Cong Record ('61) re Sov Missile Info & State Dept Blunder re Cuban Missile Crisis

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SENRFR W CHEC F AT N 1w itnuffnXT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO NAME AND ADDRESS INITIALS DATE 1 IG 2 ~1 Admin g' 2 3 4 5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks : Colonel Grogan is including these items in the Director's clipping book. FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. DATE Assistant Legislative Counsel, 221 East - 17 May ApR roW4Et V-g4M2pse 160029-6 FORM NO. 2 nS Replaces Form 30-4 (40) I APR 55 3 7 which may be used. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFlCE : 1955 0-342531 7484 Approved WIfte RDR",JIW 6R000200160029-6 Mai; 16 to pick itself off the floor on the morning after. It failed utterly and dangerously to do its own job of consulting with Congress. As a result, the Secretary, Dean Rusk, was required to go before the Senate Foreign Re- lations Subcommittee on Latin American Affairs, headed by the aggressive WAYNE MORSE, of Oregon, a man who knows a Sen- ator's right when he sees it. And Allen W. Dulles of the CIA, who would rather not at- tend meetings of that kind, was likewise compelled to spend several hours with the full Foreign Relations Committee the fol- lowing day. As It happened, both Mr. Rusk, the ama- teur, and Mr. Dulles, the pro, acquitted them- selves well, but either might easily have slipped during his long question-and-an- swer session with the most powerful com- mittee of Congress. And if they had, the administration might then have come face to face with a full-scale investigation of the kind that the Democrats forced on former President Eisenhower last year when the U-2 fiasco torpedoed the summit conference. LEADS TO TROUBLE Consultation, or sharing part of the secret, with the proud and prerogative-conscious Senate is a vital aspect of the political game. ]Failure to know this and act upon it is to open a Pandora's box of unwanted and unnecessary troubles, and to exacerbate the very difficulties that need curing. The Cuban invasion was launched on Sun- day night, April 18. The State Department did not make an effort to get in touch with Senator MORSE, the chairman of the sub- committee that is directly responsible for Latin-American affairs, until April 26, more than a week later-and then only in re- sponse to Senator MORSE'S second urgent telegram asking for information. The first MORSE message, a telegram to Secretary Rusk asking for a briefing "in keeping with the spirit of the advice and consent clause" of the Constitution, was not even acknowledged, so far as can be deter- mined. And yet it never should have had to be sent. Mr. Rusk and his lieutenants should have reacted automatically to the au- tomatic need to tell the top men of Congress what was going on. The reaction should have been reflex, not forced by a telegram asking for news of what happened. Senator MORSE dispatched his first appeal for information on April 24. When no reply came, he sent his second on April 26, this one asking Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles to come up and talk to the subcom- mittee on April 28. But Mr. Bowles replied that he couldn't make it. Until that moment, Senator MORSE was punctilious in refraining from anything re- sembling pressure tactics. He knew that Messrs. Rusk and Bowles had a major crisis on their hands. He did not want to ob- struct or confuse or get in the way. ALMOST BLEW TOP But when he got Mr. Bowles' refusal, he almost blew his top-and for a very interest- ing reason. He knew that high officials in the administration, including Mr. Bowles and Chip Bohlen and MacGeorge Bundy and others, had been briefing large numbers of editors in the State Department auditorium on the inside story of Cuba. He also knew that some of his Senate colleagues were seri- ously embarrassed when they were asked by these same editors to give their assessment of the scene behind the scene-and had to beg off because they had never been shown a glimpse of it. This was not touching Senate pride, but trampling on it. With a couple of excep- tions, the Foreign Relations Committee was angry. The exceptions were the chairman, Senator FULBRIGHT, who was the only Mem- ber of Congress let in on the secret of the in- vasion before it happened; and the Demo- cratic leaders, Senator MANSFIELD, and Sena- tor HUMPHREY, who had gotten the word at their regular legislative breakfast with President Kennedy on April 18. Under these circumstances, it is scarcely surprising that Senator MoRSE made his speech in the Senate condemning the whole enterprise (the first Member to raise the issue on the floor of either House) : Nor is it surprising that he then demanded the presence of Mr. Dulles. MOST IMPORTANT The Cuban affair Was the most important event ever to happen within the jurisdic- tion of the Morse subcommittee. Except for what they picked up in the newspapers, neither the Morse subcommittee nor the full committee had heard a word about it. A good argument can be made, and often has been, against consulting Members of Congress before an undertaking as risky and as clandestine as the Cuban Invasion. What is not accepted, and should not be acceptable in q government that divides its powers among separate branches, is failure to consult after the event, and .particularly at a time when every visiting editor, and every enterprising reporter, were getting selected versions of the inside story from the top. Relationships between the competing power blocs in Washington are sometimes de- cided irrevocably by errors of no larger di- mension than this one, and the result can be mean for the offending party. This time, no damage was done. But, next time, it may be different. Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, it is my sincere hope that every responsible offi- cial of this Government, starting with the President of the United States, and including his White House advisers; the Secretary of State and the advisers in the State Department; Mr. Dulles, the head of the CIA, and all the advisers of the CIA; the Secretary of Defense, and all his advisers in the Pentagon Building, will read and take careful note of the very wise observations Mr. Evans has made in the article which I have asked to have printed in the RECORD. THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM CON- FRONTING THE UNITED STATES Mr, WILLIAMS of Delaware. Mr. President, the distinguished senior Senator from Maryland [Mr. BUTLER] has earned a reputation as a man of a commandingly sound judgment in the field of finance. Grounded in the twin principles of fiscal responsibility and a balanced economy, my esteemed col- league has untiringly supported the free competitive enterprise system re- sponsible for the preeminence of this Nation. Last Thursday, before the Delaware Bankers Association in Wilmington, the Senator discussed, "The Financial Prob- lem Confronting Us." As he forth- rightly declared: It is the task of our generation to see that Western civilization is preserved in the clash that was foreseen so clearly by De Tocque- ville. Sound monetary policy and fiscal re- sponsibility are all-important for the pre- servation of the heritage we cherish and would pass on to our sons and daughters. Mr. President, I recommend the analysis by the Senator from Maryland of our financial status to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. They will find it, as with all statements of the Senator from Maryland, based on fact, statistics, and commonsense. I therefore ask unanimous consent that the speech en- titled, "The Financial Problem Con- fronting Us," by the senior Senator from .- Maryland [Mr. BUTLER], be printed in the RECORD following my remarks.. There being no objections, the speech was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM CONFRONTING US - As a Senator from a neighboring State, I take great pleasure in accepting your invita- tion to participate in the convention of the Delaware Bankers Association. I have a particularly warm feeling for Delaware inasmuch as it was the first State to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787. My own State of Maryland was not far behind. It was the seventh, and rati- fied the Constitution on April 28, 1788. I know that you expect me to discuss issues of finance and economics inasmuch as I have been honored by my colleagues by being appointed a member of the Finance Committee and the Joint Economic Commit- tee. Discussion is certainly needed these days when so many of our young people in our schools receive only one point of view. Furthermore, there are far too many in- dividuals today who are attempting to make economics an exact science. Their efforts are doomed to failure because economics by its very nature must respond to the wishes of the people. All economic decisions involving taxes, money, and banking are the ultimate result of the legislative process. If that en- deavor is sound, then our economy will move forward; otherwise we will retrogress and, in due course, might lose our position of world leadership. One of the most influential private organ- izations upon which legislators like myself depend is the American Economic Associa- tion, which was founded by Francis A. Walk- er, who was president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1881. Unlike those who presently claim to be economists, President Walker realized that economics and politics in the best sense of that word were inextricably entwined. Hence, until very recent times students in many institutions took courses in political economy rather than in economics. I would like to touch briefly on the mode of teaching economics at MIT because so many of those who are the financial and in- dustrial leaders of your State receive their education at that institution. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now celebrating its centennial. An arti- cle in the Boston Sunday Herald, rotogravure section, in its issue of October 30, 1960, stated, and I quote: "The social sciences made their first ap- pearance as a byproduct of the appoint- ment in 1881 of a distinguished economist, Francis A. Walker, as president of the in- stitute. Despite his administrative duties and many outside activities, President Walker found time to give a popular lec- ture course in political economy and to write a textbook that became the most widely used one in the country." Although MIT was a new school with many problems, President Walker found time to organize the American Economic Asso- ciation and was its president from 1886 to 1892. I have emphasized this quotation because you will note that the original course which President Walker gave was known as one in political economy and not eco- nomics. Many of the principles that have been espoused by the Democratic Party, which has been charged by the people of the United States with their economic destiny for the next 4 years, were supposedly formulated by Thomas Jefferson. There may be those who believe that he was opposed to those ideas and ideals which you and I hold so dear. Nothing could be further from the truth. Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 1961' CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SENATE ti Soviet Union's 8,000-mile-range T-3 missile, which carries a thermonuclear warhead. It then states: The United States has determined the lo- cation of 14 Russian missile and rocket fac- tories. The article then says that this in- formation appeared in the May issue of Military Review, a magazine published by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. The article goes on to present various Russian capabilities in this field, includ- ing Soviet missile production capacity. The article closes by, giving further rather precise information as to missile launching locations, including one in Poland. greet. then information giver' the Senate by the Central Intelligence enc is incorrec . But that Is not the point I wish to i make in these brief comments. Secre- tary of Defense McNamara and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee joined recently in criticizing the dissemi- nation of too much military information. But today we have an article, whether right or wrong, emanating from the De- partment of Defense itself; an article presenting information about missile ons ave Ing, because recently testimony was de- leted by the Department of Defense from the gallery proof of Senate hearings after the transcript of these hearings had been edited for security; and I have protested the deletion. Based on the contents on the lengthy passage deleted, it was obvious this was done for public relations reasons only. We keep from the American people information about broad important policy problems they have the right to know about, at the same time the De- partment of Defense itself releases de- tailed information about Russian mis- silery contrary to that presented the Senate by the CIA in classified hearings. I suggest to Secretary McNamara, for whom I have the greatest respect, that before there is further criticism from his Department in this field, he examine his own shop. Again, let me present a simple fact, further illustrated by this recent un- fortunate article out of Leavenworth. Regardless of the amount of money spent by the American taxpayer on our security, we will never handle our de- fenses either efficiently or effectively un- less we reorganize the Pentagon building in recognition of progress, instead of continuing to let it drift in tradition. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- sent that the article in question by Mr. Bem Price of the Associated Press be printed at this point in the RECORD. There being no objection, the article was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: THIRTY-SEVEN PADS FOR SOVIET MISSILES (By Bem Price) WASHINGTON, May 15.-U.S. military lead- ers believe they know the locations of 37 Soviet missile-launching pads, including one less than 500 miles from Alaska. And they figure the Russians have 35 to 50 long-range war rockets ready to shoot. At least 10 of the reported missile pads have been identified as launch sites for the Soviet Union's 8,000-mile-range T-3 missile, which carries a thermonuclear warhead. Further, the United States has determined the location of 14 Russian missile and rocket factories. All of this information appears in the May issue of Military Review, a magazine pub- lished by the U.S. Army Command and Gen- eral Staff College at Fort' Leavenworth, Kans. The magazine noted that the data have been compiled from unclassified sources and added, "Because of a tight Soviet control over military information, this data is derived: from sources which are not neces- sarily accurate or complete." In addition to estimating that the Rus- sians have between 35 and 50 long-range missiles ready to shoot, the Military Re- view figures the Soviet Union is capable of producing up to 200 strategic missiles by the winter of 1961-62. At latest count, the United States had an estimated 59 ready-to-shoot missiles, in- cluding 32 of the submarine-launched Polaris rockets. Further, said the magazine, "there is some evidence that the U.S.S.R. Is prepared to fire strategic missiles from mobile launchers mounted on rail cars." The :rail-mounted missile is believed to be a boost-glide weapon, known as the T-4A. This missile is boosted upward by a rocket engine, then glides to its target like an air- craft. It carries a 3,100-pound payload. The range is not known, but since it is regarded as a strategic weapon it presumably can travel 1,500 miles or more. In spotting the launching pads, the maga- zine noted that all are located within the So- viet Union with the exception of one at Seroc, 20 miles north of Warsaw, Poland, Most of the Russian launch pads appear to be located west of the Ural Mountains, though there is a launch site at Anadyr in Siberia across the Bering Sea from Alaska. There is, additionally, a concentration on the Siberian mainland just to the northwest of Japan, and on the Sakhalin Islands, due north of Japan. The sites near Japan are identified by the magazine as Komsomolsk and Nikolaev, in Siberia, and Okha, Terpeniye and Korsakov in the Sakhalins. There is a heavy concentration of missile launch sites in northern Russia at Kures- saarem Sovetek, Lugs, Minsk, Kalinin, Brobrui.sk, Roslavi, Kiev, and Kola. In general, however, the launch sites ap- pear to be widely dispersed, including three Intercontinental-range launch sites along the extreme southern borders--at Murghab, Alma-Ate, and Irkutsk. VIOLENCE IN ALABAMA Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I think the whole country must be deeply shocked, appalled, and indeed ashamed by the evidence of violence which we see again with respect to the so-called free- dom riders in the buses in the South. Mr. President, it seems to me that, whatever one may think about the undertaking of the mission, these are American citizens, and we have a great tradition of law and order in our coun- try. I know government can only do what it can do consistent with realities, but this principle does not extend to a failure to prosecute those who are guilty of crimes. I hope very much, even if 7483 the .state of Alabama does not feel it can or should give police protection to these people who are riding in buses in accordance with the laws and the Con- stitution crf the United States, who are entitled tolevery protection-if the State of Alabama feels the mob is overwhelm- ing Its authority and the State cannot exercise it -that the United States will enforce the laws of the United States. We have express criminal laws in this regard. I thnk 'the Attorney General of the United States is showing a commendable initiative in stepping into the situation and ]', for !one, wish to express my sup- port of hii'ri. Mr:President, I have sent the follow- ing relegrann to the Attorney General of the United States: Iaxa deeply shocked and concerned by re- ports of violence, injury to persons and destruction of property in Alabama involv- ing burning of an interstate bus and attacks on persons iii the Birmingham. bus terminal. These reported actions constitute clear vlo- lation of tl:{e civil rights of American citi- zens E,nd vi ration of Federal law, including 18 U.S.C. i3 dealing with destruction of interstate motor vehicles, and. 18 U.S.C. 241 involving conspiracies against the rights of citizens. T' ere may well be other specific Fede:r..l Stat :tes, as well as possible need for further legislation, involved in these situa- tions. I tryst no effort will be spared to bring to justice those who took part in these incidents. would deeply appreciate your advisilig me, as to the plans of the Depart- ment of Justice for taking action in these cases. M.". President, I hope very much that those who are guilty of violations of the law will be prosecuted. :[ hope very much the country will take note of what these struggles mean and how they are attended by violence, by personal injury, and by disgrace to the good name of the United States throughout the world. I hope very much these ideas may also have their . effect upon the decent citi- zens cf the States in which these terrible acts i:re taking place. STA'T'E DEPARTMENT BLUNDER IN CUBAN CRISIS Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, there was published in the May 14, 1961, issue of the Herald Tribune an article writ- ten icy a highly respected journalist, Rowle---nd Evans, Jr., entitled, "State De- partlr^.ent Blundered in Cuban Crisis." Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- sent that the article be printed in the RECCi3o.... Th.,Ere being no objection, the article was r_Q'derec to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: STATE: DEPskrMENT BLUNDERED IN CusAN CRISC S-FA :URE To BRIEF CONGRESS COULD RA'7II HAD ERIOUS CONSEQ'rrnsCEs (By Rowland Evans, Jr.) WAS ONGTON.-President Kennedy did his part to consolidate the Nation, and a good deal more, in the gloomy aftermath of the Cuba lasco.l He consulted more high-level Republicans than you could shake a stick at, arul he stamped out the wildfire of par- tisan ;attack; before it could be started in earnes. But. be State Department was mesmerized, or sonae';hini close to it, and couldn't seem Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 1961 ApproveM ITmNAL4RECORDIA SENATE0346R000200160029-6 7481 legislative proposals which would attain the desirable objectives of the reorgan- ization plan without jeopardizing the rights and obligations of those who deal with the agency. The PRE DENT pro tempore. The resolution w 1 be received and appro- priately referr . The resolution1s~ (S. Res. 148) was re- ferred to the CoxiUmittee on Government Operations, as follows: Resolved, That the enate does not favor the Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1961 transmitted to Congress y the President on April 27, 1961. Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I under- stand that hearings will' Pe promptly held and that we shall have an opportu- nity to consider the question. FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION.. AMENDMENTS Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, I submit amendments, intended to be pro posed by me to Senate bill 1021, the aid- to-education bill, which I ask to have printed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendments will be received, printed, and lie on the table. Mr. PROXMIRE. The amendment would change the method of allocation of Federal funds from a grant system to a system of sharing Federal income taxes with the States. The amendment in no way would disturb the distribu- tion which has been arrived at, very painfully, by the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The amendment would provide a very real and definite philosophical basis for State control over education. Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I sub- mit an amendment to the pending measure, Senate bill 1021, and I ask that it be printed and lie on the table. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The, amendment will be received, printed, and will lie on the table. Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I ,,sub- mit the amendment, under the rule, for myself and the Senator from Keptucky [Mr. COOPER]. This is the 5,o-called Cooper-Javits amendment, to change the allocation formula in the bil ' Senator COOPER, who is unavoidably p6. sent from the Senate, has telephone4!me to insist that I submit the amend ent today so that Members of the Senate may read it. In view of his unavoidable absence, he has asked me to put, my name on the amendment as its sponsor, with his name added to it. Mr. CASE of SoTith Dakota submitted an amendment, intended to be proposed by him, to Senate bill 1021, supra, which was ordered tq' lie on the table and be printed. Mr. GOL1WATER submitted amend- ments, intended to be proposed by him to Senate' bill 1021, supra, which were ordered /to lie on the table and to be printed Mr. bOTTON (for himself and Mr. MILLER) submitted an amendment, in- tended to be proposed by them, jointly, to Senate bill 1021, supra, which was or- dered to lie on the table and to be printed. Mr. PROUTY submitted amendments, intended to be proposed by him to Sen- ate bill 1021, supra, which were ordered to lie on the table and to be printed. STABILIZATION OF MINING OF LEAD AND ZINC-ADDITIONAL COSPON- SOR OF BILL Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the senior Senator from Nevada [Mr. BIBLE] be added as a cosponsor to S. 1747, a bill to stabilize the mining of lead and zinc in the United States and for other pur- poses, and that at the next printing 4f the bill his name be listed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, it is so ordered. NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON CERTAIN NOMINATIONS BY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, I desire to announce that yesterday the Senate.received the nomi- nation of Ben S. Stephansky, of Illinois, to be U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, and that today it also received the nomina- tions of Thomas S. Estes, of Maine, to be our Ambassador to the Republic of Upper Volta, Parker T. Hart, of Illinois, to be U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom of Ye- man, and John S. Badeau, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Republic. In accordance with the committee rule, these pending nominations may not be.considered prior to the expiration of 6 days of their receipt in the Senate. NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON REOR- GANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1961- SEC Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. President, on behalf of the Subcommit- tee on Securities of the Committee on Banking and Currency. I desire to give notice that open hearings will be held, by that subcommittee, beginning May 22, 1961, at 10 a.m., in room 5302, New Senate Office Building, on Reorganiza- tion Plan No. 1 of 1961, which would effect a reorganization of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The chairman of the Committee on Government Operations, the senior Senator from Arkansas [Mr. MCCLEL- LAN], to whose committee the reorgani- zation plan was referred under the Re- organization Act, has requested the com- ments of the Banking and Currency Committee on the plan. The hearing of which I am giving notice will be a pre- liminary hearing, designed to elicit in- formation on the basis of which the Banking and Currency Committee can respond to the request of the chairman of the Committee on Government Oper- ations. These hearings have been scheduled after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Government Opera- tions. The members of the Committee on Government Operations are being in- vited to attend, and also all the mem- bers of the full Committee on Banking and Currency. All persons who desire to appear and testify at the hearings are requested to notify Mr. Matthew Hale, chief of staff, Committee or3 Banking and Currency, room 5304, N w Senate Office Building, telephone pitol 4-3121, extension 3921, n_ptr` ater than Friday, May 19, ' ADDRESSES, EDITORIALS, ARTI- CLES, ETC., PRINTED IN THE APPENDIX On request, and by unanimous con- sent, addresses, editorials, articles, etc., were ordered to be printed in the Ap- pendix, as follows: By Mr. KUCHEL: Remarks made by him on the California wine industry. Editorial dealing with the proposed repeal of the $50 dividend credit, published in the Santa Paula (Calif.) Chronicle of April 24, 1951. Artitle entitled "President Urged To Push Reform That He Advocated as a Senator," dealing with budgetary reforms, written by Raymond Moley, and published in the Los Angeles Times of April 25, 1961. Editorial entitled "Forest Shield," pub- lished in the Los Angeles Examiner of May 11, 1961, which will appear hereafter in' the Appendix. By Mr. MONRONEY: Address entitled "Zeal for Freedom," de- livered by him in Tulsa, Okla., at an Ameri- can Day rally of Northeastern Oklahoma Junior and Senior High School students. Article entitled "Bound for Oklahoma," written by Glen R. Ames and published in the spring issue of American Scene, describ- ing the history of the use of the Arkansas River for navigational purposes. By Mr. BUSH: House bill 6705 and editorial entitled "Un- solved Problem," published in the Westport (Conn.) Town Crier of May 11, 1961, relating to improvement of commuter and other pas- senger service on the New Haven Railroad. By Mr. HUMPHREY: Editorial entitled "A Place for the Cities," published in the Minneapolis (Minn.) Morn- ing Tribune of April 20, 1961, dealing with urban problems. Article entitled "Welcome to U.S.A.," pub- lished in the Minneapolis (Minn.) Star and Tribune of April 20, 1961, on the subject of encouraging travel to the United States. Advertisement published in the Fairmont (Minn.) Sent&nel, issue of April 28, 1961, en= titled "The Emergency Feed Grain Program." By Mr. ENNGLE: Editorial entitled "A Major Service," pub- lishing in the San Francisco Examiner of May 3, 1961, dealing with the service rendered by Representative J6{rx F. SHELLEY, of California, in connection with the relocation of the right-of-way for the Canyon power project tunnel aqueduct, California. By Mr. MUNDT: Article entitled "How Our 'Experts' Al- most Ruined Bonn," written by Lawrence Fertig and published in the New York World Telegram and Sun of recent date. Article entitled "Woman Editor Can Take Cussin'," written by Chuck Cecil and pub- lished in the Watertown (S. Dak.), Public Opinion, dealing with the career of Mrs. Jane Black, longtime editor-publisher of the Waubay Clipper. Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 7482 Approved For ReleasW~4l By Mrs. NEUBERGER: Excerpts from article entitled "Housing for the Elderly-A New Problem and New Market for Mortgage Bankers," written by Robert J. Beran, associate editor of the Mortgage Banker, and published in the April 1961, issue of that publication. Article written by Anthony Netboy, and published in the Oregon Journal of March 24, 1961, dealing with the proposed establish- ment of a national seashore park. Article written by George Taylor, and pub- lished in the April 1961, issue of the Amer- ican Federationist, official monthly magazine of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, deal- ing with the development of the Columbia River, which will appear hereafter in the Appendix. By Mr. SCOTT: Article entitled "Vending Marks Anniver- sary," published in the Philadelphia In- quirer of April 21, 1961, dealing with the observance of the 75th anniversary of the vending machine industry. By Mr. WILEY: Article entitled "Community Development Key to Economic Progress," written by him- self and published in the County Officer of recent date. Article entitled "The County Official," published in a recent issue of the County Officer, official publication of the National Association of County Officials. By Mr. BYRD of West Virginia: Presentation by Joseph E. Moody, presi- dent, National Coal Policy Conference, Inc., Washington, D.C., before the 15th annual meeting of Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, Midland, Tex., on May 15, 1961. THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER ABOUT SACRIFICES FOR THE UNITED STATES Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, some time prior to May 15, Mrs. Alicia Patter- son, editor and publisher of the news- paper Newsday, in New York, addressed to the President of the United States a letter in which she asked him to specify the sacrifices he was asking Americans to make. On May 15, the President addressed a letter to Mrs. Patterson; and it is re- produced in the New York Times of to- day, May 16. I think the letter is of sufficient importance to merit wider cur- rency; and, for that reason, I ask that the letter be printed in the body of the RECORD, as a part of my remarks. There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: TEXT OF PRESIDENTS LETTER ABOUT SACRIFIC- ING FOR UNITED STATES GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND, May 15.-Many thanks for your wire of May 4. i appreciate your interest in our Nation's needs and the spirit that motivates your telegram. Apparently the demands of the cold war are not as dramatic, and thus not as well identified, as the demands of the traditional shooting war-such as rationing (which we do not need), it doubling of draft quotas (which would not help), or an increase in personal income taxes (which would only im- pede the recovery of our economic strength). But that does not mean that nothing is being asked of our citizens. The facts of the matter are that all the programs I am seeking to strengthen our economy, our de- fenses, our image abroad, our balance-of- payments position and our foreign policy tools-all make demands upon one or more 51SIONIAALRREC D -- SEN f2t00E160029-6 May 16 groups of Americans, and most often upon all Americans jointly. All of them involve some effort, some inconvenience, or some sacrifice--and, indeed, they are being op- posed in some quarters on that basis. SEEKS CUTS FOE DEFENSE For example: I have asked that we pro- vide a leaner, more efficient defense estab- lishment by terminating certain projects and closing a good many bases, although there are many protests from those who want economy practiced in someone else's com- munity. I have asked that a major effort in foreign aid to other nations be maintained for many years to come, as burdensome as some regard it. I have asked young Ameri- cans to serve without pay or comfort in a Peace Corps for underdeveloped countries; I: have asked many talented individuals to give up a higher income to serve their coun- try in public office (and not all have been willing to do so); and I have asked all Gov- ernment officials to give up any incompatible financial interest. I have asked that our excise and corpora- tion tax rate not be permitted to fall as scheduled by law--that trucking companies and jet airline companies pay a higher tax for the highways and airways they use- that our business corporations pay a higher payroll tax for improved Social Security, unemployment compensation and health in- surance--and that certain taxpayers give up their privileges of expense account living in yachts, hunting lodges, night clubs, and all the rest. I have asked all Americans to help meet our deficit through higher postal rates. These requests for sacrifice are being strongly resisted by some unwilling to pay the price of national greatness. ECONOMIC APPEALS NOTED I have asked other Americans to contri- but to the strengthening of our economy by paying a decent minimum wage ---or to give up their rights to purchase as many duty- free goods when they are traveling abroad- or, if they are farmers, to accept the limita- tions of our feed grain program. I have asked our businessmen and labor leaders, through my advisory committee, 'to adopt price and wage levels consistent with our economic goals and need to compete; and, more directly, I have asked them to take steps that will avoid harmful work stop- pages in our missile and space effort. I have asked the newspaper industry, without much success, to exercise more self- restraint in publishing intelligence data helpful to any enemy. My messages on ed- ucation, urban afairs and natural resources have all stressed the role the local commun- ity must assume if we are to make the most of our schools, our cities and our water and other resources. We have made clear our very strong request to employers, labor un- ions, and indeed all citizens for an end to racial discrimination. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Thy PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate messages from the President of the United States submit- ting 'sundry nominations, which were referred to the appropriate committees. (Fcr nominations this day received, see the end of Senate proceedings.) EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I move; that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business, to consider the nominations on the Execu- tive Calendar, beginning with those in the Public Health Service. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If these; be no reports of committees, the nomi, ations in the Public Health Serv- ice w 1l be stated. The Chief Clerk proceeded to read sundry nominations in the Public Health Service. Mr MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the nomi- natiohs In the Public Health Service be considered en bloc. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the nominations in the Public Health Service will be considered an bloc; and, without objection, they are epnflrmed. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Presi- dent be immediately notified of the con- firmation of these nominations. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With.but objection, the President will be notified forthwith. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Mn MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I Move that the Senate: resume the con- sideration of legislative business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate; resumed the consideration of leg- islative business. Mr.1 MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The Chief Clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask tnanimous consent that the order EXCELLENCE THE THEME for the quorum call be rescinded. I have tried to make the whole tone and Thi PRESIDENT ;pro tempore. With- thrust of this office and this administration out objection, it is So ordered. one that will demand a higher standard of excellence from every individual in his pri-- vate life--in his education, his physical fit. ness, his attitudes toward foreign visitors And finally, each time we make any move Mr.. SYMINGTON. Mr. President, in or commitment in foreign affairs, I am in the 1) apers this morning an Associated need of the support of the American people, press' article gives detailed information their understanding, their patience, their willingness to endure setbacks, and risks and about the location of Russian missile- hardships in order that this country can re- latmc ing pads, including one less than gain leadership and initiative. 500 miles from Alaska So I have asked quite a lot of the Ameri- Infgarmation is also presented about can people-and I have been gratified at the ri-umber of long-range rockets now their response. There is much more to done. But I do not wish to be mlafnterbe available to the Soviet Communists. - preted. I think we have the will as well as Thcb article goes on to say: the resources to prevail. And I think we At least 10 of the reported missile pads will. ;lave been identified as Launch sites forthe Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 7484 Approved For(%N gg4 Ml2R KIBP 4 3f,W000200160029-6 May, 16 to pick itself off the floor on the morning tor HuMPHREy, who had gotten the word at unanimous after. It failed utterly and dangerously to their regular legislative breakfast with titled, "The Fitled, "The Fina anc cialProhat Problem lemch n en- do its own job of consulting with Congress. President Kennedy on April 18. from a result, the Secretary, Dean Rusk, was Under these circumstances, it is scarcely fronting Us," by the senior Senator from required to go before the Senate Foreign Re- surprising that Senator MORSE made his Maryland [Mr. BUTLER], be printed in lations Subcommittee on Latin American speech in the Senate condemning the whole the RECORD following my remarks. Affairs, headed by the aggressive WAYNE enterprise (the first Member to raise the There being no objections, the speech MORSE, of Oregon, a man who knows a Sen- Issue on the floor of either House) : Nor is it was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, ator's right when he sees it. And Allen W. surprising that he then demanded the as follows: Dulles of the CIA, who would rather not at- presence of Mr. Dulles. US tend meetings of that kind, was likewise THE - a Senator FINANCIAL from a PROBLEM CONFR neighboring NTINa State, I compelled to spend several hours with the MOST IMPORTANT As full ell Foreign Relations Committee the the The Cuban affair was the most important take great pleasure in accepting your invita- lowing day. event ever to happen within the jurisdic- tion to participate in the convention of the fol- As it happened, both Mr. Rusk, the ama- tion of the Morse subcommittee. Except for Delaware Bankers Association. tour, and Mr. Dulles, the pro, acquitted them- what they picked up in the newspapers, i have a particularly warm feeling for selves well, but either might easily have neither the Morse subcommittee nor the full Delaware inasmuch as it was the first State slipped during his long question-and-an- committee had heard a word about it. to ratify the Constitution on December 7, ewer session with the most powerful com- A good argument can be made, and often 1787. My own State of Maryland was not ewer Con with And most they hthe has been, against consulting Members of far behind. It was the seventh, and rati- mittee administration tress. then have tcome hey had, face to Congress before an undertaking as risky and fled the Constitution on April 28, 1788. fwith a n fight investigation of the as clandestine as the Cuban Invasion. I know that you expect me to discuss face c that he ll-scaleain Dried on of the What is not accepted, and should not be issues of finance and economics inasmuch President Eisenhower last yea when the acceptable in a government that divides its as I have been honored by my colleagues U-2 fiasco torpedoed the summit conference. powers among separate branches, Is failure to by being appointed a member of the Finance consult after the P.-If nnA r.nxf l....1....,_ _i. - Consultation, or sharing part of the secret, with the proud and prerogative-conscious Senate is a vital aspect of the political game. Failure to know this and act upon it is to open a Pandora's box of unwanted and unnecessary troubles, and to exacerbate the very difficulties that need curing. The Cuban invasion was launched on Sun- day night, April 18. The State Department did not make an effort to get in touch with Senator MonsE, the chairman of the sub- committee that is directly responsible for Latin-American affairs, until April 26, more than a week later-and then only in re- sponse to Senator MORSE'S second urgent telegram asking for information, The first MORSE message, a telegram to Secretary Rusk asking for a briefing "in keeping with the spirit of the advice and consent clause" of the Constitution, was not even acknowledged, so far as can be deter- mined. And yet it never should have had to be sent. Mr. Rusk and his lieutenants should have reacted automatically to the au- tomatic need to tell the top men of Congress what was going on. The reaction should have been reflex, not forced by a telegram asking for news of what happened. Senator MossE dispatched his first appeal for information on April 24. When no reply came, he sent his second on April 26, this one asking Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles to come up and talk to the subcom- mittee on April 28. But Mr. Bowles replied that he couldn't make it. Until that moment, Senator MORSE was punctilious in refraining from anything re- sembling pressure tactics. He knew that Messrs. Rusk and Bowles had a major crisis on their hands. He did not want to ob- struct or confuse or get in the way. ALMOST BLEW TOP But when he got Mr. Bowles' refusal, he almost blew his top-and for a very interest- ing reason. He knew that high officials in the administration, including Mr. Bowles and Chip Bohlen and MacGeorge Bundy and others, had been briefing large numbers of editors in the State Department auditorium on the inside story of Cuba. He'also knew that some of his Senate colleagues were seri- ously embarrassed when they were asked by these same. editors to give their assessment of the scene behind the scene-and had to beg off because they had never been shown a glimpse of it. y- This was not touching Senate pride, but enterprising reporter, were getting selected days when so maxi ofrour l Yo un wed these of the inside story from the to Y g people in versions Relationships between the competing r schools receive only one point of view. power blocs in Washington are someties dFurthermore, there are far too many in- dividuals today who are attempting to make cided irrevocably by errors of no larger di- economics an exact science. Their efforts are mension than this one, and the result can be doomed to failure because economics by its mean for the offending party. This time, no very nature must respond to the wishes of damage was done. But, next time, it may be the people. All economic decisions involving different, taxes, money, and banking are the ultimate Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, it is my result of the legislative process. If that en- sincere hope that every responsible offi- forward; fervor forward; sound, otherwise then we eur will economy resl move cial of this Government, starting with In due course retrogress and Might lose our position of the President of the United States, and world leadership. including his White House advisers; the One of the most influential private organ- Secretary of State and the advisers in izations upon which legislators like myself the State Department; Mr. Dulles, the depend is the American Economic Associa- head of the CIA, and all the advisers of tion, which was founded by Francis A. Walk- er, r, the CIA; the Secretary of Defense, and e the CIwas Technolog presnology of in the Massachusetts all his advisers in the Pentagon Building, In who those 1881. twho presently claim to be will read and take careful note of the economists, President Walker realized that very wine nheprno tinr+~ A.f.. , 1 that made in the article which I have asked to) that word were e ? inextricably year entw stwieined df many institutions took courses in political economy rather than in economics. THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM CON- I would like to touch briefly on the mode FRONTING THE UNITED STATES of teaching economics at MIT because so many pf those who are the financial and in- Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware. Mr. dustrial leaders of your State receive their President, the distinguished senior education at that institution. Senator from Maryland [Mr. BUTLER] The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has earned a reputation as a man of a is now celebrating its centennial. An arti- in , commandingly sound judgment in the secti o the Boston Sunday Octob rotogravure n, In Its field of finance. Grounded in the twistated, and I quote: ofOctober 30, 1960, principles of fiscal responsibility and a "The social sciences made their first ap- balanced economy, my esteemed col- pearance as a byproduct of the appoint- league has untiringly supported the ment in 1881 of a distinguished economist, free competitive enterprise system re- Francis A. Walker, as president of the in- sponsible for the preeminence of this atitute. Despite his administrative duties Nation. and many outside activities, President Last Thursday, before the Delaware Walker found time to give a popular lec- ture rse in economy to Bankers Association in Wilmington, the write cal textbookolthatalbecame theand most Senator discussed, "The Financial Prob- widely used one in the country." lem Confronting Us." As he forth- Although MIT was a new school with rightly declared: many problems, President Walker found time It is the task of our generation to see that to organize the American Economic Asso- Western civilization is preserved in the clash 18c2. I and have was its emphasized this 1886 to that was foreseen so clearly by De Tocque- because be emphasized this quotation that Sound monetar you will note that the original course sponsibility are all-important for fischeal pre- which President nt Walker gave was known as servation of the heritage we cherish and n in political economy and not eco- would pass on to our sons and daughters. no o Many ny of the principles that have been Mr. President, I recommend the espoused by the Democratic Party which , tions, the Foreign Relations Committee was analysis by the Senator from Maryland has been charged by the people of the United angry. The exceptions were the chairman, of our financial status to my colleagues States with their economic destiny for the Senator FULBRIGHT, who was the only Mem- on both sides of the aisle. They will find next 4 years, were supposedly formulated by Thomas ber of Congress let in on the secret of the in- 'it, as with all statements of the Senator believe hat he was n. opp to those e may be toId e as and as who osed vasion before It happened; the from Maryland, based on fact, and ideals he cratic leaders, Senator MANS IED,and Sena- and commonsense. I therefore N hingcould ibe further from I hold the tudh, Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 196:'' Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R000200160029-6 7483 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE Soviet Union's 8,000-mile-range T-3 missile, which carries a thermonuclear warhead. It then states: The United States has determined the lo- cation of 14 Russian missile and rocket fac- Soviet missile-launching pads, including one the State of Alabama does not feel it less than 500 miles from Alaska. can or .,;Mould', give police protection to And they figure the Russians have 35 to thee people Who are riding Jr. buses in 50 long-range war rockets ready to shoot. accordance with the laws and the Con- At least 10 of the reported missile pads have stitution of the United States; who are been identified as launch sites for the Soviet Union's 8,000-mile-range T-3 missile, which entitled to every protection--if the State of Alahsama feels the mob is overwhelm- i ztt s "-- Further, the V-1 The article then says that th the United. StStates will t formation appeared in the May issue of the location of 14 Russian missile and exercise i.ttie-?laws h the ed es w States. appears in the May We have express criminal laws in this by the Army a Command magazine and General oAll of this factories. Staff the College at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Issue of Military Review, a magazine pub- lished by the U.S. Army. Command and Gen- regard. The article goes on to present various eral Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, I thin^r the Attorney General of the Russian capabilities in this field, includ- Kans. United States is showing a commendable 'n Soviet missile production capacity. The magazine noted that the data have initiative in. stepping into the situation " d d T "gar oni wish to express my sup- b y b-?- -.ILie tUlAUiC VIU-9 rather precise Information as to missile added, "Because of a tight Soviet control launching locations, including one in over military information, this data is Poland. derived from sources which are not neces- sarily accurate or complete." f t'on in this article is ti that the Rus- 1 an port of him. Mr. P:?esidept, I have sent the follow- ing telegram o the Attorney General of the United States: If the in or-- In addition to estima ng correct, then information given the scans have between 35 and 50 long-range I am,`11aeply ;shocked and concerned by re- Senate by the Central Intelligence missiles ready to shoot, the Military Re- ports of violeti.ce, injury to persons and Agency is incorrect. view figures the Soviet Union is capable of destruction of property in Alabama involv- But that is not the point I wish to producing up to 200 strategic missiles by oi n ersostn in Cate inter tats bus and dealt pal Birm make in these brief comments. Secre- the winter of 1961-62. p tary of Defense McNamara and members At latest count, the United States had an These reported actions constitute clear vio- of the Senate Armed Services Committee estimated 59 ready-to-shoot missiles, in- lation of the civil rights of American citi- cluding 32 of the submarine-launched zens and violation of Federal law, including joined recently in criticizing the dissemi- Polaris rockets. 18 U.S C. 33 dealing with destruction of nation of too much military information. Further, said the magazine, "there is some interstate motor vehicles, and 13 U.S.C. 241 But today we have an article, whether evidence that the U.S.S.R. Is prepared to fire involving conspiracies against the rights of right or wrong, emanating from the De- strategic missiles from mobile launchers citizen;, Theme may well be other specific itatutes n partment of Defense itself; an t missile article rail cars d missile is believed to be: futher legislation nvolvedinithe eestua- prerodu do information about launchi about mfitions a boost-glide weapon, known as the T-4A. tions. I trust no effort will be spared to which cis and pad This missile is boosted upward by a rocket bring t: justice those who took part in these which is the most detail t detailed that t I locations have engine, then glides to its target like an air- incidents. I *ould deeply appreciate your ever seen. craft. It carries a 3,100-pound payload. The advising me as to the plans of the Depart- I am particularly interested this morn- range is not known, but since it is regarded ment of Justice for taking action in these frig, because recently testimony was de- as a strategic weapon it presumably can cases. leted by the Department of Defense from travel 1,500 miles or more. Mr.:F~resident, I hope very much that the gallery proof of Senate hearings In spotting the launching pads, the maga?? after the transcript of these hearings zine noted that all are located within the So- those who ate guilty of violations of the had been edited for security; and I have viet Union with the exception, of one at law will be prosecuted. I hope very Seroc, 20 miles north of Warsaw, Poland. much the country will take note of what protested the deletion. Most of the Russian launch pads appear these struggles mean and haw they are Based on the contents on the lengthy be located west of the oral Mountains, attended by science, by personal injury, passage deleted, it was obvious this was though there is a launch site at Anadyr In and by disgrace to the good name of the done for public relations reasons only. Siberia across the Bering Sea from Alaska. We keep from the American people There is, additionally, a concentration on United States throughout the world. I n these e and just to May policm pro about broad right of Japan,&and oinlthe SakhalinthIslandse westue have theiir tfect upon theade cent citi-- e- north of Japan. - zens cf the ;fates in which these terrible koow problems about, they have the e right to know , at the same time the De- The sites near Japan are identified by the acts are taking place. d K rS tailed information about Russian Imb- Siberia, and Okha, Trerpeniye an silery contrary to that presented the In the Sakhalins. Senate by the CIA in classified hearings. There is a heavy concentration of mmisi ile s R STATE,, DEPARTMENT 13LUNDER IN CUBAN CRISIS us a I I suggest to Secretary McNamara, for launch sites in northern ltlkOlSE Mr. President, there whom I have the greatest respect, that $ ob uisk, Roslavi, Kiev, a d Nola.KaIinin, was Mr. >: ublish~d in the May 19, 1961, issue pae mert is :further criheie from mom his In general, however, the launch sites ap- of the 13:errtld Tribune an article writ- befor Department in this field, he examine his pear to be widely dispersed, including three ten by a highly respected. journalist, ow Again, let me present a simple fact, theeextreme southerneborders-at Murghab Rowland .E ans, Jr., entitled, "State De- President, I Blundered ask in Cuban unanimous Crisis." further illustrated this recent un- Alma-Ala and Irkutsk. partr Mr. 'tent, con- sent article out t of Leavenworth. sent that fide article be printed in the Regardless of the amount, inAv VIOLENCE IN ALABAMA REcofrn. spent by the American taxpayer on our security, we will never handle our de- Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I think There being no objection, the article Tenses either efficiently or effectively un- the whole country must be deeply was o,'d.ered to be printed in. the RECORD, less we reorganize the Pentagon building shocked, appalled, and indeed ashamed as follows: in recognition. of progress, instead of by the evidence of violence which we see STATE; DEPAnrMENT BLUNDERED IN CUBAN continuing to let it drift in tradition. again with respect to the so-called free- Calsm-FA YLURE To BRIEF CONGRESS COULD IIA`]I;; .EIA.D ~8'SIOIIB CONSE(2rI~ ICES Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- dom riders in the buses in the South. :]By Rowland Evans, CES sent that the article in question by Mr. Mr. President, it seems to me that, Bern Price of the Associated Press be whatever one may think about the WAS' N nasc._Presi t Kennedy s good printed at this point in the RECORD. undertaking of the mission, these are part ;wore, In dat gthe N tienonri ant of good the There being no objection, the article American citizens, and we have a-great Cuba. fiasco.i He consulted more high-level was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, tradition of law and order in our coup- Repu lsco than you could shake a stick as follows: try. I know government can only do at, a:na he stamped out the wildfire of par- THIRTY-SEVEN PADS TOE SOVIET MISSILES what It can do consistent with realities, tisan. attach before it could be started in (By Bem Price) but this principle does not extend to a earnuc. WASHINGTON, May 15.-U.S. military lead- failure to prosecute those who are guilty But tae Slbate Department was mesmerized, ers believe they know the locations of 37 of crimes. I hope very much, even if or surnethirlg close to it, and couldn't seem Approved For Release 2004/10/12 : CIA-RDP64B00346R0002001 f0029-6