BASED ON ROBERT GATES' TESTIMONY, SHOULD THE SENATE CONFIRM HIM AS CIA DIRECTOR?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-01448R000301270040-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2012
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 22, 1987
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/10: CIA-RDP99-01448R000301270040-2
10 APTICLEAPP&-- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
ONPAGE - 22 February 1987
Based on Robert Gates' testimony, should the Senate confirm him as CIA director?
.ba Schick
Consulting firm
president
When you deal with
the Intelligence sector,
all bets are off on the
way a person like you
or me would act. Gates
should be and will be
confirmed."
Nilsa Vazgaoz
College student
"No. We need
someone heading the
CIA who Is completely
honest so we know
what's, happening
there, not a man who
didn't want to
jeopardize his job."
John Splers
Accounting
'Yes. I think Gates has
done a fine job as
second in command.
When he told the
Senate he'd
immediately report
anything Irregular, I
believed him."
Barbara Jones
Legal secretary
"I personally would not
want somebody who
already admitted
passing the buck. it
could have been more
serious than this and
hurt the U.S. greatly."
Larry Smith
Assistant
supervisor
'Gates should not be
confirmed because he
was covering up. He
had no excuse. He
should have gone to
the Senate when his
superior didn't act."
Allso Bitic
Manager
"He doesn't merit
confirmation. Mr. Gates
is more of a follower
than a leader, based
on the fact he kept
quiet when he knew
something was wrong."
Robert Cartons
Controller
'Yes. Mr. Gates didn't
take part in any
wrongdoing. It would
have been pre-
sumptuous of him to go
public with. infomation
known to his
superiors."
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/10: CIA-RDP99-01448R000301270040-2