FRANKLIN PANEL TO TALK TO EX-CIA CHIEF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00418R000100150026-8
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: January 20, 1989
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Franklin Panel to Talk to Ex-CIA Chief
By + envy J. Ca firm or just coordinate counsel in Lin. Haig of Bel .
WORLPHERAW BUREAU coln from Washington, Schmit said. Colby sent a formal letter applying
Lincoln -Former CIA Director Wil- mittee, wother hich also will needs of robabl the uicom. re for the position after he was first
liam E. Colby will be interviewed today several investigators, would most~re contacted Sdmat laat weep,
by a special legislative committee in- likely Schmit said Omaha ttoabout he king
push the cost beyond the alturs00 now talked to were concerned about g
vestigaring the failure of Omaha's appropriated by the Legislature. Colby
Franklin Community Federal C the would charge 1250 an hour. Sdrmit said, position because the investigtak
ation
U LM, as the committee begi Schmit said he would have "no prob. pr&r Wtqft ? upon some a6 names ,ear legal caunsd. lam" ing back to the Legislature for
I assume the committee will have more fu
go yft nds to make sure all matters look outside the State for co coue
nsel, ask state several questions tSch t of him," wsaid related to Franklin's failure - including Schenk UM hedeckled to contact Colby Sen.
Loran chairman of the committee. Ood' the alleged sexual abuse of d?klr+en - to see whether ha ~Yas interested or
are investigated.
Bence director from 1973 to
1976. will arrive from Washington this
morning to meet the committee.
He is the only candidate that the
seven-member committee has sched-
Wed for an interview. Schmit said he
doubted the committee would make a
decision on hiring Colby today in a
dosed two-hour meeting.
"I don't think they probably will, but
they might," he said
Among the topics of discussion today
probably will be whether Colby would
prefer to handle the counsel's duties
alone, involve other members of his law
this investigation, that should not be a
factor," he said.
Colby, who works in the Washington
office of the New York law firm Dono.
van, Leisure, Newton and Irving, was
among six candidates who had formally
submitted applications for the position
through Wednesday. Other candidates
are former State Sen. Vard Johnson of
Omaha, Bernard Glaser of Lincoln,
counsel to the Legislature's Judiciary
Committee, Jane Grabenstein-Chan-
dler, former counsel to the General
Affairs Committee, attorney William D.
Jones of Omaha and attorney Dean E.
ldwam..wne n waaatungton who
wou
Sc hmit said he had met Colby several
John t fawn State Sea
amp of . a
former eC 01;ftlis in Vietnam,
had worked dby's pacification pro-
gram in the late 19S and has seen
Colby many times Since, Schmit said,
Schmit said he hr spoken with Colby
about the issues involved in the Frank-
lin in Up to that time,
Schmit Said, Colby's only knowledge of
the collapse of Franklin was what he
had read in Washmpon Colby could not be reacrad ~ ~
ment Thursday.
Colby, who served as Central Intelli-
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