Threat of Communism to National Security

eat that exists somewhere

other than in the united states

let me ask his earth

just how serious a threat

to our national security

of these communist super sub activities in the united states

group of them in the united states

communism is so often described an ideology or a belief that exists

somewhere

other than in the united states

let me ask you sir

just how serious a threat to our national security

of these communist submersible activities in the united states

well i think they're serious i think it's a matter that we should continue

to uh... give a great care and attention to

we should support uh... the laws which the united states has passed in order to

protect us

from uh... those who would destroy us from within

we should sustain uh... the department of justice in its efforts in the fbi

and we should be continually alert

i think if the united states is maintaining a strong society here in the

united states

i think that we can meet any internal threat

the major threat is external and will continue

for we are opposed around the world

by a monolithic

and ruthless conspiracy

that relies primarily on covet means

for expanding its fear of influence

on infiltration

instead of invasion

on subversion

instead of elections

on intimidation

instead of free choice

on guerrillas by night

instead of armies by day

it is a system which has conscripted

vast human and material resources

into the building of a tightly knit

highly efficient machine

that combines military

diplomatic

intelligence

economic

scientific

and political operations

its preparations are concealed not published

its mistakes are buried

not headlined

its dissenters are silenced

not praised

no expenditure is questioned

no rumor is printed

no secret is revealed

it conducts the cold war in short

with a wartime discipline

no democracy would ever hope

or wish to match

nevertheless every democracy

recognizes the necessary restraints

of national security

and the question remains

whether those restraints need to be more strictly observed

if we are to oppose this kind of attack

as well as outright invasion