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18 October 1972

Maury noted his response to a request from CSC General Counsel
Anthony Mondello, who was reacting to a request for the personnel
files of three former Agency officers involved in the Watergate
incident from Senator Kennedy's Subcommittee on Administrative
Practices and Procedures. He added that we are exempted from
related CSC regulations, and the Director endorsed his plan to
provide only the dates of their departure from the Agency in the
event the Senator's office calls us on this matter.

3 November 1972

Houston recalled that last August he reported on a call from
Howard Hunt and his subsequent guidance to [REDACTED] on how
to handle affiliation with the Agency. [REDACTED]

The Director highlighted his conversation with David Kraslow
of the Washington Star News and his flat denial of a proposed story
that the Agency was asked to report on the Democratic Party which
led to the Watergate incident and others. The Director noted his
plans to issue a statement of denial if such a story were to appear
and suggested that Theimer consider drafting one for contingency
use.

15 November 1972

DDP noted a report from Chief, WH Division that on 9 October a
Mr. Harper of the New York Times was working on a story which tries
to link the Agency with Cuban emigres, the break-in at the Chilean
Embassy, action against Daniel Ellsberg, and the Watergate case.
Theimer observed that this is the first he has heard about this topic,
and the DDP concluded that such a story could have no basis in fact
and it would be inadvisable to try to straighten out Mr. Harper.

20 November 1972

DD/T called attention to Jack Anderson's column in today's
Washington Post and the notes contained therein from an Agency
report on a famous singer. The Director highlighted his brief
conversation with Jack Anderson and explained that the Director
of Security is looking into this matter.

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