CIA: IS CIA BECOMING A SACRED COW?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500110010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2004
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 24, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN

CIA: Is CIA Becoming a Sacred Cow}
Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, the Con-"
gress after the experience of recent years
Tuesday, May 24, 1966
IN THE HOMO PREPRESENTATIVES
HON. RAY J. , MADDEN
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.cause Its activities are so sensitive.
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islative arm should exercise more control,
Sen. EUGENE MCCARTHY's resolution to ups
grade the stabcommittec now ineffectively do-
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee'.,
should push on with its attempt to become
more of a watchdog' over the super-secret'"
Central Intelligence Agency. For years the
[VIA has been regarded as a mysterious, un-4
A Rteirr To nND OUT
I MCCARTHY 16 a responsible senator, one.
e whose ability and good Judgment has never
denate cnlnmltte6'U desire to find otiluppeare
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;,with the watchdog resolution should hells,)
to quiet fears about irresponsible probing
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bone that the CIA hits over stepped its Intel -"l
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