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Watergate incident from Senator Kennedy's Subcommittee on
Administrative Practices and Procedures. He added that we
are exempted from related GSC 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.

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 Thuermer 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. Thuermer observed that this is the first
he has heard about this topic, and the DDP concluded that such a
story would have no basis in fact and it would be inadvisable to
try to straighten out Mr. Harper.

22 November 1972

Warner related that according to Assistant Attorney General
Henry Peterson, U.S. Attorney Earl Silbert has several questions
on the Watergate case. The Director indicated he will review this
matter later.

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