CIA-BOUND ADMIRAL WINS PANEL'S UNANIMOUS PRAISE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000100070048-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: February 23, 1977
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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-enoughtoprevent him fronvoting to
approve the nomination.- ` ,. ?,~ :.,
Sen. 3oe Bider, (D-De.)-suggested
fits about CIA-activities., However,.iil an : -;- I =will accept'.,the.. responsibility,
saver to questions, he did make these points: hen?I-get back to the agency my subor;
---=H&: would support legislation; providing f_dinate, (who failed to keep him informed):.:
vil sanctions'. for; CIA officials and other had' better be able to- accept the respons'-
goernment?' employes wha break their?- ~bility as.well.'' '= ~ i ``
but. said the doubts. were riot serious
`cause'srstaff -,had -.warned-film that;
:he had a tendency.to:talk'toamuc
'-The-onl}yissue thatseemed to.troii_
ble committee..-inembers.wasTurfier's:
decisionto continue on'active duty:as=
a'four=star admiral:: Sen ? nary: Hart
said: _he:.,had:-reservations
about a military-snail -for thie CIA job ;
ouye?told'Turner;as.the-admirat pre adopt1 , a year... n er. p
pared.to"leave the'Capitol%after31 _ .could draw a,full salary as CIA. director . in:r him in the dark about questionable-activi'-=
,hours of mostly,frieridly-questioning' addition to hismilitary retirementberefits, ''ties so he could later say truthfully that he'
`_?^=Turner-said he: -brought- along .buIL-Uhe remains on active duty, he can re- ?rknewnothing 'about thert: He~said,
card ; on which .hehad.lettered in led, cente only the CIA salary. -t~ r, ever have to come; to this. committee and`.
-;the avoid?t"crisp' :and:~`positive,' be- The committee asked.Tu:ner,for specs --'learn:that I did-not-know of. something;.
waii) said the committee.would cote , WotUbe a.-subterfuge since he plans to re:=`l ---He-would resin rather than carry out,;
today to send Turner's nomination to :turra.to active naval^ uty -after his CIA ser ' fan'order from the :White House .to engaay>
the full Seratq, where approval seems vic e "-'m illegal or?unconstitutional_activitie~
ds, ~ He;.would not permit the : CIA to plot:;
has already ser ved 30 years an
U :would say'you .can go .with coif ? thus qualifies .for mairum pension gene-= theassassination.of foreign leaders ' in l
fidence you 'cidil be confirmed," Iri, fits Turner said-, his decision will cost hipeacetime. T .. ; s". `
7 Xnn U d the law he ' ~H~ does not idantsubordinates to kee =
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LOS ANGELES TrNS
23 FEBRUARY 1977
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R ',oath not to divulnoe classified iiiforina~ion.
-WA SHIN.GTON-Occasionally that .Turner might use-,the Mpost s-i'. And he would prepare the draft of such-a
lancing. at=-a hand-lettered: placard stepping stone to either, chief; of avaL Iaw for consideration by Congress
}?eminding him:-to ;keep hiss savers operations or chairman of the Joint Chief _, =-The 1. should engage in covert ei
Positive;:', Adn~ Stan = ;,.. forts td *n al' ate events in other coun
!.-cnsp".=and,." of Staff
lield:Turner Tuesday won the'unani= Turner responded that he was not seek trtea"on i ere andoper~wa}r to.Ql?
siious=praise' of:`senators'considea ins any: other office but was willing ta'-==the-same result and if the lrrelit .clearly 1
risk .of :'"
-his nomination as CIA director: serve m any capacity in. which- Carter, his outweigh the: nS r ineluding the
;x In:contrast to the-oppositioii- which for er~Naval Academy classmate,"wanted.. disclosure:
,President Carter's first-choicefor.the him.; ~.~> + ?~;, ' ' He: would not rule. out' : the'possib,tty;
er-
job, Theodore C.,~,Sorensen, -encoiin- Turne>. was adamant in'refusing to re '- that'the-CIA-.might use. reporters, acade.FI
'tered> on:4the::SenateIntelligence sgr his commission. He'noted that the law =mics and clergymen.in-covertactivities.?'I1
) ember
-Comnuttee, Turner;~.received-assur- that,"estaalished.theCLApermits the direr-,=-C,would.be'reluctant'tbthink'that'
dices of . easy, confirmation: ~c : r-~ A or to be either a civilian or a military man, = of an academic community' would.be de:'ned
right of serving his country in'any Mega
: Sorensen withdrew his name after -rid 'he noted- that three former directors. C.
way. that he wants,": he said. He indicated:
rstrorg opposition put-his confirmation ,ha been military officers;?s = .;'-? ':;;;-,a.. -
in.dotibt::; : - .- L - ing:a .break in% the:. hearing,. Turner> later that the same theory applied to re;
u=Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Ha- told4reporters. he believed his- resignationporters and clergymen =y::Y r ?y