DCI APPEARANCE BEFORE THE CIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE ARMED SERVICES, 11 OCTOBER 1966

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• Publication Date: October 11, 1966
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11 October 1966
SUBJECT: DCI Appearance Before the CIA Subcommittee of
House Armed Services, 11 October 1966
1. The Director, accompanied by Mr. Karamessines,
and Mr. Warner, briefed the CIA Subcommittee
of House Armed Services on 11 October 1966 for approximately
one and one-half hours, beginning at 9 a. m. Present from the
Subcommittee were:
L. Mendel Rivers, Chairman
F. Edward Hebert
Melvin Price
Charles E. Bennett
William H. Bates
William G. Bray
John R. Blandford, Chief Counsel
Philip W. Kelleher, Counsel
There was a technical sweep of the room prior to the hearing
and monitoring during the hearing. No transcript was taken.
2. Mr. Helms stated that Admiral Taylor is now aboard
in the Agency and as soon as his commission is signed and he
is sworn in he would urge the Admiral to be in touch with the
Chairman.
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4. Mr. Karamessines briefed on the Soviet and ChiCom
effort in Africa generally and Ghana particularly. He described
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5. Mr. Hebert stated he wondered about the whereabout of
Ben Bella. Mr. Helms said presumably he is still a prisoner in
Algeria since it is unlikely that they would execute him, thus
making him a martyr. Mr. Hebert then commented on the Today
program of this morning. He said a woman author, Han Suyin,
who wroteA Many Splendored Thing, discussed the China situation
and the Red Guard activity. Mr. Hebert was most upset about the
line she took and thought the Agency would be interested in looking
at this.
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8. The Director briefed on South Vietnam, following the
attached statement. He also covered the material in the attached
briefing entitled, "North Vietnam: Oil. " In response to a question
as to how to prevent oil from moving into Haiphong, the Director
said probably the only fully effective methods would be mining or
blockade.
9. The Director utilized the attached briefing material
covering the Soviet submarine force and Soviet underground testing.
10. Mr. Price asked about aircraft construction activity in
the Soviet Union. It was explained this was covered in detail at
the 3 October meeting, but Mr. Helms offered to cover this in a
private session with Mr. Price, who indicated he would very much
like to do this later in the week.
11. Some questions were raised concerning the Red Guards
and Chinese leadership problems. Mr. Helms gave them a very
general run down on this, pointing out that in any event there is no
solace for the U. S. in the current situation since all of the leader-
ship are hard-line Communists and anti-U. S.
12. At the close of the meeting Mr. Rivers made reference
to the fact that he and Mr. Bates would very much like to be kept
up to date during the recess. He indicated that while Mr. Blandford
would be out of town for several weeks, Mr. Kelleher would be
available and that he and Mr. Bates were always available by
telephone or otherwise.
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13. Mr. Bennett asked about Since we
had covered this on 3 October, I briefed him on the case after
the meeting.
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