THE TV COLUMN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000100100126-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Sequence Number: 126
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

- Approved For Release 2007/06/28: CIA-RDP99-00498R000100100126-4
24 MAY 1977_
WASHINGTON POST
A little more about that report that The surprising scoop.-for Rather and miral turner around Washington ...
after SO years, the CI a has decided to producer David Buksbaum arose from the new agency director is seen more
let a "60 Minutes" crew with Dan the friendship the two formed 13 often at his 17th street office and at
Rather film the agency ... in what is years ago when they put together a
obviously a coup. for the network.. CBS documentary on the attempted ; the White House these days than most
A CBS camera. crew has already ;raising of the USS Thresher ... it Was 1 of I is predecessors ...
expected to be on "60 Minutes ' in. the
early fail... .
Otherwise, there's a very good One problem at the CIA ... because
chance the 25-minute segment wilt of security precautions there aren't
show up as part of one of the "Who's any electric sockets available in most
Who" shows now set for the four Sun- areas ... so the CBS crew is bringing
day- rights in June (at 10 p.m.) ... along its own generator ... Rather
only if the editing takes longer is it and Buksbaum also hope to follow Ad-
5 started work at Langley and corre?.1 a Capt. Stansfield Turner who helped
spondent -Rather joins them this them cut the red tape..
morning ... they expect to be work Now CIA director Turner has re-
ing on the assignment throw-.h next' portedly "opened a lot of doors" for
week ... if it. is as good as Rather the CBS men who hope to see
hopes and if there's enough filmable "some surprising areas" of the huge
material. more importantly . . . CBS Langley operation....-. thbu;h neither
News president Dick Salant will con- will fall down in a ddid faint if .con-
sider the results for a separate prime- siderable constraint is imposed on
4 time documentary.... . them by Turner's subordinates .. .
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