COLBY CITES FRICTION ON POLICY, DISCLOSURES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000100270010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 15, 2004
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 12, 1975
• Content Type: NSPR

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By Norman Ken,pster discussion of Ford's deci-
Wes iinytgn Star Stott Wrier Sion to dismiss him and ap-
point former. Republican
Firec! CIA Director Y,' 4-
ald today National Chairman George
11am E E. Colby B
Bush
that he had occasional disc- as CIA director: ;.,.i.
reements with Secretar But Colby retained the'
g y?' careftti reserve that has lie-
of State henry A. Kissinger.. C011le ' Ills tradonlarl;- l lc
over intelligence policy and lie had expccte,I !~ l e
the extent of disclosures to said , replaced It the CIA and he
be made to the public. offered no criticism of
On at least one occasion,
er Bush.
Colby said, he and Kissing-
had to cal! on President ASKED ABOUT his ,Sun
Ford to settle their dispute. _ da mornin discussion
But in a breakfast meet-, with Ford on ov. 2, Colby
Ing with a group of report
ers, Colby provided. no said the President did not
details on the disagrements give a reason for - the
he had with Kissinger, change and "he didn't need
to as far as I m concerned.
Colby said he rejected
"OBVIOUS:. Y, from time Ford's offer to name him as?
to time Henry and I have ambassador. to NATO be-
disagreed," Coby said. cause he believed the CIA's
"We've disag: eed right in critics abroad would seize'
front of t e President on on such a move as a basis
Intelligence assessments." for anti-NATO demonstra-
Colb' said "in some, tions.
cases" the _lspute was I
caused is . determina~
tion to public matters
which wanted to
be kept se et. But he said
in other cases Kissinger
wanted to ease material
which Col":-: y t :ought should .
be kept confidential,
The hour-1cag session
marked Ce by's first public
:to
Asked about the propri-
ety of naming a former po-
litical pnrty chairman to
l,ci,d the CIA, Colby de-
clined a direct response but
and he said he believes
Bush will. be kept fully in
formed of the agency's se-
cret activities,
% to he "a good rnan." ; ON ANOT1lER subject,
Colby, who has l:een Colby repeated that the r'I?+
2f:1 ciuployc for most of his did not atteuriA u ' !4s_ ibi
dolt life, said lie could hze" the government of for-
understand the reasons for mer Marxist President
going outside of the agency : Salvador Allende in Chile.
to obtain a new director. He He said the phrase "de-
said that California busi- stabilize" was used by Rep..
nessman john McCone had Michael IIarrrington, U-
done an.'excellent job'' us' Mass.', to characterize the
CIA director in the Kennedy;' CIA's efforts, to ;support;
and Johnson administra- the democratic forces" in
Lions. Chile 'against suppression
Colby acknowledged that., by Allende....
McCone has said he knew But when asked if the
nothing of CIA. assassina- -CIA has been doing any-
tion plots that were hatched thing since - Allende was
during his tenure as direc. overthrown 1)y a military,
tar. But the outgoing direc- coup to back democratic
for said the CIA's internal forces and to push for free
reporting has been im- elections, Colby rjftl
proved in the past 10 years `'sim. ply, ?Tura ti'
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