Evening star., 1963-02-07
HEARING
Stratton Of New York Attacks Keatinq S Charqes
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hardtop or gravel-and-concrete
MRBM sites have not been dug
out In the same manner as the
IRBMs intermediate range
ballistic missiles)."
Possibilities Stressed
Senator Stennis, chairman Of
the subcommittee inquiring
into the Cuban situation, said,
"The continued possibilities of
development there over q time
are tremendous" For one thing,
the Senator said. Cuba would
be a strong base OF operations"
against other countries in this
hemisphere short Of military
operations.
He commended Mr.. McCone
for his testimony and said that
he has given us In q few hours
many facts that are quite re-
vealing."
Mr.. McCone declined to say
anything about his testimony
as he left the hearing. II have
no comment to make at ALL" he
said. I'm sorry, / would like
to talk with you. but II it's not
within my province to do So"
Senator Stennis said the sub
committee, after a recess, will
call Pentagon witnesses for tes-
timony.
Representative Stratton,
Democrat Of New York, famed
the controversy over Cuba with
a statement charging Senator
Heating with using hit-and-
run tactics strangely rem
iniscent" of the late Senator
Joseph r. Mccarthy, Republi-
can of Wisconsin.
Partisan Claptrap"
In his second attack on the
New York Senator in as many
days Mr.. Stratton said Senator
Keating was guilty of dis
graceful responsibility" and
partisan claptrap" for pre-
tending, as the Representative
described 1t, to know more
about Cuba than intelligence
officials. :.
Senator Margaret Chase * *
Smith, Republican of Maine, y
described Mr.. McNamara's y
briefing as too long, too tech
nical and on the defensive" ct
Senator Saltonstall, Repub- m
lican of Massachusetts,, had =
this to say with regard to the y
Secretary's report: u
Il think public reaction will U
be one of greater confidence,
with still some uncertainties te
and concern as to the future" vi
Senator Symington, Demo- m
crat of Missouri, said he was 81
impressed by Mr.. McCone's W
testimony and also remarked s,
that Mr.. McNamara's television bt
briefing was "typically thor
ough."
Il believe he told the Ameri- ~
can people all that he knew tn
for sure about Soviet personnel tn
and weaponry in Cuba at the C,
present time" Senator Syming- :.
ton added. al
m
SOvietS Strong n,
THE question about what is to
or Is not an offensive weapon
is technical and relative one;
and in any case there Is uni
versal agreement the Soviets
are still maintaining on the
island, at heavy expense, a
large military complex.
This complex is not lessen
ing. One can only ask why.
I believe much of the answer
lies in the aims and ambitions
OF Mr.. Khrushchev and Castro c
in Central and South America. II
1t is my belief, also. that If his Al
major Soviet military build-up Oh
is allowed TO remain in Cuba, bi
1t can only result in further ic
Communist problems in this fl
hemisphere" h
Both Mr.. McCone's review of
the situation and an opening Il
statement by Senator Stennis 4
at the hearing we're made pub ir
lie. In his statement. the SEN a,
ator referring to last October's h,
strong stand taken by the ad- Il
ministration, said ut may be N
well that a new and similar ~
show OF strength, force and de-
termination might be required ~
by the situation in Cuba" =
Asked about this after the =
McCone testimony, Senator = !,
Stennis replied: =
II said that before and I still . :,
say 1t might come to that" = :,
DeplOres Numbers Conflict
Senator jackson, Democrat
OF Washington, a subcommittee !,
member, said. "the very pres a 4
ence OF Soviet troops in Cuba = =
Is a matter Of gravest concern" = =
Referring to controversial =
estimates about the number OF g
Soviet troops there, Senator = :,
jackson said 1t was a sad sit y :,
uation to get into a quarrel y
over numbers and added: ~ y
1T Is the presence Of Soviet - -
troops right next door to the =
United States which threatens u
the peace Of the hemisphere
and the peace Of the world" i
After hearing the CIA di- p
rector's briefing, Senator Gold y
water, Republican OF Arizona, c
said: o
II have felt and said many II
times that we have TO get rid Is
Of the Russian military forces Ct
In Cuba. I am more convinced
now than ever before that we eI
have TO do this" II
Senator Saltonstall, Republi- Ia
can Of Massachusetts,, said: a
THE presence OF Soviet
troops In Cuba and the testi- j
mony OF Mr.. McCone give us el
much concern" "