ITT/CHILE PRESS COVERAGE 28 MARCH 1973 AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: COVERT ACTION CHILE
• Keywords: CHILE
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005493004
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2000-01886
• Publication Date: March 29, 1973

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o 7.
APPROVED FOR RELEASES
DATE: 05-09-2011
MEMORANDUM FORI Deputy Director for Operation?
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
rec., -
2 9 MAR 1973
SUBJECT: ITT/Chile Press Coverage 28 March 1973
and Other Developments
1. The VI Mareh press gave *vide coverage to the attempt by the
i
Church Subcommittee staff to question Ambassador Kerry about his
knowledge of a "repotted" $400, 000 -fund Of the CIA 'for propaganda
action against Salvador Allende in 1970. The Subcommittee questions
? could b.eve been based on information from a former State Department
officer. On ft March the Legal Advitier of *0 Deportment of State
in-
formed Mr. LaWV.11100 Houston that he had heard that Mr. John It.
Mark*, an igatcutiie Assistant of Senator Clifford Case* had been with
i
State until about September 1970 and bad been aware of approval of a
food to sin ligurnit by the 40 Committee for political action in Chile
Att'A?ittitirat fint.4tenditOY=4,181teadohtorkaiwatt-:reportml4tobo.
?areriiing to Sem* iertenr with the staff of the Church Sahnoratnitton,;.
It Should be noted, however, that the information provided by the PCI
the Senate CIA SahOerareitteeta this afterneen 00 With Mt,: WI*
fitoiater Cintrch..Wat alio invited to attend, did inebnie reference to
Chilean operations In 1970 lavOlvbig the *um ?Mom* $4004 0001*
:spelling operation. .not on behalf of any individual candidate, but **het
in propaganda and other means for calling attleation to the dengoeS of
an Allende viatorr*,
2. Tho .Jeremiah O'Leary article- in the Washington Star *IP :
March Voted almost the entire tout of the DCIls letter -of-the previous
day. to Senate* Ontrelt In which iluo 1X11: agreed to allow hirc WUIIsm 1#7.,
Br*. to tete* Itafore. the Subcommittee in executive tosseien..
'another example of * leek of CI* material by the Subcomml
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4. The 11404.21b1g .1 28 March * person, familiar with ITT pisuning
for these hearings reported that "draft number three? of Harold S.
Geneen's proposed remark* for his scheduled appearance before the
Subcommittee, now changed to 2 April from 29 March. "looked Ithe the
decision had been taken to drop John McCone as a director of ITT" be-
cause he had acted as a consultant to CIA without informing Ur. Geneen
Theodore G. Shack]. ex.
Theodore G. Shockley
Chief -
Wester* Irlemisphere phi-4o*