PRESIDENT CARTER NOMINATED MONDAY ADM. STANFIELD TURNER, TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000100060105-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 105
• Content Type: REPORT

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