CIA DIRECTOR RABORN IS UNDER DOUBLE ATTACK

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• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
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• Publication Date: February 5, 1966
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February 5, 1966
CIA, Director Raborn Is Under Double Attack
Soviets, of course, are after him, but so are some agency
`insiders' who don't like his frank opposition to appeasing Russia.
From, the Allen-Scott Report
' ral IntclI gcrc n:.ect r wen:...,,
Raborn is being virulently attacked from
both within and outside the huge agency-
by some strange bedfellows.
One of these smear campaigns, which
involves the circulation of forged doc-
uments and planted anti-CIA press re-
ports overseas, is being masterminded by
the KGB, the Soviet secret police.
These propaganda operations are
part of a long-range scheme to dis-
activities, and to try to force Adm.
late KGB objective is to dry up
sources which are giving the CIA
lin's machinations to foment "wars
of liberation" in Asia, Africa and
Illustrative of the scope, nature and
.success of the CIA's covert operations ;
was the infiltration of its agents at the
recent Tri-Continent Revolutionary Con-
ference in Havana.
At the Cuban meeting, Reds from
Africa and Latin America called for
Raborn has strong congressional sup?
port-but alsp.a few detractors.
Continued
forces from South Viet Nam and
the Dominican Republic.
The other attack against Raborn is
from the rear. Congressional supporters
of the Navy veteran deem it as sinister
as the other.
These CIA "insiders" are credited
with strongly disagreeing with his hard-
nosed opposition to making concessions_
to Russia, and his firm 'insistence on
obtaining "all intelligence" regardless
of whether it facilitates friendly relations
between the United States and the Soviet. .
This inner CIA attack on Raborn is
currently manifesting itself in "leaked"
stories to columnists and magazines.
The usual tenor of these "plants"
is that while Raborn did an outstanding
job in directing the Navy's Polaris mis-
sile program, he doesn't know how to
boss or control the CIA.
According to congressional sources,
these anti-Raborn officials, in an effort
to embarrass him, are endeavoring to get
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to hold hearings -on the CIA's impact
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-Ark.), chairman, to initiate a CIA
be. Fulbright is considering the
ter.
Should Fulbright reject the proposal,
it is McCarthy's intention to sponsor
a resolution authorizing such an in.'
v stigation by a special committee. This
w uld have to be voted on by the full
S nate.
Congressional friends of Raborn
attribute some of his difficulties with
long-time career CIA employes to his
setting up. around-the-clock watch
officers to keep him constantly in-
formed of Russian and Chinese co-
vert operations. This highly sensitive
check system was put into effect when
Raborn learned that either important
intelligence was not sent to him or
delivery was delayed for days.
Under the new arrangement, he, is
b iefed "before 7:00 a.m.," and con-
veys essential information to Pres-
i ?ent Johnson immediately after he
a akens.
The President, who personally selected
1 aborn, thoroughly approves the way he
i functioning and is giving him his full
s pport.
Efforts to label Raborn as inexper-
i need and ineffective are brushed off
b the President. He is telling critics
t at his confidence in Raborn's ability
h s grown since he became head of
A.
Raborn has strong support in Congress,
I d by Speaker John McCormack (D.-
ass.). These legislators are particularly
i pressed by Raborn's routing CIA of-
fi ials out of bed with early-morning
calls about urgent developments in their
eas.
Adm. Raborn also is trying to keep the
A's super-secret intelligence estimate
d vision on its toes by making this
closed -shop justify its special reports
b fore they are circulated as official
d cuments.
"If Raborn can help it, no CIA
e timate will contain any of those fancy,
econceived ideas as in the past," one
i formed legislator said. "He has guts
a d brains, and all he wants from his
s aff are the facts and nothing but the
f cts."
Also highly regarded by Administration
thorities are Raborn's harmonious re-
lations with FBI Director J. Edgar
oover. They work closely and
FES 5 1966 s oothly together.
They have one thing very much in
mmon. The Soviet's KGB is out to
scredit both and to drive them from
ffice. Hoover is first on KGB's list.
laborn is second.
(Copyright 1966, Hall S ndiate, Inc.
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