BUSH ASKS WEBSTER TO SAY 1 MONTH MORE DUE TO DELAY ON PICK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-01448R000401660023-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2012
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: July 24, 1991
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/23: CIA-RDP99-01448R000401660023-7
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BUSH ASKS WEBSTER TO STAY 1
MONTH MORE DUE TO DELAY ON PICK
WASHINGTON -(W)-- PRESIDENT BUSH ASKED
RETIRING CIA DIRECTOR WILLIAM WEBSTER TO STAY ON
THE JOB ANOTHER MM AND EXPRESSED "HIS
PERSONAL OUTRAGE" AT SC ME OPPONENTS OF ROBERT
M. GATES, HIS CHOICE TO SUOCEE D WEBSTER.
WEBSTER HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO STEP DOWN
JULY 31, THE WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. BUT ACTION ON GATES
NCMINATICN HAS BEEN DELAYED ON CAPITOL HILL
BECAUSE OF NEWLY RAISED QUESTIONS CONCERNING CIA
INVOLVRAENT IN THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR.
WEBSTER " ACICXJSLY CONSENTED" TO STAY
THROUGH AUQJST, PRESS SECRETARY MARLIN FITZWATER
SAID. WEBSTER ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT PLANS ON
MAY 8 AND BUSH NCMINATED GATES A FEW DAYS LATER.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/23: CIA-RDP99-01448R000401660023-7