EXTRACT FROM PRESS CONFERENCE NO.65 OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100130066-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: June 18, 1966
• Content Type: TRANS

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11:40 A.M: EDST
Saturday
June 18, 1966
In The President's
At The White House
I TODAY ACCEPTED WITH REGRET THE RESIGNATION OF ADMIRAL.
WILLIAM F RABORN AS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRALLINTELLIGENCE AGENCY:
TO REPLACE ADMIRAL RABORN) I. PM NAMING RICHARD NBCGARRAH ,HELM!
WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CIA.
QUESTION: HR. PRESIDENT) WOULD YOU CARE TO. . AMPLIFY -Off
YOUR BRIEF' ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADMIRAL RABORN 9 S. RESIGNATION? IS IT
HEAV2H OR OTHER AFFAIRS?
THE PRESIDENT: ADMIRAL RABORN HAD RE'TYIRED. I ASI{ED HIM ON
THE RESIGNATION OF MR. MCCONE TO COME HERE TO SERVE FOR A PERIOD THAT
WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO HIM)' I TOLD HIM AT THAN TIME THAT MR. HELMS WOULD
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~.; BE HIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I ALSO TOLD HIM I WOULD HOPE THAT Nate HELMS COULD
SUCCEED HIM AT THE END OF HIS TOUR OF DUTY.
HE CONSIDERED MY REgJEST. ALTHOUGH HE. HAD NO DESIRE ,TO RETURN
TO WASHINGTON)?HE AGREED TO COME AND SERVE FOR AN mDE' TE PERIOD; HE
HAS DONE '.RI IW I NOW HE DESIRES TO N' , TO CALIFORNIAo`
MR. HELM IS AGREEABLE TO. T'A NG THAN!'' RESPONSIB3I,XT 1IEE , 'OFORII~"
ADMINISTERED BY ADMIRAL RABORNL .
EXTRACT FROM
PRESS CONFERENCE NO 65 OF THE
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