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MORI DocID: 1451843
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: 8 May 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director for Operations . !
SUBJECT : Areas of Possible Embarrassment
to the Agency
1. Sometime in the spring or early summer of 1971, Mr. John
Dean levied the requirement on the Agency for information relating to
the Investors Overseas Service (IOS). The original request was
. non-specific but it gradually emerged that Dean was concerned with [I
the possible adverse publicity that might develop regarding the
President's nephew, who was employed by ICS. .
2. There were multiple channels from the White House to the .
: Agency on this subject:
a. Presumably Haldeman and/or Ehrlichman to Director
. . Helms.
i b. Someone (unnamed) in the White House to the DDCL,
! . General Cushman (see attached telephone conversation). ..-
. Note that Ehrlichman is mentioned, and
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| c. John Dean to the CI Staff. These various channels :
H were sorted out in time and six reports were passed by
[ the CI Staff to Mr. Fred Fielding for Mr. John Dean.
’ i 3. The telephone call of General Cushman's is of interest since
it gives the flavor of White House concern, it took several days to
. uncover the fact that the White House interest centered on the involve -
ment of the President's nephew with IOS and possible adverse publicity.
. The reports submitted to Dean's office were routine-in nature and were
coordinated with the DGI. After a few months, interest in this sub-
ject died down and we did not pursue it further. .
4, Please return the attachments when they have served your .
R purpose, . i
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