MEMO TO MR. COLBY FROM WV. BROE RE CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF GENERAL WALTERS MEMORANDA (W/ATTACHMENTS)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: June 28, 1972

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
This chronological summary of General
Walters' memoranda (including one from the
DCI) was prepared after the first package had
been completed.
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CHRONOLOGY OF DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING
CIA.IS ROLE WITH REFERENCE TO
MEXICAN OPERATIONS, ETC.
WALTERS MEMORANDA
23 June 1972 28 June 1972 memo (#1)
Helms and Walters met at White House with Ehrlichman
and Haldema'n. Haldeman said FBI investigation leading
to "a lot of important people. " He asked what connection
CIA had. Helms said none.
Haldeman is quoted in the memorandum as saying it was
"the President's wish" that Walters call on FBI Acting
Director Gray and suggest that the arrest of five suspects
was sufficient and that it was not advantageous to push
the inquiry, "especially in Mexico, etc."
Helms said he had talked to Gray the previous day and
told him (1) the Agency was not behind the matter, (2)
none of the suspects was working for the Agency, and
(3) none had worked for the Agency in the past two years.
He told Gray none of the FBI's investigations was touching
any covert projects of the Agency.
Haldeman stated Walters could tell Gray he had talked
to the White House and suggest the investigation not be
pushed further. Gray would be receptive, as he was
seeking guidance.
Helms repeated the Agency was unconnected with the
matter. Walters agreed to talk with Gray "as directed."
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18 May 1973 memo
When Walters showed the 28 June 1972 memo to Helms,
the DCI said that specific reference was not made to
the President, it being only implicit. Walters agreed.
23 June 1972
28 June 1972 memo (#2)
Walters met with Gray at the FBI. He said he had come
after talking to the "White House," without mentioning
names. Stating his (Walters) familiarity with the Gray-
Helms discussion the previous day, said that while the
Watergate investigations had not touched any Agency
projects its continuation might. They noted the working
agreement between CIA and the FBI on such matters.
Gray said his problem was how to "low key" the matter.
There was 'a matter of a check of $89, 000 on a Mexican bank,
and asked if the name Dahlberg meant anything. Walters
did not know the name. Gray noted the awkwardness of the
issue arising in election year. Walters said if investi-
gations were pushed "south of the border" it could trespass
on CIA covert projects. In view of the arrests Walters
said it would be better to taper off the matter.
Gray said he would have to talk to John Dean.
26 June 1972 28 June memo
Dean phoned Walters saying he wished to discuss the
matter discussed with Haldeman and Ehrlichman on
23 June. Walters checked with Ehrlichrnan who said
talk freely with Dean.
Walters met Dean at his office. Dean reviewed the
investigation, one theory being that CIA was involved.
Walters said he was sure the Agency was not involved.
Dean asked if he was sure, and said he believed that
Barker had been involved in a break-in of the Chilean
Embassy.
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Dean said the suspects were "wobbling, " to which
Walters replied they could not implicate the Agency.
Dean asked if the Agency could arrange bail for the
suspects and for their salaries.
Walters pointed out the limitations of his authority.
He said the Agency should remain apolitical, and that
if it did not, it would leak out with stronger repercussions.
18 May 1973 memo
Walters states that he told Dean on 26 June that if he
did as Dean asked "Those who were not touched by
the matter would. be so."
27 June 1972 29 June 1972 memo (#1)
Walters met Dean in E0B. He reported a conversation
with Helms to the effect if CIA did as Dean wished he
would have to clear with the CIA Oversight Committees
in both House and Senate.
Walters emphasized that following Dean's proposed
course would enlarge the problem.
28 June 1972 29 June 1972 memo (#2)
Walters met Dean at EOB. Dean said the DCI's meeting
with Gray was cancelled and Ehrlichrnan had suggested
Gray deal with Walters instead. Dean said the problem
was how to stop the investigation (FBI) beyond the five
suspects.
Leads led to a Mexican named Guena and to Dahlberg,
the latter refusing to answer any questions.
Walters said as DDCI he had no independent authority
and the idea that he could act independently was a delusion.
In response to Dean's request for suggestions, Walters
observed that the affair already had a strong Cuban flavor.
Given Cuban proclivities for conspiratorial activity it
might be plausible to attribute as a motive their interest
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2.8 June 1972 (continued)
in knowing what both parties felt towards Castro. Dean
said this might be the best tack, but it might cost a
half million dollars.
Agreeing that CIA involvement was unacceptable, Dean
said. Gray's cancellation of his appointment with Helms
might be reversed in next few hours.
5 July 1972 5 July 1972 memo
Gray called Walters to say that pressures on him to
continue the investigation were great and unless he had
a document from Walters he would have to go ahead with
the investigation of Dahlberg and Daguerre. He had talked
to John Dean. Walters said he would get an answer to him
by 1000 on 6 July.
6 July 1972 6 July 1972 memo
Walters met with Gray at the FBI. He gave him a statement
covering CIA relationships with the Watergate suspects.
Walters said he could not write a letter stating that the
investigation would endanger CIA operations. If directed
to do so he would request an appointment with the President.
Walters and Gray were in agreement.
12 July 1972 13 July 1972 memo
Walters met Gray at the FBI. He told him that since the
last meeting he had learned of assistance given Hunt by
the Agency, terminated in August 1971.
Gray repeated a conversation with the President (when
the President called to congratulate him on handling a
plane hi-jacking). Gray told the President the investi-
gation could not be suppressed and that he (the President)
should get rid of the people involved. Gray repeated the
conversation to Dean in a separate conversation the same
day.
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Gray stated to Walters that he had been asked to stop a
subpoena of the U.S. Attorney for financial records of
the Committee to Re-elect the President. He referred
the person to the Attorney General.
28 July 1972
9 February
1973 by "JRS"
(DCI)
28 July 1972 memo
Walters called on Gray at the FBI. They discussed the
identity of ' the CIA technical officer
corder to Hunt. He also out-
lined other support given Hunt�documents, disguise,
camera, photograph processing. Walters told Gray
that the last contact with Hunt was 31 August 1971.
Gray asked Walters if the President had spoken to him.
Walters replied in the negative. Gray said there was
a lot of pre`ssure on the matter but that he had not
yielded. He said it was largely a money matter.
9 February 1973 memo
This memo reports a telephone call at 6:10 P.M. from
John Dean of the White House.
Referring to a package of CIA material sent the Depart-
ment of Justice in connection with the Watergate investi-
gation he suggested the Agency retrieve it, leaving only
a card in Justice's files indicating the package had been
returned as no longer needed "for purposes of the investi-
gation."
Dean also asked about the pending ITT Senate hearing.
He was told that the files seem to show the government
clean.
He said Seymour Hersh of NYT had a story that Sturgis was
implicated in the Chilean Embassy break-in.
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Discussion with Colby produced information that Sturgis
had not been a CIA employee for a number of years and
that the Agency had no connection with the Chilean Embassy
affair.
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11 May 1973 memo
Walters called on Dean saying that the Agency could not
retrieve the material at Justice. It would simply mean
that a note would be at Justice that the material had been
sent back to the Agency, which was subject to a request
that it not destroy any material in any way involved in the.
case.
Walters told Dean that the Agency was not involved in the
case and that any attempt to involve the Agency could
only be harmful to the U. S.
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