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lr, Magnusson's phone conversation with Mr. John Brown at approximately 10:20
on 26 May 1970:
- B: Guess we're back together again! : |
M: Got more problems? .
. B: Yes, don't know how much Watts told you.
M: I didn't talk to Watts. Think he called Colonel White.
B: Let me explain background. As a result of the Canibodia speech, we're :
getting relatively inundated with correspondence and normally all of
this is sent to the Department of State for answering. What we're
doing -- we're contiming to send all cons correspondence to State. :
However, the President made determination he'd like to answer support
over his signature here and we asked the Department of State to N
support us on this effort. They're in'a position where they can provide
: only limited support at this time. They're committed for $10,000 which
. would probably handle in the area of maybe 60,000 responses. :
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Mz How many responses altogether counting pros and cons? .
. B: The cons are quite a large group that they're handling themselves also.
. M: Are they going to be handling pros too?
Br _¢ 10,000 is for pros. They're doing cons. On pros they can pick up only
. 10,000 Worth, We estimate it will be around $8,000 per 50,000 and it
looks like at present time we've got over 100,000 responses in and it |
could go upwards of 150,000 or greater, Tooks like we'll need a minimum |
: of another $10 ,000, Probably if area of $15,000, additional, This covers :
. cost of printing, postage and addressing.” .
. M: Just printing, postage and addressing? Not any overtime for any salaries
or anything like that? : . .
: B: . No, the posting of the things we'll do ourselves -- by hand. No problem.
We're talking about physical costs of job -- cost of stamps, cost of
- envelopes and cards, and cost of having them addressed by outside firm.
We'll handle putting stamp on, inserting, and sealing and mailing. Only
‘talking about cost associated with three aspects of the operation.
M: © Postage, addressing and ‘printing.
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B: Yes, reason I asked NSA to see if they could arrange -- depending on
= how volume goes -- probably another $10,000 to 15,000.
: M: These are just pros? State is handling all cons themselves?
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