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29 February 1972 :
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Mr. Lloyd Shearer - .
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Dear Mr. Shearer: ’
Thank you for your letter of February 7, 1972, and its
— kind words about me. As you can imagine, your challenge set .
me to work to meet it. As a result I can say, under oath if :
: need be, that CIA has never carried out a political assassination,
nor has it induced, employed or suggested one which occurred.
Whether this fully meets your challenge, I cannot say (it takes
two to tango), but it is a long way from the original statement in
Mr. Scott's column that CIA "uses political assassination as a - |
— weapon, "' Perhaps I am too sensitive, but I would hope you could
set the record straight for your readers. .
. ’ Sincerely,
’ a - [2s WY, E. Colby,
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