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MORI DocID: 1451843

23 May 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management and Services

SUBJECT: Watergate Principals - Direct or Indirect
Involvement

1. This memorandum responds to the Director's request for
a report of any involvement in any security case in January 1969
with Messrs. Hunt, McCord, Liddy, Young, or Krogh.

2. I have had none with Hunt, Liddy or Young.

3. My McCord contact was indirect and occurred sometime
during the late 1960's when I was Director, Office of Computer
Services. I opposed plans for Technical Division, Office of
Security (under Mr. McCord) to acquire a separate computer for
its In-Place Monitoring System. [REDACTED] of DD/S&T (then ORD)
was the computer individual working with DD and, I think, would
have details.

4. The Krogh contact also was indirect and involved his
request, first through OMB, that CIA fund foreign travel on behalf
of the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control. Individual phone discussions are noted in the attached. The Agency
focal points were [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. I understand
has forwarded relevant documentation. Copies of
memoranda from Messrs. Krogh, [REDACTED] and Colby are attached
also.

5. I held a staff meeting yesterday to pass the request to
all OPS employees. One officer who was attending a funeral will
not be available until tomorrow.

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I - M/E CoprL Charles A. Briggs
CMR R I - 1998-1264 Director of Planning,
DISTRIBUTION: Programming, and Budgeting

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