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Resignations enter on Shi t Surs `Politics' at CIA Feared By Walter Pincus and Laurence Stern Washington Post Stall Writerg. Warnings that the ap- knOwledge of his background pointment of George Bush and experience in this field." could lead to election-year He said Bush's appointment manipulation of the sup- could. well "compromise the posedly nonpartisan Central independence of the CIA." ' Intelligence Agency were Hush, interviewedin Peking sounded yesterday on Capitol by Reuter, inadvertently may Hill and within the intelligence have added fuel to the con- community. , troversy with the observation Indicative of the reaction that he was not sure the CIA was the comment Of Sep,: appointment . meant his Frank Church (D-Idaho)t political career was over. "Once they used- to give for ,Bush currently heads the U.S. mer national party chairmen: liaison office in China, postmaster generalships—the President Ford in his press most political and least conference Monday night also sensitive job in government. fed the concern with the ob- Now they have given this . nervation that he did not think former party chairman "the' either ,Bush or Donald most sensitive and least '• Rumsfeld, his ,nominee' as political agency." Defense SecretarY, could be CA. assessments -.were sharply at odds with those of Church, chairman`of the eliminated from "con- sideration by anybody" for the - the Nixon White House and the Senate CIA investigating Defense Department Helmq committee, said he would be vice presidency. An illustration 'of 'the was willing 'to testify on obliged to vote against the Capitol Hill against then- 'confirmation of Bush. GOP specific sort of worry the appointment has generated Defens,e .Secretary Mehrin R. national chairman during the GEORGE BUSH faird. 1972 prkidential campaign, :..background assailed ,,See CIA, 7, Co1.4 -Why risked the ire of the "based on my, present Ford White House and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger by .going before - CIA, From Al" question of how much in- congressional committees and .- telligence information critical testifying about past excesses was provided by one Senate' of administration policy will of the CIA. intelligence investigator. go to 'Capitol Hill once Bush The' impending Senate "Richard Helms (former- takes over. Armed Services' Committee CIA director) kept saying 'no' hearings In recent years, CIA has on Bush's to overtures from the White nomination are expected, to House in June, 1973, that the been available for briefings and has supplied its daily become the forum in which the CIA ,assist in the cover-up in issue of the CIA's political the gateWater case. Whatever intelligence summaries to key committee members and independence will be debated else you may' say about him, by 'Congress and the' ad-. Helms refused. What do you staffs. "A professional in- telligence agency can do ministration. • suppose George Bush would The 'position of deputy CIA have said to the President?" that,", the aide said, "but Bush is a member of the ad- director takes on new im- The CIA has alwayikbeen portance with the ap- uneasy with directors ap- ministration team in an election -year and 'is not a pointment of a non- pointed from outside the in- professional outsider like telligence field, but as one professional intelligence man." Bush. In the past the No. 2 experienced CIA man said man has been a CIA insider yesterday, "We thought they Illustrative of the issue of and taken a strong hand in would have gone outside the the CIA's integrity in in- running the agency when the political arena, at least until telligence reporting was the top job was held by an out-.' after the election." conflict over the politically He said there had been some controversial ABM Safeguard Lt. -Gen. Vernon Walters, thought that David Packard, system as well as Soviet the current deputy and a who recently resigned as missile strength during the political appointee of former President Ford's finance early years of the Nixon ad- President Nixon, said chairman, might have made a ministration. yesterday he intended to better choice than Bush. 'consult the White House to find out if President Ford A top Senate aide raised the wants him to stay. Intelligence Dire CVo Retiring BY-George C. Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer The changing of the guard retiring because "I'm a as Donald Rumsfeld replaces Schlesingerman:" James R. Schlesinger as The general said "nobody Secretary of Defense will asked me to retire" but he trigger a number of related decided to do so on Sunday resignations at the Pentagon. night after hearing the news Robert Ellsworth, assistant reports that'Schlesinger had secretary of defense for in- been fired. ternational security affairs, There have been reports has already resigned from that Kissinger blamed both that office -- sometimes Schlesinger and Graham for called "the little State letting the American Security Department" because it - Council publish last month a specializes in assessing the previously classified DIA diplomatic consequences of ' study which said "for .the arms policies. • Soviets, detente is intended to Ellsworth, according to facilitate their'attainment of Pentagon officials, felt ultimate, overall dominance frustrated because he could of the West." The American not getpast Secretary of State Security Council is a private Henry A. Kissinger to present organization specializing in views to the White House defense issues. different from the ones President Ford was getting Other members of the from Kissinger. Schlesinger team will leave the Pentagon shortly because Lt., Gen. Daniel 0. Graham, of their close personal director of the Defense relationships with him and the Intelligence Agency, , con- firmed yesterday that he was See DEFENSE, A9, Cola. ntagon .ilfY DEFENSE, From Al complicated. ,-jObs in go Of assistant secretary of secretary,;:. might' replace ment. belief that Rumsfeld will want defense for installations and Laitin. Greener knows the to pick his oWhinner circle. : The proceis of preparing the logistics has been vacant for Pentagon from his days there However, the departures fiscal 1977 budget.; to be :14he last seven months.,. as an Air Force public-In- 'presented to Congress in ;Similarly,-,. -formation officer. He retired from the world's largest , so far general counsel military establishment will election year 1916 is -.;the with the- rank of lieutenant _ not amount to dismantling the along, for example, F. that Pentagon has been vacant colonel. Rumsfeld will:not be able to . 'ssince August when .Martin R. John M. Maury, assistant Pentagon's ,.executive., Hoffman left it to 'beconie superstructure:• kehange it mtteh.., secretary ifor legislative af- He thus will have to rely Secreatary of the' Army. fairs, who came from the There is no indicatkin that heavily on the people who Hoffman was Rumsfeld's Central Intelligence Agency to the secretaries of the Ariny, have taken the lead in cellege roommate. the Pentagon. Maury said he Navy and Air Force are about preparing it — such as .,';.A nOnlination for the Pen- . -was willing to stay en but to leave, nor that there will be William P. Clements;: deputy tagon general counsel job has added that he assumes any wholesale resignation of secretary of defense. So it is finally been sent to the White, Rumsfeld will want "to bring generals or admirals to unlikely that Rumsfeld will House. " • • ' in his own people:" protest the firing of try to clean house. Pentagon executives who Donald R. Cotter, aisistant Schlesinger. Even if he wanted to do so, it are so close to Schlesinger for atomic energy, special Also, many of the assistant would be difficult to recruit that they, are likely to leave assistants Thomas K. Latimer secretaries of defense have no qualified executives to take 'soon include: - ; and Francis J. (Bing) West special link with Schlesinger what might turn out to be one Joseph Laitin; Pentagon Jr., and Andrew W. Marshall, but instead are old hands year pests-at the F'entagon,', ,',•Ipress secretary. Some Pen- who directs the office that whom Rumsfeld most likely This reluctance.to join the , tagon Official's are speculating assesses relative military will want to keep around as he Ford administration right now ;that William I. Greener Jr., strengths. All are members of tackles one of the most is a major reason why the Job: :1White Rouse deputy press Schlesinger's inner circle who are expected to be replaced by Rumsfeld men. .