DIARY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01435023
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: December 24, 1974

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DIARY, 24 December 1974
retired former Chief of DCS, DCD, (b)(3)
called me at approximately 1130, 24 December 1974, to report that 1
he had been contacted at his present residence at (b)(3)
by a Washington Post reporter, Ron ? (subsequently, (b)(3)
I determined from the Office of the AD/DCI that this may have been
Ron Raven). The caller indicated that he was aware that (b)(3)
had made statements at a CIA Midcareer Course in 1971 that CIA
had urged a US company to take its ads out of Ramparts magazine.
2. as taken completely by surprise by the phone (b)(3)
call because he has not read the current New York Times stories,
although he has seen the television news commentary on this situation.
Consequently, it is possible that he stumbled around before replying
to the Washington Post inquiry. As best recalls he told the (b)(3)
reporter he didn't recall the incident but that he may have cited
it as an example of how a contact might cooperate with CIA if we
had developed an exceptionally close relationship with him.
Subsequently, he believes he told the reporter that he recalled
that a US,company did confide in one of our offices that it had
withdrawn its advertising from Ramparts because it felt Ramparts
represented,a,threat against the US.
3.. The reporter had
Direotor, pc�), and asked
had changed.several times.
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correct title (presumably
about this. old him that his title
The reporter also asked whether it was
charge of CIA's domestic activities. To this
re:ally." The reporter then asked whether
of CIA's domestic debriefing. To this question
"Yes."
5. The reporter also asked whether
dolyiestic breakins by CIA.
added that no one who worked
'such Activity.
Jtor him woul
true that had
replied, Not
had been in charge
eplied,
was aware of any
"Absolutely not" and
have been capable of
6. Finally, indicated that the reporter was barking
up a dead tree but the reporter indicated that his information
came from several sources.
7. I checked and determined that my Administrative Officer
had received a phone call from a "Mr. Arthur" early on 24-December
1974
from
"
ur" indicated he had received a Christmas card
and wanted to send him a New Year's greeting in
response
ut
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not have his address. My Administrative Officer,
consequently', had provided this address.
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8. I checked the DCD file on the Ramparts organization and
located a copy of a memorandum for the record (copy attached) dated
-2-
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