HEARING BEFORE SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000200080005-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 21, 1960
• Content Type: MFR

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21 September 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Hearing before Special Subcommittee to Investigate
National Intelligence Agencies
1. The Subcommittee to Investigate National Intelligence
Agencies convened at ten o'clock on Monday, 19 September 1960,
hear CIA witnesses. Kilday and Hardy were present as were
Smart and Slatinshek. There were only two observers present:
Colonel McKee from Air. Force and a Captain from the Navy. .
2. 1 had previously alerted Mr. Smart that we had no un-
classified statement and would like the opportunity of putting into the
record a prepared statements copies of which were made available to
the Subcommittee in advance. Mr. Kilday permitted General Cabell
to read the prepared statement. (This included the printed portion
as well as a short introduction and an insertion dealing with poacible
legislation. )
3. At the conclusion Mr. Hardy questioned General Cabell
on the Senate Foreign Relations report on the U-2 incident which
stated that CIA would not give certain information on the significance
of the 1 May flight. Hardy's point again was that the executive branch
should not be denying the Congress essential information and asserted
that Congress can be trusted as well as the Bureaucrats. He did not
push hard on his questions but rather stated forcefully his views at the
conclusion of which Mr. Kilday stated that this was an old problem which
had plagued our government since the time of George Washington and
to his knowledge the Congress had yet to win and. therefore, it could
not be settled in today's session.
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4. Hardy also stated that even more important in his mind
in looking at the intelligence agencies was whether or not they are
doing an effective job. He asserted that the Congo situation and the
Cuban situation are examples of the U. S. Government being caught
by surprise without adequate intelligence. Kilday indicated that there
would be time for the Subcommittee to consider this question later.
(I believe it obvious that Kilday has no intention of going into this
matter. j
S. On the basis of all the presentations before the Kilday Sub-
committee, I think it became clear that CIA procedures are somewhat
tighter than that of other agencies. On one point, however, the Agon
did not have a firm procedure. This related to automatic review and
reinvestigation after passage of a stipulated time period although we
assured the Subcommittee that files were reviewed a great number of
times for various reasons such as transfer, promotion or a.llegationa,
etc. Nevertheless, if none of those events occur there is no automatic
review of the ~f~ es after a particular time. However, there appear to
be no ~4?f-ctions to be taken with the Subcommittee at this time.
Mr. Kilday announced publicly that the hearings have been suspended
while the evidence received is being evaluated.
6. Unless something further develops, it appears almost
certain that no further hearings will be held and the report will be
issued in due course.
JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
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