A LOOK AT THE CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500020070-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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REGISTER
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FEB 1 1966
A Look at the
Sen. Eugene . J. McCarthy of
Minnesota has urged that the Senate
Foreign -Relations Committee con
,duct an inquiry into the effects of
operations of the Central Intelligence
Agency "on the foreign policy' of the
..United States."
the President. the GIA.
As the -6~.fy which must vote ap
propria:tions for the CIA and approve'
the nation's laws, including those re-
lating to foreign policy, the Congress
should be far better informed about
the intelligence, agency's secret opera
tions. A senatorial- investigation would
The CIA has been accused at times help. But Sen. McCarthy's suggestion
trying to make policy instead off ..is another reminder that there has as
carrying it out. It.;has' been' reported.. yet been no implementation of the
on occasion ' ;to he working at cross . constructive proposal, by many mere-,
purposes, with the State Department hers of ,Congress for a permanent leg-
and even without the knowledge of islative committee, .. to keep tabs on ;
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