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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000400100029-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: August 5, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T 0509452 CITE I
IDEALIST TACKLE
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1. 01"'! 2 AUGUST WE AGAIN RAISED WITH
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QUESTION OF AN AGREED PUBLIC STATE-MENT IN THE EVENT OF AN 25X1
40CIDE;NT DURING TRAINING MISSION.
WAS REMINDED
THAT AT THE I JULY DISCUSSIONS OF THIS SUBJECTS HE HAD SAID
THEN THAT HE WOULD TAKE UP THE QUESTION WITH
2.1 (RESPONDED BY INDICATING HE YNEv, EXACTLY
WHAT t.'E WERE REFERRING TO 9 SAYING THAT REFUSED TO
DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH HIM 9 ONLY ASKING HIM W!HY JJE 4!AMTED TO
TALK ABOUT ACCIDENTS. DID NOT WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT MADE HIS HEAD HURT.
PROMPTLY WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE ASSURED _US THAT IN
THE EVENT OF A FUTURE ACCIDENT (HE MADE CLEAR HE WAS SPEAKING
, HE WOULD TAKE PROMPT ACTION TO ASSURE THAT
EPRODU T TQ 3'( OTHER N THE ! UiNG O @C. IS FRO t11TEDD, fcc
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AUTHORITY WAS OBTAINED FROM
OR DEFENSE MINISTER
FOR THE RELEASE OF A PUBLIC STATEMENT. HE
SAID e I N ANSWER TO OUR (QUESTION 9 THAT HE WOULD USE THE TEXT
OF THE 22 JUNE 66 STATEMENT WE PREPARED
OF THE 313RD AIR DIVISION THAT EVENING AS THE
BASIS FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS-, HE DID NOTE THAT
ACTUAL STATEMENT DID NOT EXACTLY FOLLOW THE LINES OF THE AGREED
STATEMENT BUT DID NOT COMMENT ON THAT FACT. ACCORDING TO
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3e AS VIE LEFT, WE ASKEDI ITO SEND OUR OFFICE
A COPY OF THE STATEMENT WHICH HE INTENDED TO USE AS THE BASIS
FOR ANY FUTURE RELEASES, WE DID THIS JUST TO BE SURE WE KNEW
EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD IN HAND, WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED IT,
4o WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS ONLY ONE INTERIM STEP IN
ACHIEVING MORE FORTHCOMINGIEHAVIOR THIS REGARDS BUT IT IS
S E C R E T
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AT LEAST SOME ADVANCE, IN A PINCH
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TO CARRY THE DAY WITH BUT HOPEFULLY
ADDING HIS VOICE TO OURS IN ELICITING A CONSTRUCTIVE
W. WILL BE
STATEMENT AS EARL= IN THE GAME AS THE SITUATION MERITS.
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5. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THAT
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PARA 3 ABOVE) Will-l- NOT FIT ALL SITUATIONS9 BUT WILL STAY
ON THIS iND AS GOOD AND A FIRM AN AGREED PROCEDURE
AS WE CAN W iT'.-{
IN THE ACTUAL EVENT 9 HOWEVER s THE 25X1
OPERaTiVE O!_;ESTION WILL DOUBTLESS BE WHETHER THE SITUATION
NECESSITATES ANY STATEMENT WHEREINL__JHAS TO ADMIT A PLANE
LOSS. AT THAT TIME WILL THUS CONTINUE
TO HANG IN LARGE MEASURE ON WHAT THE SITUATION IS AT THE
S E C R E T TOR; 05123OZ .AUG 66
HAS BEEN ABLE KEEP
LOCALE uF THE PLANE LOSS AND HO4' WELL INFORMED
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