BREAKFAST MEETING WITH THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN OF SOS CLUB, 0800, 2 JULY 1958

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Breakfast Meeting with the Republican
Congressmen of SOS Club, 0800, 2 July 1958
1. You have already received a list of the 15 congressmen
who will be attending the breakfast, with a brief biographic sketch
of each. Attached is a seating list which Mr. Warner and I believe
will take advantage of the interests of the congressmen and of our
people. The number of CIA personnel attending has been limited
by the fact that the big dining room will hold only 25 and that it is
far preferable to have the breakfast in one room. We suggest that
after breakfast the meeting adjourn to your conference room and that
you give them a brief talk dealing primarily with the current world
situation. The organization chart of the agency will be in place
behind the curtain in the event that you wish to use it. There follows
a brief outline of subjects which you may wish to cover.
2. It might be well to lead off your talk with a comment on
the large number of congressional hearings that the agency has had
this year. A list is attached.
A brief discussion might be given on the status of our
building and Colonel White will be prepared to supplement your comments.
A picture of the building will be available in the conference room.
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You might then give a brief round-up of the world situation
covering particularly the following subjects:
The internal situation in the Soviet Union, with
particular reference to the power struggle and Khrushchev's
role.
The general reinstatement of the Stalinist doctrine
and the respective roles of China and Yugoslavia in the
Soviet Bloc might be discussed.
The current situation in Lebanon will be of major
interest.
The future of France under de Gaulle.
3. It is believed that the congressmen may well ask
questions about some of the following subjects:
What do we know about the aircraft recently forced down
in the Soviet Union?
How good was our intelligence on the anti-Nixon riots
in South America, particularly Venezuela?
Was intelligence coverage adequate at the time of the
Suez crisis ?
Did we predict the rebellion in Hungary?
Was our intelligence adequate on the Soviet Sputnik?
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4. I would suggest that you conclude the discussion with a
brief statement of the increasingly dangerous role of Soviet intelligence.
This will give you a good opportunity to stress the close working
relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and bring in
our role in the Abel case.
Wyman it pa ric
Inspector General
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Rep. Alvin M. Bentley (R. , Mich. )
Birthplace: Portland, Maine Residence: Owasso, Michigan
Marital Status: Married Birth Date: Aug. 30, 1918
Children: 4
Education: B. A., University of Michigan (1940); postgraduate
study in D. C. to qualify for diplomatic corps; holds
several honorary degrees from various institutions
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Congressional Committees: Foreign Affairs
Current Congressional Commissions:
Other: Served in Diplomatic Corps (Foreign service Officer): Mexico City
(1942-44); Bogata (1945-46); Budapest (1947-49); Rome (1949-50)
Military Service:
Private Career: After resigning from the diplomatic corps in 1950, the Representa-
returned to Owassa to write news columns, give radio talks, and address public
meetings to tell the story of what is happening behind the Iron Curtain. Vice
President, Lake Huron Broadcasting Co., S.aginatv, Michigan, since 1952;
free lance newspaper, radio work (1950-51); Director, Owasso Manufacturing
Company.
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Exchange Club; Optimists; Elks;
Masons; Knights Templar; Shriner; Theta Delta Chi
Special Interests: S. 0. S. Club; the Representative was hurt during attack on House
Members by Puerto Rican group on 1 March 1954 (note of condolence directed to
Representative by DCI on 5 March 1954 and reply thereto received 8 May 1954)
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Rep. Elford A. Cederberg (R., Mich.) Residence -
Birth place Bay City, Mich. Bay City, Mich.
Marital status Married Birth date Mar. 6, 1918
Children 2
Education: Student, Bay City Jr. College (1935-37)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Post Office and
Civil Service, Appropriations
Current Cong. Commissions:
Other: Mayor of Bay City, Mich. (1949-53)
Military Service: Entered Army in April 1941; commissioned a captain in 1943;
participated in the Normandy invasion and fought in France and Germany ;
received 5 campaign battle stars and Bronze Star Medal during war service
Private Career: Following WW II became manager of Nelson Mfg. Co.. Bay City
(1946-52)
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Lions, Elks, Odd Fellows, Masons,
American Legion, V. F. W.
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (R., N. J.)
Birthplace: Nev., York City Residence: Morristown, N. J.
Marital Status: Married Birth Date: Jan. 17, 1916
Children: 5
Education: B.A., Princeton (1938) -- magna cum laude in
history; Ll. B. , Yale Law School (1941)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Congressional Committees: Education and Labor
Current Congressional Commissions:
Other: Served on the staff of Foreign Affairs Task Force of Hoover Commission
(1948)
Military Service:
In WW U, served for three years in U. S. N. R.; released to
inactive duty with commission of Lieutenant
Private Career: Engaged in investment business, N. Y. C.; Director, Morristown
Trust Company since 1949
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations:
Special Interests: S. O. S. Club
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Rep. Craig Hosmer (R., Calif.) Residence Long Beach,
Birth place Brea, Calif. Calif.
Marital status - Married Birth date May 16, 1915
Children 2
Education: A.B., Univ. of Calif (1937); student, Univ.
of Mich. Law School (1938); Ll. B., Univ. of Southern
Calif. (1940); student, U. S. Naval Academy (1941)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Interior and Insular Affairs, Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy
Current Gong. Commissions:
Other: Special Asst. U.S. District Attorney for AEC, Los Alamos, N. Mex.,
during 1948
Military Service: Active naval service from 1940 - 46 in all war theatres;
participated in invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; occupation of Japan
Private Career: Attorney -- admitted to Calif. Bar in 1940 and since engaged in
general practice of law in partnership of Hosmer & Eagleson, Long Beach, Calif.
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Alpha Delta
Special Interests: S. O. S. Club; editor, Univ. Southern Calif. Law Review (1939-
40)
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Rep. Melvin Laird (R., Wisc.) Residence Marshfield,
Birth place Marshfield, Wisc. Wisc.
Marital status Married Birth date Sep. 1, 1922
Children 3
Education: B.A., Carleton College (1942)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Appropriations, Defense Subcommittee of Approp-
riations
Current Gong. Commissions:
Other: Member, Wisconsin State Senate (1946-52) holding chairmanships of
various committees; member of Wisconsin Education Commission
Military Service: Served in U.S. Navy, WW II, aboard destroyer Maddox in
Task Force 58 and Pacific Third Fleet
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: American Legion, 40 & 8, V. F. W. ,
Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of Purple Heart, F. & A. M. , United
Commercial Travelers, B. P. O. E.
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Glenard P. Lipscomb (R., Calif.) Residence -
Birth place Jackson, Mich. Los Angeles, Calif.
Marital status Married Birth date Aug. 19, 1915
Children 2 daughters
Education: Attended Univ. of Southern Calif and Woodbury
College
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Government Operations, House Administration
Current Gong. Commissions:
Other: Calif. Legislature (1947-54)
Military Service: Served in Finance Corps, U. S. Army, WW II
Private Career: Public accountant; former senior partner in firm of Lipscomb,
Hahn and Brown
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Kiwanis, Elks, American Legion,
Society of Calif. Accountants, National Society of Public Accountants
Special Interests: S. 0. S. Club
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Rep. Stuyve sant Wainwright (R. , N. Y.) Residence -
Birthplace New York City Wainscott, N. Y.
Marital status Married Birth date Mar. 19, 1921
Children 4
Education: Ll. B. , Yale Univ. (1947)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Gong. Committees: Education and Labor, Post Office and Civil Service
Military Service: Enlisted as a private immediately after Pearl Harbor, rose
through ranks, and served as commanding officer of the First Army OSS units
in France; served on intelligence coordination in the War Department in Washing-
ton, D. C. ; discharged as captain; now holds rank of major in the Active Army
Reserves; first member of Congress and Reservist to take the combat parachute
training course with the 82nd Airborne Division (1956)
Private Career: Admitted to N. Y. B~ r, 1948; with Satterlee, Warfield and
Stephens, N.Y.C. (1947-49); Evarts, Baltzell, Wainwright and Baker (1949-52);
since 1953, a member of the law firm of Wainwright and Matthews
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Mason, Chi Psi, Phi Delta Phi,
University Club of N. Y. C. , Union Club of N. Y. C., V. F. W., American Legion
Special Interests: Chairman, Maidstone Invitation International Tennis Tourna-
ments (1950. '51, and '52)o S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Perkins Bass (R. , N. H.) Residence Peterborough, N. H.
Birth place East Walpole, Mass. Birth date Oct. 6, 1912
Marital status Married Children 5
Education: A.B., Dartmouth College (1934); Ll. B. , Harvard
Law School (1938)
Public Career
Congresses: 84th - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Banking and Currency
Current Cong. Commissions:
Other: N. H. State House of Representatives (1939-43) and (1947 -48); N. H. Senate
1949-51) serving as president of the State Senate under Gov. Sherman Adams
Military Service: Served as air combat intelligence officer with General
Chennault's 14th Air Force in China from 1942-45 and was discharged with
rank of major; awarded the Bronze Star Medal and from the Nationalist
Government of China received the Yun-Ma Medal for distinguished and
meritorious service
Private Career: Admitted to N. H. Bar in 1938; associated with Manchester, N. H.
law firm of Sheehan, Phinney and Bass; trustee, N. H. Savings Bank of Concord;
director and member of executive committee of Bird and Son, Inc., East Walpole,
Mass.
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Chancellor, N. H. Society of Sons of
the American Revolution; Mason (32nd degree); American Legion; V. F. W.
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Bruce Alger (R., Tex.) Residence Dallas, Tex.
Birth place Dallas, Tex. Birth date Jun. 12, 1918
Marital status Married Children 3
Education: A.B., Princeton Univ. (1940) -- (received
"Blossom Scholarship" to Princeton)
Public Career
Congresses: 84th - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Current Cong. Commissions:
Other:
Military Service: Enlisted as an aviation cadet in Army Air Corps, getting his
wings at Lubbock Army Air Base in Aug. 1942; went overseas in 1945 as a B-29
commander, logging 2, 500 hours and 23 combat missions, and participating in
many of the low-altitude raids over Japan; honorably discharged in Nov. 1945
Private Career: Entered merchandising field with RCA Victor (1940-41); has since
engaged in real estate development: owner, operator Bruce Alger Realtor, Dallas;
president, general manager, owner, Alger Development Co.; and owner, operator
of Mordenaire Construction Co.
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: First pres. of White Rock Chamber
of Commerce; active in youth development and welfare; Health Club Chairman,
YMCA; National YMCA Handball Committee; former member of the U. S. Handball
Association (1953 handball doubles champion of Dallas Athletic Club); Kiwanis;
Quadrangle (Princeton)
Special Interests: S. O.S. Club
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Rep. Jack Westland (R., Wash.) Residence Everett, Wash.
Birth place Everett, Wash. Birth date Dec. 14, 1904
Marital status Married Children 1 son
Education: Ll. B. , Univ. of Wash. Law School (1926)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Interior and Insular Affairs; Government Operations
Current Cong. Commissions: National Monument
Other:
Military Service: Served in U. S. Navy, WW II, for 5 years, the last 2 years
aboard the carrier Independence operating in the Pacific; discharged with rank
of commander
Private Career: Employed in the cotton goods business in N. Y. C. and later in
Chicago; in the investment brokerage business in Chicago (1930-36) and then in
Seattle, Wash; after war service, reestablished as proprietor of father's business
in Everett, Wash.(insurance)
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: American Legion, Masons,(Shriner),
Rotary, Elks, Eagles, Phi Delta Phi, Psi Upsilon
Special Interests: S.C. S. Club, National amateur golf champion (1952-53)
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Rep. Richard H. Poff (R., Va.) Residence Radford, Va.
Birth place Radford, Va. Birth date Oct. 19, 1923
Marital status Married Children 1 daughter
Education: Student, Roanoke College (1941-43); Ll. B. ,
Univ. of Va. (1948)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Judiciary, Ex-officio member of Republican Policy
Committee, Republican Congressional Committee
Current Cong. Commissions: Jamestown - Williamsburg - Yorktown Celebration
Commission
Military Service: During WW II served as pilot of a B-24 bomber as a 1st Lt.;
stationed with 8th Air Force in England making 35 successful missions over
Europe; decorated with Distinguished Flying Cross and unit was awarded a
special Presidential citation
Private Career: Admitted to Va. Bar in 1947; associated in general practice of
law, and since Nov. 1950 has been a partner in the firm of Dalton and Poff, Radford,
Va.
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Past treas. of Montgomery-Floyd-
City of Radford Bar Association; Va. State Bar Association; president, Jr. Chamber
of Commerce; director, Lions Club; Masons; Moose; American Legion; V. F. W.;
U. C. T.; Sigma Nu Phi; United.Commercial Travelers; Groundhog Club of America
Special Interests: S.Q.S. Club
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Rep. Joe Holt (R., Calif.) Residence Van Nuys, Calif.
Birth place Springfield, Mass. Birth date Jul. 6, 1924
Marital status Married Children
Education: B.S.. Univ. of Southern Calif. (1947)
Public Career
Congresses: 83rd - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: District of Columbia, Education and Labor
Current Cong. Commissions:
Other:
Military Service: In July 1943, enlisted as private in Marine Corps, serving
until Oct. 1945; in Jan. 1951 was recalled to active service in Marine Corps and
served as a company commander of Infantry, Second Marine Division, Fleet
Marine Force Atlantic; volunteered for duty in Korea and arrived there in Oct.
1951; was injured by explosion of a booby trap on Thanksgiving day 1951; holds
rank of major in U. S. M.C. R.
Private Career:
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: YMCA, American Legion, V. F. W.,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Elks, Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Disabled
American Veterans, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Thomas B. Curtis (R., Mo.) Residence Webster
Birthplace St. Louis, Mo. Groves, Mo.
Marital status Married Birth date May 14, 1911
Children 5
Education: A.B., Dartmouth College (1932); Ll. B., Wash.
Univ. Law School (1935); holds honorary M.A. from Dart-
mouth 1951
Public Career
Congresses: 82nd - 85th
Current Congressional Committees: Ways and Means; Joint Economic Committee;
Republican Congressional Committee
Current Congressional Commissions:
Other: Member, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County, 1942;
member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1948-50
Military Service: Served in U. S. Navy from April 8, 1942 to December 21, 1945;
discharged to Reserve as it. commander.
Private Career: Admitted to Bar of Mo., 1934 and engaged in general practice of
law; member of Biggs, Hensley, Curtis & Biggs, St. Louis
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Board of Trustees, Dartmouth
College; member, Board of Visiting Nurses Association; Peoples Art Center;
Webster Groves Red Cross; Big Brothers; American Legion; American Law
Institute; Mo. Bar Association; St. Louis Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. E. Keith Thompson (R., Wyo.) Residence Cheyenne,
Birth place Newcastle, Wyo. Wyo.
Marital status Married Birth date Feb. 8, 1919
Children 3 sons
Education: Ll. B. , Univ. of Wyo. (1941)
Public Career
Congresses: 84th - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Interior and Insular Affairs, National Republican
Congressional Committee
Current Cong. Commissions:
Other: Wyoming Legislature (1950-54)
Military Service: In military service March 24, 1941 to January 24, 1946; com-
manded 2nd Battalion, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Div. ; decorations include
Combat Infantryman's Badge; Purple Heart; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal
for heroic achievement in action, and Italian Cross of Valor; judge advocate of
American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of Wyo. (1953-54)
Private Career: Admitted to Wyo. Bar, 1941; entered practice of law in Cheyenne,
Wyo. in Feb. 1946; partner, Henderson and Thompson; vice-pres., director,
Franklin County Coal Corp. , 1954
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations: Jaycee award for outstanding young
man in community, 1947; two terms, Board of Directors, Univ. of Wyo. Alumni
Association; pres., Univ. of Wyo. Alumni Association (1952-53); Laramie County,
Wyo. and American Bar Associations; American Legion; V. F. W.; Phi Delta Theta;
Lions
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Rep. Henry J. Latham (R. , N. Y.) Residence Queens Village,
Birth place Brooklyn, N. Y. N. Y.
Marital status Married Birth date Dec. 10, 1908
Children 2
Education: Attended St. John's College; Ll. B. , and Ll. M. ,
from Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence Univ.
Public Career
Congresses: 79th - 85th
Current Cong. Committees: Rules, Ex-officio member of Republican Policy
Committee, Republican Congressional Committee
Current Gong. Commissions:
Other: N. Y. State Assembly (1941-42)
Military Service: Commissioned a lieutenant (j. g.) in U. S. N. in 1942; has been
on active service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres of war; commanding offi-
cer anti-submarine ships and navigator of attack transport; inactive duty, 1945;
now a commander in U. S. N. R.
Private Career: Attorney-at-law, admitted to N. Y. Bar in 1932
Civic Activities and Organization Affiliations:
Special Interests: S.O.S. Club
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Appearances before Congressional Committees
1. Military Applications Subcommittee of the Joint
Atomic Energy Committee
29 August 1957 - DDCI
2. Senate Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of
the Senate Armed Services Committee
26, 27 November 1957 - DCI
3. CIA Subcommittee of the House Armed Services
6 January 1958 - DCI
4. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
15, 17 January 1958 - DCI
5. Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations
Committee
28, 29 January 1958 - DCI
6. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
5 February 1958 - AD /QSI
7. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
7 February 1958 - DCI
8. Senate Appropriations Committee
26 February 1958 - DAD /CR
9. Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
13 - 21 March 1958 - AD /OSI
10. House Select Committee on Astronautics and Space
Exploration
26 March 1958 - DCI
11. Commerce Subcommittee of House Appropriations
28 April 1958 - AD/CR, Chief FDD
12. CIA Subcommittee of House Appropriations
1 May 1958 - DCI
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Rep. Holt (Calif.)
Rep. Latham (N.Y.)
Rep. Thomeon (Wyo.)
Rep. Hosnier (Calif. )
Rep. Westland (Wash.)
Rep.
dep. Bentley (Mich.)
Rep. Cederherg (Mich.)
,Col. white
Rep. Laird (Wi. )
Rep. Upscon b (Calif.
Mr. Warner
Rep. Poff (Va.)
Rep. Curtis (Mo.)
Mr. Kent
Rep. Frelinghuyaen (N?. J. )
Rep. Wainwright (N.Y.)
Rep. Alger (Texas)
Mr. Kirkpatrick
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Agency Representatives , .ttending
Breakfast
8:00 a. m. - Wednesday, Z July 1958
Allen W. Dulles
Lawrence K. White
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Huntington Sheldon
Sherman Kent
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S. ?. S. Club Members*
Honorable Alvin M. Bentley (Michigan)
Honorable Elford A. Cederberg (Michigan)
Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey)
Honorable Craig Hosmer (California)
Honorable Melvin R. Laird (Wisconsin)
Honorable Glenard P. Lipscomb (-WWisconsin)
Honorable John J. Rhodes (Arizona)
Honorable Stuyvesant Wainwright (New York)
Honorable Bob Wilson (California)
Honorable Perkins Bass (New Hampshire)
Honorable Bruce Alger (Texas)
Honorable Jack Westland (iashington)
Honorable Richard H. Poff (Virginia)
Honorable Joe Holt (California)
Honorable Thomas B. Curtis (Missouri)
Honorable Henry J. Latham (New York)
Honorable E. Keith Thomson (Wyoming)
*A11 members of the Republican Party