NOTE <SANITIZED> RE FINAL MEETING WITH <SANITIZED> (W/ATTACHMENT)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01482395
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: June 13, 1973

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ALLaclunent to:
13 June 1973
Dear
On 12 Juno 1973, I had my final meeting with
I am forwarding herewith, for the record,
an important element of my conversation with Subject which
the
Cuban-American community re the Watergate prisoners.
is a change in.a.ttitude on. the part of
Attachment:
Para 1. b, Memo for the
Subj:
Sincerely,
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Herewith Attachment 2 to:
(b)(3)
13 June 1973
Para
1 b Memo for the Record (12 Jun 73'
Subj:
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1. b.
then discussed
the growing (b)(3)
tendency on the
part of the local
Cuban community to treat
Messrs. Barker, Martinez and the other Watergate prisoners
as martyrs and, heroes. This
represented a considerable shift
in opinion of
the Watergate matter when it (b)(3)
occurred last summer. He said that most Cuban-Americans of
his circle considered that Barker had emerged from the Senate
Watergate Committee television extravaganza with personal
dignity. He noted particularly the way Barker had faced up to
Senator Baker of Tennessee and Senator Inouye of Hawaii. He
said his friends, almost without exception, are taking the position
locally that Barker and Company did only what one would expect
them to do when they were approached by an old friend known to
be professionally identified with BKHERALD and apparently with
the White House. In fact, he went so far as to say that he and
others really believe that if they had been approached by persons
such as COS or others whom they have known reliably and fondly
for years, they would have undertaken similar chores without
giving the matter a single thought as to legality. COS challenged
him sharply on this point, but Subject stood by his guns, stating
this is the way most people formerly connected (b)(3)
would have acted if approached. He, concluded (b)(3)
his remarks on this subject by stating that there is growing
belief in the Cuban-American community that Barker and
Company will have to be released from prison since they were
innocently involved in Watergate, while the real culprits are
beginning to claim immunity from imprisonment for giving
testimony, etc.
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Edward J.
HAMILTON
Rolando MARTINEZ
(Eugenio Rolando MARTINEZ
Careaga)
Bernard L. BARKER
Howard Hunt alias
Larry Sternfield
Cord Meyer
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