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CIA CHIEF'S POWER PLAY

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Published on 25.01.1996 at 11:00 GMT 3 min read

The U.S. intelligence community and legislators are thrashing out ideas in preparation for a major shake-up of American intelligence later this year or early in 1997. In a hearing on Dec. 19 before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, [.

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CIA CHIEF'S POWER PLAY

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