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19 June 1972

The Director noted the 17 June arrest of James W. McCord and
four others who were apprehended at the Democratic National Com-
mittee headquarters at the Watergate. With the Director of Security
present to provide biographic details, the Director made it perfectly
clear that response to any inquiry with respect to McCord or Howard
Hunt, who may be implicated, are to be limited to a statement that
they are former employees who retired in August and April 1970 re-
spectively. The Director asked that this guidance be disseminated
via staff meeting. The Director asked that any inquiry from other
elements of the government be referred to the Director of Security
who is to be the focal point. Inquiries from the press are to be re-
ferred to Mr. Unumb who may may just McCord worked in the Office
of Security. The Director noted that we have no responsibility with
respect to an investigation except to be responsive to the FBI's re-
quest for name traces. It was noted that Howard Hunt may have done
some work since retirement in connection with the preparation of
supporting material for some awards. The Executive Director was
asked to review this topic and report to the Director.

20 June 1972

In response to the Director's request, the Director of Security
highlighted developments over the past twenty-four hours with respect
to the McCord/Hunt, et al., situation. He noted that the late edition
of the New York Times carries a different story by Tad Szulc than
that which appeared in the edition received here. The Director of
Security anticipates some inquiries on Bernard Barker's situation,
and it was noted that Mr. Barker was hired by the Agency in 1960 and
terminated in 1966. The Director complimented Unumb on his handling
of inquiries and asked that future inquiries be met with a response
confined to the fact that, now that we have acknowledged that both
McCord and Hunt are former Agency employees, we know nothing
more about the case and the caller should be referred to the FBI as
appropriate.

20 June 1972

The Director noted receipt of a paper on a safehouse in Miami
which is being made available to the Secret Service in support of
its work in connection with the Republican and Democratic National
Conventions. He asked the ADDP and the DDS to make it absolutely

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