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...leak dramatically illustrated the difficulties that Congress and the Administration face in working out guidelines for legislative oversight of the CIA. The decision to help finance anti-Communist forces in Italy was strongly endorsed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Said a Government official: "Henry's attitude toward this one has been 'Damn the congressional critics and leakers-full steam ahead...
Angry Ford. Under a 1974 measure requiring the CIA to tell Congress about its covert operations, Colby briefed six separate House and Senate committees in December about the agency's plans for Italy. The leak sprang quickly. On Dec. 26, the McClatchy newspaper chain in California reported part of the story, which attracted no attention. Following their own leads, the New York Times and the Washington Post published more detailed versions last week. President Ford authorized Press Secretary Ron Nessen to describe him as "angry" about the leak...
...continue to conduct some clandestine operations abroad, and 2) it is impossible to carry out such missions if Congress, once briefed, reveals them to the press. (For Colby's views on the CIA'S role, see following interview.) In an effort to reduce the likelihood of a leak, Senator Frank Church's intelligence committee will recommend to Congress that the CIA be required to brief only two new committees-one in the House and one in the Senate-set up to oversee agency operations. A more significant and perplexing question is how much power Congress should have...
...three-game winning streak, which included an easy victory over Cornell, but the Bruins have a habit of capsizing in big games. Against a Harvard squad, though, which has yet to get its act together, Brown not only remained afloat, but whenever there was any danger of springing a leak, the holes were filled quicker than you can say Thurston Howell...
...problem is that the tunnel has sprung a $200,000 leak, and city manager James L. Sullivan said this week he will initiate a suit against Harvard to recover the costs of the repairs...