EDSON TESTIMONY ON H.R. 2319

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100020012-2
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: June 17, 1947
• Content Type: STATEMENT

1? Attached herewith is the text of the re statement
General Merritt A. Edson, USMC, in testifying this mor parorning beforng be for of
the House Fxpend3,tures Committee on H.R. 2319. References to Cl,,,
Pages 1. 7- 9 an 10
2.. After reading his
boned concerning his prepared statemtent, -General Edson was
Fl~,
field testimor~. on CIG by Representatives Chet Ao a-
(D. ` Cal . ) , Mitchell Jenkins, (R. Pa.)..
(D. .Mass. 5.:- (Brown of Ohi
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sen and Hnsbf
came uP for discussions) ; The eY of Illinois left
`ing. CIG> were substantially as fa]1 questions and answers concern
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.very' easily work into a Gestapo NXVD. - statement that this cc~~zld
what waV does the prow.
Posed CI&; differ from the present CIG in '
Scope?
)SON?. As I underst
d
an
it th CIG i
,es largely for a intelligence information which is co]. tea dleby- a the house
vari-
ous departments and agencies. There the information is collected
evaluated and disseminated
In that
desirable agen ,
. respect, the CIG is an extreme
Under
cy. no circumstances ly?
have any domestic police power. however, should the CIG
it HOLAFIEZD: It does not have such power now-
lave u have under this bill? Do you thine that
EDSON: I think there is a possibility that it might. I think
that Co g ess should definite
tion what its intention is forythet forth in this piece of legisla-
this Agency. powers, functions and scope of
HOLAFIEZD: I agree with you on that Your
then, is not teat the bill goes too far. Itpnt
is.that You feel it does not go far enough in providing safe You feel that
guards.
ED SON: That is right.
JENKINS: I think that the matter with which Mr. Holafield is
concerned is that nowhere in the provisions of the bill are the
functions of the Agency defined. The present functions of the CIG
are defined by Executive Order, are they not?
EDSON: The.
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SUBJECT Edson Testimony on.H.R. 2319.
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DATE: 17 June 19)!7,