WATERGATE CASE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482383
• 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: August 1, 1973

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OGG 73.-1440
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Watergate Case
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
1 August 1973
1. After having been advised by OLC, that the
Armed Services Committee wished to release publicly the answers
to the Senator Kennedy questions, I talked with Phillip Heymann,
Watergate Prosecution Force staff. The documents concerned were:
a. the John S. Warner memorandum for the
record of the 27 November 1972 meeting between Petersen,
Silbert, Colby, and Warner;
b. Colby memorandum for the record of 18 December
1972 of the meeting between Ehrlichman, Dean, Helms and
Colby of 15 December 1972;
c. Record of the Colby to Cushman call of 15 Decern..ber
1972; and
d. 'Record of the Cushman to Barbara Pindar telephone
call of 10 January 1973.
2. The purpose of calling Heymann was to see if the release
in any way would prejudice their efforts. I specifically pointed out
the reference to Robert Thurston Davis in the 27 November meeting.
Heymann thought there would be no problem but said he would check
this out. He called back and stated he had checked this out with. Mr.
Cox and they wished to take no action.which would interfere in any way
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with Mr. Colby's confirmation. He indicated that Davis apparently
has furnished a wild story of numerous high-level officials being
involved but they had been unable to confirm this. He added, as an
aside, that Davis had been in protective custody for a while by the
Marshals Service. He then queried in strong terms why the Cox
group had not gotten the two telephone transcripts earlier and
queried what other materials, documents or records did we have.
He wanted to meet with me on 2 August regarding this, and I
promised to telephone him, indicating I could not meet with him on
Z August but would make arrangements to see him on Friday, 3
August..
3. We later learned Heymann telephoned Jim Woolsey,
General Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee, to advise him
that the Cox staff had no objection to public release and wished to in
no way interfere in the confirmation process (obviously the Cox staff
is being doubly careful to assure that they were not being misquoted).
JOHNS. WARNER
General Counsel
cc: Mr. Colby
IG
OLC
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