Archive Report
Archive Report
Spy and Anti-Spy Legislation in Congress
Bill to Strengthen Foreign Intelligence
Congress has been asked by the National Military Establishment and the Department of Justice to write into law at its present session both a “spy” bill and an “anti-spy” bill. The first is the proposed “Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949”; it would grant broad powers for the peacetime operation of a United States secret service in foreign countries. The second is “a bill relating to the internal security of the United States”; it would grant new powers to combat activities of foreign spies and saboteurs within this country.
The spy bill (HR 2663) has already been passed by the House. It was taken up Mar. 7 under suspension of the rules—a procedure which limits debate ...