THE CIA AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2005
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• Publication Date: April 18, 1966
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
The message further announced that
the House receded from its amendments
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. to the bill
(S.2729) to amend section 4(c) of the
Small Business Act, and for other pur-
poses, and concurred therein.
ADDRESSES, EDITORIALS, ARTI-
CLES, ETC., PRINTED IN THE .
APPENDIX
On request, and by unanimous con-
sent, addresses, editorials, articles, etc.,
were ordered to be printed In the Ap-
pendix, as follows:
By Mrs. SMITH:
Report to the Legislative Research Com-
mittee on the first 5 months of a study of
the feasibility of establishing a medical
school in Maine, by John B. TrueloW, M.D?
under date of March 18, 1988.
By Mr. BYRD of Virginia:
Editorial entitled "Double Standard Is Ap-
plicable," published In the Southwest Vir-
ginia Enterprise.
Article entitled "Hugo German Steel Plant
for Red China" written by Holmes Alexander
and published in the Lynchburg, Va., News,
Article entitled "U.S. Friends Assist China
Economic War," written by Eliot Janoway
and published in the Chicago Tribune of
Monday, March 28, 1988,
By Mr. HARTHS:
peech entitled "Financial Aid Practices
discriminating Against Women In Higher
Education," delivered by Josephine L. Fergu-
son, April 6, 1968, at convention of American
Personnel and Guidance Association.
availability of adequate personnel, re-
sulted In AID contracting this responsi-
bility to Michigan State University. It
was in this connection that CIA officers
with specific 1ASU agreement partici-
pated In the MSU program in Vietnam,
a program designed to.improve the ef-
fectiveness of the police services of that
country as a part of the overall effort to
preserve that nation's independence,
The CIA representatives worked spe-
cifically in the training of Vietnamese
police services, not in clandestine CIA
activities.
TOO MUCH GLOOM AND DOOM ON
VIETNAM
honest election in South Vietnam estab-
lishing civilian authority should be wel-
comed enthusiastically by the United
States,
it is incomprehensible to me why there
is so much gloom and doom about the
prospect of such an election In South
Vietnam.
What have we been fighting for out
there, except for the right of the people
of South Vietnam to their own govern-
ment?
? Useful as a military junta may have
been in the military conflict against
communism, an elected government
would be far, far better not only in the
view of people throughout the world but
obviously in the 'eyes of the people of
Vietnam.
It is true that the protests against the
Kv government have impeded the war
THE CIA AND MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY
Mr. SALTONSTALL: Mr. President,
as a member of the Subcommittee of
the Armed Services Committee follow-
ing the activities of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, I Inquired of the CIA re-
garding the criticisms directed by certain
professors of Michigan State University
concerning certain activities of the uni-
versity with relation to a contract with
the CIA and the employment of secret
agents of the CIA within the university.
I believe it Is in the interest of accuracy
to make public the facts as I get them.
On December 21, 1954, President Eisen-
hower directed the operations Coordi-
nating Board to have prepared a report
on the status of the U.S. programs to
develop foreign police forces to maintain
internal security and to destroy the ef-
fectiveness of the Communist apparatus
in free world countries vulnerable to
Communist subversion.
Upon completion of the report on De-
nal Security
ti
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cember 8, 1955, the
Council directed" Mr. John Hollister,, keep O
hands off every phase of ur total neutrality i this a imperative. problems with which we cannot deal. We are
then Chief of what is now the Agency in South Vietnam to preserve the right of a
we must also abide by the small people to govern themselves and make
Of course
t
,
o as-
for International Development,
sume leadership of U.S. efforts to im- wishes of whatever government is elected, their own choices. That principle will be
prove the internal security capability of regardless of how unwelcome their wishes vindicated whatever the course the people
police in a number of foreign countries. might be. If our commitment to self- ch hooose. We have undrta ke to n choiprese ve
yt is a necessary instrument
At the same time, the NSC, with the determination in South Vietnam does not poo h
determining Is that chry I realm nt or what Is.
"resident's approval, instructed the Di- mean this, it means nothing, elected
ctor of Central Intelligence and other Mr. President, in this connection, T
' overnment agencies to lend all possible ask unanimous consent to have printed
assistance to this effort to include assign- in the RECORD an editorial entitled "Bet- PLIGHT OF THE VIETNAMESE
ment of qualified personnel to effect the ter News," published in the Washington FARMER
needed Improvements in foreign police Post on April 15, 1966.
forces. The uency of th i uation in ' There being no objection, the editorial Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, after
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the President had mind, and the non- as follows:
if the result of these protests is an honest Americans must not expect that a coun-
election, the benefit will be worth the try in the midst of war can suddenly sum-
price. mon forth perfectly functioning democratic
It is imperative in any election contest . Institutions. But the South Vietnamese are
that the United States follow a policy of not without experience with elections and
the strictest possible neutrality. Our democracy. Local and provincial govern-
only interest should be to assist the Viet- ments have been proceeding with elections
and abiding by democratic methods in parts
namese, when requested, to help guaran- of the country throughout the war. There
tee a thoroughly honest election with is a tradition in the country on which It
maximum participation, should be possible to build.
While a countrywide election is some- The President of the United States has
thing new, local elections are not. The dealt on a friendly and cordial basis with
South Vietnamese have held them and oI tho tim continue e tVietnam's o present government and
abided by the results. There is a good His co do will be it
able in po r. to deal in
prospect that they would do the same In His same manner with the successor gov-
& national election. ernment shaped by elections. ? .
In view of the immense investment this Such a government will have before it
.country has made in South Vietnam in choices that are difficult for a democratic
the lives of our own soldiers, not to speak government to make. It will be confronted
of billions of dollars of military assist- by all the harsh alternatives of war; and,
ance, maintaining our neutrality in an sooner of later, bynt a by the anguishing
It maperwish procuring deal peace with South
eletion will be extraordinarily diflcult, problems
some Viet-
But the CIA, as well as every other problems differently than we would deal with
American agency in South Vietnam, must t
But this should confront us with no
'Aprid:18,.1966
The military government of South Vietnam
and the dissident Buddhist leaders seem to
be in general agreement on plans to hold an
early election of a constituent assembly that
will give the country a civil government.
This is better news than any but the most
optimistic has dared hope for in the past
week.
How far the agreement goes beyond the
bare accord on holding elections is not al-
together clear. But If there is any real meet-
ing of minds on the essentials, the details
should not be beyond the ingenuity of the
leaders of the different factions.
The United States, for its part, Will enor-
mously gain by the presence of a government
of civilians enjoying the mantle of legitimacy
that only orderly elections can confer. Such
a government, no doubt, will make decisions
with which the United States may differ.
There will be disagreement over many poli-
cies in which interests are not the same. It
will not be as easy to locate authority or to
get it to act. The difficulties of democratic
rule lie in a field of knowledge and experi-
ence where we do not require instruction.-
But all the difficulties are outweighed by
the single advantage that Is enjoyed by a
representative and democratic regime that
can claim to speak for the people of South
Vietnam.
In the trying Interval that has led to some
agreement, the United States, on the whole,
has bohaved with commendable detachment
and restraint. It will need to exercise the
-same restraint in the weeks preceding an
election. No interest that we may have in
particular political loaders will rival our
interest in having the South Vietnamese
make choices not influenced by a foreign
power. A government freely selected Is the
best hope for the right conduct of civilian
affairs and the best hope as well for an
energetic and efficient prosecution, of the