WILLIAM WOODRUFF S COMMENTS ON DDCI NOMINATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73B00296R000100180007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 2, 1971
• Content Type: MFR

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OLC 71-2079
2 December 1971
At lunch today with Colonel White and me, Bill Woodruff,
Counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee, remarked that he
felt the new DDCI should very definitely be a civilian. He recalled
that Senator Russell had come to this view in his later days.
Woodruff felt particularly strongly that, whoever the nominee,
Mr. Helms should be consulted in advance and that the most
important consideration was that the nominee should have his
full approval. Woodruff said he would mention his views to Senator
Stennis and possibly Senator Milton Young.
Legislative Counsel
Distribution:
Original - O&M-DDCI
Sen. Appro.
- Chrono
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