CIA NOMINEE PUT IN AWKWARD SPOT

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CIA-RDP90-00965R000504160046-9
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December 22, 2016
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February 9, 2012
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February 27, 1987
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ST Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/09: CIA-RDP90-00965R000504160046-9 0A_ I USA TODAY 27 February 1987 CIA nominee put in awkward spot BY Bob Minzesheimer Gates, at the time, ran the CIA's intelligence operation. The commission found the NSC was "actively involved" in preparing a CIA report in 1985 that hinted at encouraging al- lies to sell arms to Iran. "It is a matter of concern," it said, if "the strong views of NSC staff members were al- lowed to influence the (CIA) In- telligence judgments" The Tower Commission re- It adds: "It is critical that the port adds to the questions that line between intelligence and could block, or at least delay, advocacy of a particular policy Robert Gates' confirmation as be preserved. ... In this in- CIA director. stance, the CIA came close At issue: how much the Na- enough to warrant concern." tional Security Council, push- -' Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., said ing the Iranian arms deal, thanais MOM 'Key qUestions" for tainted the "objectivity" of CIA Gates, whose nomination is be- intelligence reports on Iran. ing considered by the Senate intelligence committee. Gates also can't remember what he told White House aides last year at the time they were compiling a phony chronology. "This could cause some trou- ble," said Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, the panel's vice- chairman. By L. Mark, UPI GATES: May have to remain acting director until congressional committees, special prosecutor complete investigations. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/02/09: CIA-RDP90-00965R000504160046-9