CIA SHIFTS TOP OFFICIALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000404440083-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 83
• Publication Date: June 28, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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UNITED PRESS INTERNATI{
28 June 1984
CIA SHIFTS TOP OFFICIALS
BY HELEN THOMAS
WASHINGTON
FOUR TOP LEVEL CIA OFFICIALS HRVE BEEN SHIFTED
TO KEN POSITIONS STARTING JULY It IN IIHAT A SPOKESMRlt INSISTED
IIEDMESDRY MRS A 'ROUTINE ROTfsTI OM' AND NOT RELATED TO AGENCY ACT ION
IK CENTRAL AMERICA.
CIA SPOKESMAN DRLE PETERSUk SAE G CONTRARY TO REPORTS, THE SHALE-UP
MRS MOT DUE TO ANY 'DISSRTISAFACTIOh OVER CENTRAL RnERICAN Pt]LICY.'
'WE ARE CRLLIN6 IT A ROUTINE ROTATION OF HIGH LEVEL OFFICALS WHICH
YAS ANNOUNCED TO OTHER AGENCY EPPLOVEES ABOUT R MEEK AND A HALF AGO,'
kE SAID.
HOWEVER, SEN. PATRICK LEAHY. D-VT., SUGGESTEt ONE OF THE NOYES WAS
A REWARD FOR "NOT TELLING ANYONE f 1h CONGRESS) ANYTH[11G.'
THE CIA MRS RECENTLY CONE UNDER FIRE FOR COVERT OPERATIONS IN
NICARAGUA INCLUDING FOR THEIR ROLE IN ASSISTING REBELS IN THE MINING
IF HARBORS, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO NEUTRAL SHIPPING.
.THE CIA HAS ALSO BEEN ACCUSED OF MEDDLING IN EL SALVADOR'S
ELECTIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF RECENTL' ELECTED PRESIDENT JOSE NAPOLEON
DUAR TE.
DUARTE DEFEATED RIGHT-WING LEADER ROBERT] D' RUBU ISSON, WHO HAS
,:BEEN ACCUSED OF HAVING LINKS TO DEATH SQUADS. THE REAGRPI
iDNINSTRRTION HAD PREFERRED DUARTE, A MODERATE, OVER D'RUBUISSOWi.
PETERSON ANNOUNCED THAT CLAIR GEORGE, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
LEGISLATIVE LIAS AIMS, WILL BECOME DIRECTOR OF OPERAS 1 I ONS 1 k CHARGE OF
CLRNDESTINE COLLECTION OF tNFORIirTIGh RkD COUkTER-II1TELLIGEkCE.
CHARLES BRIGGS, CURRENTLI ENECUT[YE DIRECTOR OF THE DAY-TO-DRY
OPERATIONS OF THE AGENCY MILL BECO11E THE NEU DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE
LIASOMS REPLACING GEORGE.
JOHN STEIN, DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS WILL BECOME THE INSPECTOR
6ENERiIL, REPLACING JRPES TA4LOR.
TAYLOR, IMTURH, MILL TAKE OVER Lit IOhiS' JOE; AS DIRECTOR OF
DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
CIA DIRECTOR WILLIRt1 CRSE'f ANG HIS ttEPUT`f, JOH t Chhk1 k ILL REMAIN
IN THE TWO TOP POSITIONS IN THE CIA.
SEN. DANIEL MOYM IHAH, G, W. v. } RAN. i kG DEI UCRA i Oh THE SENATE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, CALLED GEORGE'S NOSE "it PR6NOT1t ."
'ONE CAN ALWAYS THINK THAT SONE ELUSIVE PURPOSE IS INVOLVED,' HE
ADDED. 'I'M PREPARED TO THINK THAT FOUR SEASONED PROFESSIONAL PERSONS
HAVE BEEN MOPED ABOUT JUST ON THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE THAT I T IS GOOD
TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.'
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