CIA DIRECTOR RABORN IS UNDER DOUBLE ATTACK

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• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: February 5, 1966
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CIA Director Attack
Soviets, of course, are after him, but so are some agency
'insiders' who don't like his frank opposition to appeasing Russia.
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.e.nt.ra Intelligence Director William
Reborn is being virulently attacked from
both within and outside the huge agency-
by some strange bedfellows.
One of these smear campaigns, which
involves the circulation of forged doc-
uments and planted anti-CIA press re-
ports overseas, is being masterminded by
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These propaganda operations are
part of a long-range scheme to dis-
credit the CIA's worldwide covert
activities, and to try to force. Adm.
Raborn out of office. The immed-
iate KCtS objective is to dry up
sources which are giving the CIA
advance information can the Krena-
lin's machinations to foment "wars
of liberation" in Asia, Africa and
Latin America,
Illustrative of the scope, nature and
uccess of the CIA's covert operations '
vas the infiltration of its agents at the
recent Tri-Continent Revolutionary Con-
erencc in Havana.
At the Cuban meeting, Reds from
Erica and Latin America called for
From the Allen-Scott Report
Raborn has strong congressional sup-
port-but also,a few detractors,
the destruction or withdrawal of U.S.
forces from South Viet Nam and
the Dominican Republic.
The other attack against Raborn is
from the rear. Congressional supporters
of the Navy veteran deem it as sinister
as the other.
These CIA "insiders" are credited
with strongly disagreeing 'with his hard-
nosed opposition to making concessions)
to Russia, and his firm insistence on
obtaining "all intelligence" regardless
of whether it facilitates friendly relations
between the united States and the Soviet.
This inner CIA attack on Raborn is
currently manifesting itself in "leaked"
stories to columnists and magazines.
The usual tenor of these "plants"
is that while Raborn did an outstanding
job in directing the Navy's Polaris -nis-
sile program, he doesn't know how to
boss or control the CIA.
According ? to congressional sources,
these anti-Raborn -officials, in an effort
to embarrass lti-n,!arOidokt% Voring to get
the Senate Fareign?teiatfons Committee'
to hold hearings on the CIA's impact
on foreign policy,,
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Ark.), chairman, to initiate a CIA
probe. Fulbright is considering the
matter.
Should Fulbright reject the proposal,
it is McCarthy's intention to sponsor
a resolution authorizing such an in-
vestigation by a special committee. This
would have to be voted on by the full
Senate.
Congressional friends of Raborn
attribute some of his difficulties with
long-time career CIA employes to his
setting up, around-the-clock watch
officers to keep him constantly In-
formed of Russian and Chinese co-
vert operations. This highly sensitive
check system was put into effect when
Raborn learned that either important
intelligence was not sent to him or
delivery was delayed for days.
Under the new arrangement, he, is
briefed "before 7:00 a.m.," and con-
veys essential information to Pres-
ident Johnson immediately after he
awakens.
The President, who personally selected
Raborn, thoroughly: approves the way he
is functioning and is giving-him his full
support.
Efforts to label Raborn as inexper-
ienced and ineffective are brushed off
by the President. He is telling critics
that his confidence in Raborn's ability
has grown since he- became head of
CIA.
Raborn has strong support in Congress,
led by Speaker John McCormack (D.-
Mass.). These legislators are particularly
impressed by Raborn's routing CIA of-
ficials out of bed with early-morning
calls about urgent developments in their
areas.
Adm. Raborn also is trying to keep the
CIA's super-secret intelligence estimate
division on its toes by making this
closed ?shop justify its special reports
before they are circulated as official
documents.
"If Raborn can help it, no CIA
estimate will contain any of those fancy,
preconceived ideas as in the past," one
informed legislator said. "He has guts
and brains, and all he wants from his
staff are the facts and nothing but the
facts."
Alsohighly regarded by Administration
authorities are Raborn's harmonious re-
lations with FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover. They work closely and
smoothly together.
They have one thing very much in
common. The Soviet's KGB is out to
discredit both and to drive them from
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