BOWLES IS REPORTED ON THE WAY OUT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000200130122-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 1999
• Sequence Number: 122
• Content Type: NSPR

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C`Iti `u', A. Bowles 'was re-
i n'l;? today to be slated
fo)? it top itrnb adprlal
)Hier, in the first ' n1 jor
~ i 1:, It among Kennedy Ad-
ninis: i attoZt offiolajs.
it oleo welt understood drat
..1: ?n ~I': Dulles, : director ? of
ie Centralnteflig n e'Agen-
cy, eventually
l?laccd. but no tiAmelate con.
..deration is being given to
ti;ss move. -
i ONGREM
State Department officials
? ,ifi they knew nothing of
ional Se&lrlty Affairs, prob-
ably would replace Mr.
Bowles In the No. 2 Site De-
partment post..
It was Seamed thkt, Mr.
Bowles was being' urged to
constdea'?thq job of roving am-
baasst gra;a post now held by
Averlll 'Harriman, or as
art,"ajternative, ambassador to
Chile. Mr. Harriman, 70, 1s
sal dto want- to concentrate
on Sovigt affairs
Sources said the trim of the
change would be to improve
? policy planning In the State
apartment. There have been
"tear signs that W. Bowles,
^ho gave up a seat In Con-
reported I3owle shift. Ih.werer. reliable congres?
onal sources said the A6
niini.5tration was Moving to
d su o decision
"ir Bowles had no appoint- {,
tit ehecluled with Presi?
nt. KE-needy today. White
1+ .use Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger, questioned a b q u t
the Bowles report, said In
llvannic Port, last night, "I
fon't know anything about
. t."
'l he congressional sources
`airs McGeorge Bundy, 8 ial
presidential assistant for Nj*j
gress to advise lair: Kvnneay
paign, .has been `kept M1Qutt of,
outside obeerverlt'~ut1`ap~xitr?
ently has rroved',it ifrating?
.BACKGROUND
Mr, Bowles, a for ner, goo
ernor of Connecticut, s rve4
ap Ambassador to India acr''
President Truman and wis'
among those considered by
Mr. Kennedy for Secretary Of
State. before Dean Rusk was
selected.
But unllkes,,l known
" 11
undersecretaries in the st,
his appearances on Capitol
congressional ha c k groiund, {ti
Mr. Bowles appalpe>rhas
.ssibnment would by
"1irlornatically." 4
difficultiep: For thin
aclmtistration "w h
boy" for State De
,jsald this might be at the
of the sidetracking
..peclenced In the departm
Ambassadors have b e e.q
instructed: by the underseca'e
tary to take more of a people.
.to.-people-approach-the type
.of contact which made Mr.
Bowles popular in India-and
to see that overseas missions
are. better coordinated.
Mr. Bowles was said to
from ambassadors',on p Ow
gional ambassadorial cob
ences scheduled.
Approved For Release 1999/09/16 : CIA-RDP70-0006