WATCHDOG COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500010059-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: January 5, 1967
• Content Type: TRANS

RADIO 'TV REPORTS, INC.
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PROGRAM News 7
STATION WMAL-TV
Washington, DC
HARRY K. SAITHh "An old feud might crop up again When Congress
gets rolling.
DATE January 5, 1967 6400 P)4
WATCHDOG COMMITTEE
"Joseph McCaffrey explains."
MCCAFFREY: "Over the years the thoughtful, professorial senior
Senator from. Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy, has sought to have the
watchdog committee, which keeps an eye on the Central. Intelligence
Agency, expanded, so i.t will include other than only those members
of Congress closely tied to the military through their other com?.
mittee assig.nm.ents.
Foreign Relations Committee to the watchdog group.
"This is the present make up of 'the committee. Dut McCarthy
thinks the role of the CIA affects more than the military, and,
therefore, it would only be reasonable to add some members of the
"McCarthy probably will try again this year.
"But. in. the meantime, the CIA may become the focal point of
another Congressional battle. The word on the Hi l.l.. now is that
there is a serious behind the scene fight going on over the role
of the CIA.
"There are those in the Administration who feel the -C,IA'should,
in its reports, prove Administration policy correct.
"The CIA still clings to the old fashioned belief it was founded
to collect information, and pass it on, and, that generally from this
information, policy should be. worked out.
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