TO ATTRACTIVE TO PASS UP - INDUSTRY LURED CIA BOSS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100130024-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: June 24, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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THE LEDGER-STAR, Norfolk, Va.
Friday, June 24, 1966
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The Ledger-Star, Friday,. June 24, 1966
By JIM STIFF
1.7 FOLIC ? W*11..t1i Y. Ra-
born Jr., who resigned last Sat-
urday as director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, said he left
the agency because "the lure of
industry" was too attractive to.
pass up.
The retired vice admiraal, ad-
dressing the "39th graduation
class of officers at the Armed
Forces Staff College, did not say
which industry he would be join-
ing.
Before his appointment as di-
rector of the CIA 14 months ago,'
Reborn was a vice president in
charge of management for the
Aerojet-General Corp., a subsidi-
ary of General Tire and Rubber
Co., in El Monte, Calif.
Raborn has announced that fie
plans to return to California. .
Raborn's 'announced intention
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tu return to industry- came at
the beginning of his talk at' the,
Staff college when he departed
from his text.
He was greeted by 'thunderous
biPplamp AO-thci.- approval 111?t:d1IS Raborn Is
Facluating class.
"By the warm applause," Ra-'
horn said with a smile, "I can
ee Fve been in the 'wrong place'
The last ,14 months. You hardly
et \ any of these up in Washing..
Son." Raborn added that he did
ot know he would be ending his
career with the CIA "so soon."
"'The lure of industry was such
hat I couldn't pass it up. I went
-,ere with the thought I could go
when I wanted to." ?
The announcement of Ra-.
torn's resignation was made
list Saturday at a press confer-
ence by' President Johnson, who
sandwiched it between a couple
jroutine announcements.
The President 'named Richard
I- elms,' deputy director of CIA,
to succeed Raborn. Helms' tiom.
intim is still awaiting Senate
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technically still the director.
? , Raborn said the .fact he is -
leaving the government ? service
does not affect the high esteem
'he holds for President Johnson.
"I am proud to have gone out
and campaigned for him and to
' have voted for Wm."
? ?
As to the status of the CIA as
he leaves it, Reborn said it is.
"now in a present state of excel-.
lence."
- "1 .doubt there's any. depart-
ment or agency in the world
'that can match it," he added.
He said the agency is now en-
gaged in a long-range planning'
scheme 'which will encompass IS
years. He pointed out that plan-
ning, ahead is an important lune-
.tion that not enough people are
aware of.
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