Page 357 of 703

MORI DocID: 1451843

13 December 1972

The Director noted the article by Thomas P. Ross in
yesterday's Evening Star-News, "New Watergate Dimension?" and the impression left therein that the Agency was involved
in the Watergate incident because a passport bearing the name
Edward Hamilton was found on Frank Sturgis. Any inquiries
from the press or elsewhere are to be met with a "this is
nonsense" reply. The Executive Director noted work under
way to identify the genesis of the passport story.

15 January 1973

Maury noted press stories that Watergate defendant
Martinez was on the Agency payroll until 17 June and initiated
some inquiry on this topic. The DDP endorsed his view that,
whereas Martinez was intermittently used as source to report
on Cuban exile matters, this relationship should cause no serious
difficulty.

18 January 1973

Maury reported that when he and Dave Blee, Chief/SB, saw
Chairman Nedzi with respect to the Chairman's forthcoming trip
to Finland, Leningrad, Sofia, and Athens, Chairman Nedzi
briefed on his November conversation with New York Times
correspondent Seymour Hersh. Maury went on to highlight the
several topics and allegations Hersh claims he has with respect
to Agency activities, particularly allegations that we are engaged
in extensive domestic operations. Maury will circulate a memo-
randum on the information Hersh claims he has. The Director
explained that we should assemble a senior team to meet with
Chairman Nedzi and clearly outline what we do and do not do in
the United States.

19 January 1973

Maury reported that Chairman Nedzi would like the full
Subcommittee on Intelligence Operations to hear a presentation
by us on Agency activity in the United States sometime in mid-
February. The Director noted that his decision of yesterday
to turn out a senior team for this briefing stands.

- 7 -

00356

SECRET NOFORN

[vision-ocr]