SCARLET AND BLACK Salutddy. February lo. I969 IIlllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllh CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 2 ISSUE (Editor‘s Note: Last sep- tember ii and 15, THE EVE- NING STAR in Washington ran a series oi two articles by noted civil rights lawyer Wil- liam Higgs, which revealed how Tairlie House, a ram- bling Virginia estate current— ly used by government agen— cies as a “think center”, is actually being controlled and linanced by the CIA. THE EVENING STAR later denied all responsib ty for the articles, but Higgs re- mains adamant in delense oi his accusations. In last week’s Issue 0! the 5&8, Higgs outlined the or- ganization of Airlie House and gave the agencies. such Is the White House, Silt: Department, Congress and others, that use the center tor high-level conferences. This week, he documents how the CIA employs its iinanoial control to elaborately bug the center for sound Illd taping.) IllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllIIllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllw By WILLIAM HIGGS Liberation News Service (Note: Last September 14 Ind 15, William Higgs, ii Washington lawyer noted (or his work in civil rights cases, revealed It) THE EVENING suit in Wuhlngton docu. ments proving beyond reas- enable doubt that Alrlla House, a huge conterence center in Warienton, Va. which is used by many gov- ernment agencies tor “think sessions," is tirmly under the mntrol oi, and has been fl- nanced by, several govern- ment agencies, notably the out. In addition, Higga proved that the entire conter— ence center is elaborately bugged for sound and taping. THE EVENING STAR re- ceived a call from Richard Helms, director oi the CIA, and on Seplr 19, it Publicly apologized tor its two articles based on Higgs’ intoi-uration, asserting that Airlic is entire- ly financed by independent sources. But in a letter to THE STAR written subse- quently, Higgs pointed out that THE STAR had exam- ined only the tax and rev- enue data from Airlie’s 1935 records, and reasserted that it is the present Control. and not the present linancing, ot the Center that determines its legitimacy. Airlie House is suddenly in the news this week, as the International Association of ChIeIs 01' Police have chosen it as their meeting place. The police chlets employed one Negro consultant through last August, but since then have remained a completely white group. Last week, Mrs. Willie Hardy, Washing- ton ghetto mother and or- ganizer, went to Warrenton to confront the police but was iumed away torcehilly. Meanwhile, Higgs has coni- pleted this account or the history and control or what probably is the most impor- tant conlerence center opera. tive In this country.) A GOOD OLD FASHIONED EXPOSE THE CIA AND AIRLIE HOUSE in 1957, Kenneth T. Young, director or the State Depart menl's Southeast Asia Altairs desk and a Iel‘mer official in Air Force combat intelligence, prepared a lengthy private memo that was circulated among top government oiiici< als. A supplemental-y imple- mentation memo was then sub- mitted to the Under Secretary at State. The basic memo asserted that lriendly local leadership in the developing countries of the world was essential to the iirrthering at us. interests abroad. Young advocated the cultivation and training of a local elite group in these coun~ tries — in his words, “Ihe nil- ing elite." Turning to the spe- cific Young declared: "In View of the highly devel- oped military and police lech— niqucs iii the West and particu- larly in the us. and the spirit or comradeshlp in the protes sion oi arms, the military es- tablishments In the newly do. vcloping countries are proba- bly the most open. friendly, and sympathetic group irom our viewpoint.” II: COMRADESHIP IN THE PROFESSION 0F ARMS Young added, “The impor- tant’targ‘el . . r is the mouth mum number of the future top elite sharing goals and values compatible with our own.” Another- excerpt from the lengthy memo set forth a clas— sic justification tor govern- ment by military might: “A cohesive, patriotic group at top officers can serve as a bal< ancewheel, a guardian ot pub- hc salety, and a grand reieree among antagonistic political groups. Ill addition to Serving as a restraining influence on the ambitious or whims oi po- litical leaders, the security to ' can sometimes sense the va ions moods and icelirrgs ot the people better than the iii-- bantzed bureaucracy because military personnel may be closer in attitude as well as lav cation to the populaiinn" Then, Kenneth 1‘. Young stated: 2. New arrangements should be set up in Washington and the held {or ascertaining and designating potential leader-s, tacilitating their tours at study or Visits in the United States or elsewhere in the Free World, and lollowing up with them in their home country {or several years after their retllm. Much is being done along these lines now, but our collective efiorts should be improved quickly. The latest psychological tind— ings on the discovery or intel- lectual nptitudes and lender~ ship skills should be systema- tized lor this program. Better ways and more means should be allocated to per-reeling the experience at toreignet-s here. especially those from Africa find Asia. They should be beta ter received, better looked cite er, and better exposed to PART TWO American whys. Our greatest tletrciency is in the lack ol iollowatp in the hoiue country. oin- personnel abroad is al- ready taxed, but nevertheless our overseas starts should he directed and trained to main tour a personalized contact \\'lIIl selected returnees . ., . or New measures will be needed to coordinate us. gov- ernment activities with founda- tions, universities, and busl- ncsscs in order to bring the enormous private resources to bear in the leadership pro- gram. Thees thousands or per- sons coniing here on private arrangements will lie outside any political orientation what- soever unless some coordina- tion Is oriented One small means would be to rotate spe- cialists among the v.5. orienta— tion center, the new institute tor advanced study or national development, and regional cen- ters In the Unlted States. All- other means would be to ask the private agencies to collab- orate 0n the roster, so that Ihere would be u single clear— ing house tor records on illl lor- eign persons coming here tor ti-alning or education r . . The principal elements need- ed tor the tinanolal support ot this program would he the tol- lowing: l. The presentation of the program in executive session to the appropriate Congressional Committees in order to obtain Congressional or legislatrve support tor undertaking this program. 2. A new item in the State Department‘s budget tor ham dling the administration at the program in Washington and the field. However, some conliden. tial tunds may be required. 3. A program of partnership hrtencrug to build and maintain any at the new tacrlilies meri- tioned above it Would be ad- visable [Cl use A combination DI" ilintls from ICA and Slate, PL 480 local currency, the IBRD, the private iouiidatioils, Amel- icau and ioreigri banks, and m‘ivale intIiVldual investors. Probably a great deal more could be done with PL 480 iunds and private Individuals than is now the case. The lat- ter might be interested in sup» p0l1lng new colleges or institu- tions abroad. 3. The Department or State should then assume the leader- ship to put the program into el- iect alter inter-agency consul- tation via the NSC or DC as required. in the supplemental memo that he prepared tor the Under Secretary of State. Young stated: 1. The us. government in Washington and in its field missions needs a mechanism at the policy level to coordinate the political eltects on each one of its overseas programs: ex- change of persons. economic and financial assistance, techs irrcal cooperation and rsstst— ance, military aid and training, lnlor-mation, CIA operations, the overseas programs of La bor, Commerce, Agriculture and other dcparllnems and agencies, and those at private agencies and businesses. We have many agencies, projects, facilities and funds hilt they are too dispersed and undirect— ed now 3. Policy: (a) The most up gent and abiding requirement is a high-level policy decision that the political aspects ot aid programs in underdeveloped areas will be the overrlding priority. This decision Is indiSs pensablc because many other Considerations now overshadow political {actors in the selection of projects and setting of prior- ities in all our overseas pro grams, with some exceptions. Unless there is n NSC direc- tive or Cabinetelevel decision binding the departments and agency heads, any attempt to move ahead with this program will be hobbled at lower lev- els. . . . Young’s statements we” pregnant {or the later developr merit of us. foreign policy — the roles ot the us. ioreign aid program and penetratlon of American foundations - just to mention two key points. it has become increasingly ap- parent that America’s aid pr0~ grams are in tact an arm or its toreign policy with particularly close association woth the CIA Assistant AID administrator for Far East Rutherford Foals stated as much in testimony this April beiore the House Foreign Aria l rs Committee, And the Ramparts article has exposed some at the activities of American foundations and private organizations in acting as agents tor the CIA. But one point oi Young's Dr- iginal memo is ol immediate concern. The State Department oilicial proposed that: A new lacility is needed: (a) the establishment or an insti- tute tor such orientation in the Washington area. A large house in the country near the city where hey oliieials could spend a iew days at concentrated at- tention on this problem with specialists at n d ollicers in Washington would tacilitate the prograuh To conclude with Dr. Young: He was appointed Ambassador to Thailand in early 1961. At his confirmation hearing on March 23, 1961, before the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Commit- tee, he admitted being an oili» Cial of Standard Vacuum Oil Co. with oil interests in Thai— land. No mention was made nor questions asked about the 1957 documents. Young served un~ (II 1963 as Thailand Ambassa- dor and SEATO representa- live. He is now back with Stan- dard Vacuum Oil Co., is a member of the Council on For- eign Relations and is chair- mail of the Advisory panel to the State Department on South- east Asia. Young is the some he: Nino person who chaired the 1965 Airlle conlerence on ‘Stlategy for Peace.” s u it III: ENTER THE MYSTERIOUS HEADS It was on June 8, 1955, that Dr. Murdock Head bought the iirst piece oi land of what was later to become the Airlis House Conielence center. The price was apparently about growl). On July 10. 1959, the Heads bought an adjoining gainer-e parcel—known as "Alrlie"; evi- dently the cost was about $110, 000. Four months later, on Nov. 12, 1959, a nonproiit Virginia corporation was created called Airlie House Foundation. Thil corporation was allowed to (II. on Sept. 15. 1960. The directors were: the Heads, William Duel- ler, Edgar Wilson, Don Wengerl Gordon Letterman, and Joseph Sisco. Doeller is an attorney in War- renton, tour miles east or Airlle. Wilson is from Macon, Ga., and is also a lawyer. Dr. Don S. Wenger is a Washington sur- geon and Was a Brlgadler Gen- eral in the Medical Corps. USAF. Dr. Gordon Letterman I a plastic surgeon in Washington and holds membership, as does Wengel’, in the Association oI Military Surgeons. Joseph John Sisco entered government service through the Central Intelligence Agency in 1950. He then joined the State Department and served in vari. ous capacitles, particularly in affairs. Today he is Assistant Secretary of State for lntelna~ tional Organization Aiialrs. Sis. co is Head’s brothervinelaw. On April 1, 1960, the nonprofit All‘lle Foundation was created, also a Virginia corporation. Mot-timer M. Caplin was the registered agent, one at iour directors, and secretary. Joseph J. Sisco was President and One of the only four directors. The other two directors were Dr. Don S. Wellger and Edgar H. Wilson (also vice president). The incorporatars were Caplin, William C. Battle, and Douglas D. Drysdale. Mortimer M. Caplin was Com- missioner of Internal Revenue during 1961-1954. He was with the Oilrce at Naval intelligence (luring World War II: returned in the New York law him of Paul, Weiss, Wharton, thlting and Garrison after the Nani then ieii to teach law at his alma mater, the University at Virginia, In 1950 In Virginia Caplin also joined the firm or Perkins, Battle and Minor. William C. Battle was U. S. ambassador to Australia 1962. 1964. He was also a member of the Perkins, Battle and Minor law firm. Douglas D. Drysdalc is also a member at the Para kins firm. on Oct. 25, 1960, Lillian and Robert Gibson — the parents of Jane G. Head — conveyed 355 acres of land to the Head: In consideration for “love and alreclioii,” land which they had purchased 15 days earlier lot is sum of about $100,060. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllii (Continued In Next Issue —- Friday, March ll)