HEARINGS BEFORE THE SENATE PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-01773R000300110040-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: December 2, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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2 December 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: fiearinj3Before the Senate Preparedness Investigating
Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee
1. CIA testimony before the Subcommittee began at 1620 on
the 26th of November. and lasted until 1800. They were resumed
again the next day (27 Noveinber) at 0930 and continued until 1513.
Although this was a Subcommittee hearing, the full membership of
the Senate Armed Services Committee was invited as they are
ex officio members of the Subcommittee. Those present were:
Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) Francis Case (S. Dak. )
Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) Frank A. Barrett (Wyo.)
Estes Kefauver (Tenn.) Prescott Bush (Conn. )
Margaret Chase Smith (Me. Styles Bridges (IAN. H.
John Stennis (Miss.) Stuart Symington (Mo. )
Ralph E. Flanders (Vt.) Harry Flood Byrd (Va. )
2. Of the Subcommittee staff present there were:
Edwin Weisl, Sr. Stuart P. French
Edwin Weisl, Jr. Daniel F. McGillicuddy, Jr.
Cyrus R. Vance Gerald W. Siegel
Solis Horowitz George William Bunn
Also present were Homer Joe Stewart and William Vermillion Houston,
scientific consultants to the Committee. Also present for a portion of
the hearings were Harry L. Wingate, Jr., and Kenneth E. BeLieu on
the staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Mr. Edward C.
Welch of Senator Symington's office was also present. The reporting
was done by the firm of Ward & Paul and the two reporters were
Robert G. Cantor and Benjamin Harry Firshein.
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3. Present for the Agency were: Mr. Allen W. Dulles
Dr. Herbert Scoville, Jr., Dr. Karl H. We
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4. With the cooperation of the Security Office, a physical
survey was made of the hearing room and a technical sweep was also
made. The Security Office furnished two men at all times to stand
at the doors and to assist in clearing the room after the hearings.
5. It was early determined that there would only be three (3)
copies of the transcript and that it would be held by the Subcommittee
staff and be available to Senators only by dropping by and reading the
transcript where it vas held. The re.porting firm through the Sub-
committee staff delivered to the Agency the various carbon, dictauelts
and waste from the closed hearings for eventual destruction.
6. At a point where the DCI had just concluded the opening part
of his statement, the point was raised of whether that testimony could
be unclassified. The Dire :tor agreed that probably it could. He went
on to explain the peculiar problem of the Agency in connection with
unclas,:if.ied testimony. The Subcommittee Chairman asked the agency
to attempt to clear as much of the record. for publishing as possible.
The Director agreed to do the best we could on this,
7. One cop; of the transcript was made available to the Agency
on Z December 1957 for correction and return by 6 December. Cyrus
Vance specifically stated that it was the desire of the Committee that
the transcript not be made available outside of the Agency. The DCI
and DDCI were informed of this request. In the meantime, Mr. Robert
Dechert, General Counsel, Department of Defense, called requesting
the transcript and he was also advised of the Subcommittee's desires.
8. In my opinion, the Senators were courteous and attentive and
most interested in the facts presented to them. I do not believe the
record will show any overt antagonism toward the Agency.
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