MEMORANDUM TO BILL MOYERS, WHITE HOUSE FROM RICHARD HELMS, DD/CIA(SUBJECT DEL

Created: 5/19/1966

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HEWDRA-'IDUX FORi Mr. bui D. Hoy era The White House

Mr*Douglean Catar, Jr. Tha White House

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AI'I'RnVtD POP RELEASE DATE: 4

3* Rasperta wan established four years ago at henlo Park, California, by Ita present editor-in-chiaf and publln'ier, Bdward K> Keating, Hew Tor*-born author, lecturer, lawyer, teacher, and Catholic layaan. n original all-Catholic staff of throe or four, Ranparta nowtaff of twor.ty-twoozen outaide editors.e*dquartarao San franclaco'o Sorth Beech area. Offices ar* alao Maintained in Hsu Tork, Paris, and HXinlch. Th* nagaiijte publishes aonthly. associate and contributing aditora to tojeparU iocluda Jasalea Wtford rreohaft, Harewa Raakla, Arthur Z*nd John ftooobor. Sereral of tbe listed lrtdlviduala hare

n ictlvo in support of identifiedgitation or prapaganda groups and at least two of tha Individuals have baan

' Identified aa active Comunlsts. Donald Duncanorner Specialnlisted nan who haa written earlier attack* against CIA in Ksjcparts, and who has publicly stated, "We will contlnuo to b* in danger asa CIA ia deciding policy and manipulating nations."

It. Informationecent issue of People's World, West

Coast Coaonunlst Party publication, indicates tiint Edwardaa otated he would aaek the nonination fronh California

Congressional District at San Mateo, and has described hisealf as"unalterably opposed" to Onitad States policy in Vietnam. This

publication also stated that Robert Senear had announcad ha will j oeok nonination from the ?th Congressional Dlstriot of California. '1 Schser stated his campaign would concentrate on opposition to the war

in Vietnam and that ha would identify with "all those narching and

demonstreting for an and to tha war in Vietnam".

$. Agency records reflect that Robert Senear Is presently an enploreo of the Center for the Study of Democratic(Find for the Republic). Senear wae former executivemmber of the university of California branch of the Pair Play for Cuba Committee and waaember of the Vietnam Day Committee, which has been responsiblo for nurjerous derwnstra-tlons on the West Coast protesting United States action in Vietnam.

Richard Helms Deputy Director

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