NEW LEADER FOR C.I.A.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100130046-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: June 21, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

PIT,f?SBURGH POST-(3A7A!ryrTE
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Nezu .Leader for ~C. r. A. '~.
HE CENTRAL Intelligence Agency; ~;.;
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in fresh controversy. ~! ;:
involved.
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resident Johnson has named: a career ~~
ichard Helms, to succeea eamira ?.
of the agency. Th r
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aborn, as c
elcome change corner as a compro :1'Y
ise is sought on closer supervision o , ~ ;
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he C. I. A. by Congress.. , '
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As a career man involved princi
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ally in administration, Mr. Helms ha
dmiral Raborn's job and apparent-~
rornise could be tarnished if he get ~'
aunhi: in the middle of the disput ,;!:
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Ina enmmittee. l:~.,.
re at times in important foreig ~',
licy matters, it is argued with som ::
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nafc that three members 'of the Se -.:!'
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Committees which exert some sort [
supervision over the C. I. A. There s
strong opposition to this by Senat r
Richard B. Russell, who heads ;t e
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9Ne hope that an ~ acceptable co -
promise can be worked out witho t t!
subjecting the di:;pute ~to an airs g ~
on the Senate floor where the majori y ,
leader, Senator Ivtansfield, has pr -
dicted that "fearful things might, a ~~
said that would nat-,help the agency r!
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already been said publicly about t e +'
and that's why it needed n .:,
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leadership .and closer congressio I;,.:
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this can be achieved without exposi~pg
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