OPINIONS OF OTHERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700470029-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: July 6, 1961
• Content Type: NSPR

JUL 6 1961 (V.; '7_. )
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ROCHESTER, MINN.
POST-BULLETIN
E. 23973
S. 23,973
JUL 6 1961 _
Opinions of Others
Ohio, Dail News)
(Dayton
,
When Ca,.lax~w 110? Taylor resigne as chief of staff he
wroth-'a 'boot was a blast at the Eisenhower administra-
tion. He called it "The Uncertain Trumpet" after the Biblical'
text "For if the trumpet gave forth an uncertain sound, who
shall prepare himself to the battle?"
Now the handsome paratrooper is back in Washington ready
to orchestrate some trumpet notes of his own. He will be
special adviser to President Kennedy, operating as a back-
ground, superstaff counselor.
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thruBan debacle when all niilitarq advice went sour en-
nedy'' as felt a d crate need for a strong minded, free el-
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lid' 15poin ed en. Taylor first to conduct a ` ed.
pastQmt}~a faeo. That chore den
2liu report went to t._ g esident al -e Yt will not be made
pubTie. Its purpose was to cure mistakes, xibtTTind a public
scat for what happened in the Bay of Pigs.
From that report probably will come new decision pro-
cedures for the President. Presumabl h "d'rt kicks"',end
of t, .~;C1a?1 Intelligence Ages nc ivorced foXn its
inligence funptio,
lo" 11y may replace Allen Dulles as CIA's _ ,
but tere is no hurry about that. The general prtlved in his
ruckus with the Eisenhower administration that lie is an inde- i
pendent thinker.
For now lie will. hairsh rt every _ major de is 2p. He can
giv ie'Wesident badly needed, unbiased competence. He can
wake sure that the trumpet sounds clear. With the job of pre-
paring to the battle of Berlin already behind schedule, there is
no time to lose.
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This editorial also appeared in the
Independent
St. Petersburg, Fla.
July 4, 1961
Capital
Annapolis, Md.
July 13, 1961
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