in the contribution to the safety of our country. ? and their businesses abroad. d.est I
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RECORD, as follows: --- ' ? -- Some things cannot be learned by the in- revelation of their patriotic assistance to
INTELLIG=4CZ AND TIMPRESS , . quiring reporter or technical means. Sources CIA. And a number of cooperative foreign
(Address to the Associated Press Annual ?
society can let us know' its-secrets In these as to whether they can safely continue t(.
within a clbsed. and authoritarian foreign officials have expressed great concern to me se
Meeting by William E. Colby) ?
days of mutual vulnerability to nuclear war- pass their seneitive informellon to us in thle
Fellow Publishers: . I presume to address
fare. When defense systems take years .to climate of exposure. We are already seeing
you In this way to bring out a point which is some of these sources withdraw from their
build, we need to know of the hostile weapon,
not adequately perceived these days: that
while it i3 being planned, as well as when it relationship with us or constrict the infor.
from its old image mation they provide us. ---_ ? ? - -
is cocked. We must understand the personal .
to become a modern enterprise with many of
Intelligence has changed
and political dynamics. which can prom-ince- , The foreign military attache in leaehing-
the attributes of journalism. We collect
ton can purchase at our newsstands infcamas
much informatio in the same way you. and
threats from such societies. And, there are
n
tion which
occasions in which some quiet assistance to . our intelligence service must run
your reeeorters do from open sources, such as the risk of life and death and spend huns
friends of America in some foreign. country
the foreign press and radio, and those for- dreds of rnellioile of dollare to Obtain about
eignera and Americans w can help them withstand hostile internal
wilting to talk to all- his country. I do not object to this. In fact,
?lel American reporters, such as our Embasay pressures before they bcome internationsi it la one of the strengths of this great Amer-
?Meer's, Defense Attaches, and CIA's clearly pressures against the United States.? - lean society. But I do believe that with the
But while I do not wish to slide over these
identified inquiring reporters here in the
out the cora- ? benefits of our open society comes an equal
activities, I do wish to point
U.S. ?
paratively small proportion they play in our -. responsibility. to protect it by not revealine
Our collection process involver (a lot moreits attempts to protect itself throne' I t
than these efforts, of course, but It is still
intelligence function and, activities these
days. The most. important part of our rats- ligence Operations. That responsibility rest'.-
the process of assembling individuals bits of not only with the nation's intelligence Sert,
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soth is in the intellectual process of collect-
information from a variety of sources, cross- ice, it re-sin with -every American. et' reste
Ing. analyzing and presenting Intelligence to
checking them, and coming up with rea- i especially with you, with-your enormous pow-
assist in the important decisions our gov-
soned assessments and conclusions about er and freedom under our Constitution to
e
them. I sometimes say, and not- entirely inrnment makes about the safety of our coun-
try and the welfare of our people. . choose which subjects to call to public at-
jest, that our publications have the largest tention and which ones to ignore.
staff, the smallest circulation, and the bus- In the very function of intelligence, greet I am pleased to say that in various deal-
lest advertising of any journalistic; enter- . changes have occurred. Intelligence no longer Ings with the Journalistic profession, I found
prise. . .
consists only of stealing the military secret much evidence of this sense of responsibility,
One of our problems, of course, is an er-so that the General may win a batt/e. Today even. from some of my most severe -critics,
roneous identification of current intelligence it provides the basis for negotiations to re-
Thi3 sense- of responsibility was double-
practices with old-fashioned spy stories..Justbladed. Part was a receptiveness to the valid
move or defuse military and economic threats
as the image of "The Front Page" hardly fitsto our country by mutual agreement rather reasons why I believed certain information
the modern investigating reporter, so the old
,
than armed force. It thus fulfills a positive should be withheld from publication ane
spy story hardly reflects the enormous con-
security role. peace-keeping as well as its old defensive consequent inevitable expoeure- to foreigners..
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tribution technology makes to modern intel-
Part of that sense of responsibility also in.
ligerace. Some of this technology has pressed While / think our country has developed volved a clear understanding that in our
the state of the art, as in the IT-2 and certain the beAet intelligence service in the world, I society, the decision on this question was
other activities of which you may have be- must warn you that it is in danger today- the journalist's, not mine, unless, I could
come aware. In many of these, advances had Intelligence by its very nature needs some meet the Supreme Court's test. of "direct, im-
to be made in sec
ing foreign subjects of these capabilities so cers aro to do their work, and if its tech-, tion or its people." ?
ert in order to avoid alert- secrete if its agents are to survive, if its offie mediate and irreparable damage to our na-
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that they not frustrate shex.ta This centrum- nology is not to be turned off by a flick of a Thus, on this question of Intelligence and
-non to modern information, in a variety of switch. We in the American intelligence pro- the press, I believe we Americans can quite
fields Irons photography to electronics, has fession are proud of our open society; this .- easily agree on the general principles, It be--
revolutionized intelligence, and we now can is why we devote our lives to its service, But comes difficult, however, if the story . gets '
run a pictorial supplement and a technical we also believe that this open society must ahead of the capability to be responsible. For
...Journal about foreign weapons systems and be protected and that intelligence, and even e xample, . sometimes the Journalist assumes
military forces which we could only generally secret intelligence, must play a part in that that the story can do no harm, when, in
sketch out from indirect sources in years protection In the world in which we live,pa-it,reality, there are unrevealed facts about it
There are I;ecret.i in American society, which would change the journalist's mind.
Just as in your profession, we are faced Grand jury proceedings are secret, Congres- Some of our more critical journalists have a.
with the problems of success?how to orga- sional committees meet in secret executive practice of calling the subject of a story to
nize and articulate the key judgments and sessions, we have secret military capabilities, afford a chance of a denial or- other corn-
Conclusions hidden in this explosion of raw and our journalistic profession insists on it-s ment. This does allow the presentation of
information. For this I am pleased to say that right to protect its sources. But for some good reasons to write the story so ? as to
we have adopted another attribute of the reason, secrets of intelligence arouse such protect important secrets or even, In excep-
profeselon or journalism?the editorial board public la,;cination that the letters "CIA" tional cases, to withhold it.
In the early days of World. War II, our coun- cams move Li story only tangentially referring I do riot have to make this appeal to this
try faced the problem of an instant need for to CIA from the bottom of page 7 to the top audience, as I know that your procedures
knowledge of such far-off places as South of page 1. . would be the responsible ones, I do sug- .
Pacific islands or the hump between India Mr. Charles Seib, the "ombudsman" of The gest, however, that you consider carefully ' .
and china. We assembled from American Washington Post, recently wrote a critique whether CIA really should be the sensational '
academic circles, business circles, and jour- of whet he called the "sensational lead." This lead in any story in which it is mentioned -_
maim-Ls, staffs of experts of these areas They referred to the wire service practice in deys even incidentally, and thereby fan th fires
teen became the reposeory of all informs- gone by, amid he stre_.:.:y?xl that they have gone of excitement about crA -and. inevitably
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obscure.- the;!...real--nature Of modern Intel-
ligencei'and. itircontribution to our country.
Indo not itisk4that "bad 'secrets" be sup-
apressedeIn.. fa:ct,' r have exposed some of our
missteps, of the-past. I also believe that "non-
secrets" - should be exposed. A "non-secret"
I define as a known fact about intelligence
hich'th the old tradition would have been
kept Secretn-but which in our open society
should no longer be withheld. The public
eein.quiry and debate we are conducting as to
sthe proper authority, limits, and supervision?
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our national intelligence effort falls Into
ee this category. But I do make a plea that
erieWe,
ann4;?n good secrets" be respected, in the interests
not-of intelligence but of our nation. Our
? people must not only be protected in today's
world, they should benefit in many other
ways from what modern intelligence can
provide. I do not ask that the healthy ad-
versary relationship between the press and
government (and our government's intel-
ligence structure) should be abandoned. I
only ask that we Americans protect our na-
tion's sources in the same way the journalist
protects his. - ?
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' speeches or debaters' duels with high Admin-
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relevance. Resolutions or letters to the Presi-
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Because Mr. Ford and Secretary- le-ti.Siriie-
dent or a Cabinet secretary are only nudges. '
regard the constitutional struggle' otiitr.Ce-r.-- e
. The very best way to make foreign policy is
procedural primer for making foteigMiielica',, - ' ?
foreign-policy direction as interference, iiii4:
''. to-write. an alternative approach Into 'law.- on Capitol Hill may have
useful.a.7:ptp!,1.11c.a.iort,,,...
The best instrument is the Congress's power-- --
thepurSestrings?and to use the power is to . . - ? ' .
stop or limit a program by cutting off the -
flow of Federal funds. Attaching an amend- NATIONAL COMMITTEE FORl'i,,Th
ment to a major bill is the most common and . BICENtilaNNTAL ERA.-,,,, '
? effective approach. - , , . . ... Mr. Pk_a-(CY. Mr. Presiclentex?... .
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Legislation must be framed SO that the . group of Americans have joined togethe
. potential policy has political appeal. Bipar-
tisan supporters and the Congressional lead-
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to help us focus on the ineangf Gni
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ership must be lined up, If possible; external Nation's Bicentennial. The 1- '
,:- interests must be linked to domestic ones Co events to commemorate
that the objectivee of both are similar. In, clay IS well underway.
I our e r1Ola011
h Planning
a time of seven'
taking on the executive, facts and logic must areSS across the land, it is essential that
we also address ourselves to the proh- :
lems and opportunities attendant. to en-. ?--....-,
CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION
ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Mr. CHURCH. Mr. President, Congress
has been periodically scolded merely for
exercising its constitutional role of help-
ing shape ,this Nation's foreign policy.
Thomas A. Dine, a former legislative as-
sistant in my office and now a fellow at
Harvard University's Kennedy Institute
of Politics, points out in an article in a
recent edition of the New York Times
that Congress must have its say in for-
mulating such policy.
However, as he notes, Congress lacks
the personnel and resources to counter,
by itself, the personnel and resources at
the command -of the executive branch.
Consequently, what Congress lacks in
staff, it must make up for in the skillful
organization of its talents and allies. Mr.
Dine has written a practical primer on
how the smaller branch of Government
can marshal and focus its advantages to
. compete in the formulation of foreign
policy with the larger branch. Mr. Pres-
ident, I ask unanimous consent that his
article be printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
A PR/MER FOR CAPITOL nem.
(By Thomas A. Dine)
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.?President ford and Sec-
retary of State Kissinger want to stop Con-
gress from interfering in the making of for-
eign policy. .
Senators and Congressmen, however, in-
tend to participate more in the process. A
majority on Capitol Hill now sees the coun-
try's institutions and foreign policies best
served by checking and balancing this and
future Administrations.
For the legislative branch to- exercise its
constitutional foreign affairs powers effec-
tively, it is necessary to be mindful of eight
considerations.
1. 1501NT MAN
An. individual member makes a conscious
decision to lead and sustain the lead on a
particular foreign policy issue. To stay out in
front, to be a point man, the member must
acquire and display expertise on a regular
besis. This is easier if the leader Is an insider,
itithoeeh a person outside the appropirate
committee can, and often does, become the
focal point on certain issue,
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be stressed. Such criticism sharpens debate
and clarifies the issue. The end product, the
nation's policy, will be strengthened and more
broadly supported. -
4. INFORMATION
Developing an independent base of infor-
mation is essential. The executive branch or
The New York Times is frequently Congress's
sole source - of data during a controversy;
such dependency insures ineffectiveness.
. Sources may be dissidents within- the bu-
reaucracy, former Administration officials,
journalists, academicians, foreign officials and
groups, or domestic private-interest groups.
An effective way to develop new informa-
tion Is through committee investigations
that use the pre-trial technique, put wit-
nesses under oath, exercise the subpoena
power, and control the flow of information.
It is necessary here to show strength, some-
times by creating uncertainty over how much
the committee knows. This often turns up
more information.
5. TFIE PRESS
Publicity Is the great equalizer 'among the
branches. The Washington press corps should
be reached and cultivated: the Senate and
House press, syndicated columnists, editorial
writers. Television and radio will inevitably
follow. An important internal byproduct is
that such publicity becomes the only com-
mon means of communication with other
members and staffs. Here The Waehington
Post and-The Washington Star take on added
importance.
8. SPECIAL-INTEREST GROUPS
Outside special-interest groups should be
mobilized on behalf of the issue. Such groups
legitimate the alternative policy.
They provide members with forums in
which to speak and organize nationwide.
They also provide manpower and are helpful
In collecting information as welt as intel-
ligence on members' voting positions..
7. STAFF
A staff devoted to foreig,n policy must be
developed and worked with. It Is the rote of
staff to map out the legislative labyrinth
through which the member must dcive.1,Vith
such a road guide, a member's inevitable in-
volvement with other committees may never
result in his losing his momentum nor get'.
tiny sidetracked by the obstacles of proce-
dural strategy. Staff members exist in a world
km 1, we i policy substa flees; they are polit-
ical actors, too-. This Ls their s'.rofigth. scud
potentially their downfall. They Eire the
vehicles that carry the alternative-policy de-
bate cargo. They also oversee the law's
implementation,
5_ PERSISTENCE
tering our third century.
The National Committee for the
centennial Era is making a major- colt.-:?
tribution to the dialog necessary-
fill our intellectual obligations to
historic period. Its -name, emphasizini(`::::ir.,i.
the 13-year period devoted to dev?elep;.
ing our noble experiment in government.
from the Declaration of Independence'..'
to the Constitution, is particularly ap-
propriate. Too often today our impati-
ence to accomplish our goals leads to um.-
necessary ?frustration. The committee ,1.
reminds us that, like Rome, America
not built in a day'. -?
I ask imanirnelts consent that the
statement of the National Committee for:
the Bicentennial Era, as published he
recent advertisement, be printed in the::
RECORD.
There being no objection, the. stafe.---1:ee
ment was ordered to be printed in,
RECORD, as follows:
A BICE:NT-EN/41.AL DECLARATION'
This great country of ours stands at a eine .
cial turning -point in it history. We face new-
and serious problems and uncertainty as ix.;
.
the future.
Two hunched years ago, our foundlin
fathers stood at shoiler crossroads. Beset
then. by grave doubts, they ultimately iesolvcsl':,,
to stake everything on. a handful of Icieeeen
and ideals. .
They forged those ideas and ideals ini.on-e-
founding principles and then fought to up "
hold them. The Americau Revolution brought. e
forth a new system of government based on'
freedom, justice, and individual rights. 'in. T!'?
Today we are called upon to maintain and e
improve that system and to fulfill those prin
ciples in rt, world growing increasingly intenen?.
dependent. We are called upon to iesolve'lne
our problems in. many areas such as the eccm- 4
omy, education, the environment, equal cip ?
port:unity. freedom of choice.
We, the undersigned, believe---and we feel-
confident we reflect the sense of the Ameriee.'
can people-- -that we hrive reached the- point'.
in our history when a second American Rowe,
lution is called for, a revolution not of vice-,
lence, but of fulfillment, of fresh purposes,
end of new directions.
We believe that the Bicentennial of ?ere.
founding offers just such an opportunity. To.
realize this potential, we believe the Dicer,-
tennial must be based on four fundamentals-
Let us be inspired by our origins, and by
the challenges we face.
By perennially and persistently criticizing If we are not today an inspired people, wen
a policy nen! is a possibility of inducing the need to be reminded that we once were, and
Ac ministration to abandon or rnodif4 a5pro- ritual be a3aln. There It high inspiration to
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