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Ea ) Warner related that according to Assistant Attorney General | :
Bh Henry Petersen,:.U.S. Attorney Earl Silbert has several questions on hone
. the Watergate case. The Director indicate¥he will review this
: i matter later. : .
ST 12 December 1972 i .
Te or Thuermer noted gn inquiry from Dave Burnham of the New York ’
E . Times, who appears to be writing a story on the twelve New York ) th
. Police officers who were briefed by the Agency on information :
processing. A brief discussion followed, and Thuermer will advise
Burnham that we have occasionally provided briefings at the request
cL . of various police organizations, but theSe are exceptional cases.
Co 13 December 1972. . Lo oe .
. The Director noted ‘the article by Thomas B. Ross in yesterday's ’ - i
. Evening Star-News, "New Watergate Démension?," and the impression Lo
: + left therein that the Agency was involved in the Watergate incident =~
DL because a passport bearing the. name Edward Hamilton was found on ce :
. Frank Sturgis. Any inquiries from the press or elsewhere are to be :
met with & "this is nonsense" reply. The Executive Director noted work
under way to identify the genesis of the passport story. :
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i co Unumb reported that. Seymour Hersh of the New York Times, who .
. is preparing a story on the Watergate incident, had asked if B
: Martinez had been employed by the Agency. Acting DCI recommended CL
I that the Agency not assist Mr. Hersh's efforts. - : .
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