Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-12
TEX
Mcclellan Receives
Sylvester Apology

tense Department does not be-
lieve the committee is conduct
ing q fair hearing -.
What has concerned me is
the. fact that hearings UP to
now produced a fragmentary
and confused report to the
public. At times 1t appears that
the questioning has resulted in
a one-sided view Of the issues
involved
81 am sure when the COM
mittee has concluded its in
quiry and all the facts are in,
it viii become clear on an OBJ
jective basis that the right de-
cisipn on the Tx contract was
made"
Mr.. Sylvester was questioned
in detail by individual Senator's
on his Friday statement that
obviously you will hardly get
a judicial rendering from @
committee in which there are
various Senators with State
self-interests in where the con-
tract goes. So far there is only
one Senator have seen on the
committee Senator Muskie,
Democrat Of .Maine), who
hasn't got an interest in It,"
Mcclellan Asks Questions
Chairman Mcclellan, an Ar
kansas Democrat, said he was
not concerned with that part
of Mr.. Sylvester's statement
regarding "a judicial render
ing"
But he said he knew Of no in.
terest his State has in the con
tract and did not want it il
the record that he might b
influenced in his Judgment b.
the fact that Arkansas as {
State has an interest in wherI
the contract goes.
$50, If you will" Senatol
Mcclellan said, "just tell u
what you had in mind will
respect to Arkansas in makinl
that statement"
Mr.. Sylvester said that II
making the statement he mad
no reference to any Senate,
or his fairness and that "theru
isn't a word about anybody
being fair or unfair" in 1t.
Then the defense official salt
he stated what seemed to b
a fact that the subcommittee
hearings are mot a court o
law, nor is any other senatorial
hearing. That was tn
point I was making tina
was what I was talking about
I know Of no interest that tn
State Of Arkansas has"
Senator Mcclellan thel
said:
That's all I'm interested ir
Your view as to whether ther
would be any judicious render
ing Of the opinion by the com
mitee is not of any great con
Germ to me
Wants Benefit Specified
The Senator then aske
specifically, as far as Nj
! Sylvester knew, Of any con
|, tract or any other benefI
Arkansas would receive fror
! the contract going either I
! Boeing or to General Dy
namics.
. II don't know that there al
any subcontracts in the Stat
Of Arkansas, and ! know I'll
main contract is not" M
{. Sylvester replied.
s Asked TO comment on III
testimony OF Mr.. Sylveste
d who had sent q letter yesterds
J, apologizing for his Friday slat'
8 ment, Senator Mcclellan saiC
: I'm satisfied that the bas
d he used for making that stat'
I ment 4. was predicated upo
s q false and erroneous prem
e ise."
In his letter Of apology
Senator Mcclellan, Mr.. SylveI
ter said II am sorry that recer
: comments by me in response
4 newsmen's questions concern
e ing the. Tx hearing had bee
4 interpreted to mean the d
A tense Department does not b
!. lieve the committee is conduc
Q ing q fair hearing"
S The letter said the subcon
n mittee has an "outstandir
y reputation" for fairness, ar
II have every expectation TIL
e the tradition Of fairness VI
e prevail In the current hea
ings."