REPORT FROM CAPITOL HILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200890040-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: July 29, 1966
• Content Type: TRANS

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DAYS July 29, 1966 3:00 PM
REPORT FROM CAPITOL HILL
Washington, DC
CRAIG ADAMS: "Senator Wayne Morse has called for the
resignation of the Central Intelligence Agency's new Director,
Richard Helms. John Chambers has more details on that story."
CHAMBERS: "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was
placated by new CIA Director Helms, he told Senator Fulbright and
the other members present that an aide had written the letter
commending the St. Louis Globe Democrat for its biting editorial
on Fulbright. That ho had not foclased onthe letter, even though
the editorial was attadhed to it, because he was signing a pile
of personal correspondence. He did not write the letter, he
said.
"Most members now agree that ev e^yone makes mistakes,
and something constructive will come out of this one, said Senate
Leader Mansfield, if we had to quit every time we made mistakes,
the entire Senate would resign.
PYRGHT "Oregon Senator Morse had a statement.read to-Helms,
in which he demanded Helms' resignation.
"Mansfield described it as a friendly meeting.
"John Chambers on Capitol Hill."
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