A MOST SERIOUS MATTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200890084-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: July 28, 1966
• Content Type: TRANS

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PROGRAM Bryson Rash and the News BTATroN ' WRC Radio
SAYE July 28, 1966 6:15 PAi
A MOST SERIOUS MATTER
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?th.e Senate Foreign Relations Committee, brought up the letter
which he said h.ad been sent to the St. Louis Globe Democrat and
signed by Richard Helms, the new Director of th.e CIA.
"Th.e editorial was on th,e Senator's action eidetraclcing an ..?~,
effort by the Foreign Relations group,. headed by Senator Ful~~
brigh.tt to gain a role in Senate supervieibn of the Intelligence;
Washington, DC
RASH: "A letter purportedly written by th.e Director of th.e
Central Intelligence Agency praising a newspaper editorial en-
titled, 'Brickbats for Fulbrigh.t,' caused a furor in th.e Senate
today. Senate Democratic Leader Mi'!ce Mansfield of Montana called
it a most serious matter and expressed hope all Senators taould
take cognizance of its
"Senator Eugene McCarthy, Democrat of Minnesota, a member of .
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