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. ’ 6 JUN 1973 .
er MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence A
- THROUGH : Executive Secretary, CIA Management Committee
’ SUBJECT : Alleged CIA Involvement in the Ballou Case
1. By memorandum dated 25 May 1973, I informed you of the
results of an interview of Mr. brome reported that
_ wel] an employee of the Oliice of Security, had
stated during a discussion period at Advanced Intelligence Seminar
A No. é in September 1971 that the Office of Security had been involved
! - in the "Ballou case. ' (The residence of Mr. Ballou, an antique gun
i collector in Silver Spring, Maryland, was raided on 7 June 1971 by
. Montgomery County Police and Federal law enforcement officers.
. When the officers, dressed in civilian clothes, forced their way into
the house, Ballou picked up an antique pistol. The officers opened
fire and seriously wounded Ballou. He was hospitalized for several
months and was left partially paralyzed. I believe he is now suing
- over the incident.) Lo
. 2. We interviewed Mr] Jeertain other employees who
attended the Seminar, and thé Difector of Security to determine just
L. what was said at the Seminar and the extent of any Agency involvement
in the Ballow case. We find that participants in.the Seminar were
i encouraged to discuss the details of their work and associated problems.
Mr. [ mentionca an assignment he had been on with the U.S.
_ Secret Service at the 1968 National Conventions and his liaison activities
with the Montgomery County Police,
3. [Jeon that in discussing the latter subject he
related a conversation he had with Inspector] pf the Mont-
A gomery County Police, sometime in June 1971 after the Ballou incident
- had been repcrted in the newspapers. According ol fhe
I thanked him for some amplifying equipment the
. Agency had given to the Montgomery County Police and remarked that
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