Secret Service Overhaul Urged’

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30558, 29 September 1964, Page 23

Secret Service Overhaul Urged’

r.va A.-Riurer—Copgright; wjSHNGTON September 28. le Aarren Commiiion which inyesigatid the assassof President Ke tied j made the folwinj recomendatios:— 1. committee of Cabinet mergers, iteluding the Secretail of |e Treasury and the Kttornf-General, or the Natttial icurity Council, shoiii be Assigned the respodibilitJtof reviewing and ovetjeeing the protective acti«ties < the Secret Service! and 1e other Federal age£ies tit assist in safeguarding e President. 2. Sugge ions have been advanced 1 the Commission for the t|isfer of all or parts of protective reinsibilities from the Secretfcervice to some other deponent or agency. The Commlion believes that if there iso be any determination <| whether or not to relocate lese responsibilities and j ictions, it ought to be ma by the Executive and Congress, perhaps upa recommendations based on 1 lies by the previously sug ted committee. 3. Meat rile, in order to improve < ly supervision of the Secre ervice within the Departmej of the Treasury, the Comijsion recommends that the Secretary of the TreasuryJppoint a special assistant j with the responsibil) of supervising the SecriService. 4. Thefommission recommends wt the Secret Service corietely overhaul its facilities devoted to the advanceletection of potential thris against the President. I 5. TH Commission recommends iat the Secret Ser-1 vice the protective followed in the plannii and conducting of Presidiial motorcades. In partiAr. the Secret Service t>uld continue its current forts to increase the precdionary attention given to brings along the motorcadefoute. 6..’he Commission recom-

mends that the Secret Ser-' (vice continue its recent efforts to improve and for-! inalise its relationships with! local police departments in areas to be visited by the; President. 7. The Commission recom-j mends that the Secret Service be provided with the personnel and resources which the service and the Department of the Treasury I may be able to demonstrate . are needed to fulfill its imI portant mission. . 8. Even with an increase ’ in Secret Service personnel, ‘ the protection of the Presi- [ dent will continue to require , the resources and co-opera- ’ tion of many Federal agenI cies. The commission recom- . mends that these agencies, specifically the F. 8.1., cont tinue the pracUce of assisting i the Secret Service by pro- . viding personnel or other aid. . and that there be a closer [ association and liaison be- , tween the Secret Service and all Federal agencies. t 9. The Commission recom- . mends that the President’s t physician always accompany . him during his travels and [ occupy a position near the . President. 10. The Commission re- • commends to Congress that .it adopt legislation which would make the assassinat tion of the President and j Vice-President a Federal , crime. 11. The commission be- ■ Sieves that the (State) De- . partment should in all cases i exercise great care in the . return to this country of , defectors who have evidenced disloyalty or hostility . to this country or who have . expressed a desire to rei nounce their American citi- , zenship and that when such ’ persons are so returned, pro- . cedures should be adoptedj for the better dissemination .j of information concerning . ithem to the intelligence . agencies of the Government. J 12. The Commission ref commends that the represen- , tatives of the bar, law enforcement associations, and . the news media work together to establish ethical standards concerning the collection and presentation of information to the public so . that there will be no interference with pending criminal investigations, court proceedings, or the right of individuals to a fair trial.