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MORI DocID: 1451843

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6 MAY 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

VIA: Deputy Director for Management and Services

SUBJECT: Watergate/Ellsberg and Like Matters

1. No personal involvement, direct or indirect to my knowledge
on my part or my staff, with the Watergate or Pentagon papers cases,
with Young on security regulations or with classified releases to
RAND. I was aware, many years back when in the DDI, that certain
classified papers were released to RAND from the production
offices. One staff member, [REDACTED] while a member of the
IC Staff, did have a RAND contact which he is elaborating on
separately.

2. There are some sensitive activities or projects of which
I am aware, which are mighty close to the borderline of legality
in terms of Agency mission, including:

a. The CI Staff (Ober) project

b. The [REDACTED] proprietary, [REDACTED]

c. An Office of Security narcotics cover project

d. A CI Staff funding-channel project with the FBI
[REDACTED]

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