Since the Latin American riots, the State Department has been seeking to sweep their Communist aspects under the rug. The minimizing testimony of Deputy Under Secretary Robert Murphy, given to Senate investigators behind the porous locked doors of a committee room, was an effort by an honest career officer to walk the tightrope between truth and Department policy. But if what has gushed out so far is an accurate summary of his words, Mr. Murphy has been signally remiss in transmitting what is in available Intelligence files.
The simple fact, however disturbing it may be to those who wish to foster a conciliatory attitude toward the Soviet Union, is that the riots against Vice President Nixon were a carefully prepared and concerted effort by the Communist apparatus to discredit the United States. That the Communists found willing hands to support this effort hardly diminishes Soviet responsibility. Consider the following:
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