WITH KEY BACKING, GATES IS FRONT-RUNNER FOR CIA POST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-01448R000401660095-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2012
• Sequence Number: 95
• Publication Date: May 9, 1991
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Key Backing,
Gates IsFront-Runner for C Post
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1987 because. of ties to
Iran-Contra affair.
PreSident'is said to have a
short list of candidate.
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^ 1intefflgenee: Bush aide In the press conference an.
failed in bid for job in ~t~~ t Cs
Bush praised Gatti as a "worthy
man" but said that he does not yet,
have a nominee in: ind. Admipis-
tration officials. however. said that
they.espectthe President to move
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the United States, Intelligence pol-
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f TitSTAffwattle A. source who has discussed the
issue with Bob said that the (R- )? said In an interview that
`W by President has a "shalt list" 'Of "lee got?to take another look at
potential nominees in mind,. the concerns I had in 1987, but ]'m
?Depusy.White Era= Robert Nations! Se- 4Y, not sure they are determinative
who baps been prominently men- curty Adviser Robert M. Qatas t1oaed for the job. appears not to be Y?
emerged Wednesday as a clear on the list, the source said. 'm not prepared to make a'
front-rummer to became the nett 11'i figment today, standing on,
head of the CIS & Job besought but Other possibi>lttes; the source, . ? one foot," Specter said, but "sub-
f?ffed to get fog yeas ado, ,laid. would include Rear Ad=- stmtial time has passed" since the
bas aevesal"other Tai": William '0.- Sttademan ? and retired
Senate 1Wt reviewed Gates. "sad
ties: Iaeladiag dormer aide James _ .on. W1I1tam E. Odom. reqective- he?has.doneagoadjcbsince
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R. U l t e y . w h o i s about t o l e a v e his ly, t h e c u r e n t a n d f o r m e r heads of ?A spokesmin for Senate Inte ii-
cxia n t ? past as U S ambassador t o the National Security. ? Agency. ? Seam Committee Chaima}??David
Chine. and Richard J. ? Kerr. the Gates, however. appears to .be at L. Boren (D-Okla.) gave a strop-
C1116 current deputy director. the top of Bush's list. the?.source ger endorsement, saying that his
added y support a
ofack warns Sin" his troubles' over Iran- Gates nominauca.. Since 4987.
]moa~ti to law to uII s rLtes.": Contra, Gates has assiduoi sly goy spokesman David Hoffaia
ear-ate
wooed the .Senate. said, the intelligence committee..
dates L ~. evbillt9 now appears to re-' ' "hals touted within the fleet a desire on the part of both reviewed Gans' reeords.with
stzation as the bed choice Democrats and Republicans on ? ? a ft*-tooth comb" and Boren be-
to lead the Intelligence, Agency at a ? Capitol Hill. to put an sad. to Naves that "he is a very honest
~ argumients about, Iran-Contra as mart 11th a lot of integrity." priod- wen of RE DR11:91111:11105 ad
o against
ties. Gates 3r tlwo%h the CIA's lenging Bush on miqor mina- . ? added. Boren thinks that -Cmy did. Gateff. director atid~ become ? .ion. front man. wrong, using him as a
? ,!ctt:agdtrec0oeftti88T. its - - (fates' supporters argue that be Sea.William S. Cohen of Maine.
Once would be poet 'needed a "new to r rct the senior Republican on. the Intel-
top job. A be almost got the am" of leaders r e 4ite ligence Panel; said that. while he
pceddetit Ronald both' the CU and the rest of the e q sti onm Gates s sh
'Met 2 R a Nam i G~ Uten do government's far-flung *taw- ? be Dow dkma Cata arplvould be.
oEi3cdai. to replace gence community.
WahIam J Casey. as the CIA d rec.. ? ? The director of central . tntelli- ..qt ed" for the. job.
tar. But Gates was forced to with-? gence serves as both the operating
draw his name after senators.. head of the CIA and as an overseer'
charged that he had p in of all the government's intelligence
efforts to conceal the CIA's role In agendas, which include the NSA,
the Irm-Contra scandal. But. now,. the secret agency that handles the'
saved of those senators say that government's electronic eaves-
they have changed their mind. - dropping and code breaking, and
abog Gates' acceptaxUUr- the intelligence arms of the milt-
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