March 2, 1986
No Violation Is Found In Harvard Research
AP
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1 -- A foreign affairs expert at Harvard broke no university rule when he examined the demise of dictators in research secretly financed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the school has decided.
Research by Samuel P. Huntington of Harvard's Center for International Affairs did not significantly involve the university, Harvard ruled Thursday.
An article based on Professor Huntington's research appeared in the winter issue of the Harvard quarterly International Security.
The article concludes, ''American interests will generally be best served if long-standing dictators die in bed, soon.''