A PUSH TO STOP BUSH REVVED UP BY CHURCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000100010117-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2007
• Sequence Number: 117
• Publication Date: November 12, 1975
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By JOSEPH .VOLT= .h: ..-
Washington, Nov. 11 (isews Bureau) _ `Sen. Frank
Church (D-Idaho), chairman of the-..Senate Intelligence
Committee, launched today his campaign to stop. George
Bush from becoming-- CI k director, .arguing that. the
nomination was a "travesty" on efforts to-reform.the spyI
agency...,
Ina 45 minute senate spee. I~0 M ~~~
' ` ? `"' `
Church called the nomination o-
Bush, now United States envoy..
to China and former national
Republican chairman, "ill-.ad-
vised" because of Bush's "pro-
longed involvement in pa_-tian
activities." Contending that Buss
might-use 'the CIA directorship
as "a springboard to higher po-
litical office,"- Church said that
he doubted that Bush would be-
able to stand. up to President
Ford if he thought administra-
tion policy was wrong.
Church," who. has presidential
ambitions himself, had hoped-to.,-.-
find someone. else in the. Senate..
to lead the attack- on Bush. So
far, some -Democrats have been-
skeptical but have refused to
flatly oppose Bush.. UPI bhoto
Sen. Gary Hart" (D-Colo) for ::. Sen. Frank. Church: enjoying; a-
example,,haz not made up-h:s..:
th th I t~!i break.athearing yesterday.
? b
o
nand. He sits on e
gence Committee and the Senate
Armed- Services Committee,
which will hold hearings on the
Bush nomination,.but not before
January...
Lists Some Successes.
Two influential Armed = Sere
ices members, Sens. Stuart Sym-
ington _ (D-into.) ands Henry 3c.
Jackson (D-Wash.) have taken a
wait-and-see attitude. Symington
contends he sees "no;ieason" so
far to block Bush, while, Jackson,
who has "'very strong -reserva-
tions" has not made up his
mind. ,
Church, attacked by CIA sup-
porters. for calling the agency a
"rogue elephant" and a "run-
away," sought today to adjust
his image as constant critic by
pointing out CIA . successes.
Among others,' he- listed these
accomplishments "-'
o The agency ;has 'detected;
every new: Soviet weapon, in thei
last 2S--years from., the- H-boml i
to the-latest strategic missiles.
s The- Soviet, antiballistic mis-
sile, system .around l[oscotiv was
'identified: seven. years ?.before-it
became operational-".
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