▁brief ed ▁on ▁its ▁progress , ▁e . g ., ▁Senator ▁Sym ington ▁had ▁twice ▁visited ▁La os . ▁Hel ms ▁elabor ates ▁on ▁the ▁turn about : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁it ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁j olt ▁when , ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁sen ators , ▁Senator ▁Stuart ▁Sym ington ▁public ly ▁expressed ▁his ▁" sur prise , ▁shock ▁and ▁anger " ▁at ▁what ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁claimed ▁was ▁their ▁" re cent ▁discovery " ▁of ▁" CI A ' s ▁secret ▁war " ▁in ▁La os . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁understand ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁about - face . ▁Nor ▁have ▁I ▁since ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁f ath om ▁it . Sym ington ' s ▁" sh ock " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁was ▁" view ed ▁with ▁und is gu ised ▁sc orn ▁in ▁the ▁ag ency ." ▁R anel agh ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁p . ▁ 4 2 5 ▁note . ▁O ften ▁such ▁" con gression al ▁h uff ing ▁and ▁pu ff ing ▁was ▁for ▁public ▁consumption ▁only " ▁with ▁the ▁C IA ▁being ▁" priv ately ▁con gr at ulated " ▁later ▁for ▁its ▁efforts ▁in ▁La os . ▁R anel agh ▁at ▁ 6 1 0 ▁note . ▁ ▁Israel : ▁Six ▁Day ▁War ▁L ia ison ▁with ▁Isra eli ▁intelligence ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁James ▁Jesus ▁Ang leton ▁of ▁C IA ▁counter int elligence ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁