LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM JAMES A. BAKER, III

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R000903770018-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: November 1, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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November 1, 1983
The attached copy of a memorandum from Larry
Speakes is self-explanatory, and is forwarded
for your information.
A. Baker, III
ief of Staff and
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligency Agency
Washington, D.C.
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October 31, 1983
CONFI DENTIAL
FROM: Larry Speak
In all of this controversy over the Grenada invasion, the
most disturbing element is how CBS got the tip to ask the
White House and other government officials about the possi-
bility of a U.S. military action in Grenada.
Bill Plante made an inquiry with me at about 4:00 pm on
Monday, 13 hours before the first U.S. contingent landed.
His inquiry concerned the possibility of marines on Grenada
that afternoon and the possibility of an "invasion" on
Tuesday morning.
In conversations with him he alluded to the fact that this
tip had come from "CIA people or people who formerly worked
with the CIA and retained some connection with the agency."
Bob Scheiffer, the CBS State Department reporter, made a
similar inquiry with Bob Sims of the NSC staff and Les
Janka also received telephone calls from CBS people.
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